2021年11月全国翻译专业资格（水平）考试英语三级笔译实务试题真题及答案.docx

2021年11月全国翻译专业资格（水平）考试英语三级笔译实务试题真题及答案

[问答题]1.Stoprecliningyourairplaneseat.

Twodomesticairlinesalr（江南博哥）eadylimityourabilitytoleanbackineconomyclass.Eveniftheairlinedoesntmakethedecisionforyou,it’sthepolitethingtodo.And,mostimportant,it’stherightthingtodo.

“Seatrecliningisoneofthemostirritating,inconvenient,self-indulgenthabits,”saysSimonSapper,anorganizationalconsultantandfrequenttravelerbasedinLondon.“Period.”

Butclickaroundtheinternetforawhile,andyou’llfindthatthisdebateisfarfromsettled.Manyoftheblogosphere’s“experts”believeit’stheirGod-givenrighttorecline.Ironically,theloudestseatreclinersdon’tevenflyineconomyclass.

So,asapublicservice,let’ssettlethisargumentnow.Recliningyourairlineseatisunacceptablebecausewe’reofficiallyoutofspace.It’srude—andit’swrong.

There’snospacetorecline.Airlinesaretryingtosqueezemorepassengersonaplanetomakemoremoney.Beforeairlinederegulation,manyeconomyclassseatshadagenerous36inchesof“pitch,”aroughmeasureoflegroom.Today,someseatshaveaslittleas28inches.

“Ifeelmostfolkswouldrathersacrificethe2inchesofrecliningbackwardnottohavesomeonesittingintheirlapforthedistanceofaflight,”saysMaryCamillo,atraveladvisorfromMiddletown,NewJersey.“Airlinesshouldinstillonpassengerswhatparentshavebeentryingtoinstillintheirchildrenforyears.Thatis,ifyoudonothaveenoughtosharewitheveryone,thenwaituntilyoudo.”

Also,airlinesshouldimmediatelystopusingthephrase“Sitback,relax,andenjoytheflight.”That’saninvitationtoleanbackalltheway.Butit’sacrueljoke.Ontwoairlines—DeltaandSpirit—youcan’tfullyrecline.Onotherairlines,you’llinvadeanotherpassenger’spersonalspace,whichmightleadtoanunfriendlyconfrontation.

Youcandoalotofthingsonaplane.Forexample,youcantellyourlifestor