2018年翻譯資格考試初級(jí)筆譯模擬題：購(gòu)物

　　英譯漢

　　Do you agree or disagree with the following statement：

　　People often buy products not because they really need them but because other people have them.

　　We make regular purchases every day, and most of the time, I believe people buy products because they need them. On the other hand, it is also true that sometimes our purchases are of human desires or so-called "wants", but this does not necessarily mean that we want these goods only because other people have them. It’s very possible for humans to like something purely because it is good to have them. Therefore, in my opinion, whether people buy products because they really need them or other people have them should be discussed case-by-case.

　　For goods like groceries, we buy them because they are essential for our everyday living. Using my mother as an example, each Friday after work, she would go to the grocery store to do grocery shopping for the family. Although she gets very tired after a week of work, she still does the shopping. She knows the importance of food for a family. Whether for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, she always prepares us a healthy and delicious meal. Giving us food is a way for her to show her love and care. She is not the only mom who does this. Most moms would go to grocery store to pick up food for the family. It is not because other moms buy food for their family so they need to do it as well, but rather, as humans we depend on food for survival. For college students, same principle applies. It is easy for students to get overwhelmed by school work and social life, but when it comes to grocery shopping, students still make time to do their shopping list. Buying healthy and nutritious food is necessary for students’ life. In this case, we buy products because we need them not because others have it.

　　For some luxurious goods, however, such as an expensive bag or a pair of shoes, people might purchase them because others have them as well. This phenomenon is especially common among high school female students. As girls begin to care more and more about their looks, their perspective on beauty starts to change collectively. For example, a girl who wears a pair of UGG shoes may eventually starts a trend. If her classmates think having a pair of UGG is cool and pretty, then they will want a pair too. So it is common to see within a school that girls dress very similarly with one another. This is an example when purchases are not needs, but simply because others have it and so one wants to have it too. According to a survey conducted by Trend website, a significant percentage of luxurious goods buyers consider luxurious brand as a label for their social status or wealth and they tend to choose the brand that their colleagues or friends recognize or value.

　　In sum, I think most of the time people make purchases because we need them, but there are rare situations where making a purchase is because others have it.

　　參考譯文

　　購(gòu)物已經(jīng)成為人們的一種日常，而且大多數(shù)時(shí)候，我相信人們會(huì)購(gòu)買產(chǎn)品，是因?yàn)樗麄冃枰�這些產(chǎn)品。另一方面，有時(shí)我們的購(gòu)買是出于人類的欲望或所謂的“想要”，但這并不一定意味著我們想要這些商品僅僅只是因?yàn)槠渌�人擁有這些東西。人類很有可能單純的喜歡一些東西，因?yàn)閾碛羞@些東西更有益。因此，在我看來(lái)，人們購(gòu)買產(chǎn)品是因?yàn)樗麄冋娴男枰�他們，還是其他人有他們的產(chǎn)品，應(yīng)該就事論事，逐個(gè)討論。

　　對(duì)于像食品這樣的商品，我們購(gòu)買它們是因?yàn)樗鼈儗?duì)我們的日常生活至關(guān)重要。以我母親為例，每個(gè)周五下班后，她都會(huì)去商店為家人購(gòu)物。雖然經(jīng)歷了一周的工作她也很勞累，但她仍然會(huì)去購(gòu)物。因?yàn)樗�知道食物�?duì)家庭的重要性。無(wú)論是早餐、午餐還是晚餐，她總是為我們準(zhǔn)備一頓健康可口的飯菜。為我們提供食物是她表達(dá)她的愛(ài)和關(guān)心的一種方式。她并不是唯一一個(gè)這樣做的母親。大多數(shù)媽媽都會(huì)去商店為家人買食物。這并不是因?yàn)槠渌麐寢尪既�為他們的家庭�?gòu)買食物，所以他們也需要這樣做，而是作為人類，我們依靠食物生存。對(duì)于大學(xué)生來(lái)說(shuō)，同樣的原則也適用。學(xué)生們很容易被學(xué)校的工作和社會(huì)生活所淹沒(méi)，但是當(dāng)涉及到商店購(gòu)物時(shí)，學(xué)生們還是會(huì)抽出時(shí)間來(lái)擬定他們的購(gòu)物清單。購(gòu)買健康和有營(yíng)養(yǎng)的食物對(duì)學(xué)生生活是很有必要的。在這種情況下，我們購(gòu)買產(chǎn)品是因?yàn)槲覀冃枰�它們，而不是因�(yàn)閯e人擁有它。

　　然而，對(duì)于一些奢侈的商品，比如昂貴的包包或一雙鞋，人們可能會(huì)購(gòu)買它們，因?yàn)槠渌�人也�?huì)買。這種現(xiàn)象在高中女生中尤為普遍。隨著女孩們開始越來(lái)越多地在意自己的外表，她們對(duì)美的看法開始整體改觀。舉個(gè)例子，一個(gè)穿一雙UGG鞋的女孩最終可能會(huì)引領(lǐng)一種潮流。如果她的同學(xué)認(rèn)為有一雙UGG很酷很漂亮，那么他們也會(huì)想要一雙。因此，在學(xué)校里，女孩們穿著非常相似的衣服是很常見(jiàn)的。這是一個(gè)例子，當(dāng)購(gòu)買不是出于需要，而是僅僅是因?yàn)槠渌�人擁有它，�?dǎo)致你也想擁有它。據(jù)趨勢(shì)網(wǎng)站的一項(xiàng)調(diào)查顯示，相當(dāng)大比例的奢侈商品購(gòu)買者認(rèn)為奢侈品牌是他們社會(huì)地位或財(cái)富的標(biāo)簽，他們傾向于選擇自己的同事或朋友認(rèn)可或重視的品牌。

　　總而言之，我認(rèn)為大多數(shù)時(shí)候人們會(huì)買東西，因?yàn)槲覀冃枰�他們，但偶爾也�?huì)有這樣的情況：買東西是因?yàn)閯e人擁有它。

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