2023622周二真题翻译系列一:英语二2010
2010年英语二翻译真题
Sustainabilityhasbecomeapopularwordthesedays,buttoTedNing,theconceptwillalwayshavepersonalmeaning.Havingenduredapainfulperiodofunsustainabilityinhisownlifemadeitcleartohimthatsustainability-orientedvaluesmustbeexpressedthrougheverydayactionandchoice.
Ningrecallsspendingaconfusingyearinthelate1990ssellinginsurance.Hedbeenthroughthedotcomboomandbustand,desperateforajob,signedonwithaBoulderagency.Itdidntgowell.Itwasareallybadmovebecausethatsnotmypassion,saysNing,whosedilemmaaboutthejobtranslated,predictably,intoalackofsales.Iwasmiserable.IhadsomuchanxietythatIwouldwakeupinthemiddleofthenightandstareattheceiling.Ihadnomoneyandneededthejob.Everyonesaid,Justwait,youllturnthecorner,giveitsometime.
“可持续发展”如今已成为一个流行词,但对TedNing来说,这个概念永远有其个人意义。经历了自己生活中一段痛苦且不可持续的发展时期,这使他清楚地认识到,可持续发展导向的价值观必须通过日常的行动和选择来表达。
宁回忆起上世纪90年代末,他在卖保险的过程中度过了困惑的一年。当时他经历了互联网的繁荣和萧条,迫切需要一份工作,于是与一家博尔德中介公司签了约。可那并不顺利。“这是一个非常糟糕的举动,因为那不是我的激情所在,”Ning说,不出所料,他对这份工作的矛盾心理导致了疲弱的销售。“我很痛苦。我非常焦虑,以至于我会在半夜醒来,盯着天花板。我没有钱,需要那份工作。每个人都说,‘等着吧,你会度过难过的,给它些时间。”
Sustain v. 可持续,能存活
Sustainable adj.可持续的,能存活的
Unsustainable adj.不可持续的,不能存活的
Sustainability n. 可持续性,可存活性
unsustainability n. 不可持续性,不可存活性
desperateforsth. 形容短语急需某事【*****】
desperateaboutsth. 形容短语为某事绝望【*****】
2011年英语二翻译真题
Whowouldhavethoughtthat,globally,theITindustryproducesaboutthesamevolumeofgreenhousegasesastheworldsairlinesdo—roughly2percentofallCO2emissions?
Manyeverydaytaskstakeasurprisingtollontheenvironment.AGooglesearchcanleakbetween0.2and7.0gramsofCO2,dependingonhowmanyattemptsareneededtogettherightanswer.Todeliverresultstoitsusersquickly,then,Googlehastomaintainvastdatacentresaroundtheworld,packedwithpowerfulcomputers.WhileproducinglargequantitiesofCO2,thesecomputersemi