2020年11月CATTI一笔、二笔和三笔真题（完整版）三级笔译A卷【英译汉】（FinancialTimes2017）：At51,CathyMcDonnellwantedtoputherOxfordphysicsdegreeandformerexperiencecrunchingdataatQinetiqtobetteruse.Shehadworkedpart-timeinaschoolforseveralyearswhileherthreechildrenwereyoung,butshewantedtogetbackintothecorporateworld.Severalapplicationslater,allforjobsinherformerfieldofdefence,shewasgettingnowhere.Thenafriendtoldherabout“returnships”,aformoflater-lifeworkexperiencethatsomecompaniesareexperimentingwithtohelpolderpeople—mainlywomen—returntowork,oftenafterbreakstocareforfamilies.Cathyeventuallysecuredaplaceonweekan11-“CareerReturners”programmewithO2,opentomenandwomen,whichincludedbeingbuddiedwitha20-year-oldmalestudentwhowasalsowiththecompanyonworkexperience.Hehelpedtoacquaintherwithnewtechnology,suchasusinganiPhoneandaccessingthecompany’svirtualprivatenetworkfromherlaptopsoshecouldworkfromhomebutstillaccessinternalfiles.“Ontheassessmentday,Ithoughttheymusthavebeenlookingatmyprojectmanagementskills.Buttheyweren’tlookingatusforspecificroles.Theywerejustthinking,‘Thesewomenhavealottooffer,let’sseewhattheycando.’Thatwasrefreshing.”Infact,byhiringfemalereturnees,companiescanaccesshardskillsthesewomendevelopedintheirformerhigh-level—jobsandforadiscount.Inreturn,employerscoacholderfemalesbackintoworkinglife.Throughherreturnship,MsMcDonnellgainedafull-timeroleasanoperationsdataconsultant,handlingprojectswithinservicemanagementatO2.Shestillisearninglessthanshewouldliketo.“Butit’safootinthedoorandthesalaryisupforreviewinsixmonths,”shesays.Itisstilloverwhelminglywomenwhostayhometocareforyoungfamilies.UKgovernmentfiguresshowthatwomenaccountforaround90percentofpeopleonextendedcareerbreaksforcaringreasons.Alackofmiddle-agedwomenworking,particularlyinhighlyskilledroles,iscostingtheUKeconomy£50bnayear,accordingtoareport.Thereportfoundthatmenover50tookhomenearlytwo-thirdsofthetotalwagespaidouttoeveryoneinthatagerangein2015.Itblamedthepaygaponthelow-skilled,part-timerolesolderwomenof