2016年11月翻译资格考试二级英语笔译实务真题

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2016 年 11 月翻译资格考试二级英语笔译实务真题
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Passage1
Everyoneknowsthatweddings—themostelaborateandcostlyformofo
ldschoolpageantrystillacceptableinmodernsociety—arestupidexpen
sive.ButitturnsoutAmericansarenowblowingevenmoremoneythan
everbeforeonwhat’ssupposedtobethemostmagicaldayofanyco
uple’slifetogether.Moneythat,tobehonest,couldbespenton
much,muchcoolerstuff.
TheKnotreleaseditsannualweddingsurveythisweek,withfindings
showingthatcouplesarespendingamind-numbingaverageof$32,641on
matrimonialcelebrations.Thestudyincludesdatafromnearly18,000pai
rsacrossthecountry.Whilethecostofaweddingvariedgreatlyfro
mcitytocity—reachinganauseatinghighof$82,300inManhattan—
thepricewassteepnomatterwherecoupleschosetogethitched.All
thisdespitethefactthatweddings(andmarriagesingeneral,honestly
)canbeafairlyimpracticalthingtoinvestin.Seriously,even5
0Centdoesn’tspendasmuchinadayasyou’respendingonarec
eptionbandalone.Thinkaboutthat.
SoratherthanbuyingintotheMarriageIndustrialComplexonaunio
nthatmayormaynotworkout,wouldn’titmakemoresensetosav
eyourhard-earnedmoneybyforgoingthebigceremonyforthemajore
xpensesyou’relikelytofaceinmarriedlife?Youknow,likeamort
gage.Orbracesforyourwallet-drainingchildren-to-be.Andifyour
fianceéisdeadsetonafairytalewedding?Youcouldalwaysjustblo
wyourfinancialloadonaplentyfulfillingsinglelife.
Withnearly$33,000tospendinthelifeofasingledom,youcould
getprettyfarwhenitcomestoamenitiesandentertainment.Perhapst
hebestpartofbeingfreefromtheshacklesofweddingplanningis
theopportunitytotreatyourself.Like,whydrop$1,400onafrilly
dressyou’llwearoncebeforeitturnstomothfoodwhenyoucanro
ckthemostexpensiveshoesoftheseasonandlookgreatdoingit?
Andwhileweddingsaresupposedtobeallaboutthehappycouple,e
veryoneknowsthat’sbull,becauseyouhavetofeedyourguestsand
providethementertainmentandputaroofovertheirheadsforacoup
leofhoursandlikelygointodebtdoingit.
Inadditiontosimplyhavingfun,therearesomemorepracticalways
tospendyourweddingpurseaswell.Forinstance,purchasingandprov
idingforanicehousecatratherthandroppingmajordoughonfinger
blingintendedforfendingoffhottiesfortherestofyourlife.F
luffywon’tcareifyoubringhomesomeoneneweveryweekend—he’ll
justhateeveryoneindiscriminately.
Passage2
MyteenagesonrecentlyinformedmethatthereisanInternetquiz
totestoneselffornarcissism.Hisfriendhadjusttakenit.
“Howdiditturnout?”Iasked.
“Hesayshedidgreat!”mysonresponded.
“Hegotthemaximumscore!”
WhenIwasachild,nooneoutsidethementalhealthprofessiontal
kedaboutnarcissism.Peopleweremoreconcernedbyinadequateself-
esteem,whichatthetimewasthoughttolurkbehindnearlyeveryiss
ue.Likesomanyexcessesofthe1970s,theself-lovecultspunout
ofcontrolandisnowrampagingthroughourculturelikeGodzillath
roughTokyo.
A2010studyinthejournalSocialPsychologicalandPersonalityScie
ncefoundthattheproportionofcollegestudentsexhibitingnarcissisti
cpersonalitytraits–basedontheirscoresontheNarcissisticPers
onalityInventory,awidelyuseddiagnostictest–hasincreasedby
morethanhalfsincetheearly1980s,to30percent.
Intheirbook,TheNarcissismEpidemic,psychologyprofessorsshowtha
tnarcissismhasincreasedasquicklyasobesityhassincethe1980s.
Evenouregosaregettingfat.Thisisacostlyproblem.Whilefull-
blownnarcissistsoftenreporthighlevelsofpersonalsatisfaction,the
ycreatehavocandmiseryaroundthem.Thereisoverwhelmingevidence
linkingnarcissismwithreducedhonestyandincreasedaggression.It’s
notableforoccasionslikeValentine’sDaythatnarcissistsstruggleto
staycommittedtoromanticpartners,innosmallpartbecausetheyfin
dthemselvessuperior.
Thefull-blownnarcissistmightreply,
“Sowhat?”Butnarcissismisn’taneither-orcharacteristic.It’smo
reofasetofprogressivesymptoms(likealcoholism)thananidentifi
ablestate(likediabetes).MillionsofAmericansexhibitsymptoms,bu
tstillhaveaconscienceandahungerformoralimprovement.Atthe
veryleast,theyreallydonotwanttobeterriblepeople.
Ahealthyself-lovethatleadstotruehappinessbuildsupone’sin
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