2005年11月翻译资格考试三级英语笔译实务真题及答案

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2005 年 11 月翻译资格考试三级英语笔译实务真题及答案

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Section 1: English-Chinese Translation (英译汉) Translate the following passage

into Chinese.

The Gap between Rich and Poor Widened in U.S. Capital

Washington D.C. ranks first among the 40 cities with the widest gap between the

poor and the rich, according to a recent report released by the D.C. Fiscal

Policy Institute on July 22nd. The top 20 percent of households in D.C. have an

average yearly income of $186,830, 31 times that of the bottom 20 percent,

which earns only $6,126 per year. The income gap is also big in Atlanta and

Miami, but the difference is not as pronounced.

The report also indicates that the widening gap occurred mainly during the

1990s. Over the last decade, the average income of the top 20 percent of

households has grown 36 percent, while the average income of the bottom 20

percent has only risen 3 percent.

"I believe the concentration of the middle- to high-income families in the D.C.

area will continue, therefore, the income gap between rich and poor will be

hard to bridge," David Garrison told the Washington Observer. Garrison is a

senior researcher with the Brookings Institution, specializing in the study of

the social and economic policies in the greater Washington D.C. area.

The report attributed the persistent income gap in Washington to the area's

special job opportunities, which attract high-income households. Especially

since the federal government is based in Washington D.C., Government agencies

and other government related businesses such as lobbying firms and government

contractors constantly offer high-paying jobs, which contribute to the trend of

increasing high-income households in the D.C. area. For example, a single young

professional working in a law firm in D.C. can earn as much as $100,000 in his

or her first year out of law school.

"In addition, high-quality housing available in Washington D.C. is one of the

main reasons why high-income families choose to live here, while middle and

low-income families, if they can afford it, choose to move out of Washington

D.C. to the Virginia and Maryland suburbs so that their kids can go to better

schools," stated Garrison.

"As rich families continue to move into D.C. and middle and low-income families

are moving out, the poorest families are left with nowhere to move, or cannot

afford to move. This creates the situation we face now: a huge income gap

between the rich and poor."

The Washington D.C. area to which Garrison refers is the District of Columbia

city itself, not including the greater Washington metro area. "The greater

Washington metro area has a large population of about 5 million, but the low-

income households are often concentrated in D.C. proper," Garrison explained.

Tony Blalock, the spokesperson for Mayor Anthony Williams, said resignedly, "No

matter what we seem to do to bring investment into the District, a certain

population is not able to access the unique employment opportunities there. The

gap between the rich and poor is the product of complex forces, and won't be

fixed overnight."

Garrison believes that the D.C. government should attract high-income families.

By doing so, the District's tax base can grow, which in turn can help improve

D.C.'s infrastructure. "But in the meantime, the District government should

also take into consideration the rights of the poor, set up good schools for

them, and provide sound social welfare. All these measures can alleviate the

dire situation caused by income disparity. "

Garrison, however, is not optimistic about the possibility of closing the gap

between the rich and poor. He is particularly doubtful that current economic

progress will be able to help out the poor. "Bush's tax-cut plan did bring

about this wave of economic recovery, and the working professionals and rich

did benefit from it. It is unfair to say that the plan did not help the poor

at all… it just didn't benefit them as much as it did the rich, " Garrison

said. "The working class in America, those who do the simplest work, get paid

the least, and dutifully pay their taxes, has not benefited from Bush's tax-cut

plan much."

Garrison concludes, "A lot of cities in America did not enjoy the positive

impact of the economic recovery. Washington D.C., on the other hand, has always

been sheltered by the federal government. The wide gap between rich and poor in

the District, therefore, deserves more in-depth study and exploration."

Section 2: Chinese-English Translation (汉译英) Translate the following passage

into English.

25 年来，中国坚定不移地推进改革开放，社会主义市场经济体制初步建立，开放型经济已

经形成，社会生产力和综合国力不断增强，各项社会事业全面发展，人民生活总体上实现

了由温饱到小康的历史性跨越。从 1978 年至 2003 年的 25 年间，中国经

济年均增长 9.4 。25 年前，中国年国内生产总值为 1473 亿美元，去年已达到 14000

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