考研提高-2020考研英語(yǔ)一翻譯試題分析

2020考研英語(yǔ)一翻譯試題分析

試題分析：

文章來(lái)源于著作：AgeofEnlightenment:Discoverthephilosophicalmovement

thattriggeredinnovation,revolutionandchangem,符合考研英語(yǔ)一的一貫風(fēng)格----

只選擇偏某一主題的學(xué)術(shù)專著。命題人選擇了這本書(shū)的第一章Background的第二節(jié)Dare

toKnow:ExploretheEnlightenmentcametobe的開(kāi)頭部分。略有改編，比如去掉了

部分專有名詞，尤其是劃線句中的個(gè)別超綱詞，比如把學(xué)生無(wú)從從上下文得知意思的

strong-arm改寫為了考研大綱詞匯suppress。五個(gè)劃線句均為長(zhǎng)句，無(wú)特別復(fù)雜的難句，

難度維持在考研英語(yǔ)一2014年至今的正常水平。

FollowingtheexplosionofcreativityinFlorenceduringthe14thcenturyknown

astheRenaissance,themodernworldsawadeparturefromwhatithadonceknown.

ItturnedfromGodandtheauthorityoftheRomanCatholicChurchandinstead

favouredamorehumanisticapproachtobeing.Renaissanceideashadspread

throughoutEuropewellintothe17thcentury,withtheartsandsciencesflourishing

extraordinarilyamongthosewithamorelogicaldisposition.46)WiththeChurch's

teachingsandwaysofthinkingbeingeclipsedbytheRenaissance,thegapbetween

theMedievalandmodernperiodshadbeenbridged,leadingtonewand

unexploredintellectualterritories.

DuringtheRenaissance,thegreatmindsofNicolausCopernicus,Johannes

KeplerandGalileoGalileidemonstratedthepowerofscientificstudyanddiscovery.

47)Beforeeachoftheirrevelations,manythinkersatthetimehadsustainedmore

ancientwaysofthinking,includingthegeocentricviewthattheEarthwasatthe

centreofouruniverse.Copernicustheorisedin1543thatinactualfact,allofthe

planetsthatweknewofrevolvednotaroundtheEarth；buttheSun,asystemthat

waslaterupheldbyGalileoathisownexpense.Offeringupsuchatheoryduringa

timeofhightensionbetweenscientificandreligiousmindswasbrandedasheresy,

andanysuchhereticsthatcontinuedtospreadtheseliesweretobepunishedby

imprisonmentorevendeath.GalileowasexcommunicatedbytheChurchand

imprisonedforlifeforhisastronomicalobservationsandhissupportofthe

heliocentricprinciple.

48.DespiteattemptsbytheChurchtosuppressthisnewgenerationoflogicians

andrationalists,moreexplanationsforhowtheuniversefunctionedwerebeing

made,ardataratethatthepeoplecouldrolongerignore.Itwaswiththesegreat

revelationsthatanewkindofphilosophyfoundedinreasonwasborn.

TheChurch/slong-standingdogmawaslosingthegreatbattlefortruthto

rationalistsandscientists.Thisveryfactembodiedthenewwaysofthinkingthat

sweptthroughEuropeduringmostofthe17thcentury.49.Asmanytookonthe

dutyoftryingtointegratereasoningandscientificphilosophiesintotheworld,the

Renaissancewasoverarditwastimeforanewera-theAgeofReason.

The17thand18thcenturiesweretimesofradicalchangeandcuriosity.

Scientificmethod,reductionismandthequestioningofChurchidealswastobe

encouraged/aswereideasofliberty,toleranceandprogress.50.Suchactionsto

seekknowledgeandtounderstandwhatinformationwealreadyknewwere

capturedbytheLatinphrase'sapereaude'ordaretoknow',afterImmanuel

KantuseditinhisessayAnAnswertotheQuestion:WhatisEnlightenment?.Itwas

thepurposeandresponsibilityofgreatmindstogoforthandseekoutthetruth,

whichtheybelievedtobefoundedinknowledge.

ENLIGHTENMENT

Discoverthephilosophicalmovementthat

triggeredinnovation,revolutionandchange

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