2006年11月翻译考试英语初级笔译实务真题及答案
来源 :中华考试网 2017-07-24
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Section 1: 英译汉
为了应对禽流感在鸟类中大范围的传播,周三,世界卫生组织和瑞士制药公司罗氏集团签署协议,增加该公司的药品储备以防禽流感在人类中传播。
协议约定,罗氏公司要储备300万用于治疗禽流感的达菲抗病毒药品,如果禽流感造成世界范围内人类传播,其可供联合国机构使用。
“流感爆发初期,这些药品已经足够了,”世界卫生组织总干事李钟旭说:“但很明显,如果流感大爆发,这些是不够的。”
世界卫生组织公布在印度尼西亚,越南,柬埔寨仅有57人死亡,主要是由于接触了被感染的鸟类。禽流感已经导致几百只小鸡死亡,在2003年末,整个亚洲都要进行预防性的筛查。
还没有记录表明人可以传染禽流感。但是世界卫生组织警告,1997年在香港首先出现的禽流感病毒能不断的发生变异,这使得人类更容易感染并传播禽流感病毒。
最近有迹象表明禽流感已经传播给在西伯利亚和哈萨克斯坦的鸟类,这引起了人们更大的关注。世界卫生组织宣布,周四,欧盟的专家小组在布鲁塞尔将召开会议讨论采取措施防止欧洲家禽死亡的蔓延。
当问到禽流感是否很快会在人类中爆发时,李钟旭说:“我们不知道什么时候会在人类中爆发,但是,如果世界卫生组织及其成员国现在不采取预防性的措施,那将是极端的不负责任。”
罗氏公司拒绝透露达菲的储备数字。该公司的发言人马丁·鲁普说:“生产药品的程序很复杂,因此在下订单之后一个相当长的时间,大概要12-18个月才能交付药物。”
Section 2: 汉译英
China takes great pride in its varied cuisines, and food is an important element of the Chinese culture. There are eight principal cuisines, including the spicy Sichuan dishes and the light Cantonese cooking. Chinese restaurants are very popular in all parts of the world.
However, changing lifestyles in China have led to new eating habits at home and in restaurants. Cheese and tomato sauces are being brought into some traditional Chinese dishes. Urban consumers have taken readily to fast-food chains, such as McDonald's, KFC and Pizza Hut. Market research shows that Western-style fast-food consumption will continue to grow in China, at an annual rate of more than 45 percent in the coming few years, while Chinese fast-food outlets are projected to grow by 15 percent. Rising incomes, combined with greater awareness of international foods and convenient supermarket, have led to the emergence of a new generation of consumers who are more willing to try packaged and canned food products. As more and more households own refrigerators,frozen food, from ready-made dumplings to French fries, are available in supermarkets. Organic products can also be found at stores in big cities, although they can be much more expensive than conventional products.
Owing to changed lifestyles, a growing number of Chinese are unwilling to go shopping for food every day, leading to an increased acceptance of packaged items. Rising car ownership and the emergence of new suburbs are additional factors in the growing popularity of supermarkets.