2020年考研英语一阅读 Text 1 原文翻译及答案解析
本页收录2020年考研英语一阅读理解 Part A 第 1 篇的原文、全文翻译与逐题解析。Part A 共 4 篇、20 题、40 分，是考研英语分值最高的部分，题型以细节题、推断题、主旨题与词义题为主。
A group of Labour MPs, among them Yvette Cooper, are bringing in the new year with a call to institute a UK "town of culture" award. The proposal is that it should sit alongside the existing city of culture title, which was held by Hull in 2017, and has been awarded to Coventry for 2021. Cooper and her colleagues argue that the success of the crown for Hull, where it brought in位20m of investment and an avalanche of arts, ought not to be confined to cities. Britain's towns, it is true, are not prevented from applying, but they generally lack the resources to put together a bid to beat their bigger competitors. A town of culture award could, it is argued, become an annual event, attracting funding and creating jobs.
一群工党议员，其中包括伊维特·库珀，在新年之际呼吁设立英国“文化小镇”奖项。该提议是应与现有的“文化城市”称号并行，该称号于2017年由赫尔获得，并已授予考文垂用于2021年。库珀及其同事认为，赫尔获得该称号的成功——带来了2000万英镑的投资和一股艺术热潮——不应仅限于城市。诚然，英国的城镇并未被禁止申请，但它们通常缺乏资源来组织投标以击败更大的竞争对手。据认为，一个“文化小镇”奖项可以成为年度活动，吸引资金并创造就业机会。
Some might see the proposal as a booby prize for the fact that Britain 1s no longer able to apply for the much more prestigious title of European capital of culture, a sought-after award bagged by Glasgow in 1990 and Liverpool in 2008. A cynic might speculate that the UK is on the verge of disappearing into an endless fever of self-celebration in its desperation to reinvent itself for the post-Brexit world: after town of culture, who knows what will follow-village of culture? Suburb of culture? Hamlet of culture?
一些人可能将此提议视为安慰奖，因为英国不再能够申请更具声望的欧洲文化之都称号——这是一个备受追捧的奖项，格拉斯哥于1990年、利物浦于2008年获得。怀疑论者可能会推测，英国正濒临陷入无休止的自夸狂潮，以在后脱欧世界中重塑自我：在“文化小镇”之后，谁知道还会出现什么——文化村庄？文化郊区？文化小村落？
It is also wise to recall that such titles are not a cure-all. A badly run "year of culture" washes in and washes out of a place like the tide, bringing prominence for a spell but leaving no lasting benefits to the community. The really successful holders of such titles are those that do a great deal more than fill hotel bedrooms and bring in high-profile arts events and good press for a year. They transform the aspirations of the people who live there; they nudge the self-image of the city into a bolder and more optimistic light. It is hard to get right, and requires a remarkable degree of vision, as well as cooperation between city authorities, the private sector, community groups and cultural organisations. But it can be done: Glasgow's year as European capital of culture can certainly be seen as one of a complex series of factors that have turned the city into the powerhouse of art, music and theatre that it remains today.
同样明智的是要记住，这类称号并非万能。一个管理不善的“文化年”像潮水一样涌入又退去一个地方，带来一时的显赫，但没有给社区留下持久的益处。真正成功的此类称号持有者，是那些不仅填满酒店客房、带来高调艺术活动和良好媒体曝光一年的人。他们改变了当地居民的抱负；他们将城市的自我形象推向更勇敢、更乐观的方向。这很难做到，需要非凡的远见，以及城市当局、私营部门、社区团体和文化组织之间的合作。但这是可以实现的：格拉斯哥作为欧洲文化之都的一年，无疑可被视为一系列复杂因素之一，这些因素使该城市至今仍是艺术、音乐和戏剧的强国。
A "town of culture" could be not just about the arts but about honouring a town's peculiarities—helping sustain its high street, supporting local facilities and above all celebrating its people. Jeremy Wright, the culture secretary, should welcome this positive, hope-filled proposal, and turn it into action.
“文化小镇”可能不仅关乎艺术，还关乎尊崇一个小镇的特色——帮助维持其商业街，支持当地设施，最重要的是庆祝其人民。文化大臣杰里米·赖特应该欢迎这一积极、充满希望的提议，并将其付诸行动。