Passage Translation 1

How many people in the United States own a computer? According to a recent survey, three out four American adults, 76% claimed to own a computer. Nowadays people use computers for simple tasks, such as writing e-mail letters，and for more complex tasks such as e-commerce or e-banking. Children use computers to play games or they use them to do homework. With a popularity of personal computers, computers will be more advanced. And they will be easily accessible by people all around the world.

【参考译文】

在美国多少人有电脑？最近的调查显示，美国成年人中，四个人中间有三个人有，即76%计划过拥有一台电脑。现今人们用电脑来完成简单的任务，如写电子邮 件，在更复杂的任务方面，例如用其进行电子商务或电子银行。儿童用电脑玩游戏或用来做家庭作业。随着个人电脑的普及，电脑将更先进。并且电脑将方便世界各 地的人们。

【评析】该段话题主要讲美国电脑的普及情况及用途。是我们非常熟悉的话题。听译的时候注意记住数据及核心词译法。其他表达英译汉要符合汉语表达习惯。

关键词：

e-mail   电子邮件

e-commerce  电子商务

e-bank  电子银行

accessible  易使用的，可得到的

Passage Translation 2

It is easy to show that intelligence is something we are born with. The closer the blood relationship between two people, the closer they are likely to be in intelligence. If we take two unrelated people at random, their degree of intelligence might be completely different. Yes, on the other hand we take two identical trends. They will very likely be as intelligent as each other. Relations like brothers and sisters, parents and children usually have similar intelligence. And these clearly suggests that intelligence depends on birth.

【参考译文】

很容易说明我们的智力是天生的。两人之间的血缘关系越近，他们的智力可能越接近。如果我们随机拿两个不相干的人来看，他们的智商水平可能会完全不同。反之 亦然。他们很可能会彼此都一样聪明。像兄妹之间、 父母和子女之间这种关系，他们通常有相似的智力。这些清楚地表明智力取决于天生。

【评析】本段主要是谈论血缘关系远近与智力水平相似度关系。听译时注意原文表达关系时先后逻辑顺序及论证过程。注意比较级结构。听懂大意再下笔。

关键词：

intelligence   n. 智力

blood relationship  血统，血缘关系

identical   adj. 相同的

intelligent   adj. 聪明的，智能的