2017年中級筆譯課后練習(xí)題（1）

　　Exercise 1

　　1. As holidays go, Thanksgiving is in some ways the most philosophical. 2.Today we try not to take for granted the things we almost always take for granted. 3.We try, if only in that brief pause before the eating begins, to see through the well-worn patterns of our lives to what lies behind them. 4.In other words, we try to understand how very rich we are, whether we feel very rich or not. 5.Today is one of the few times most Americans consciously set desire aside, if only because desire is incompatible with the gratitude--- not to mention the abundance--- that Thanksgiving summons.

　　2. 在眾多節(jié)日中，感恩節(jié)是最令人深思的節(jié)日。今天，我們會(huì)把平時(shí)習(xí)以為常的事看得很珍貴。至少會(huì)在飯前的片刻，看透一成不變的生活，悟出背后的道理。換句話說，無論我們覺得自己是貧是富，我們總是把自己看得很富有，今天，難得大多數(shù)美國人會(huì)有意識地把欲望放置一邊，至少擁有一顆感恩的心，更不用說是一頓豐盛的晚宴了。這時(shí)欲望光臨便顯得格格不入了。

　　Exercise 2

　　It should have been easy. They were battle-tested veterans with long ties to Reagan and even longer ties to the Republican party, men who understood presidential politics as well as any in the country. The backdrop of the campaign was hospitable, with lots of good news to work with: America was at peace, and the nation’s economy, a key factor in any election, was rebounding vigorously after recession. Furthermore, the campaign itself was lavishly financed, with plenty of money for a top-flight staff, travel, and television commercials. And, most important, their candidate was Ronald Reagan, a president of tremendous personal popularity and dazzling communication skills. Reagan has succeed more than any president since John F. Kennedy in projecting a broad vision of America – a nation of renewed military strength, individual initiative, and smaller federal government.

　　這應(yīng)該是一件容易的事。他們是跟隨里根多年，久經(jīng)沙場的老將，與共和黨是有著更深的淵源，是這個(gè)國家最熟悉總統(tǒng)政治的人。精選的背景也很有利，有很多的新聞可以炒作。例如：美國上下一片和平，國家經(jīng)濟(jì)，競選的一個(gè)關(guān)鍵因素也在經(jīng)過一段時(shí)間的衰退之后進(jìn)行強(qiáng)有力的反彈。還有，這次競選本身就收到了慷慨資助，可以比較充裕地培養(yǎng)一流競選班子，支付巡回演講以及電視廣告的費(fèi)用。最重要的是，他們的候選人是羅納德里根，一個(gè)有著極高的個(gè)人魅力，精湛的溝通技巧的一位總統(tǒng)，里根是自肯尼迪，F(xiàn)林肯以來的最成功地勾勒出美國藍(lán)圖的一位總統(tǒng)——一個(gè)軍事力量復(fù)興。富有個(gè)人創(chuàng)新精神的，聯(lián)邦政府得以精簡的國家。