2010年3月中科院考博英语翻译.docx

2010年3月中科院考博英语翻译

第一篇：2010年3月中科院考博英语翻译TheInternetisgoodatshame.【TherearecountlessWebsiteswherepeoplecanpostnastyrantsaboutex-loversandrudecustomersor,worse,pushfragileteensovertheedge,asintherecentcaseofaMissourigirldriventosuicidebyonlinebullying】.Nowanewsiteaimedatcollegestudentsisraisingquestionsaboutthelegalityofonlinerumormills.【JuicyCampus.comisarapidlygrowinggossipsitethatsolicitscontentwiththepromiseofanonymity.Butwhatbeganasfunandgames—andnowhasspinoffsonsevencollegecampuses,includingDukeUniversity,whereitbegan—hasturneduglyand,inmanycases,flatlydefamatory】.Thepostshavedevolvedfrominnocuoustalesofsecretcrushestoracisttiradesandluridfinger-pointingaboutdruguseandsex,oftenwiththeallegedculpritidentifiedbyfirstandlastname.Inonepost,anamelessLoyolaMarymountUniversitystudentaskswhysomanyAfrican-AmericansandLatinosareenrolledattheschool:“IthoughtthehightuitionwassupposedtokeeptheundesirablesOUT?”【It'sgottentothepoint,saysDanBelzer,aDukeseniorwhohaswrittenaboutthesiteforhisschool'snewspaper,where“anyonewithagrudgecanmaliciouslyattackdefenselessstudents.”】【Andgetawaywithit,too.JuicyCampus—whoseDuke-graduatefounder,MattIvestor,declinedtocommentforthisstory—isn'tsponsoredbytheschoolsitcovers,soadministratorscan'tregulateit.】Neitherdoesthelaw.SuchsitesareprotectedbyafederallawthatimmunizesWebhostsfromliabilityforthemusingsoftheirusers—aslongasthehoststhemselvesdon'tmodifycontent.(Andfirmlyestablishingtheidentityofaninpidualposterwouldbenexttoimpossible.)TherationaleistoprotectbigcompanieslikeAOLfromtheactionsofeachandeveryuser.Butasaconsequence,itmeansvictimsofadamagedrephavelittlelegalrecourse.“Courtstendtohaveantiquatedunderstandingsofprivacy,”saysDanielSolove,anexpertincyberlawandtheauthorof“TheFutureofReputation.”“Untilthatchanges,we'regoingtoseethiskeephappening.”【Atpresent,there'sonlyonesurewaytoreininasitelikeJuicyCampus:persuadeeveryonetostopusingit.Butyoudon'tneedacollegedegreetofigureoutthatwon'thappen.】PartIVTranslation(30minutes,15points)Direction:Readthef