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A good translator is by definition bilingual. The opposite is not ______(1) true, however. A born and bred bilingual will still need two__________(2) to become a translator: first, the skills and experience necessary for__________(3); second, knowledge of the field in which he or she will__________(4). The skills and experience for translation include the ability to write ______(5) in the target language, the ability to read and understand the_________(6) language material thoroughly, and the ability to work with the latest__________(7) and communication hardware and software.Does a born and bred bilingual__________(8) a better translator than someone who learned language B later in__________(9) There is no definite answer, but the following issues are important.__________(10), a born and bred bilingual often suffers from not truly knowing __________(11) language well enough to translate, with some even suffering from what __________(12) known as a lingualism, a state in which a person lacks_________(13) full, fluent command of any language. Second, born and bred bilinguals__________(14) don’’t know the culture of the target language well enough to_________(15) top-quality translations, or cannot recognize what aspects of the source language__________(16) its culture need to be treated with particular care, as they_________(17) in a sense too close to the language. And last, they often_________(18) the analytical linguistic skills to work through a sticky text.On_________(19) other hand, the acquired bilingual may not have the same in-depth _________(20) of colloquialisms, slang, and dialect that the born bilingual has. Also, the acquired bilingual will not be able to translate as readily in both directions (from B to language A and A to language B). Finally, born bilinguals often have a greater appreciation of the subtleties and nuances of both their languages than someone who learns their B language later in life can ever hope to have.

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参考答案:make

解析:习惯搭配。此处缺少一个谓语动词,根据此疑问句开头的助动词does得知本句是现在时;且本句意为:“一个在两种语言环境中生长的人会比后天学会某种语言的人成为更好的译者吗 ”因become是瞬间动词,一般不用于现在时,而make“使,使成为”可用在此处。

阅读理解与欣赏

蒲留仙写书

        蒲留仙先生《聊斋志异》,用笔精简,寓意处全无迹相,盖脱胎于诸子,非仅抗于左史、龙门(1)也。相传先生居乡里,落拓无偶,性尤怪僻,为村中童子师,食贫自给,不求于人。作此书时,每临晨携一大磁罂(2),中贮苦茗,具淡巴菰(3)一包,置行人大道旁,下陈芦衬,坐于上,烟茗置身畔。见行道者过,必强执与语,搜奇说异,随人所知;渴则饮以茗,或奉以烟,必令畅谈乃已。偶闻一事,归而粉饰之。如是二十余年,此书方告蒇(4)。故笔法超绝。 

  [注释]:(1)[左史、龙门]指左丘明和司马迁。左丘明著《左传》,司马迁生于龙门。

(2)[罂(yīng)]大腹小口的瓶或罐子。(3)[淡巴菰]烟草的旧音译名。(4)[蒇(chǎn)]完成。

1、解释下列画线词的意思。

     性怪僻(           ) 

     必令畅谈乃(           ) 

     奉以烟(           ) 

     笔法超绝(            )

2、把下列句子翻译成现代文。

     ①食贫自给,不求于人。 

                                                                                                    

     ②如是二十余年,此书方告蒇。

                                                                                                     

3、蒲松龄“笔法超绝”的原因是什么?

                                                                                                                                           

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