2019上半年CATTI口译一级真题（英译汉）第一篇
<p><span word="Something">Something</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="enormous">enormous</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="significance">significance</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="happening">happening</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="notice">notice</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="agriculture">agriculture</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="civilization">civilization</span> <span word="began">began</span> 10,000 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="humankind">humankind</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="vulnerable">vulnerable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="calculations">calculations</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="over">over</span> 50 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="population">population</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="some">some</span> 3.8 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="households">households</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="discretionary">discretionary</span> <span word="expenditure">expenditure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> “<span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="class">class</span>” <span word="or">or</span> “<span word="rich">rich</span>.” <span word="About">About</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="households">households</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="vulnerable">vulnerable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="September">September</span> 2018 <span word="marks">marks</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="tipping">tipping</span> <span word="point">point</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="ever">ever</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vulnerable">vulnerable</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="Barring">Barring</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="unfortunate">unfortunate</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="setback">setback</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="marks">marks</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="era">era</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="middle">middle</span>-<span word="class">class</span> <span word="majority">majority</span>.</p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="classification">classification</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="households">households</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> (<span word="households">households</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="below">below</span> $1.90 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="day">day</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="class">class</span> (<span word="households">households</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> $11-110 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2011 <span word="purchasing">purchasing</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="parity">parity</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="PPP">PPP</span>). <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="classification">classification</span>: <span word="vulnerable">vulnerable</span> <span word="households">households</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="class">class</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="distribution">distribution</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="classified">classified</span> <span word="as">as</span> “<span word="rich">rich</span>.” <span word="Our">Our</span> “<span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="class">class</span>” <span word="classification">classification</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2010 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="acknowledging">acknowledging</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="precise">precise</span> <span word="definition">definition</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="globally">globally</span> <span word="applied">applied</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="threshold">threshold</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="characteristics">characteristics</span>: <span word="those">those</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="discretionary">discretionary</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="consumer">consumer</span> <span word="durables">durables</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="motorcycles">motorcycles</span>, <span word="refrigerators">refrigerators</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="washing">washing</span> <span word="machines">machines</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="afford">afford</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="movies">movies</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="indulge">indulge</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="forms">forms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="entertainment">entertainment</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="vacations">vacations</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="reasonably">reasonably</span> <span word="confident">confident</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="shock">shock</span>—<span word="like">like</span> <span word="illness">illness</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spell">spell</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="unemployment">unemployment</span>—<span word="without">without</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span>.</p>
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