翻譯真題及參考答案
1998年E-C:
I agree to some extent with my imaginary English reader. American literary historians are perhaps prone to view their own national scene too narrowly, mistaking prominence for uniqueness. They do over-phrase their own literature, or certainly its minor figures. And Americans do swing from aggressive over phrase of their literature to an equally unfortunate, imitative deference. But then, the English themselves are somewhat insular in their literary appraisals. Moreover, in fields where they are not pre-eminent — e. g. in painting and music —they too alternate between boasting of native products and copying those of the Continent. How many English paintings try to look as though they were done in Paris; how many times have we read in articles that they really represent an “English tradition” after all.
To speak of American literature, then, is not to assert(斷言、聲稱)that it is completely unlike that of Europe. Broadly speaking, America and Europe have kept step(同步). At any given moment(在任何時候) the traveler could find examples in both of the same architecture, the same styles in dress, the same books on the shelves. Ideas have crossed the Atlantic as freely as men and merchandise, though sometimes more slowly. When I refer to American habit, thoughts, etc., I intend some sort of qualification(限制、限定、資格) to precede(領先、超前) the word, for frequently the difference between America and Europe (especially England) will be one of degree(唯一隻是在程度上), sometimes only of a small degree. The amount of divergence(分歧、差異) is a subtle (微妙的)affair, liable(有可能的) to perplex the Englishman when he looks at America. He is looking at a country which in important senses (重要的感覺)grew out of his own, which in several ways still resembles his own — and which is yet a foreign country. There are odd overlappings and abrupt unfamiliarities; kinship(親緣關係) yields to a sudden alienation(疏遠關係), as when we hail(打招呼) a person across the street, only to discover from his blank(沒有表情的) response that we have mistaken a stranger for a friend.
參考譯文(翻譯第二段)：
因此，我們在說“美國”文學，並不表明我們認為美國文學與歐洲文學截然不同。一般來說，美國和歐洲一直在同步發展。無論何時，旅遊者在兩地都能看到同一式的建築，見到同一款式的服飾，讀到擺在書架上的同一風格的'書籍。在大洋兩岸，人們的思想觀念，就容易同人員與貨物一樣，可以自由交流，儘管有時會略顯遲緩。談到美國人的習慣、美國人的思維等概念時，我想在“美國式的”這幾個詞前面再加上某種修飾，因為歐美之間(尤其是英美之間)的差異往往只是程度上的差異而已，而且在有的時候，是極低程度上的差異而已。差異的程度微乎其微，很可能會使審視美國的英國人感到迷惑不解。重要的是，英國人所審視的這個國家誕生於英國，並在不少方面仍與英國相差無幾---然而，實實在在是個異邦。兩地有著莫名的共同之處，以及令人深感突兀的陌生感。原先的親戚已形同陌路，就彷彿隔著馬路招呼，等看到對方一臉茫然時，我們才意識到認錯人。
1998年C-E原文：
1997年2月24日我們代表團下榻日月潭中信大飯店，送走了最後一批客人，已是次日凌晨3點了。我躺在床上久久不能入睡，披衣走到窗前，往外看去，只見四周峰巒疊翠，湖面波光粼粼。望著臺灣這僅有的景色如畫的天然湖泊，我想了許多，許多……
這次到臺灣訪問交流，雖然行程匆匆，但是，看了不少地方，訪了舊友，交了新知，大家走到一起，談論的一個重要話題就是中華民族在21世紀的強盛。雖然祖國大陸、臺灣的青年生活在不同的社會環境中，有著各自不同的生活經歷，但大家的內心都深深銘刻著中華文化優秀傳統的印記，都擁有著振興中華民族的共同理想。在世紀之交的偉大時代，我們的祖國正在走向繁榮富強，海峽兩岸人民也將加強交流，共同推進祖國統一大業的早日完成。世紀之交的寶貴機遇和巨大挑戰將青年推到了歷史前臺。跨世紀青年一代應該用什麼樣的姿態迎接充滿希望的新世紀，這是我們必須回答的問題。
日月潭水波不興，彷彿與我一同在思索……
參考譯文(翻譯第二段)：
The current visit to Taiwan for exchange, brief and cursory as it is, has enabled us to see many places, to visit old friends while making new acquaintances. Whenever people gather together, an important topic of discussion has been how the Chinese nation can become prosperous and powerful in the 21st century. Although the young people on the Mainland and in Taiwan live in different social contexts (environments / milieus), with their individually different experiences of life, in the innermost recesses of their hearts are wrought an indelible mark by the fine traditions of the Chinese culture. They all cherish the same ideal to rejuvenate the Chinese nation (They share the same ideal to rejuvenate the Chinese nation). In this great epoch at the turn of the century, our motherland is developing toward greater prosperity and powerfulness. People across the Taiwan Straits are bound to strengthen their exchanges and will mutually promote the earliest possible achievement of the great cause of reunification of the motherland. The precious opportunities and the tremendous challenges at the turn of the century have pushed the young people to the foreground (forefront) of the historical arena (stage). At this transitional phase between the two millennia, in what way the young generation should embrace the forthcoming new century replete with hopes is a question to which we have to seek an answer.
