原文：Many Americans believe that competition is as important, or even more important, that democracy in preserving freedom.

译文：许多美国人认为，竞争与民主同样重要，在保护自由方面甚至比民主还重要。

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B . Translate the following passage into English. Write your translation on the Answer Sheet.

在中国，每年农历八月十五人们过中秋节。这是一个古老的节日。古代帝王有春天祭日、秋天祭月的社制，民间也有中秋祭月之风。现在，严肃的祭月拜月活动已被与家人赏月等游乐活动所替代。在这一天，人们无论在哪里工作，都要回家与家人团聚。月饼象征着团圆，因此成为晚餐桌上必备食品之一。一家人坐在一起，吃着月饼、水果，欣赏月亮美景，其乐融融。

A. Translate the following passage into Chinese. Write your translation on the Answer Sheet.

The westward movement of the ancient Silk Road evolved over many centuries since the Han Dynasty. Afterward, it reached its peak during the Tang Dynasty with the increased exchange of goods and knowledge. The latter was gradually developed in search of both religious and spiritual knowledge by sending imperial missions and cultural exchanges between China and India, the Middle East, and Western Asia through the Silk Road. Spiritual-seeking monks in Buddhist, Confucian, and Daoist traditions were enriched in their own traditions and religious knowledge with their mutual encounters among themselves. Traveling merchants became benefactors(施主) of the temples of worship by sharing their wealth and then attaining merits and blessings from monks and divine force. Thus, the vibrant Chinese civilization was further augmented by interacting with distant Babylonian, Egyptian, Indian, and Persian civilizations.

“哲学就是概念游戏。”这种说法其实指出，哲学家的职责是对概念做精深细致的分析，指示出这些概念的种种含义以及与其他概念的联系。

相传在中国古代，洪水肆虐，人民苦不堪言。大禹决心治水，但船不能行，有黄龙来为他负舟，于是导水成功。

B. Translate the following underlined sentences into English. Write your translation on the Answer Sheet.

过去20多年，世界各国的外国直接投资政策主要集中于吸引外国的直接投资。发展中国家之间签订的双边投资协议增长很快，反映出这些国家也出现了对外投资(outbound investment)。

恐惧和信念每时每刻都会和我们同在，而我们总是根据它来行事的那种感情，即我们刻意培养的情感，将会支配我们的生活。

美国股市遭遇三个月来最大跌幅，华尔街的“恐慌指数”也跃升至美国大选以来最高水平，其他国家股票市场也受到了不小的影响。

When China and the United Kingdom began negotiating HongKong's future in the 1980s, there was skepticism about what would happen to the city's world-renowned rule of law.Mistrust by the international community endured after the Chinese government proposed the unprecedented “one country, two systems” principle.

Some people consider their journey like a jaunty tour. They will just go merrily along.Others will encounter many upsets, tears and losses on their journey.Others still, will linger on to offer a helping hand to anyone in need. Some people on the train will leave an everlasting impression when they get off.

As more countries recognize the importance of higher education and are willing to invest more resources in it, competition for talents in college education has become increasingly vigorous.To maintain its edge, this university made every endeavor to foster a multicultural and innovative learning environment with emphasis on overseas exposure and entrepreneurship.