2014年5月英语三级笔译实务试题及答案.docx

2014年5月英语三级笔译实务试题及答案

第一篇：2014年5月英语三级笔译实务试题及答案x2014年5月英语三级笔译实务试题及答案英译汉AsicebergsintheKayakHarborpopandhisswhilemeltingaway,thisremoteArctictownanditsculturearealsodisappearinginachangingclimate.Narsaq’slargestemployer,ashrimpfactory,closedafewyearsagoafterthecrustaceansflednorthtocoolerwater.Whereoncetherewereeightcommercialfishingvessels,thereisnowone.Asaresult,thepopulationhere,oneofsouthernGreenland’smajortowns,hasbeenhalvedto1,500injustadecade.Suicidesareup.“Fishingistheheartofthistown,”saidHansKaspersen,63,afisherman.“Lotsofpeoplehavelosttheirlivelihoods.”ButevenaswarmingtemperaturesareupendingtraditionalGreenlandiclife,theyarealsoofferingupintriguingnewopportunitiesforthisstateof57,000—perhapsnowheremoresothanhereinNarsaq.VastnewdepositsofmineralsandgemsarebeingdiscoveredasGreenland’smassiveicecaprecedes,formingthebasisofapotentiallylucrativeminingindustry.Oneoftheworld’slargestdepositsofrareearthmetals—essentialformanufacturingcellphones,windturbinesandelectriccars—sitsjustoutsideNarsaq.ThiscouldbemomentousforGreenland,whichhaslongreliedonhalfabilliondollarsayearinwelfarepaymentsfromDenmark,itsparentstate.MiningprofitscouldhelpGreenlandbecomeeconomicallyselfsufficientandrenderitthefirstsovereignnationcreatedbyglobalwarming.“Oneofourgoalsistoobtainindependence,”saidVittusQujaukitsoq,aprominentlaborunionleader.Buttherapidtransitionfromasocietyofinpidualfishermenandhunterstoaneconomysupportedbycorporateminingraisesdifficultquestions.HowwouldGreenland’sinsularsettlementstolerateaninfluxofthousandsofPolishorChineseconstructionworkers,ashasbeenproposed?WillminingdespoilanaturalenvironmentessentialtoGreenland’snationalidentity—thewhalesandseals,thesilenticyfjords,andmythicpolarbears?Canfishermanreinventthemselvesasminers?“Ithinkminingwillbethefuture,butthisisadifficultphase,”saidJensB.Frederiksen,Greenland’shousingandinfrastructureministerandadeputypremier.“It’saplanthatnoteveryonewants.It’sabouttraditions,thefreedomofaboat,familyprofessions.”TheArcticiswarmingevenf