I. Explain the following terms briefly in English:(30 points)
1. Impressionism(in arts)
2. Frankenstein(as a figure)
3. The Enlightnment
4. Guglielmo Maroni
5. E-Commerce
6. Nielsen sample(as in media research)
7. Deduction
8. D-Day
9. DNA
10. Odyssey
II. Give the full name of these terms:(10 points)
1. FCC
2. AIDS
3. HDTV
4. EQ
5. .B.C
III. Translate the following into English (25 points)
齐威王召即墨大夫,语之曰:“自子之居即墨也,毁言日至。然吾使人视即墨,田野辟,人民给,官无事,东方以宁;是子不事吾左右以求助也!”封之万家。召阿大夫,语之曰:“自子收阿,誉言日至。吾使人视阿,田野不辟,人民贫馁。昔日赵攻yan,子不救;卫取薛陵,子不知;是子厚币事吾左右以求誉也!”是日,烹阿大夫及左右尝誉者。于是群臣耸惧,莫敢布诈,务尽其情,齐国大治,强于天下。
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IV. Translate thefollowing into English (25 points)
批评家应该怎么样帮助张艺谋
欧美票房大卖之后,《英雄》和《十面埋伏》就成了国内批评界无法回避,又难以下咽的棘手难题。两部影片的共同的苍白和空洞,在中国的批评语境中有着不言自明的“原罪”。而欧美等海外观众的追捧,却给这种不证自明的评价体系和评价方式,提出了不得不考虑的另一个角度。
《英雄》和《十面埋伏》在国内外、圈内外反差巨大的评价,也绝非艺术与商业之争那么简单。张艺谋在国内外、圈内外之间如此不能两全,除了造成他自己的创作处于尴尬和分裂的状态之外,更证明了在国内外、圈内外的电影观念和审美标准之间,存在着多么巨大的差异。这样的差异不但给张艺谋带来尴尬,其实也一直是中国电影人的普遍困惑。批评家若能为这种差异找到真正的成因,将为包括张艺谋在内的中国电影人提供巨大的帮助。
(摘自《北京青年报》2004年11月11日张天蔚/文)
V. Writing (choose 2 topics,30 points each)
1. Finish the essay in about 300 words
For those as yet unfamiliar with the terms Voice Messaging System or Touch-Tone-Response System, they refer to those irritating and impersonal menu options one receives with a call to almost any toll-free number and an increasing number of institutions. You know the ones,” … for the option even minutely resembling your inquiry, press 73.” As annoyingly comic as these systems may seem, they are representative of a dangerous trend in the reduction of basic human interaction under the guise of efficiency and progress.
… …
2. Finish the essay in about 300 words:
We often assume that anyone who knows two languages can be a translator or an interpreter. Research shows, however, that high levels of fluency in two languages do not necessarily make someone a good translator, or interpreter. The task obviously requires the knowledge of two languages, but that’s not enough.
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3. Write a short essay, using the following outline:(within 400 words)
What is Communication?
1. Communication is a process, not a product;
2. Communication is a set of constructed meanings;
3. Communication involves the use of shared symbols;
4. Communication is both verbal and nonverbal.
adj. 动词的,口头的,用言辞的,用文字的