2020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一真题及答案.docx

2020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一真题及答案

[问答题]1.At51,CathywantedtoputherOxfordphysicsdegreeandfo（江南博哥）rmerexperiencetobetteruse,shehadworkedpart-timeinaschoolforseveralyearswhileherthreechildrenwereyoung,butshewantedtogetbackintothecorporateworld.Severalapplicationslater,shewasgettingnowhere.Thenafriendtoldherabout“returnships”,aformofworkexperiencethatsomecompaniesareexperimentingwithtohelpmiddle-agedpeople—mainlywomen—returntowork,oftenafterbreakstocareforfamilies.

Cathyeventuallysecuredaplaceonan11-week“Careerreturners”programwithacompany,opentomenandwomen,whichincludedbeingpairedwitha20-year-oldmalestudent.Hehelpedtoacquaintherwithnewtechnology,suchasusinganiPhoneandaccessingthecompany’svirtualnetworkfromherlaptopsoshecouldworkfromhomebutstillaccessinternalfiles.

“Ontheassessmentday,Ithoughttheymusthavebeenlookingatmyprojectmanagementskills.Buttheyweren’tlookingatusforspecificroles.Theywerejustthinking,‘thesewomenhavealottooffer,let’sseewhattheycando.’Thatwasrefreshing.”AclutchofcompaniesintheUKandtheU.S.havespottedanopportunityinhiringfemalereturnees,whocanputtouseagaintechnicalskillslearnedearlierintheircareers.

Theybelievemiddle-agedwomenreturningafterabreakmakeparticularlygoodemployees,becausetheybringafreshperspective.Womentendtocombinehighemotionalintelligencewithstrongleadershipandorganizationalskills.“Thereisamassivepoolofhighlyskilledpeoplewhowanttoreturntowork”,saystheheadofhumanresourcesofanengineeringcompany.“Recruitmentagenciestypicallyviewpeoplewhohavehadtwoyearsoutasarisk,butweseethemasagreatopportunity.”

Infact,byhiringfemalereturnees,companiescanaccessgoodskillsthesewomendevelopedintheirformerhigh-leveljobs—andforadiscount.Inreturn,emplo