Question

【題目】閱讀表達(dá)

Perhaps you have seen some strange English before, like “big meter” for dami and “small buy” for xiaomaibu in Chinese. These are examples of incorrect translations (翻譯) in China that can be seen everywhere from restaurant menus to information signs.

While many people find this Chinglish to be funny, it is also said to “damage the country’s image” and confuse (使困惑) English speakers. On Dec. 1, China carried out its first national standards (規(guī)范) for the use of English in public service areas, People’s Daily reported.

The standards include more than 3,500 Chinese-to-English translations in 13 areas, including transportation, sports and education. This means that many Chinese words will now have standard English names.

For example, the English words for the Chinese dishes huntun and lamian are “wonton” and “l(fā)amian noodles”. For kaochuan and mixian, the English names are “barbecue” and “rice noodles”.

As for places, shaoniangong is called “children’s palace”. The entertainment activity nongjiale that we enjoy in rural areas is called “agritainment”. There are also many English warning (警示) phrases, like “wet floor” for xiaoxindihua and “mind your head” for dangxinpengtou.

The standards are part of efforts China has made in past years to fix incorrect English. Many cities have already fixed a lot of signs that show the wrong English translations. In 2015, Shanghai opened a 12345 hotline to encourage people to report incorrect translations.

回答下面5個(gè)問(wèn)題，每題答案不超過(guò)5個(gè)詞。

【1】When did China carried out its first national standards for the use of English in public service areas ?

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【2】How many Chinese—to—English translations are included in the standards?

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【3】What is the English word for the Chinese xiaoxindihua?

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【4】Why did China carried out the standards?

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【5】How did Shanghai encourage people to report incorrect translations?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】On Dec. 1

【2】More than 3,500.

【3】Wet floor.

【4】To fix incorrect English.

【5】By opening a 12345 hotline.

【解析】

本文講述了由于漢譯英的一些錯(cuò)誤，所以國(guó)家制定了一些英語(yǔ)規(guī)范翻譯在十三個(gè)領(lǐng)域來(lái)糾正一些英語(yǔ)翻譯上的不規(guī)范。

【1】根據(jù)第二段“On Dec. 1, China carried out its first national standards (規(guī)范) for the use of English in public service areas, People’s Daily reported，”可知，中國(guó)是在12月1日實(shí)施了首批公共服務(wù)場(chǎng)所的英語(yǔ)規(guī)范。故答案為On Dec. 1。

【2】根據(jù)第三段“The standards include more than 3,500 Chinese-to-English translations in 13 areas, including transportation, sports and education，”可知，這個(gè)英語(yǔ)標(biāo)準(zhǔn)規(guī)范包含13個(gè)領(lǐng)域中3500多個(gè)漢譯英翻譯。故答案為More than 3,500。

【3】根據(jù)第五段“There are also many English warning (警示) phrases, like “wet floor” for xiaoxindihua”，可知，在英語(yǔ)中“wet floor”表示“小心地滑”。故答案為Wet floor。

【4】根據(jù)最后一段“The standards are part of efforts China has made in past years to fix incorrect English”可知，中國(guó)實(shí)施標(biāo)準(zhǔn)規(guī)范的原因是為了修正不正確的英語(yǔ)表達(dá)。故答案為To fix incorrect English。

【5】根據(jù)最后一段“In 2015, Shanghai opened a 12345 hotline to encourage people to report incorrect translations”可知，上海通過(guò)開通一個(gè)12345熱線來(lái)鼓勵(lì)人們舉報(bào)不正確的英語(yǔ)翻譯。故答案為By opening a 12345 hotline。