IV.Translation (30%) LZ ID|-
Part A (20%) dYV)lMJ*
Direction : Read the following passage carefully and then translate it into d*>M<6b-
Chinese. Please write your translation on the Answer Sheet. 1=(i{D~
A recent phenomenon in the choice of careers on the part of the college graduates is
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the increasing trend towards big companies. Few are interested in research fields. This KQ9:lJKr
is an unavoidable problem in a materialistic society, where tempting salaries and u%[*;@;9+
fringe benefit are offered by big companies to compete with each other to recruit #lLL5ji
students before they have completed their studies. On the other hand, as many big a*IJ)'S
enterprises and even government departments tend to concentrate on immediate j ^!J:Bj
economic results and show comparatively little interest in long range research, there is dadMwe_l0
a steady shift of scientists and researchers from the pure research to the applied field, @xkM|N?
where there are more jobs available with better salaries. All this has not only seriously m#;:%.Rm
influenced young people's view on the choice of careers, but on education as well. Jc%>=`f
Many college teachers deplore that fewer and fewer students these days acquire Io"=X!k
knowledge. w\2[dd
Part B (10%,2 mark each) ;5% &q6&a
Direction:Translate the following 5 sentences into English.Please write your 8m*\"_S{
translation on the Answer Sheet. m9B3]H
1)有时候对一个人来说需要终生的时间才能懂得活着就是为了奉献。 v S+~4Q41
2)文化是一切。文化是我们着装的方式,是我们走路的方式,是我们系领带的方 Ph%s.YAZ~
式。 /Bwea];^Q
3)时间是个多才多艺的表演者。它能展翅飞翔,能阔步前进,也能治愈创伤。 n `Xz<Q!
4)音乐是你自身的体验,你的思想,你的智慧。 yED^/=\)}
5)国家的发展取决于年轻一代的素质,这是众人皆知的事实。 f%}+.eD
V. Writing (20%) q}1$OsM
Directions: Read the following poem and write an essay in which you should 8|tm`r`*Az
1) state what you can learn from the poem &4%J35~
2) interpret its meaning and &sNID4FR
3) support your personal view with some dreams that you have had in your life. |zT0g]WH
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Hold fast to dreams g|HrhUT;
For when dreams go E9:hK
Life is a barren field %Uk/P
Frozen only with snow /t^lI%&
You should write no less than 150 words. Now write the composition on the Answer B<&_lG0s