商务英语翻译试题(四)
Ⅰ 词汇测试题:(2题,每题10分,共20分)
1. 该组有10个商务英语英文词或词组,下面均有英文词或词组来进行解释。请将正确的选项标出,要求英英转换意义准确,符合商务英语规范。(10分)
(1) currency
A. the money in use in a particular country B. flow of price
C. at present D. deposit in the bank
(2) vary
A. to change or be different B. to choose
C. to apply for D. to refuse
(3) tumble
A. to be trapped in difficulty B. to fall quickly and without control
C. to be tired of doing D. to become less in number or smaller
(4) breach
A. an act of breaking a law, promise B. a specialized company
C. a part of an institution D. an agreement or contract
(5) take the law into their own hands.
A. to solve the problem by themselves B. to break or violate the law
C. to explain the clauses in the law D. to understand the law as they think
(6) seminar
A. survival B. study of a university
C. sightseeing D. social setting
(7) grace
A. a person who controls property
B. a period of time allowed before sth. happens
C. a generally accepted opinion D. a way of dealing with a problem
(8) veto
A. a refusal to allow sth. to be done B. a particular right to do sth.
C. an amount of money paid to obtain insurance
D. disagreement or unfriendliness
(9) priority
A. to pose a threat B. to produce life cycle
C. being prior D. to meet expenses
(10) to fluctuate
A. to add several things together
B. to produce or provide something official
C. to change or vary D. to judge or decide something
2. 该组有10个商务英语英文词或词组,下面均有汉语词或词组来进行解释,请将正确项选出,要求英汉转换意义准确,符合商务英语规范。 (10分)
(1) to prevent
A. 遵守 B. 暂缓
C. 删除 D. 阻止
(2) fluctuation
A. 矛盾 B. 波动
C. 通货膨胀 D. 流利,流畅
(3) to benefit
A . 批准于 B. 签定于
C. 投诉于 D. 得益于
(4) in reliance on
A. 与...一致 B. 依靠
C. 提议 D. 遵守
(5) with reference to
A. 指定 B. 参考
C. 关于 D. 遵守
(6) usher in
A. 内部使用 B. 迎来
C. 丢弃 D. 相似
(7) private placement
A. 私人财产 B. 私募
C. 公募 D. 保密机构
(8) interest-free
A. 无利率的 B. 漠不关心的
C. 不感兴趣的 D.免息的
(9) to confirm an order
A. 批准一个订单 B. 草签一个订单
C. 延续一个订单 D. 终止一个订单
(10) revocation of offer
A. 中止发盘 B. 撤回发盘
C. 撤销发盘 D. 发出要约
II.语境意义,完形填空题 (2题,共30分)
本组考题共有15个空,每空下有多项意义近似的英语选项,从中择一准确选项填入空内。
要求:A 词语的特定环境所产生的意义。
B 词语的情态色彩意义。
C 词语的语法意义
D 句子与超句群在特定的集约形式中的意义。
E 语篇的主题意义
1.完形填空题(10空,每空1.5分)
BOT Investment
BOT (Build, Operate, Transfer), as a way of 1 , is still a new concept in China. It is also not long for BOT to gain importance in foreign countries. That is because this 2 which embraces the three stages of BOT (Build, Operate, Transfer) is completed by a package 3 so it has its own characteristic. BOT is mainly applicable to 4 Projects such as highway, underground railway, bridge, dock and power plant in a developing country or zone which is especially short of capital but is eager to __5____on reform and opening to the outside world. It involves at the same time government, group in charge of preparation for project construction, construction contractor, banking and financing institutions, operation management company and others, thus forming nearly integral __6____operation. Besides, in the whole BOT project, about ten contracts, big and small, need to be concluded with various parties. To carry out such complicated investment, one ring ___7___with another, can be both difficult and easy.
The risk in BOT should be __8____by all parties, rather than being undertaken by one party. In the whole BOT project, the risk undertaken by the government is obviously the smallest, relative to the other parties. It is just because of this that the government is willing to adopt the BOT way of investment, assigning a private company to build and operate a large-scale capital construction, considering the serious __9___ in capital and the numerous infrastructures to be built. When the government decides to adopt the BOT way of investment on certain infrastructure project, the first thing to be done is legislation, to be followed by __10___ of license, looking for target of cooperation, conducting negotiation and then concluding contract. The risk of the government lies in issuing the license to a private project company with reliable strength to plan the whole BOT project, not making the mistake of “trusting the wrong person”.
1. A. investment B. operation C. building D. management
2. A. job B. party C. project D. way
3. A. contract B. arrangement C. construction D. program
4. A. infrastructure B. appliance C. commercial D. bank
5. A. begin B. start C. embark D. undertake
6. A. conflicted B. coordinated C. match D. share
7. A. attaching B. coping C. linking D. cooperating
8. A. shared B. designed C. expended D. exceeded
9. A. advantage B. shortage C. disadvantage D. plenty
10. A. issue B. issuance C. booking D. management
2.语境意义题:
文中有五处缺少内容,请从文后的选项中选出合适的选项,填回到原文中相应的位置 (5空,每空3分)
On behalf of the Company's shareholders, the Board of Directors is responsible for overseeing the management of the business and affairs of the Company. The Board acts as the ultimate decision-making body of the Company, except on those matters reserved to or shared with the shareholders of the Company under the laws of Delaware.
In choosing directors, the Company seeks individuals who have very substantial personal and family ownership stakes in the Company's stock. Such individuals must also have very high integrity, business savvy, shareholder orientation and a genuine interest in the Company. The Company is required to elect a majority of directors who are independent. All references to "independent directors" in these guidelines are to directors who are independent according to the criteria for independence established by Section 303A of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual. (1) _______________ The Governance, Compensation and Nominating Committee is responsible for nominating directors for election or reelection.
The basic responsibility of the directors is to exercise their business judgment act in what they reasonably believe to be in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders, and to conduct themselves in accordance with their duties of care and loyalty. (2) _______________ Directors are also expected to review in advance all materials for the meetings of the Board and the committee(s) on which they serve.
Each director has full and free access to the officers and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries. The Board and each of its Committees has the authority to hire independent legal, financial or other advisors as it may deem to be necessary without consulting or obtaining the advance approval of any officer of the Company.
The Chairman of the Board is responsible for establishing the agenda for each Board meeting. (3) _______________. At least once a year, the Board reviews the Company's long-term plans and the principal issues that the Company will face in the future.
(4) _______________ The independent directors also meet in a separate executive session consisting solely of independent at least once a year. The presiding director at each executive session is chosen from directors present at that meeting.
Only directors who are neither an employee of the Company or a subsidiary nor a spouse of an employee receive compensation for serving on the Board. Director fees are nominal and are limited to immediate compensation. Changes in the form and amount of director compensation are determined by the full Board, taking into consideration the Company's policy that the fees should be of no consequence to any director serving the Company. (5) _______________ The Company does not purchase directors and officers' liability insurance for its directors or officers.
A. Each director is free to suggest items for inclusion on the agenda and to rise at any Board meeting subjects that are not on the agenda for that meeting.
B. The Board critically reviews any amounts that a director might receive directly or indirectly from the Company, as well as any charitable contributions the Company may make to organizations with which a director is affiliated, in determining whether a director is independent.
C. The non-management directors meet in regularly scheduled executive session (i.e., without directors who are members of management).
D. All new directors receive an orientation from the Chief Executive Officer and are expected to maintain the necessary level of expertise to perform his or her responsibilities as a director.
E. The Board does not have limits on the number of terms a director may serve. The Board does not have any retirement or tenure policies that would limit the ability of a director to be nominated for reelection.
F. The Board may, from time to time, establish and maintain additional or different committees, as it deems necessary or appropriate.
G. Directors are expected to attend Board meetings and meetings of the committees on which they serve, and to spend the time needed to carry out their responsibilities as directors, including meeting as frequently as necessary to properly discharge those responsibilities.
III.形式主义类题(5句,每句4分,共20分)
该题型旨在考核学生两种语言对应能力,五个汉语单句需译成英语,要求体现原语形式意义。
1.深化经济体制改革,为加快发展和扩大开放创造良好的体制环境。
2. 中国将更严格地按照国际通行的贸易规则从事对外贸易活动。中国已经按照自己的承诺,从2000年7月起开始下调关税,已经从2000年的15.3%降到12%,而且取消很多产品的进口配额许可证管理。
3. 我们很荣幸附上我们产品的新款式,该款式品质优良,价格适中,在你们市场上肯定会有销路的。
4. 收到贵公司8月2日询价,得悉你们对我们MP208型号的真空吸尘机感兴趣,现将你们所需的插图目录单和价格表附寄给你们。
5. 我们的保险公司是国营企业,享有很高的声誉,并在全世界各主要港口和地区都有代理。
IV. 风格意义类试题(共30分)
将下面段落译成适应原文风格的汉语表达,要求不仅译文忠实于原文,流畅无误,而且在篇章词语风格上,能与原文相适应。
In 1978, China had only the public-ownership economy, state-owned enterprises making up 77.6 percent and collectively-owned enterprises, 22.4 percent. The policy of reform and opening to the outside world has given extensive scope to the common development of various economic sectors. The individual and privately-owned industrial enterprises and enterprises with foreign, Hong Kong, Macao or Taiwan investments have developed rapidly. In 2000, the total output value of state-owned and state-owned holding industrial enterprises made up 48.3 percent of the total output value of the state and large non-state industrial enterprises, their industrial added value 59.2 percent, their employees 55.5 percent, and their total profits 56. 1 percent, the total industrial output value of collectively-owned enterprises made up 15.2 percent of the total industrial output value of the state and large non-state enterprises; their industrial added value 13.9 percent, and their employees 16. 6 percent; the industrial output value of the enterprises with foreign, Hong Kong, Macao or Taiwan investments accounted for 27.1 percent, their industrial added value 22.5 percent, and their employees 14.7 percent; and the total industrial output value of individual and privately-owned enterprises made up 9.4 percent, and their employees 13.2 percent.
商务英语翻译试题(四)参考答案
Ⅰ.词汇测试题(共20%)
1.(1-5)AABAA (6-10)BBACC
2.(1-5)DBDBC (6-10)BBDAC
II.语境意义,完形填空题(共30%)
完形填空题 (15%)
(1-5)ACBAC (6-10)BCABB
语境意义题: (15%)
(1-5) EGACB
III.形式主义类题(5句,共20%)
1. Deepen economic restructuring, so as to create a sound institutional environment for expediting development and expanding opening-up.
2. China will engage in foreign trade activities in accordance with international practice. China has already honored its commitments and reduced tariffs beginning in July 2000, from 15.3 percent to 12 percent. Moreover, it cancelled quota permit management for the import of many products.
3. We take pleasure in enclosing the latest designs of our products, which are superior in quality and moderate in price and sure to be saleable in your market.
4. We have received your enquiry of August 2 and learn of your interest in our Vacuum Cleaners MP208. We are now enclosing our illustrated catalogues and price list you asked for.
5. Our insurance company is a state-operated enterprise enjoying high prestige and has agents in all main ports and regions of the world.
IV. 风格意义类试题(共30%)
1978 年,中国只有单一的公有制经济,国有企业占77.6%,集体企业占22.4%,改革开放为多种经济成分的共同发展开辟了广阔空间。个体和私营工业企业、外商和港澳台商投资工业得到迅猛发展。到2000年,国有工业及国有控股工业总产值占全国国有企业及大型非国有工业企业的48.3%,工业增加值占59.2%,从业人员占55.5%,利润总额占56.1%,集体工业总产值占全部国有企业及大型非国有工业企业的15.2%,工业增加值占13.9%,从业人员占16.6%;外商和港澳台商投资工业总产值占27.1%,工业增加值占22.5%,从业人员占14.7%。个体和私营工业总产值占9.4%,从业人员占13.2%。
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