【正确答案】A：Traveling is commonplace in China these days．If a Chinese person travels within the country，besides of course bringing money or credit card，he has to bring his ID card with him． B：对，的确如此。身份证是政府颁发的证明一个人身份的最权威的证明。在国内旅行时很有用。而且，我知道在中国还不能用驾照来证明身份。 A：That's true．Compared with the huge population of China，the number of driving license holders is still small．China began to issue ID cards to its citizens in 1985．Now more than 800 million residents of the country have one． B：身份证发给十六岁或以上公民。不到年纪的，如果想要，也可以申请。 A：ID card is widely used in daily life．If you board a plane，stay in a hotel，take parcels from a Post Office，register for tax，apply for driver's license，or find yourself in any place that requires you to show your personal identity，you need to produce your ID card． B：在身份证发行了二十年后，公安部决定从今年一月开始颁发第二代身份证。 A：The new ID card is a high-tech product．Unlike the old one，a new ID card can be checked by a computer．It is the result of years of research by Chinese scientists．

【答案解析】 下列单词或短语是基础知识点，包括专有名词、惯用表达等，是应试者正确理解并翻译的关键。 1．ID card 身份证 2．credit card 信用卡 3．driving license 驾照 4．the Ministry of Public Security 公安部 【结构理解采分点】 下面是本文出现的长难句，要求应试者在很短时间内，判断其结构、大意并组织翻译语言，且保证信息的完整和准确。 1．如果一个中国人在国内旅行，除了要带上钱或信用卡，还需要带上身份证。原文是条件从句，主句缺少主语，在翻译时要增译，补足实词。本句翻译时还要注意介词短语“除了”的翻译，其余部分采用顺译方法，并注意专有名词的表达方式。参考译文为：If a Chinese person travels within the country，besides of course bringing money or credit card，he has to bring his ID card with him． 2．ID card is one of the most authoritative certificates issued by the government to show a person's status．原句主干是ID card + is + certificates，其中宾语certificates的修饰限定语是过去分词结构。在翻译时，可采用合并法和变序法，将后置的过去分词短语修饰成分转换顺序，变为符合中文表达习惯的前置定语。参考译文为：身份证是政府颁发的证明一个人身份的最权威的证明。 3．和中国众多的人口相比，有驾照的还是少数。原句是一个比较结构，句子主干是“有驾照的少”。翻译时可用顺译法和转换法，使用英文固定表达“和……相比”，并把形容词短语转换成为名词。参考译文为：Compared with the huge population of China，the number of driving license holders is still small． 4．比如，坐飞机，住旅店，从邮局取包裹，登记交税，申请驾照，或是到了任何需要出示身份证的地方，都得用身份证。原句中有大量并列动词短语结构，如坐飞机、住旅店等。翻译时可采用顺译法表述句子并列成分，使用条件从句，并增译出句子主语，使译文流畅。参考译文为：If you board a plane，stay in a hotel，take parcels from a Post Office，register for tax，apply for driver's license，or find yourself in any place that requires you to show your personal identity，you need to produce your ID card． 5．After about 20 years since the issue of the first ID cards，the Ministry of Public Security decided to issue the second generation of ID cards starting from January this year．原句是一个时间状语从句，核心信息是：ministry decided to do。翻译时可采用顺译法，表示时间状语的介词短语前置，使译文符合中文表达习惯。参考译文为：在身份证发行了二十年后，公安部决定从今年一月开始颁发第二代身份证。