Part Ⅳ Translation (15 minutes) Directions: In this part, there are five items which you should translate into Chinese, each item consisting of one or two sentences. These sentences are all taken from the Reading Passages you have just read in Part Two. You are allowed 15 minutes to do the translation. You should refer back to the passages so as to identify their meanings in the context.
71.We act as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him, or correct it unless he was made to. (Passage 1) 72.The idea that there is a body of knowledge to be learnt at school and used for the rest of one’s life is nonsense in a world as complicated and rapidly changing as ours. (Passage 1) 73.Advertising has been among England’s biggest growth industries since the war, in terms of the ratio of money earnings to demonstrate achievement. (Passage 2) 74.Making a telecommuting program work requires careful planning and an understanding of the differences between telecommuting realities and popular images. (Passage 3) 75.Today, the majority of mankind suffers , and in view of the population explosion, this situation is likely to grow worse in the coming decades. (Passage 4)