四川大学2009 年博士研究生入学考试英语翻译和写作试题

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Part A (20%) o+R. u}|  
Direction ： Read the following passage carefully and then translate it into V?o&])?[  
Chinese． Please write your translation on the Answer Sheet． >0ssza  
A recent phenomenon in the choice of careers on the part of the college graduates is OC`QD5  
the increasing trend towards big companies. Few are interested in research fields. This M`q#,Y?3^I  
is an unavoidable problem in a materialistic society, where tempting salaries and @D2`*C9  
fringe benefit are offered by big companies to compete with each other to recruit 5@""_n&FV  
students before they have completed their studies. On the other hand, as many big kv[OW"8t  
enterprises and even government departments tend to concentrate on immediate KS8\F0q  
economic results and show comparatively little interest in long range research, there is wP+'04H0  
a steady shift of scientists and researchers from the pure research to the applied field, "F04c|oR<X  
where there are more jobs available with better salaries. All this has not only seriously $d
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influenced young people's view on the choice of careers, but on education as well. )bF)RL Z  
Many college teachers deplore that fewer and fewer students these days acquire (d1V1t2r6  
knowledge. 06Sqn3MB  
Part B (10%，2 mark each) r(748Qc4f?  
Direction：Translate the following 5 sentences into English．Please write your \0xzBs1!  
translation on the Answer Sheet． )G QD*b  
1)有时候对一个人来说需要终生的时间才能懂得活着就是为了奉献。 zkw 0jX~  
2)文化是一切。文化是我们着装的方式，是我们走路的方式，是我们系领带的方
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式。 %@)U/G6s}  
3)时间是个多才多艺的表演者。它能展翅飞翔，能阔步前进，也能治愈创伤。 0^_)OsFA  
4)音乐是你自身的体验，你的思想，你的智慧。 C _k_D  
5)国家的发展取决于年轻一代的素质，这是众人皆知的事实。 )i ?{;%^  
V. Writing (20%) \L&qfMjW"Z  
Directions: Read the following poem and write an essay in which you should rl_1),J\qG  
1) state what you can learn from the poem uugzIV)  
2) interpret its meaning and (*c`<|)  
3) support your personal view with some dreams that you have had in your life. ZnxOa  
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Hold fast to dreams H znI R  
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Life is a broken-winged bird 'ocwXyP,  
That can never fly bTI&#Hu  
Hold fast to dreams 8O}A/*1FJ  
For when dreams go 3w6JV+?  
Life is a barren field -6*OF.Ag`  
Frozen only with snow O=9VX  
You should write no less than 150 words. Now write the composition on the Answer !S$oaCxM  
Sheet. z;Gbqr?{{  
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Thank you