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Sometimes excited but mostly confused, embarrassed or even terrified, many foreigners have long complained about mistranslations of Chinese dishes. And their complaints are often valid(有效), but such an experience at Beijing’s restaurants will apparently soon be history.
Foreign visitors will no longer, hopefully, be confused by oddly worded restaurant menus in the capital if the government’s plan to correctly translate 3,000 Chinese dishes is a success and the translations are generally adopted.
The municipal(市政) office of foreign affairs has published a book to recommend English translations of Chinese dishes, which aims to help restaurants avoid bizarre translations. “It provides the names of main dishes of famous Chinese cuisines in plain English,” an official with the city’s Foreign Affairs office said. “Restaurants are encouraged to use the proposed translations, but it will not be compulsory.” It’s the city’s latest effort to bridge the culture gap for foreign travelers in China.
Coming up with precise translations is a daunting task, as some Chinese culinary(烹饪) techniques are untranslatable and many Chinese dishes have no English-language equivalent. The translators, after conducting a study of Chinese restaurants in English-speaking countries, divided the dish names into four categories: ingredients, cooking method, taste and name of a person or a place. For some traditional dishes, pinyin, the Chinese phonetic system, is used, such as mapo tofu(previously often literally translated as “beancurd made by woman with freckles”), baozi(steamed stuffed bun) and jiaozi(dumplings) to “reflect the Chinese cuisine culture,” according to the book.
“The book is a blessing to tourist guides like me. Having it, I don’t have to rack my brains trying to explain Chinese dishes to foreign travellers,” said Zheng Xiaodong, a 31-year-old employee with a Beijing-based travel agency.
“I will buy the book as I major in English literature and I’d like to introduce Chinese cuisine culture to more foreign friends,” said Han Yang, a postgraduate student at the University of International Business and Economics.
It is not clear if the book will be introduced to other parts of China. But on Tuesday, this was the most discussed topic on weibo.com, China’s most popular microblogging site.
小题1:What’s the best title of the passage?
A.An adventure for foreigners who eat in Beijing. |
B.Confusing mistranslations of Chinese dishes. |
C.Chinese dishes to have “official” English names. |
D.The effort to bridge the culture gap. |
A.some Chinese dishes are not well received |
B.some Chinese dishes are hard to translate |
C.some Chinese dishes are mistranslated |
D.some Chinese dishes are not acceptable |
A.Recommending a book on Chinese dishes. |
B.Advocating(提倡) using precise translation for Chinese dishes. |
C.Publishing a book on China’s dietary habits. |
D.Providing the names of main Chinese dishes. |
A.confusing | B.disappointing | C.discouraging | D.Worthwhile |
答案
小题1:C
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:C
解析
试题分析:本文介绍了在北京,对中文菜肴的错误翻译导致了外国客人的误解,最后北京政府出台了官方的建议菜肴名。
小题1:C 主旨大意题。本文讨论的主要是中国的菜肴有了英文名,就不再会有这样那样的尴尬了。故C正确。
小题2:C 推理题。根据第二段1,2行Sometimes excited but mostly confused, embarrassed or even terrified, many foreigners have long complained about mistranslations of Chinese dishes.说明这些中文的菜名被错误的翻译了,故C正确。
小题3:B 细节题。根据文章第四段1,2行The municipal(市政) office of foreign affairs has published a book to recommend English translations of Chinese dishes, which aims to help restaurants avoid bizarre translations.说明现在官方采用了统一的菜名并建议大家都使用,故B正确。
小题4:C 推理题。根据本句Coming up with precise translations is a daunting task,以及本段内容说明这是一个不容易的事情,因为中国的菜肴里含有太多难以翻译的东西。故C正确。
点评:本文对考生的要求较高,要在阅读理解整体语篇的基础上,把握文章的真正内涵。要吃透文章的字面意思,从字里行间捕捉有用的提示和线索,这是推理的前提和基础。要忠实于原文,以文章提供的事实和线索为依据。立足已知,推断未知。立足现在,猜测未来。不能主观臆想,凭空想象,随意揣测,更不能以自己的观点代替作者的观点;
核心考点
试题【BEIJING—Eating at a Beijing restaurant is usually an adventure for foreigners, a】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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The action came after Japan sealed a deal to buy three of the islands from their private Japanese owner. Japan controls the uninhabited but resource-rich East China Sea islands, which are also claimed by Taiwan.
The Japanese Coast Guard said the first two Chinese boats entered Japan’s territorial waters at 06:18 local time, followed by another fleet of four other ships just after 07:00. The first two ships then left the area. A third ship left later on Friday morning, one report said. No force was used, Japanese officials added. “Our patrol(巡逻) ships are currently telling them to leave our country’s territorial waters,” the coastguard said in a statement.
The Chinese foreign ministry confirmed that its ships were there. “These law enforcement and patrol activities are aimed to demonstrate China’s jurisdiction over the Diaoyu Islands and ensure the country’s maritime interests,” a statement said.
The US has called for “cooler heads to be accepted” as tension worsens between China and Japan over the islands. US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is going to visit both Japan and China from this weekend as part of a tour of the region.
The dispute(争端) has seriously damaged diplomatic relations between China and Japan and threatens to damage the strong trading relationship, says the BBC’s John Sudworth in Beijing. The dispute has also caused strong nationalist emotions on both sides that makes it very difficult to be seen to be backing down, says our reporter.
The Japanese government says it is buying the islands to promote their stable and peaceful management. China on the other hand, says the islands have historically been its territory and fishing grounds. Meanwhile Japan’s newly-appointed ambassador to China, Shinichi Nishimiya, remains in hospital in Tokyo. He was appointed on Tuesday to replace Uichiro Niwa, who has been criticized for his dealing with the worst diplomatic dispute between Japan and China in recent years.
小题1:The Diaoyu Islands are actually inhabited(居住) by .
A.Japan | B.China | C.Taiwan | D.Nobody |
A.Japan fired at the 6 Chinese ships to warn them to leave the waters. |
B.China admitted that the 6 ships had been forced to leave the waters. |
C.The US called on both sides to calm down. |
D.Shinichi Nishimiya was unconscious(昏迷的) in the hospital because somebody attacked him. |
A.He isn’t iron(强硬) enough in dealing with the diplomatic disputes between Japan and China. |
B.His health condition is not good enough to work there. |
C.He didn’t do well in dealing with the diplomatic dispute about the Diaoyu Islands. |
D.He criticized the Chinese government publicly in an improper way. |
A.British | B.Chinese | C.Japanese | D.American |
Volunteer tutors come from all walks of life—married, single, with or without children. Big Brothers and Big Sisters are not replacement parents or social workers. They are tutors: someone to trust, to have fun with, to talk and go to when needed.
A Big Sister and Little Sister will generally spend between one and four hours together three or four times each month for at least twelve months. They enjoy simple activities such as a picnic at a park, cooking, playing sport or going to a football match. These activities improve the friendship and help the young person develop positive self-respect, confidence and life direction.
Big Brothers Big Sisters organizations exist throughout the world. It is the large and most well-known provider of tutor services internationally and has been operating for 25 years.
Emily and Sarah have been matched since 2008. Emily is a 10-year-old girl who has experienced some difficulties being accepted by her schoolmates at school. “I was pretty sure there was something wrong with me.”
Emily’s mum came across Big Brothers Big Sisters and thought it would be of benefit to Emily by “providing different feedback(反馈) about herself other than just relying on schoolmates to measure her self-worth.
Sarah wanted to get involved in a volunteer program. “I googled it and found out how to be a part of it. I thought it would be fun for me to get involved in making time to do something because sometimes it is all work and no play.”
Big Brothers Big Sisters has been of great benefit and enjoyment to both Emily and Sarah. They love and look forward to their time together and the partnership has certainly helped Emily be more comfortable in being the wonderful, happy and unique girl she is!
小题1:What is the aim of Big Brothers Big Sisters?
A.To offer students public services. |
B.To help students improve their grades. |
C.To organize sport activities for young people. |
D.To provide partnership and fun for young people. |
A.advice from her teachers |
B.a new way to assess herself |
C.a new way to judge her schoolmates |
D.more comments from her schoolmates |
A.She used to be a volunteer. |
B.She needed a part-time job. |
C.She felt a bit bored with her life. |
D.She wanted to get a challenging job. |
A.popular at school | B.rather weak physically |
C.easily hurt emotionally | D.confident in themselves |
New features include the ability to _____50_____ portions of Google Maps onto phones and other _____51_____ devices, with detailed data, so users can find their way around _____52_____ areas even if they don’t have an active Internet connection.
Perhaps the most _____53_____ new feature was the detailed three-dimensional images that Google plans to offer for major cities in coming months.
Google product manager Peter Birch explained that the company is using _____54_____ to obtain detailed images of every street and building in an area, from different _____55_____, which are then compiled into images that appear to show height, depth and even architectural details of buildings and streets, _____56_____ landscape features such as trees.
“We are trying to create the effect that you are flying _____57_____ the city, almost as if you were in your own personal helicopter,” said Birch.
Compiling those images _____58_____ extensive photographing and processing of images, however. _____59_____ Birch promised to have images _____60_____ for several major cities in coming months, he and other Google officials did not offer a detailed timetable.
Industry blogs have reported that Apple is preparing to _____61_____ its own maps and navigation service, including 3-D images. Analysts say the _____62_____ is part of a larger race between the two tech giants to offer services that keep users _____63_____ and allow each company to deliver advertising or other products targeted to specific locations and other data on ____64______ interests.
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Data from the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (Ucas) showed there were 265,784 university applications by UK-based candiates up to 17 Decemeber, 6.3% down on the parallel period in the admissions cycle the year before. While this is less than the 8.4% year-on-uear fall seen in earlier Ucas figures, released in mid-November, the coming January deadline makes it ever more likely that the total 2013 applicant figure will see a second sizeable fall following the introduction of annual fees of up to £9,000.
Nicola Dandridge, the chairman of Universities UK, said : “However, we must be concerned about any drops in the numbers applying to university and in particular, we must look closely at how the increase in graduate contributions in England may be affecting the decisions of promising students. However ,the December figures show a drop in numbers across the UK, suggesting that it is not only a question of tuition fees in England putting off from applying.”
A report of the Uncas figures to mid-December shows a 6.5% fall for applicants in England and 11.7% for those in Wales, with smaller drops of 3.9% for Scotland and 0.5% for Nortern Ireland. Scotiish students at home insitiutions pay on fees, while those from Nothern Ireland have fees capped to £3,575 for Northern Irish universities.
Dandridge added: “No one should be put off applying to university because of worries about finance.”
“It is important that no one is put off applying to university because they do not have information about the student support available to them. Most new students don’t need to pay directly. There will be more financial support for those from poorer families and everyone will make lower loan repayments thatn they do now once they are in well paid jobs.”
小题1:A drop of more than 6% for 2013 applications is probably the effect of .
A.the increased tuition fees |
B.the approaching deadline |
C.the concern from applicants |
D.the difficulties with applications |
A.3.9% | B.6% | C.6.3% | D.8.4% |
A.Because they have more financial support. |
B.Because the tuition is much cheaper for them. |
C.Because the education is better there. |
D.Because the universities are free for them. |
A.The application for universities is on a rise continuously. |
B.The fall for applications is due to family problems. |
C.The education in Scotland and Northern Ireland is worse. |
D.The rise of tuition fees has an effect on applications. |
A.everyone should apply to university |
B.students may get financial supports |
C.lower loan repayments is unavailable |
D.most new students will not pay fees |
We couldn’t forget the historic moment on Oct.11, 2012, when the first Chinese Nobel laureate, Mo Yan, won the 2012 Nobel Prize for Literature. Minutes after the award was announced, millions of Chinese expressed pleasure and pride for Mo Yan on the Internet. So a Chinese getting the Nobel Prize for literature did really increase the national pride.
On Dec.11 (Monday) in Sweden Mo was given the Nobel diploma, medal and a document confirming the prize amount. In his speech at the ceremony, Mo said receiving the prize felt like a fairy tale, but of course it was true and that literature was useless compared with science. Mo"s award filled the blank left by Chinese literature in the world literary history. Meanwhile, Monday"s Nobel awards ceremony set off another buying rush on Mo"s works among Chinese readers.
小题1:Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize for _________.
A.history | B.Literature | C.peace | D.physics |
A.Calm | B.Relaxed | C.Proud | D.indifferent |
A.loser | B.winner | C.fan | D.superstar |
A.It was hard for Mo Yan to believe he was awarded the prize. |
B.Mo Yan thinks Literature is useless. |
C.Mo Yan was given the Nobel Prize, medal and a document. |
D.Mo Yan’s works were more popular after his receiving the prize. |
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