南京大学2012年翻译硕士MTI考研真题
I. Phrase Translation
1.不可再生资源：non-renewable resources
2.泡沫经济：bubble economy
3.通货紧缩: deflation
4.财政赤字: fiscal deficit
5.参政议政: participate in the administration and discussion of state affairs
6.人才流失: brain drain
7.扶贫: poverty alleviation
8.春蕾计划: Spring Buds Program
9.按揭贷款: mortgage loans
10.网民: netizen
11.用户在技术交流时，向贵方专家提出了许多问题。questions
12.中国的经济是一个大问题，各级领导务必优先考虑。issue
13.一座大厦如果有了白蚁，不加防治，不到十年时间，里面的地板就会被蚀蛀一空。Prevention and treatment
14. 我们要有一个农林牧副渔布局合理，全面发展，能够满足人民生活和工业发展的发达的农业。Farming; agriculture
15.EU: 欧盟(European Union)
16.IMF: 国际货币基金组织(International Monetary Fund)
17.APEC: 亚太经济合作组织(Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation)
18.YOG: 青奥会(Youth Olympic Games)
19.FIFA: 国际足球联盟(Federation Internationale de Football Association)
20.ISBN: 国际标准图书编号(International Standard Book Number)
21.sovereign credit rating: 主权信用评级
22.webcasting: 网播，网络直播
23.no smoke without fire: 无风不起浪
24.look for a needle in a haystack. 大海捞针
25. In the negative, right and left, and black and white are reversed. 照片底片
26. Last December, Washington Post first reported that investigations were being made in each of t-he cites, but officials refused to confirm the story. 报道
27. Slowly, Apollo 11 began to rise. The sound of the liftoff overwhelmed the screams of millions of spectators, many of whom now called in unison, Go! Go! Go! Go! 覆盖，淹没
28. I had been overwhelmed by her beauty and her smile. 征服，俘虏
29. She tried to right her husband from the charge of bribery. 摆脱，伸冤，纠正
II. Passage translation
Section A Chinese to English
When scientists evaluate the connection between tornados and climate change, there are really two big questions theyre asking: First, are the 2011 tornadoes part of a trend? Has tornado activity changed along with rising global temperatures so far? Second, scientists ask whether the factors that create tornadoes have been affected by climate change, and whether those factors are likely to be affected in the future. This is where all the uncertainty comes in.
For one thing, our data on tornado trends is imperfect. At first glance, you might think the number of tornadoes has increased since the 1990s. But most of that is actually the result of better technology improving our ability to spot smaller, weaker tornadoes, and to notice tornadoes in places where few people live, according to the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration. Bad data means that we cant reliably say whether tornado counts are increasing.
So, instead, NOAA looks at the variables. Tornadoes are somewhat random things. We can find factors that are associated with tornado formationthings like moisture content in the atmosphere, quick changes in wind speed and direction, and what meteorologists call thermodynamic instability, basically mixing between layers of warm air and cooler air. But just because those factors exist doesnt necessarily mean a tornado will appear.
There are many things that can affect these factors that make tornadoes more likely. Scientists have found that climate change is something that can affect tornado conditions. But when NOAA looked at data for the past 30 years worth of Aprils in the Mississippi Valley, they didnt see evidence of any trends that would mean tornado weather is already becoming more frequent.
Because of that, NOAA says it would be problematic to claim the recent spate of tornadoes in the Southeast were caused by climate change. But thats not the same as saying tornadoes cant be caused by climate change. Its not the same thing as saying that climate change isnt a contributing factor. Or that tornadoes wont be caused by climate change in the future. Its not even the same as saying that, years from now, with better data and technology, we wont look back and see a trend happening that isnt obvious today. NOAAs assessment is based on indirect evidence focused on one area of one country. The big questionAre tornadoes caused by climate change?is made up of lots of little questions. And we dont know all the answers to the little questions yet.
Section B English to Chinese
有时候，在工作中重要的倒是能否处理好人际关系而不是有很多的才能。人际关系就是一种善于听取别人的意见，体察别人的需要，虚心接受批评的能力。善于处理人际关系的人敢于承认错误，敢于承担自己的责任，这是对待错误的一种成熟和负责任的态度。这就是为什么许多平平庸庸的公司雇员在大调整中保住了位置，而有才能的人反到下岗。因为他们很注意处理各方面的关系，所以八面玲珑，到处有缘。而人际关系差的人往往不能处理好批评。碰到错误，他们首先想到自己，拒不承认错误，或情绪低落或大发雷霆，成为有刺的人，难以相处。
参考译文：Sometimes it is interpersonal skills rather than professional skills that really counts in your career. Interpersonal skills are nothing but the ability ti be good listener, to be sensitive toward others needs, to take criticism well. People with skill in social relations admit their mistakes, and take their share of blame, which is a mature and responsible way to handle an error. That is why many mediocre employees survive violent corporate upheavals while people of great talent are being laid off. Sensitive in their dealing with others, they are well liked everywhere. People with poor interpersonal skills have trouble taking criticism. When confronted with a mistake, they let their ego get in the way. They deny responsibility and became moody or angry. They mark themselves as prickly.