全國(guó)05年4月自考英語(yǔ)翻譯試題
PART ONE (30 POINTS)
I. Multiple Choice Questions(30 points, 2 points for each)
A. Directions: This part consists of ten sentences, each followed by four different versions marked A,B,C, and D. Choose the one that is the closest equivalent of the original in terms of meaning and expressiveness.
1.Egypt’s very soil was born in the Nile’s annual flood; with the flood came the life-giving mud that made Egypt the granary of the ancient world.( )
A.埃及的土地就是尼羅河每年泛濫而形成的。河水泛濫,萬(wàn)物得以生長(zhǎng),埃及就這樣成了古代世界的糧倉(cāng)。
B.埃及的土地就是尼羅河每年泛濫而形成的。河水泛濫帶來(lái)泥沙,萬(wàn)物得以生長(zhǎng),埃及就這樣成了古代世界的糧倉(cāng)。
C.因?yàn)槊磕旰铀簽E,泥沙形成了埃及的土地,萬(wàn)物得以生長(zhǎng),埃及就這樣成了古代世界的糧倉(cāng)。
D.萬(wàn)物之所以能生長(zhǎng),是因?yàn)榘<暗耐恋厥悄崃_河每年泛濫帶來(lái)的泥沙而形成的。埃及就這樣成了古代世界的糧倉(cāng)。