英文写作
Writing (20 Points)

You are required to write ,in English, an article of a minimum of 500 words with the following topic:
The Importance of Intercultural Communication in Today’s World.

英汉互译
1. Translate the following passage into English (30%)
愚蠢的男人和愚蠢的女人结婚是一种幸福智慧的男人和聪明的女人在一起是一种格调。当两种情形不幸交叉，生活就被贬低为日子。
音乐的本质都是忧伤而缠绵悱恻的，一如艳阳下溪水带不走逆行的云彩，而落叶却兀自随溪水而去。

佳人本是天上云，晴朗明月下，秋色正浓时，一任寥落的雁声划过而不侧目。于是，那个叫司马相如的男人尾随着卓文君，回到两千年前的那个晚上，借着巴山的那个夜月，一个吹箫，一个鼓瑟，把平常的生活过的异常精致和婉约。

而与此相隔八百年后的一个正午，在大唐的深宫中，杨玉环躺在黄帝的臂弯里倦怠地听着乐师精妙的演奏，昏昏欲睡。当马蹄声自遥远的南方飞速传来时，她打了一个哈欠，问身边的男人，这是不是送荔枝的驿卒到了。男人说是。女人心满意足的看着男人笑了笑，于是飞快地坐起鲜艳欲滴的身体，明亮的眼光越过被汗水和尘土包裹的驿卒，贪婪地吸吮充满性感的南方红果。此时，音乐是一种尴尬的背景，黄帝是一种可有可无的陪衬。

失去了灵魂的曲子，只能是一个又一个散落的音符。或许，你仍然没有找到属于自己的音乐，也没有找到聆听自己心声的佳人。

2. Translate the following passage into Chinese.(30%)

The laptop computer is a small, portable computer that's light and small enough to hold on your lap. It is smaller than a luggage but larger than a notebook computer. A laptop usually weighs between 8 and 14 pounds, and when folded shut is about the size of a small briefcase. Laptops can be plugged in or run on batteries, although the batteries must be recharged every few hours. Laptop computers use a thin light weight display screen called a flat-panel display, rather than the cathode ray tube technology of larger personal computers. Laptop displays vary widely in quality. Typically, their display screens show fewer lines than displays on larger computers and can be difficult to read in bright light. Laptops are self-contained units, having their own CPUs, memory, and disk drives. While more expensive than a desktop computer with equivalent computing power, a laptop can be ideal for the on-the-go user who needs a second, portable computer. Laptops aren't always a suitable replacement for desktop computer, since they can't be expanded or modified easily should your computing needs change. Also, the display is inferior to standard video graphics array (VGA) displays, although active matrix displays compete well except for size.