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正确答案：Entering the 21st century the world has continued to undergo profound changes. Peace and development remain the calling of our times. On the other hand factors causing instability and uncertainty are increasing and new challenges and threats are looming. Against this backdrop the common interests between our two countries are increasing and the areas of our cooperation widening. Global peace and security now face new challenges such as fighting international terrorism preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction protecting the environment and human habitat and combating transnational crimes. And it is exactly in these fields that we share important strategic interests. China has a huge market and its development has generated strong demand while the United States has advanced technology and high quality products. This has created enormous opportunities for economic and technical cooperation between our two countries. Indeed there is a broad prospect for the growth of constructive and cooperative China-U.S. relations in all fields.
这篇文章节选自中华人民共和国国家主席胡锦涛在耶鲁大学的演讲，文章探讨了进入21世纪后国际形势的变化和双方合作前景之所在。在翻译实践的过程中，要注重积累政治术语的翻译技巧和固定词组。1．进入21世纪：enteringthe21stcentury，“进入21世纪”还可译为steppingintothe21stcentury，“进入21世纪后”译为“Afterentering21stcentury”，例如，“Afterentering21stcentury,China’surbanizationprocessisaccelerated，theoriginalhouseholdregistrationsystemisbroken，Thegapbetweentherichandthepoorischangedtopolarize．Allthesemakepoorprobleminthecityshowprominently．(进入21世纪后，中国城市化进程加快，原有户籍制度被打破．贫富差距加大，这些都使得城市贫困问题凸现。)”。2．(发生)深刻变化：undergoprofoundchanges，为同定译法，要多积累相关例句，例如．“TheworldisundergoingprofoundchangeswhichrequirethediscardoftheColdWarmentalityandthedevelopmentofanewsecurityconceptandanewinternationalpolitical，economicandsecurityorderresponsivetotheneedsofourtimes．(世界正在发生深刻的变化，变化了的世界需要摒弃冷战思维，建立适应时代需要的新安全观和新的国际政治、经济和安全秩序。)”。3．当今时代的主题：thecallingofourtimes。4．不稳定不确定因素：factorscausinginstabilityanduncertainty，注意这个词组的后置翻译方法。5．新挑战新威胁在增加：newchallengesandthreatsarelooming，“loom”意为“comeintoviewindistinctly，oftenthreateningly(隐约地出现；阴森地逼近)”，例如“Becauseofanearlyweakstockmarket，andfrequentaccountingscandalsofmanyUSbigcompanies，theUSeconomyfacesaloomingexpectation．TheBushAdministrationtrytostimulatetheeconomybya1，300billiondollartaxcutbill．(值此先因股市疲软，后又因美国许多大企业假账丑闻频传，致使经济发展颇不明朗之际，布什政府力求藉实施一兆三千亿美元减税计划来刺激经济。)”。6．在新的国际形势下：againstthisbackdrop，为固定译法，译为“在此背景下”。7．反对国际恐怖主义：fightinginternationalterrorism，为固定译法，其中terrorism表示“恐怖主义”。8．防止大规模杀伤性武器扩散：preventingtheproliferationofweaponsofmassdestruction，“杀伤性武器”译为“weaponsofmassdestruction(WMD)”。proliferation意为“arapidincreaseinnumber(especiallyarapidincreaseinthenumberofdeadlyweapons)(快速扩大)”。例如，《防止核扩散条约》译为“TreatyontheNon-proliferationofNuclearWeapons”。9．保护人类生存环境：protectingthehumanhabitat。10．打击跨国犯罪：combatingtransnationalcrimes，注意积累这类术语。例如，跨国犯罪(transnationalcrimes)，国际司法协助(internationaljudicialcooperation)，打击毒品犯罪(crackdowndrug-connectedcrimes)，《反洗钱公约》(AgreementonFightingMoneyLaundering)。11．全面建设性合作关系：constructiveandcooperativerelationsinallfields，注意“全面(inallfields)”两字翻译时的后置翻译方法。12．……前景广阔：thereisabroadprospectfor…，这个词语有多种译法，还可译为：showgreatpromisefotthefuture/haveatremendouspotentialfor…。