英语二级笔译11月真题+答案解析 .pdf

英译汉 passage1 Apple may well be the only technical company on the planet that would dare compare itself to Picasso. 苹果可能是世界上唯一敢自比毕加索的科技公司。 (相媲美的) 1. dare： A. (have the courage)敢 to dare (to) do [something]敢做某事 she dare(s) not or darent or doesnt dare leave the baby alone 她不敢让宝宝独自待着 I dare say, ...也许，… B. 激 to dare [somebody] to do [something]激某人做某事 somebody dared me to jump off the bridge 有人激我从桥上跳下去 I dare you to ask her (to dance)我谅你不敢邀请她（跳舞） dare 加 to 和不加 to 是有不同意思的，要加以区别。 In a class at the companys internal university, the instructor （导师）likened the 11 lithographs that make up Picasso’s The Bull to the way Apple builds its smart phones and other devices. The idea is that Apple designers strive for simplicity just as Picasso eliminated details to create a great work of art. 在苹果公司内部大学的一堂课上，讲师曾提到毕加索绘制名画《公牛》 时的 11 块石版画，他认为苹果打造智能手机等设备的过程与之类似。 也就是说，苹果设计师追求简洁，就像毕加索剔除细枝末节，创造不 朽艺术作品一样。 to liken [somebody]/[something] to ...把某人/某事物比作… 这里我认为作者想说是毕加索用 11 块石版画拼成一幅画这种创作手 法与苹果制作手机等的方法类似，仔细看一下文章，liken 后面的主 语是 11 lithographs，to 后面是 the way，译文很聪明地都表达到 位了。 Steven P. Jobs established the Apple University as a way to inculcate employees into Apple’s business culture and educate them about its history, particularly as the company grew and the technical business changed. Courses are not required, only recommended, but getting new employees to enroll is rarely a problem. 斯蒂夫·P·乔布斯创立苹果大学，是为了向员工灌输苹果公司企业 文化，告诉他们苹果公司的历史，在公司壮大与技术业务变动的时候 更是如此。课程不是必修，只是推荐，但新员工几乎都会去上课。 ① (instil)灌输 ‹ideas, beliefs› to inculcate [something] in or into [somebody]向某人灌输某思 想 ② (teach)教导 ‹pupil, followers› to inculcate [somebody] with [something]教导某人某事 2.这里的 as 引导的是时间状语从句，注意细节。 3. rarely a problem 其实是一个双重否定的表达。 Randy Nelson, who came from the animation studio Pixar, co-founded by Mr. Jobs, is one of the teachers of “Communicatingat Apple.” This course，open to various levels of employees, focuses on clear communication, not just for ma