2014年考研英语的翻译模拟试题(十)
<p> 十、一位科幻小说作家</p><p> <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="science">science</span>-<span word="fiction">fiction</span> <span word="writers">writers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="ambitious">ambitious</span>, <span word="stylistically">stylistically</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thematically">thematically</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="luring">luring</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="academic">academic</span> <span word="surroundings">surroundings</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="conditionsa">conditionsa</span> <span word="factor">factor</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="academic">academic</span> <span word="critics">critics</span> <span word="rarely">rarely</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="account">account</span>. <span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="Silverberg">Silverberg</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Science">Science</span> <span word="Fiction">Fiction</span> <span word="Writers">Writers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="prolific">prolific</span> <span word="professionals">professionals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="dominated">dominated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="living">living</span>. <span word="Still">Still</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="thirties">thirties</span>, <span word="Silverberg">Silverberg</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="books">books</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="disarmingly">disarmingly</span> <span word="frank">frank</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="genuine">genuine</span> <span word="prose">prose</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="outlet">outlet</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="account">account</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="annoyingly">annoyingly</span> <span word="verbal">verbal</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Brooklyn">Brooklyn</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="science">science</span>-<span word="fiction">fiction</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ten">ten</span>, <span word="started">started</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="seriously">seriously</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thirteen">thirteen</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="seventeen">seventeen</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="despair">despair</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="inability">inability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pulp">pulp</span> <span word="magazines">magazines</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="urging">urging</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="enrolled">enrolled</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Columbia">Columbia</span> <span word="University">University</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="worst">worst</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="School">School</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Journalism">Journalism</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="steady">steady</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="somewhere">somewhere</span>. <span word="During">During</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="sophomore">sophomore</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="science">science</span>-<span word="fiction">fiction</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Scottish">Scottish</span> <span word="magazine">magazine</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="Nebula">Nebula</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="junior">junior</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="novel">novel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="stories">stories</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="earning">earning</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="fiction">fiction</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="reconciled">reconciled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="pursuit">pursuit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="literary">literary</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="cynical">cynical</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span>. <span word="First">First</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="couldnt">couldnt</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="anything">anything</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="everything">everything</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="characteristics">characteristics</span>. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="editor">editor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="schlock">schlock</span> <span word="magazine">magazine</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ten">ten</span>-<span word="thousand">thousand</span>-<span word="word">word</span> <span word="hole">hole</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fill">fill</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="issue">issue</span>. <span word="Id">Id</span> <span word="fill">fill</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="overnight">overnight</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fifty">fifty</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="rewriting">rewriting</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="difference">difference</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="possibly">possibly</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kinds">kinds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="admired">admired</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="readerJoyce">readerJoyce</span>, <span word="Kafka">Kafka</span>, <span word="Mannso">Mannso</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="detached">detached</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="phenomenon">phenomenon</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="college">college</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="published">published</span>, <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="author">author</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>, <span word="When">When</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="serious">serious</span>? <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="wasnt">wasnt</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="fictionand">fictionand</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="them">them</span>,<span word="When">When</span> <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="financially">financially</span> <span word="secure">secure</span>.</p>
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