北京大学外国语学院专业能力历年考研真题及详解.pdf

2004年北京大学外国语学院661专业能力考研真题及详解一、Tra
late the passage into Chinese. （50分） HE THAT hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune; for they are impediments to great enterprises, either of virtue or mischief. Certainly the best works, and of greatest merit for the public, have proceeded from the unmarried or childless men; which both in affection and mea
, have married and endowed the public. Yet it were great reason that those that have children, should have greatest care of future times; unto which they know they must tra
mit their dearest pledges. Some there are, who though they lead a single life, yet their thoughts do end with themselves, and account future times impertinences. Nay, there are some other, that account wife and children, but as bills of charges. Nay more, there are some foolish rich covetous men, that take a pride, in having no children, because they may be thought so much the richer. For perhaps they have heard some talk, Such an one is a great rich man, and another except to it, Yea, but he hath a great charge of children; as if it were an abatement to his riches. But the most ordinary cause of a single life, is liberty, especially in certain self-pleasing and humorous minds, which are so se
ible of every restraint, as they will go near to think their girdles and garte
, to be bonds and shackles. Unmarried men are best friends, best maste
, best servants; but not always best subjects; for they are light to run away; and almost all fugitives, are of that condition. A single life doth well with churchmen; for charity will hardly water the ground, where it must fi
t fill a pool. It is indifferent for judges and magistrates; for if they be facile and corrupt, you shall have a servant, five times wo
e than a wife. For soldie
, I find the generals commonly in their hortatives, put men in mind of their wives and children; and I think the despising of marriage amongst the Turks, making the vulgar soldier more base. Certainly wife and children are a