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1、2009年5月翻译资格考试三级英语笔译实务真题Section1：English-ChineseTranslation(50points)BusinessofGreen:Anappealtoslowdownonbiofuel.LastFridayanadvisorypaneltotheEuropeanEnvironmentAgencyissuedanextraordinaryscientificopinion:TheEuropeanUnionshouldsuspenditsgoalofhaving10percentoftransportationfuelmadefrombiofuelby2020
2、.TheEuropeanUnionsbiofueltargetswereincreasedandextendedfrom5.75percentby2010to10percentby2020justlastyear.Still,Europeswell-meaningrushtobiofuels,thescientistsconcluded,hadproducedaslewofharmfulrippleeffects-fromdeforestationinSoutheastAsiatohigherpricesforgrains.Inarecommendationreleasedlastweeken
3、d,the20-memberpanel,madeupofsomeofEuropesmostdistinguishedclimatescientists,calledthe10percenttargetoverambitiousandanexperimentwhoseunintendedeffectsaredifficulttopredictanddifficulttocontrol.Theideawasthatwefeltweneededtoslowdown,toanalyzetheissuecarefullyandthencomebackattheproblem,LaszloSomlyody
4、,thepanelschairmanandaprofessorattheBudapestUniversityofTechnologyandEconomics,saidinatelephoneinterview.Hesaidthatpartoftheproblemwasthatwhenitsetthetargets,theEuropeanUnionwastryingdesperatelytosolvetheproblemofrisingtransportationemissionsinisolation,withoutadequatelystudyingtheeffectsofothersect
5、orslikelanduseandfoodsupply.Thestartingpointwascorrect:ImhappythattheEuropeanUniontooktheleadincuttinggreenhousegassesandweneedtocontroltrafficemissions,Somlyodysaid. Butthebasicproblemisitthoughtoftransportalone,withoutconsideringalltheseothereffects.Andwedontunderstandthoseverywellyet.Thepanelsadv
6、iceisnotbindinganditisnotclearwhethertheEuropeanCommissionwillfollowtherecommendation.Ithasbecomeincreasinglyclearthattheglobalpursuitofbiofuels-encouragedbyarashoftargetsandsubsidesinbothEuropeandtheUnitedStates-hasnotproducedthedesiredeffect.Investigationshaveshown,forexample,rainforestsandpeatswa
7、mparebeingclearedtomakewayforbiofuelplantations,aprocessthatproducesmoreemissionsthanthebiofuelscansave.Equallyconcerning,landneededtoproducefoodforpeopletoeatisplantedwithmoreprofitablebiofuelcrops,andwaterisdivertedfromthedrinkingsupply.nEuropeandtheUnitedStates,foodpricesforitemslikepizzaandbread
8、haveincreasedsignificantlyasgrainstoresshrinkandwheatpricesrise.Thepriceofwheatandricearedoublethoseofayearago,andcornisathirdhigher,theUNFoodandAgricultureOrganizationsaidthisweek.Foodpriceinflationhitsthepoorhardest,astheshareoffoodintheirtotalexpendituresismuchhigherthanthatofwealthierpopulations
9、,saidHenriJosserandoftheFoodandAgricultureOrganization.Biofuelsarenot,ofcourse,theonlyreasonforhighfoodprices.Fueltotransportfoodismoreexpensivewithoilmorethan$100abarrel.Therehavebeenunexpecteddroughtsthisyearaswell.Shouldweconcludethatallbiofuelsarebad?No.Butmotivatedbytheobviousproblemsnowemergin
10、g,scientistshavebeguntotakeaharderlookattheirbenefits.Forexample,theEuropeanEnvironmentAgencyadvisorypanelsuggeststhatthebestuseofplantbiomassisnotfortransportfuelbuttoheathomesandgenerateelectricity.Tobeusefulforvehicles,plantmattermustbedistilledtoafuelandoftentransportedlongdistances.Toheatahome,
11、itcanoftenbeusedraworwithminimalprocessing,andmovedjustashortdistanceaway.Section2：Chinese-EnglishTranslation(50points)上海作为国际金融中心，拥有繁忙的港口，亚洲最重要的证券市场之一，以及连世界500强都不能忽视的巨大市场。作为国际化大都市，上海将承办2010年世博会。在世博会长达153年的历史中，有着1700万人口的上海将成为发展中国家城市的首个东道主。本届世博会的主题-城市，使生活 更美好。上海将于2010年5月至10月举行的世博会，预期将有创纪录的7000万人次参观。上海计划投资30亿美元，用于城市改造。在世博会期间，为了保证交通顺畅，将投入更多的资金用于城市道路和地铁的建设。按照世博会的相关要求，将建设一批会展展馆，建在黄浦江两岸，包括众多高科技展亭和一个会议中心。上海市政府决心通过世博会不断改善城市生活。许多重要基础设施将在2010年前竣工。世博会后，大部分将被改造成生活、办公、休闲设施。