全國05年4月自考英語翻譯試題
PART ONE (30 POINTS)
I. Multiple Choice Questions(30 points, 2 points for each)
A. Directions: This part consists of ten sentences, each followed by four different versions marked A,B,C, and D. Choose the one that is the closest equivalent of the original in terms of meaning and expressiveness.
1.Egypt’s very soil was born in the Nile’s annual flood; with the flood came the life-giving mud that made Egypt the granary of the ancient world.( )
A.埃及的土地就是尼羅河每年泛濫而形成的。河水泛濫,萬物得以生長,埃及就這樣成了古代世界的糧倉。
B.埃及的土地就是尼羅河每年泛濫而形成的。河水泛濫帶來泥沙,萬物得以生長,埃及就這樣成了古代世界的糧倉。
C.因為每年河水泛濫,泥沙形成了埃及的土地,萬物得以生長,埃及就這樣成了古代世界的糧倉。
D.萬物之所以能生長,是因為埃及的土地是尼羅河每年泛濫帶來的泥沙而形成的。埃及就這樣成了古代世界的糧倉。