专业英语八级考试:TEM-8Exercise7(12)
网络资源 Freekaoyan.com/2008-04-11
PART IV: TRANSLATION (60 MIN.)
SECTION A: CHINESE TO ENGLISH (30 MIN.)
Translate the following part of the text into English. Write your translation on ANSWER SHEET THREE.
世界上有好多国家种植茶树,生产茶叶,但茶的名称不是叫“tea”,就是叫“cha”。“Tea”原是闽南话,据说茶从海路传到国外就叫做“tea”。“Cha”是中国北方话的说法,据说外国人从陆路得到的茶就称为“cha”。这说明茶是从中国传到世界各地的,中国是茶的故乡。
在古代,中国人最初用野生茶叶来治消化不良等疾病,后来又发现茶是一种很好的饮料。早在公元前200年,中国人就会种植茶树了,并且掌握了制作茶叶的方法,喝茶的风气也已经相当普遍。
SECTION B: ENGLISH TO CHINESE (30 MIN.)
Translate the following underlined part of the text into Chinese. Write your translation on ANSWER SHEET THREE.
I know what is being said about me and you can take my side or theirs. It's my word against Eunice's and Olivia-Ann's, and it should be plain enough to anyone with two good eyes which one of us had their wits about them. I just want the citizens of the U.S.A. to know the facts, that's all.
The facts: on Sunday, August 12, this year of our Lord, Eunice tried to kill me with her papa's Civil War sword and Olivia Ann cut up all over the place with a fourteen-inch hog knife. This is not even to mention lots of other things.
It began six months ago when I married Marge. That was the first thing I did wrong. We were married in Mobile after an acquaintance of only four days. We were both sixteen and she was visiting my cousin Georgia. Now that I've had plenty of time to think it over, I can't for the life of me figure how I fell for the likes of her. She has no looks, no body, and no brains whatsoever. But Marge is a natural blonde and maybe that's the answer. Well, we were married going on three months when Marge ups and gets pregnant; the second thing I did wrong. Then she starts hollering that she's got to go home to Man--only she hasn't got no mama, just these two aunts, Eunice and Olivia-Ann. So she makes me quit my perfectly swell position clerking at the Cash's Carry and move here to Admiral's Mill which is nothing but damn gap in the road any way you care to consider it.
PART V: WRITING (60 MIN.)
If There Were No Advertisements
Directions: In modern societies, people are faced with a flood of advertisements. Some people argue that it is unnecessary to spend such large sums on advertising while the others don't think so.
Write an essay of about 300 words within 60 minutes. After presenting the two different ideas about advertisements you should state your own opinion about this topic and give the reason why.
Mark will be awarded for content, organization, grammar, and appropriacy. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.
