翻译资格考试高级（口译）历年试题解析十七
2002 年 9 月考题
TRANSLATIONS TEST (2) (30 minutes)
Directions: Translate the following passage into English and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.
目前，亚洲的发展面临着新的机遇，也面临着新的挑战。总体上，亚洲依然是当今世界最具经济活力和发展潜力的地区。经济全球化的深入发展和科学技术的迅猛进步，有利于亚洲各国利用国际资本，引进先进技术，开拓国际市场，推动本国经济的发展。但是，亚洲某些地区的安全形势仍不容乐观，反对恐怖主义的斗争尚待深入。经济全球化在带来发展机遇的同时，也增加了国际经济环境的不确定性，增加了本地区内发展中经济体结构调整的难度和遭遇外部冲击的风险。
分析：
① 目前，亚洲的发展面临着新的机遇，也面临着新的挑战。
译文： Currently, the development of Asia is confronted with new opportunities and challenges.
考点：转态译法：主被交换： 面临着 → be confronted with
② 总体上，亚洲依然是当今世界最具经济活力和发展潜力的地区。
译文一： Generally, Asia is still the most economically dynamic area in the world with great potentiality for development.
译文二： In a nutshell, Asia still belongs to the area (that is brimming) with great/tremendous/substantial economic vitality and potentiality for development.
考点：换序译法
转性译法：形容词→副词 经济→ economically
名词→形容词 活力→ dynamic
vital (同)： living, lively, life-giving, alive, animate, animated, invigorative, vigorous, vivacious, spirited, forceful.
③ 经济全球化的深入发展和科学技术的迅猛进步，有利于亚洲各国利用国际资本，引进先进技术，开拓国际市场，推动本国经济的发展。
译文： The furthering economic globalization and rapid/swift/speedy/prompt development of science and technology// development of science and technology by leaps and bounds are favorable for Asian countries’ to utilize international capital, import/introduce/bring in advanced technology, explore the international market, and promote the economic development of the respective countries.
考点：省词译法：经济全球化的深入发展 → the furthering economic globalization
④ 但是，亚洲某些地区的安全形势仍不容乐观，反对恐怖主义的斗争尚待深入。
译文一： However, the security situation of some areas in Asia is yet optimistic, where the combat against terrorism remains to be furthered/ carried forward.
译文二： However, certain areas in Asia are not so safe that the combat against terrorism remains to be furthered/ carried forward.
考点：定语从句的翻译：融合法：表结果
so that 的翻译：表结果
转性译法：名词→形容词 安全→ safe
转态译法：省略被动词： 尚待深入 → remain to be furthered
⑤ 经济全球化在带来发展机遇的同时，也增加了国际经济环境的不确定性，增加了本地区内发展中经济体结构调整的难度和遭遇外部冲击的风险。
译文： While bring about the opportunities for development, the economic globalization adds to the uncertainty of international economic environment, the difficulty of restructure of developing economies in the region and the risks of encountering (adverse) impact from the rest/ outside ╳ world.
考点：分词短语的翻译：表伴随状况
名词词组译为分句：本句中“增加了……”都可变为从句，如：
make the international economic environment more unstable
make the restructure of the developing economies more difficult
make it more vulnerable/exposed/susceptible to impact from the rest world
转性译法：名词→形容词 不确定性→ unstable
难度 → difficult
