2018年翻译考试英语笔译初级模拟题：知识经济
汉译英
“知识经济”表明了人类即将进入的一个全新的战略发展时代。知识正成为最重要的资本和生产力。
“知识经济”有一大特点，那就是创新。创新指创造新知识和运用新知识的能力。此种能力不仅决定财富的多少，还是取得竞争优势的基础。
如果能不断发展前瞻的眼光，挖掘自身的潜力，保持开放的头脑，你便向“知识经济时代”迈出了第一步。
我很高兴，中国将实施《国家中长期教育改革和发展规划纲要》。我相信，这个纲要将鼓励贵国年轻人不断汲取新知识，并运用于科技之中。
参考译文
The knowledge-based economy represents a new strategic era that human beings are entering. So knowledge is becoming the most important source of growth as well as productivity.
The knowledge-based economy has one characteristic that is innovation. Innovation means the ability to generate and use knowledge to innovate. It is not only a determinant of wealth; it is also the basis of competitive advantage.
The first step towards the knowledge-based economy can be made it one is able to effectively develop a vision of the future, exploit one’s self-potential and stay open-minded.
I am very glad that China will soon carry out the National Medium-to-long Term Program for Education Reform and Development. This program, I’m sure, will encourage your young people to absorb new knowledge and apply it in science and technology.
