09年二级笔译实务题的英译汉.doc

刚做了下09年二级笔译实务题的英译汉，贴上来，希望对准备翻译实践的同学起点作用：There was, last week, a glimmer of hope in the world food crisis. Expecting a bumper harvest, Ukraine relaxed restrictions on exports. Overnight, global wheat prices fell by 10 percent.上周，世界粮食危机呈现出一丝希望。乌克兰粮食有望丰收，因此放松了粮食出口限制，全球小麦价格一夜之间下降了10%。By contrast, traders in Bangkok quote rice prices around $1,000 a ton, up from $460 two months ago.与此相反，曼谷粮食商的粮食收购价格从两个月前的460美元上涨到1000美元/吨。Such is the volatility of today’s markets. We do not know how high food prices might go, nor how far they could fall. But one thing is certain: We have gone from an era of plenty to one of scarcity. Experts agree that food prices are not likely to return to the levels the world had grown accustomed to any time soon.当今粮食市场便是如此风云变幻。我们无法知晓粮食价格会走多高，也不知道会跌到哪里，但有一点是肯定的：我们已经从粮食充裕时代到了粮食紧缺时代。专家一致认为全球粮食价格短期内不会恢复到正常水平。Imagine the situation of those living on less than $1 a day - the “bottom billion,” the poorest of the world’s poor. Most live in Africa, and many might typically spend two-thirds of their income on food.想一想上亿的世界底层贫最困人民——他们的日均生活费用低于1美元，大部分生活在非洲，而且许多人要将收入的三分之二用于吃饭生存。In Liberia last week, I heard how people have stopped purchasing imported rice by the bag. Instead, they increasingly buy it by the cup, because that’s all they can afford.上周，我听说利比里亚人购买进口大米不再用袋装，而是有越来越多的人用杯子买，他们能买的起的也只有几杯子大米了。Traveling though West Africa, I found good reason for optimism. In Burkina Faso, I saw a government working to import drought resistant seeds and better manage scarce water supplies, helped by nations like Brazil. In Ivory Coast, we saw a women’s cooperative running a chicken farm set up with UN funds. The project generated income - and food - for villagers in ways that can easily be replicated.但是走到西非境内，我有理由开始乐观。我看到布基诺法索政府在巴西等国家的帮助下，进口抗旱型种子，并采取更好的办法管理稀缺的水源。在象牙海岸，我们看到妇女与联合国基金合作开了一座养鸡场。鸡场不仅创收，也为村民提供食物，而且此项目的运作模式容易复制。Elsewhere, I saw yet another women’s group slowly expanding their local agricultural production, with UN help. Soon they will repla