2020 年云南昆明理工大学英语翻译基础考研真题 A 卷
I.
Translate the following proper nouns, abbreviations and technical terms into
Chinese.
(15 scores)
1. UNSC
2. Blue Chips
3. CPI
4. shale gas
5. service outsourcing
6. real estate destocking
7. trade deficit
8. SDR
9. marine monitor
10. immovable
property
11. AIIB
12. AI ethics
registration
13.
EFTA
14. Value-added Tax
15. commercial speculation
II. Translate the following proper nouns, abbreviations and technical terms into
English.
(15 scores)
1、月全食
4、纪念币
2、香港特别行政区
3、数字信贷平台
5、亚太经济合作组织
6、冬奥会和冬残奥会吉祥物
7、阅兵和群众游行
8、全国人民代表大会常务委
9、粤港澳大湾区
员会
10、国家公务员考试
11、金鸡百花电影节
12、国内生产总值
13、亚马逊热带雨林大火
14、应试教育
15、只读光盘
III. Translate the following English into Chinese.
(60 scores)
If you rest, you rust? Study finds early retirement may speed up cognitive
decline
It’s hard to think of an early retirement as anything other than a positive.
Who wouldn’t want to trade in their suit and tie for a pair of beach shorts? While
retiring ahead of schedule may be easier on the body, a new set of research has
found that it may not be so beneficial for the mind. The study, conducted at
Binghamton University, finds that an early retirement can accelerate the usual rate
of cognitive decline among the elderly.
The research team analyzed China’s new rural pension scheme (NRPS), as well
as China ’ s most recent Retirement Longitudinal Survey (CHARLS), in order to
investigate the effects of early retirement and pension benefits on individual
cognition among adults over the age of 60. For reference, CHARLS is a representative
national survey of China’s population over the age of 45 that tests respondents
regarding mental cognition, episodic memory, and overall mental wellbeing.
Life expectancy rates in China have steadily increased over the past few
decades, coinciding with a decline in fertility. These two trends have resulted
in a large elderly population in the Asian nation, subsequently creating an urgent
need for more robust pension programs.
After going over all of the data, the research team noted a clear trend:
individuals receiving pension benefits were experiencing much more rapid mental
decline than their counterparts still on the workforce. The most prominent indicator
of mental decline among retirees was delayed recall, a trait widely considered to
be an accurate predictor of dementia. Surprisingly, females seemed to experience
even sharper mental decline after retiring early. Overall, the results support the
hypothesis that decreased mental activity accelerates cognitive decline.
This study’s findings were similar to previous research that had focused on
the impact of retirement on elderly individuals living in the United States, England,
and the European Union. So, this is hardly a trend limited to Asia.
IV. Translate the following Chinese into English. (60 scores)
如果每年没有12万立方千米的降雨,世界各大洲就会一片荒芜。地球上有些地方,雨
水中所含的一些新的成分对环境和人类健康构成了威胁。大气中,雨水与化石燃料产生的
污染物混合,把酸带到了地面,这些污染物主要来自发电厂、工厂和汽车排放。酸雨杀死
鱼类和水中的其他生物,侵蚀建筑物,其中包括世界上一些最珍贵的古迹。酸雨会毁坏森
林和农田,还会对人类健康构成极大的威胁。
人们以为酸雨只是区域性问题,其范围仅限于北半球的工业区。然而酸雨的范围可能会
变得越来越大,凡是集中使用化石燃料的地方,都有可能产生酸雨。