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春翻译练习112
练习1
Londonends2012OlympicGameswithaBritish-centricmusicalbang
ByAnthonyFaiola,Published:
August13
LONDON—TheXXXOlympiadendedSundaywithablowoutofBritishpopandcircumstance,aclosing-ceremony-cum-after-partyofferingafinaldoseofeccentricityto17daysthatsawtheriseofgirlpowerinsports,thecouplingofOlympicsolemnitywithEnglishhumorandawaveofeuphoriainahostnationthatseemedtorediscoverthe“great”inGreatBritain.
LiketheWho谁人乐队andtheSpiceGirlsonSunday,BritonsreunitedoverthecourseoftheseGames,showingthekindoffeverishpatriotisminfrequentlyseenonthissideoftheAtlantic.
BigBenchimedtomarkthebeginningoftheendinsidetheOlympicStadium,wherethewonderwallofmusic(音乐下载网站)includedavirtualFreddieMercuryandajollypostscriptechoingMontyPython(英国六人戏剧团体):
“AlwaysLookontheBrightSideofLife.”FouryearsafterthemilitantefficiencyofBeijing2008,GeorgeMichaelcrooned哼唱“Freedom90,”animpromptuanthemfortheirreverent玩世不恭的LondonGames.“WeWillRockYou,”theBritishpromised.Andwithsurprisinglyfewmajorgaffes出丑,theydid.
ThegroupMadnesssang“OurHouse,”andthat’swhattheseOlympicswere.Britainthrewapartyfortheworld,but,firstandforemost,foritself.
TheGameswerestrewnwithreferencestoBritishness,someobscureandsomenot—organizerscrammedtheworld’sathletesontoastagecutintheformofaUnionJackattheClosingCeremonies.Ifwehadagoodtime,itwasbecausewewerealongfortheride.
UrgedonbymassivehomecrowdsandacheerleadingpressthatdefiedpredictionsofOlympiccynicism,Britishathletesran,cycledandrowedtheirwaytotheirhighestmedalcountsinceBritanniaruledtheseasin1908.
练习2
九月新生进校,我又看见了许多父母的脸。
送儿女来上学的以父亲居多,有些是父母同来。
父母们本来千差万别的脸,个人化特征在此时得到淡化而呈现出相同的气质:
劳碌,疲惫,初到异地的怯懦和谨慎,以及其情甚殷,惟恐儿女吃亏的心态。
那样长而累人的旅途,那样繁琐耗人的手续,太能够磨蚀人的锐气(élan)了。
十八岁的孩子,少年得志的喜悦与轻狂,下车起就一点点没了。
跟在父母身后,满校园地跑,每办一项手续都得走很多路,问很多人,父母到处陪着笑脸。
练习3
AJourneybyTrain:
MakingTracksinEurope
Everyoneishurryingandstrainingtobesomewhereelse.Butmywirylittleorgangrinderpourshisheartintobringingthiscorneralivewithhismusic.Oldfavoritesongsdancegailyaboveourheads—“CanCan”,“Lara’sTheme”,“Funiculi-Funicula”---thesepopularsongsfrompastdecadeshaveaEuropeanfatherthananAmericanflavor.
Amazingly,afurrycatisfastasleepontopofthemusicmachine,ignoringeverythingarounditasifthiswassomepeacefulgardenratherthanaprecariousperchthatshakeswitheveryturnofitsowner’sarm.Andinabasketbytheorgan’spramwheels,adogdreamspeacefullywhilecommuterspouroutfromanundergroundstation.
Myorgangrinderhasdiscoveredthemiracleofperpetualmotion.Roundandroundgoeshisarm,hisbodyrockingtotheeffort.Casuallyhetransfersthehandlefromonehandtotheother,catchingitasittwirls,themusicleapingaroundhimasifitwouldwhiskhimandhismachineovertherooftopsandawaypastNotreDameCathedraloralongtheChampsElysees.
Mindyou,he’snottheonlyonepresidingoverthisnoisycorner.Twopoliceofficersarehereaswell,chargedwithmaintainingorder.Oneismale,youthfulandconfident.Theotheris…well,apolicegirl.Hergunisalmostasbigassheis.Herweaponbeltsagsonherhips.Maybeinacoupleofyearsshe’lldevelopintoapolice-woman,butit’lltakeatleastthatlongtogrowintoherofficial-issuetrousers.
But,petiteassheis,thisParisiennecarrieswithheralltheauthorityoftheFrenchgendarmerie.Thetrafficatthecorneriscloggingup—asitdoesrepeatedlyduringmyhalf-hourhere.Boldlysheblowsherwhistleandstridesoutintothesurgeoftraffic.Angrycarsgrowltoahaltandsullenlycrouchatherfeet,snarlingtheirannoyance,frettingtobeaway.But,cowedbyhertinyarmtheybitebacktheirfrustrationandwaittillthisuniformedchildwavesthemon.
练习4
近些年来,我们在环境保护和生态建设方面付出了前所未有的努力。
“十一五”期间,国家大力推进节能减排,二氧化硫等空气污染物排放明显下降。
但是这一成绩远不足以令人乐观。
连日来浓雾重锁的城市污染再次警醒我们:
随着经济发展的快速向前,工业化、城镇化还将持续,能源消耗不断增加,空气污染防治依然面临巨大挑战。
“牵着你的手,却看不见你”不是美丽中国,“厚德载雾,自强不吸”不是全面小康。
经济发展再也不能走先污染后治理的老路,城市管理再也不能以“空气不好是小事”心态来应对突发情况,居民生活再也不能只图自己方便、不管环境负担。
只有形成节约资源和保护环境的空间格局、产业结构、生产方式、生活方式,从源头上扭转生态环境恶化趋势,我们才可能拥有天蓝、地绿、水净、风清的美好家园。
练习5
Twins
E.B.White
Onawarm,miserablemorninglastweekwewentuptotheBronxZootoseethemoosecalf(小麋鹿)andtobreakinanewpairofblackshoes.Weencounteredbetterluckthanwehadbargainedfor.Thecowmooseandheryoungonewerestandingnearthewallofthedeerparkbelowthemonkeyhouse,andinordertogetabetterviewwestrolleddowntothelowerendofthepark,bythebrook.Thepaththereisnotmuchtravelled.Asweapproachedthecornerwherethebrooktricklesunderthewirefence,wenoticedareddeergettingtoherfeet.Besideher,onlegsthatwerejustlearningtheirbusiness,wasaspottedfawn,assmallandperfectasatrinketseenthroughareducingglass.Theystoodthere,motherandchild,underagraybeechwhosetrunkwasengravedwithdozensofheartsandinitials.Stretchedonthegroundwasanotherfawn,andwerealizedthatthedoehadjustfinishedtwinning.Thesecondfawnwasstillwet,stillunrisen.Herewasasceneofraresylvansplendor,inoneofourfivefavoriteboroughs,andwecouldn’thaveaskedformore.Evenournewshoesseemedtobeworkingoutallrightandweren’thurtingmuch.
Thedoewasonlyacoupleoffeetfromthewire,andwesatdownonarockattheedgeofthefootpathtoseewhatsortofstartyoungfawnsgetinthedeepfastnessesofMittelBronx.Themother,mildlyresentfulofourpresenceanddazedfromherlabor,raisedoneforefootandstampedprimly.Thensheloweredherhead,pickeduptheafterbirth,andbegandutifullytoeatit,allowingittoswingcrazilyfromhermouth,asthoughitwereabunchofdriedgrass.Aswewatched,thesunbrokeweaklythrough,brightenedtherichredofthefawns,andkindledtheirwhitespots.Occasionallyasightseerwouldappearandwanderaimlesslyby,butofallwhopassednonewasawarethatanythingextraordinaryhadoccurred.“Lookathekangaroos!
”achildcried.Andheandhismotherstaredsullenlyatthedeerandthenwalkedon.
Inafewmomentsthesecondtwingatheredallhislegsandallhisingenuityandarose,tostandforthefirsttimesniffingthemysteriesofaparkforcaptivedeer.Thedoe,inrecognitionofhisachievement,quitherotherworkandbegantodryhim,runninghertongueagainstthegrainandpayingparticularattentiontothekeypoints.Meanwhilethefirstfawntiptoedtowardtheshallowbrook,inlittlestopsandgoes,andstartedacross.Hepausedmidstreamtomakeaslightcontribution,asachilddoesinbathing.Then,whilehismotherwatched,hecontinuedacross,gainedtheotherside,selectedahidingplace,andlaydownunderaskunk-cabbageleafnexttothefence,inperfectconcealment,hislegsfoldedneatlyunderhim.Withoutactuallygoingoutofsight,hehadmanagedtodisappearcompletelyintheshiftinglightandshade.Fromsomewherealongwayoffatwelve-o’clockwhistlesounded.Wehungaroundawhile,butheneverbudged.Beforeweleft,wecrossedthebrookourselves,justoutsidethefence,knelt,reachedthroughthewire,andtestedthetruthofwhatwehadonceheard:
thatyoucanscratchanewfawnbetweentheearswithoutstartinghim.Youcanindeed.
练习6
康熙七年六月十七日戌时,地大震。
余适客稷下,方与表兄李笃之对烛饮。
忽闻有声如雷,自东南来,向西北去。
众骇异,不解其故。
俄而几案摆簸,酒杯倾覆,屋梁椽柱,错折有声。
相顾失色。
久之,方知地震,各疾趋出。
见楼阁房舍,仆而复起,墙倾屋塌之声,与儿啼女号,喧如鼎沸。
人眩晕不能立,坐地上随地转侧。
河水倾泼丈余,鸡鸣犬吠满城中。
逾一时许始稍定。
视街上,则男女裸体相聚,竞相告语,并忘其未衣也。
后闻某处井倾侧不可汲,某家楼台南北易向,栖霞山裂,沂水陷袕,广数亩。
此真非常之奇变也。
练习7
WhoNeedsShareholders?
Whatgoodareshareholders?
Whatvaluedotheyreallyprovide?
MarkZuckerberg,Facebook’sCEO,tookanendrunaroundtheminthecompany’stroubledIPO.Likeothertechgiants,Facebookissuedinsidersaparallel,more-powerfulclassofstock,whichhas10timesthevotingweightofthestockofferedtothepublic.Zuckerberg’ssharesgivehimcontrolofnearly57%ofthecompany’svotingrights,ensuringthatoutsideshareholderswillhavelittlesayoverhowFacebookisrun.
Mostpubliccompanieshaven’tgonethatroute.Yetacrosstheboard,shareholdersrarelyseemtobeplayingtheoversightrolesonceexpectedofthem.
Inthismonth’sBigIdeafeature,JustinFox,HBR’seditorialdirector,andJayLorsch,aHarvardBusinessSchoolprofessor,gettothecoreofthedebate.Theydescribethefunctionsthatoutsideshareholdersaresupposedtoperforminthemoderncorporation—providingmoney,information,anddiscipline—anddemonstratethatthesedaysthey’renotdoinganyofthemverywell.
Onthemoneyfront,asurgeofshort-termtradinghasledtovolatilityandimpatientcapital.Asforinformation,thereissomuch“noise”inthemarketthatit’snotclearwhatsignalssharepricesactuallysend.Andanincreaseinshareholderactivismdoesn’tseemtobepreventingmanagersfromengaginginvalue-destroyingandpocket-liningbehavior.
Oncemore:
Whatgoodareshareholders?
FoxandLorschargueforarethink(n)ofshareholders’roleinthecorporation.Theycallforotheractorsintheequation—boards,customers,employees,lenders,andregulators—totakeonsomeoftheburdenofprovidingmoney,information,and,especially,discipline.Ultimately,thegoalistogivemoreclouttothepatientshareholderswhoareinterestedinthelong-termhealthofthecompany,separatingthemfromtheshort-termerswhodriveday-to-daystockpricemovements.
There’snoeasysolution,butwehopethearticle—partofourcontinuingseriesonfixingglobaleconomicandfinancialsystems—willstirdebateandpromptaction.
练习8
青春
青春奇妙无穷,充满魅力,充满痛楚。
青春年少的时候根本不知青春为何物,直到青春一去不复返了才对青春有了真正的认识。
谁都想让青春永驻,不忍青春离去;眼睁睁地看着青春流逝,心中
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