文档介绍：08年1月学位考试题
British previous colonial policies led to the spread of English across the world. This wide use of English has been reinforced by the sweeping influence of the .. However, the dominance of English as an international language is considered both a blessing and a curse.
英国先前奉行的殖民政策导致了英语在全球的普及。美国无处不在的影响又加剧了英语的广泛使用。但是,英语作为国际语言的霸主(统治)地位既是福(好事),也是祸(坏事)。
For one thing, it has accelerated the extinction of some language. People have been wondering about the possibility of creating a global language which might hold promises for an end to language-caused troubles and conflicts.
只举其一,它加速了一些语言的灭绝。人们一直在想是否有可能创造一种世界(全球)语言,从而有望结束那些语言引起的麻烦和冲突。
Unfortunately, attempts to harmonize world languages have met with little ess as a result of the reluctance of native speakers of a particular language to adopt another language as their mother tongue. To discuss(?) one’s native language is to have the distinct features of his nation erased.
令人遗憾的是,使世界语言一致的尝试(企图)收效甚微,原因是某一语言的本族语者不愿意把另一语言当作自己的母语。放弃自己的母语就等于失去自己民族的基本特征。
根据最新统计,67%的美国人能上网,该比例是中国的6倍。尽管互联网作用巨大,但许多问题远远没有解决
According to the latest statistics, 67 percent of the . population have access to the , a percentage six times that of China (as large as China’s). Despite the influential (huge) role of the , many problems (issues) are far from settled (solved),
如:病毒侵入和信息安全。即使这些问题最终有可能得到解决,也需要艰辛的努力和多年时间。
,such as the invasion (attack) of viruses and information security. Even if it is possible to find final solutions, it will take painstaking efforts and many years.
08年6月考题
Unlike the real world, where personalities plex, motives unclear, and es ambiguous, television presents a world of clarity and simplicity. In show after show, rewards and punishments follow quickly and logically.
在现实世界中,人的个性复杂,动机不明,结局不定。与此不同的是,电视展现的世界简单明了。在一部又一部电视剧中,奖惩快速实现,设计合理。
Crises are resolved, problems are solved, and justice always triumphs. The central characters in these dramas are clearly defined: dedicated or corrupt; selfless or ambigu