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最后是作文与翻译，我最怕的就是这一科了，因为考前完全没练过作文，翻译也是练了一小段时间就坚持不下去了。这一部分有中译英和英译中各两段，其中有段英译中是美国作家海明威的介绍，要注意长句方面的翻译和处理，这一点我做得不好。个人发现福大外国语好像挺喜欢考经济方面的翻译的，复试笔试的时候考的也是这个。建议大家稍微了解一下经济方面的一些专业用语。

作文有两篇，一篇中文一篇英文，中文那篇不出我所料考了小悦悦事件，而英文的则是考对幸福婚姻的理解，题目提到现在有人说自己宁愿坐在宝马里哭也不愿意坐在单车上笑，对这些的看法和自己对幸福婚姻的理解。

二外日语（本文由思远福大考研网）

接下来就是考日语了，由于我的日语基础比较扎实，所以这一科对我来说没有什么难度。题型有词汇选择题，就是给出平假名选汉字或者给出汉字选平假名，词汇的范围应该是标新的初级就OK了。复试内容我就不说啦，论坛已经有同志贴出来了的。

因为距离初试时间也有几个月了，好多考试内容也记不得了，（本文由思远福大考研网）我大概就记得这些，有哪些错误的或者遗漏的请其他考外国语的童鞋帮忙改正或补充哈。

祝愿接下来考外国语的童鞋顺顺利利通过考试，希望这个帖子可以给你们一些帮助。

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