江西省第四届英语翻译大赛决赛试题.docx

江西省第四届英语翻译大赛决赛试题

第一篇：江西省第四届英语翻译大赛决赛试题江西省第四届英语翻译大赛决赛试题(普通组)(2012-10-20，时间150分钟)第一部分英译汉（50分）It’stimetoplantthebulbs.ButIputitoffaslongaspossiblebecauseplantingbulbsmeanmakingspaceinborderswhicharestillflowering.Pullingoutalltheannualswhichnaturehasallowedtoeruptinoverpoweringpurple,orangeandpink,afinalcryofjoy.Thatwouldalmostbemurder,andsoIwaituntilthefirstnightfrostanaesthetizesalltheflowerswithacold,acreakycrustthatcausesthemtowither;averygentledeath.NowIwanderthroughmygardenindecisively,tryingtoholdontothelastdaysoflatesummer.Thetreesareplumpwithleafysplendor.Thebirchissoftlyrustlinggold,whichisnowflutteringdownlikeanunendingstreamofconfetti.SoonNovemberwillbeapproachingwithitsautumnstormsandleadencloudshangingaboveyourheadlikesoakingwetrags.Justletitstaylikethis,Ithink,gazingatthehugemysteriousshadowsthetreesconjureupontheshininggreenmeadows,thecowslanguidlyflickingtheirtails.Everythingbreathesanairofstillness,thesilencerentbytheexuberantcolorofasters,dahlias,sunflowersandroses.Themorningsbeginchilly.Theeveningsgiveyoushiversandcoldfeetinbed.Butinthemiddleofthedaythesunbreaksthrough,evaporatingthemistonthegrass,butterfliesandwaspsappearandcobwebsglistenagainstwindowslikesilverlace.Theharvestofawholeyear’shardworkisonthetreesandbushes;berries,beechmast,chestnuts,andacorns.Suddenly,Ithinkofmyyoungestdaughter,livingnowinAmsterdam.Verysoonshewillcallandask“Haveyouplantedthebulbsyet?”ThenIwillanswerteasinglythatactuallyI’mwaitinguntilshecomestohelpme.Andthenwewillbothbeovercomebynostalgia,becauseoncewealwaysdidthattogether.Oneentiresunnyautumnafternoon,whenshewasthreeandahalfyearsold,shehelpedmewithallenthusiasmandjoyfulnessofherage.ItwasoneofthelastafternoonsthatIhadheraround,becauseherplaceinschoolhasbeenalreadyreserved.Shewanderedaroundsohappilycarefreewithherlittlebucketandspade,coveringthebulbswithearthandcallingout“Night,night”or“Sleepnight”,herlittlevoicechatteringconstantlyon.Shediscovered“babybulbs”,“kiddiebulbs”,and“mummyanddaddybulbs”,thelattersnugglingcozi