2013年12月英語四六級翻譯考前模擬演練四
　　針對考委會對大學英語四六級考試改革的內容，名師專門為廣大考生精心挑選了一些翻譯練習，相信做了前面的練習之后，大家對變身后的翻譯不再感到那么陌生與恐懼，也漸漸開始有了自信，那也就意味著我們已經成功了一半。為了進一步鞏固戰果，再創佳績，我們就繼續來做下面的練習吧!

　　實戰演練：
　　【漢譯英 7】敲擊鍵盤的聲音也許是現代社會的一種白色噪音，但其實，他們所透露出的信息比疏忽的打字者意識到的要更多。通過簡單分析擊鍵聲音的錄音，計算機專家們現在就能夠準確無誤的解析出一篇通過鍵盤輸入的文字的腳本，甚至包括輸入的密碼。以其他計算機比起來，這個過程簡單很多，僅僅需要一個便宜的麥克風和一臺電腦。
　　【參考譯文】Clattering keyboards may seem the white noise of the modern age, but they betray more information than unwary typists realize. Simply by analyzing audio recordings of keyboard clatter, computer scientists can now reconstruct an accurate transcript of what was typed—including passwords. And in contrast with many types of computer espionage, the process is simple, requiring only a cheap microphone and a desktop computer.

　　【漢譯英 8】人類之間為了鉆石而相互殘殺;國家之間為了石油而發動戰爭。但如果沒有水，這世界上最珍貴的東西將一文不值。淡水是維持生命的必需品，無可替代。水，盡管幾乎無法估價，卻是世界上最貴重的東西。自然規律決定了水的供給是有限的。但隨著世界人口的增加和生活水平的提高，人類對水的需求量增加的趨勢是不可避免的。家庭、工廠和辦公場所正在消耗越來越多的水，但是這個星球對于食物(和生產莊家和肉類過程中使用的水)日益增長的需求才是最憂心的問題。
　　【參考譯文】People kill each other over diamonds; countries go to war over oil. But the world’s most expensive commodities are worth nothing in the absence of water. Fresh water is essential for life, with no substitute. Although mostly unpriced, it is the most valuable stuff in the world. Nature has decreed that the supply of water is fixed. Meanwhile demand rises inexorably as the world’s population increases and enriches itself. Homes, factories and offices are sucking up ever more. But it is the planet’s growing need for food (and the water involved in producing crops and meat) that matters most.