2017年catti二级笔译实务模拟题 完整版（第十五套）
【英译汉】
Some people insist that only today and tomorrow matter. But how much poorer we would be if we really lived by that rule! So much of what we do today is frivolous and futile and soon forgotten. So much of what we hope to do tomorrow never happens.
The past is the bank in which we store our most valuable possession: the memories that give meaning and depth to our lives. Those who truly treasure the past will not bemoan the passing of the good old days, because days enshrined in memory are never lost. Death itself is powerless to still a remembered voice or erase a remembered smile. And for one boy who is now a man, there is a pond which neither time nor tide can change, where he can still spend a quiet hour in the sun.
【参考译文】
我们将变得更加可悲!那我们今天所做的有多少是琐碎无功的，很快就会被遗忘的!有多少我们明天要为之事将化为泡影!
过去是一所银行——存储我们最宝贵的财富：那些赋予我们生命的意义的深度的记忆。那些真正珍惜过去的人不会哀叹流逝的美好时光，因为珍藏于记忆中的时光是永远都不会消失。死亡本身也无法止住记忆中的声音或是擦除记忆中的笑容。对于一个长大成人的小男孩而言在他的心里，总有那么一个池塘，不会因时间和潮汐而改变，可以让他继续在阳光下享受安静的时光。
【汉译英】
这应该是一件容易的事。他们是跟随里根多年，久经沙场的老将，与共和党是有着更深的渊源，是这个国家最熟悉总统政治的人。精选的背景也很有利，有很多的新闻可以炒作。例如：美国上下一片和平，国家经济，竞选的一个关键因素也在经过一段时间的衰退之后进行强有力的反弹。还有，这次竞选本身就收到了慷慨资助，可以比较充裕地培养一流竞选班子，支付巡回演讲以及电视广告的费用。最重要的是，他们的候选人是罗纳德里根，一个有着极高的个人魅力，精湛的沟通技巧的一位总统，里根是自肯尼迪，F林肯以来的最成功地勾勒出美国蓝图的一位总统——一个军事力量复兴。富有个人创新精神的，联邦政府得以精简的国家。
【参考译文】
It should have been easy. They were battle-tested veterans with long ties to Reagan and even longer ties to the Republican party, men who understood presidential politics as well as any in the country. The backdrop of the campaign was hospitable, with lots of good news to work with: America was at peace, and the nation’s economy, a key factor in any election, was rebounding vigorously after recession. Furthermore, the campaign itself was lavishly financed, with plenty of money for a top-flight staff, travel, and television commercials. And, most important, their candidate was Ronald Reagan, a president of tremendous personal popularity and dazzling communication skills. Reagan has succeed more than any president since John F. Kennedy in projecting a broad vision of America – a nation of renewed military strength, individual initiative, and smaller federal government.
