2015年11月英语二级笔译真题及答案.pdf

2015 11 年 月全国翻译专业资格（水平）考试 英语二级《笔译实务》试卷 Section1:English-ChineseTranslation(50points) TranslatethefollowingtwopassagesintoChinese. Passage1 ApplemaywellbetheonlytechcompanyontheplanetthatwoulddarecompareitselftoPicasso. InaclassatthecompanysinternalUniversity,theinstructorlikenedthe 11lithographsthatmakeup Picassos The Bull to the way Apple builds its smartphones and other devices. The idea is that Apple designersstriveforsimplicityjust asPicassoeliminateddetailstocreateagreatworkofart. Steven P Jobs establishedApple University as a way to inculcate employees intoApples business culture and educate them about its history, particularly as the company grew and the tech business changed. Courses are not required, only recommended, but getting new employees to enroll is rarely a problem. RandyNelson,whocamefromtheanimationstudioPixar,co-foundedbyJobs,isoneoftheteachers of Communicating at Apple. This course, open to various levels of employees, focuses on clear communication,notjust formakingproductsintuitive,butalsoforsharingideaswithpeersandmarketing products. In a version of the class taught last year, Nelson showed a slide of The Bull, a series of 11 lithographsofabullthatPicassocreatedoveraboutamonth,startinginlate 1945.Intheearlystages,the bullhasasnout,shouldershanksandhooves,but overthe iterations,thosedetailsvanish.Thelastimage isacurvystickfigurethatisstillunmistakablyabull. Yougo through more iterationsuntil you can simply deliver your message in avery conciseway, andthatistruetotheApplebrandandeverythingwedo,recalledonepersonwhotookthecourse. In WhatMakesApple,Apple, anothercoursethatNelson occasionallyteaches,he showeda slide oftheremotecontrolfortheGoogleTV,saidanemployeewhotooktheclasslastyear.Theremotehas78 buttons.Then,theemployeesaid,NelsondisplayedaphotooftheAppleTVr