11年9月中级口译笔试真题答案
(C) The chairman described what the company would do in the years to come.
(D) The chairman decided to contend against the company's development strategy.
对于商务场景的词汇要熟悉，board chairman董事会主席，outline概述。
习惯表达
2. You needn?t notify the maintaining office about the fixing of the faucet in the washroom. I can get Tom to take care of it. He is really handy.
2. (A) Someone from the maintenance office will fix the faucet.
(B) Tom will phone the maintenance office for you.
(C) I will get up early and have the faucet repaired for you.
(D) I will ask Tom to repair the faucet in the washroom.
关键词:notify通知，faucet龙头，handy能干的。.
习惯表达
3. Although the accountant promised to help by all he could, the auditor called into question the accuracy of the figures in the books.
3. (A) The auditor doubted if the figures were accurate.
(B) The auditor asked the accountant a couple of questions.
(C) The auditor promised to help the accountant with the figures.
(D) The auditor called the accountant about the accuracy of the figures.
call into question等于doubt。
商务场景
4. We have carefully checked your qualifications, and decided that we need someone with more office experience. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
4. (A) A careful check has revealed that your products are not of good qualities.
(B) More office workers are needed in reviewing the applicants' qualifications.
(C) We regret to inform you that your job application has been turned down.
(D) We are sorry that we didn't check your qualifications while you were in the office.
商务场景。We are sorry for the inconvenience.中级听力高频句型。我们对不便表示抱歉。
健康场景
5. The sales of Vitamin E helped by the testimony of healthy food experts and a number of leading medical authorities have doubled in the past 5 years.
5. (A) Experts in the medical field have doubled in the past five years.
(B) Both health food and medical authorities have recommended Vitamin E.
(C) The health food experts are not authorized to comment on Vitamin E.
(D) The selling of Vitamin E must be approved by the leading medical authorities.
健康场景。testimony证明，medical authorities医学权威。
数字题
6. An average American male is expected to live 75.4 years while the life expectancy of a female can be 80.4 years.
6. (A) Now American men can live five years longer than expected.
(B) An ordinary American woman lives a happier life.
(C) In America, there are more females than males.
(D) In America, women live longer than men.
life expectancy寿命。也许要听好数字。
习惯表达
7. For many people in large cities, the reasons against owning a private car outweigh the reasons for owning one. Therefore the answer is negative.
7. (A) With the expansion of urbanization, many people now choose to live in the city.
(B) With private cars becoming increasingly popular, there is less green in cities.
(C) There is good reason that a person in an urban area should not buy a car.
(D) There is the answer to the question of why it is worthwhile living in a large city.
outweigh比。。。更重要。注意介词搭配against owning 和for owning，反对拥有和支持拥有。
倒装结构
8. To believe that our company can be little affected or even immune to the current economic crisis is to ignore the most basic principles of trade and commerce.
8. (A) I don't think we should apply the basic principles of trade.
(B) There will be a turning point for our company if we observe the basic principles.
(C) Many companies are hit by the economic crisis, and our company is no exception.
(D) Little do we realize that our company has been affected by the current economic crisis.
to believe is to ignore的基本的结构。
数字题
9. At college, Betty receives a monthly allowance of $650 from home; she also earns $350 a month in her part-time job. And she spends about 80% of her income for daily expenses.
9. (A) She can save up to $600 a month for her studies.
(B) She spends approximately $800 each month.
(C) She is not content with her parents for the allowance.
(D) She can not make both ends meet while at college.
allowance补贴，零用钱。
商务场景
10. Some businesses, organizations and government agencies provide employees with the opportunities to progress to higher positions with higher salaries. The higher position an individual occupies the more responsibilities it brings.
10. (A) The promotions and higher salaries bring increased responsibilities.
(B) There are more opportunities to be promoted in government agencies.
(C) Businesses and organizations are reluctant to promote their employees.
(D) Once a higher position becomes vacant, more responses from the public will be heard.
第二句话是对第一句话的解释。职位越高，指责越大。
题目解析：
Questions 11-14
【原文】
W: Good morning, Mr. Pathport Smith?s Surgery.
M: Hello, this is William Brown speaking.
W: Yes. What can I do for you?
M: I had an appointment with Mr. Pathport Smith at ten o?clock this morning. The name is William Brown. And the registration NO is 12.
W: Well, I have found your case history and the registration. You have a broken tooth that needs to be taken care of, right?
M: Yes, but I?m sorry, my car broke down on the way and the guy in the garage said it wouldn?t be ready until about 2 in the afternoon. And there is no way I can find a taxi or a lift. I?m calling from the garage.
W: You mean you couldn?t keep the appointment?
M: I?m afraid not. Can I still see Mr. Smith some other tim e?
W: Of course, but you need to make another appointment.
M: When I hope it is today or tomorrow. That broken tooth of mine is really killing me. I can?t eat or sleep properly.
W: I see. Well, what about tomorrow at 9?
M: Oh, that?s fine. Thank you very m uch.
【大意】
此段对话中男士因为车子的故障不能按时就医复诊，故致电诊所要求重新预约。接电话的女士与其协商安排时间。
【解析】
11. Why was the man telephoning?
答案为B项。大意理解题。男士称…I had an appointment with Mr. Pathport Smith at ten
o?clock this morning.? 表示本身预约时间为十点。后又称…Yes, but I?m sorry, my car broke
down on the way and the guy in the garage said it wouldn?t be ready until about 2 in the afternoon.? 表示车子发生故障，来不及按预约时间复诊，故致电要求更换时间。而B选项中的…overdue? 表示过期的，或到期未兑的，故为正确答案。
12. What is Mr. Pathport Smith?
答案为D项。大意理解题。文章中多次出现…broken tooth?一词，表示男士的牙齿坏了，故可以推断他致电的是牙科诊所，而Mr. Pathport Smith就是一名牙医。
13. At what time was the man?s appointment that day?
答案为B项。数字细节题。文章开头部分…I had an appointment with Mr. Pathport Smith at ten o?clock this morning.? 可知本身的预约时间是10点。答案A为混淆选项。文章结尾部分…I see. Well, what about tomorrow at 9?? 表示明早9点为重新预约时间。问题问的是原本的时间，故A选项不对。
14. Which of the following is TRUE about the man?
答案为C项。大意题。全文都在阐述男士要重新预约看牙的时间。故选C。
Questions 15-18
【原文】
According to the United Nations, a tourist is someone who travels at least 50 miles or 80 kilometers for recreation.
In the United States, people love to take trips. They spend more on vacation than anyone else in the world. Many of them take package tours. However, the first vacation package was attributed to an Englishman named Thomas Cook.
In 1841, he took 500 travelers to a nearby town. The price of the tour included a train ticket and a meal along the way.
In 1845, Thomas Cook sold the first vacation package tour to Europe and 1866, his company was organizing trips to the US.
Today, tourism is a big business, and the tourist industry in crucial to many countries? economy. It is estimated that 8% of jobs in the world, that?s more than 200 million people, depend on tourism.
Some local governments, like the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean, are almost totally dependent on visitors. About 95% of the island?s income comes from tourism.
For other places in the world, tourism is ever-growing. It is estimated that, by the year 2015, people worldwide will spend some 5,000 billion US dollars for vacation abroad. Regions in Asia, the Pacific, the Middle East and Africa will see the greatest growth.
【大意】
本文的主题是旅游业。其中谈论了包括旅游者，全包旅行的定义，以及旅游业在许多国家的重要性和其未来发展趋势。
【解析】
15. What is a package tour?
答案为A项，细节题，…The price of the tour included a train ticket and a meal along the way.? 表示全包旅行就是包括火车费用和食宿费用的旅行。
16. According to the talk, who first introduced the package tour?
答案为B项。细节题，答案出处为…However, the first vacation package was attributed to an Englishman named Thomas Cook.?
17. Which of the following is TRUE about the British Virgin Islands?
答案为D项。细节题，答案出处为…Some local governments, like the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean, are almost totally dependent on visitors. About 95% of the island?s income comes from tourism.?
18. How much will be spent by people worldwide on vacationing abroad by the year 2015?
答案为D项。细节题，答案出处为…It is estimated that, by the year 2015, people worldwide will spend some 5,000 billion US dollars for vacation abroad.?
Questions 19-22
【原文】
W: When are you going to finish that book on American history?
M: Oh, I should get through it sometime this weekend, I guess. Anyway, it was only a week since I borrow that book from you.
W: Well, if you finish it tonight I can take it back to the library tomorrow on my way home from work.
M: What?s the hurry? Don?t you have anything else to read?
W: I won?t have anything if I don?t get to the library tomorrow.
M: You read too much.
W: I?d rather read than watch television. The TV programs seem to be getting worse all the time.
M: Well, I don?t think I can read that fast. But I do enj oy reading, especially novels and biographies or the like.
W: What do you think about joining a book club? If we join one, we can keep up with all the latest bestsellers.
M: That?s sort of expensive, isn?t it?
W: It isn?t any more expensive than going to a movie, the way admission prices have gone up. And the new movies don?t seem to be much better than TV.
M: How does the book club work?
W: With the Internet, it?s much easier and faster than it used to be. Once you have gone through the registration online, a catalogue of books would be sent to you every month and you can choose as many books from it as you want.
M: What do you do if you don?t like any of the books?
W: You have to take four each year. That?s all.
M: What happens if you decide you don?t want a book that they do send you.
W: You can return it.
M: And what about the prices?
W: The books are cheaper than they are in bookstores even with the mailing costs added in.
M: Well, go ahead. Join the book club if you want to.
【大意】
此段话中女士询问男士是否读完了之前所借给他的一本书籍，从而展开了对于读书和电视的比较，之后着重讨论了读书俱乐部的运作与其优点。
【解析】
19. What has the man been reading recently?
答案为D项。细节题，文章一开头女士就问…When are you going to finish that book on American history?? 由此可得男士最近所读书籍是有关历史的书籍。
20. Which of the following is TRUE about the woman?
答案为A项。正误判断题。文章开始部分女士催促男士还书，说这样才可以继续去图书馆借阅其他书籍。男士发表意见…You read too much.? 由此可看出女士读书非常多。
21. What does the woman recommend the man to do?
答案为B项。细节题。女士有说道…What do you think about joining a book club? If we join one, we can keep up with all the latest bestselle rs.? 而且自此之后对话话题就围绕加入读书俱乐部展开，故选项B为正确答案。
22. What is the man supposed to do if he has registered online?
答案为C项。细节题。女士向男士介绍读书俱乐部的运作时有提到，…You have to take four each year. That?s all.? 表示加入了读书俱乐部，每年只要购买4本书籍即可。所以选项C为正确答案。
Questions 23-26
【原文】
Do you want to improve the first impression you make? Do you want people to consider you as capable as a man working in the same field? As a woman, you have to pay more attention to the impression you?re making because you have to overcome the initial stereotype that pops u p in the other person?s mind—oh, it?s a woman.
Here are a few tips. If you?re entering a room with others, try to walk in first. This makes a powerful impression on the people already in the room. If you?re on your own, walking into a room full of people, stand to the side and quickly survey the room to plan where you will
go. Suppose then, you see a group of higher-ups, you?d better take this opportunity to walk over and ask them a question related to business. If that is something out of your comfort zone, you can approach the group and stand a little outside of their circle and smile. Wait for a lull in the conversation, and I bet someone will say hello.
Then, you need to know about the handshake. As a woman, you can?t get away with the advice given to men for a powerful handshake—that?s the one where he puts his hand out, palm down, and dominates the shake. My advice is for you to be the first one to put your hand out, thumb facing up. It?s important to be the first because that?s powerful. But more imp ortantly, because men often don?t know if you?ll be ok with a handshake—let him know you are. Also, face him directly, not at an angle which looks tentative and unsure. Grip his hand firmly and fully, not any of this fingertip stuff. Smile, look in his eyes and say something.
【大意】
此篇文章主要讨论女性如何改进在工作中给其他人留下的第一印象。
【解析】
23. What is the initial stereotype mentioned in the talk?
答案为A项。理解题。文章开头部分提到，…Do you want people to consider you as capable as a man working in the same field?? 表示女性应在同意工作领域中让人觉得自己与男性有同样的工作能力。后面又提到…As a woman, you have to pay more attention to the impression you?re making because you have to overcome the initial stereotype that pops up in the other person?s mind—oh, it?s a woman.? 表示作为女性必须要注意许多事项，因为许多人会对女性有一个最初的固定看法就是：啊，是个女的啊。结合以上两点，可以得出对于女性的最初的固定看法就是女性不如男性有能力，故A选项为正确答案。
24. According to the speaker?s advice, what should a woman do if she is entering a meeting room with other people?
答案为C项。细节题。答案出处为…If you?re entering a room with others, try to walk in first.?
25. What is a woman advised to do if she meets with a group of high-ranking individuals in the room?
答案为D项。细节题。答案出处为…Suppose then, you see a group of higher-ups, you?d better take this opportunity to walk over and ask them a question related to business.?
26. What should be avoided in a handshake according to the speaker?
答案为B项。正误判断题。答案出处为…Also, face him directly, not at an angle which looks tentative and unsure. Grip his hand firmly and fully, not any of this fingertip stuff. Smile, look in his eyes and say something.? 可得握手时要做的事情是，面对面，微笑，说点什么；不要做
的是，与手指相关的动作。
Questions 27-30
【原文】
W: Recently I read a report about the higher education in Britain. It says that only about 10% of our students leave university without getting a degree.
M: That may be true. For me, I am not worried about failing, but I am very anxious to get a good degree. My aim is to get a first class honors degree in chemistry at Cambridge, since I have planned to take up a scientific post in industry.
W: My criterion for choosing a good university is weather it has progressive ideas on education as well as its broader and more varied courses.
M: It wouldn?t work. There will be too many different opinions. Some professors and lecturers are more interested in their own research than in helping students in their studies.
W: Well, there must be some brilliant scholars in the universities such as yours.
M: Yes. I still go to classes as well as to lectures. But the most important person in my academic life is my tutor who in Cambridge is called a supervisor. I enjoy my weekly tutorials. My supervisor is an approachable man and he is always ready to talk to me about anything connected with my studies.
W: Haven?t other universities now introduce some form of tutorial supervision like that at Oxford and Cambridge?
M: Yes. In fact, to be honest, there are universities which offer better courses and give better teaching in some subjects than either Oxford or Cambridge. I think that an Ox-bridge degree still counts more with some employers than a degree from other universities, but most of them are now more concerned with the kind of degree than where it comes from.
W: Anyway, at our universities, the personal supervision and the friendly relations with the teaching staff are especially good. The lecturer-student ratio is quite reasonable.
M: I?m not so sure. But at least we are not overcrowded. I?ve heard that in some foreign universities, lecture halls are packed so full that students have nowhere to sit.
【大意】
此篇对话的主题是教育问题。在对话中男女双方各自就高等教育的情势，评判大学好坏的标准，导师与学生之间的关系，和不同大学的文凭“含金量”等问题，发表了不同的意见。
【解析】
27. What are the man and woman in the conversation?
答案为D项。全文男女双方都在讨论大学教育的问题，多次出现…my studies? …at our university? 等字眼，可以看出双方都是在校大学生。
28. What is the woman?s criterion for choosing a good university?
答案为B项。细节题。出处为…My criterion for choosing a good university is weather it has progressive ideas on education as well as its broader and more varied courses.?
29. Who is the most important person in the man?s academic life?
答案为C项。细节题。出处为…But the most important person in my academic life is my tutor who in Cambridge is called a supervisor.?
30. Why is the man complaining about some foreign universities?
答案为A项。细节题。出处为…I?ve heard that in some foreign universities, lecture halls are packed so full that students have nowhere to sit.?
[真题精讲----中级口译]
1109 中口听译
1. Sentence Translation:
1．Sydney is a very modern city but it also has many places of historical interest. In the downtown district, you can still see some old houses that were ever built here.
【关键词汇】 Sydney（悉尼），historical interest（历史名胜）
【辨音难点】 historical interest
【解析】此句为城市。难度不高。做好记录便可。
【参考译文】悉尼(Sydney)是个非常现代化的城市，但她也有许多历史名胜。在市中心/商业区/闹市区，你可以看到些从一开始就造在这里的老房子。
2．For me, a car is a comfortable way to travel, especially in the winter time. If I took a bus or a train, I might have to stand in the rain or in the snow.
【关键词汇】 way to travel（旅行方式）
【辨音难点】无
【解析】此句讨论交通出行话题。难度不高，属于常规性话题。关于汽车的方便性。
【参考译文】对我来说，小汽车是种舒适的旅行工具/方式，尤其是在冬天。如果我乘公车或火车，我可能不得不在雨中或雪中站着。
3．If you work in the United States, you?d better find out about the local sports teams. Thus you can participate in the almost inevitable discussions about how our team will do this year.
【关键词汇】 sports team（体育运动队）
【辨音难点】 inevitable discussions（必然的谈话）
【解析】此句主题是美国的体育运动队，难度不高。抓住local sports team即可。
【参考译文】假如你在美国工作，你最好能理解当地体育运动队伍的情况。那样，你可以参与他人几乎是必然的谈话/讨论，即今年我们这支队伍的表现如何。
4．I have more than 25 years of editing experience and have edited over 300 published novels and textbooks. I think I am qualified for the post of editing manager.
【关键词汇】 edit（编辑），editing manager（编辑主管）
【辨音难点】 published novels and textbooks（出版小说和教材）
【解析】此句属于求职场景。有一定难度。qualified和post都是职业话题的核心词汇。
【参考译文】我有超过25年的编辑经验，编辑出版了300多本小说和教材。我认为我具
备担任编辑主管职位的资格。
5．Traditionally, men have had poor diets, less exercise and smoked more than women. These differences in life style and personal habits help explain why more men than women die of heart disease.
【关键词汇】 diet（饮食），heart disease（心脏病）
【辨音难点】无
【解析】本句主题为健康，比较男女的差异，属于常规类型。
【参考译文】传统上，男人与女人相比，饮食习惯较差，锻炼不够，并且有更多的吸烟。这些生活方式和个人习惯的差异帮助解释了为什么有更多的男人死于心脏病。
2. Passage Translation:
1．Most people in Britain like drinking tea. Britons drink a quarter of all the tea grown in the world each year. They are the world?s greatest tea drinkers. Many of them drink it on at least 8 different occasions during the day. They drink it between meals and at meals. They drink early morning tea in bed. Some morning tea drinkers have automatic tea-making machines connected to their alarm clocks. They also drink afternoon tea in their sitting rooms or in their gardens.
【关键词汇】 tea（茶），Britons（英国人）
【辨音难点】 occasions（场合），automatic tea-making machines（自动烧茶机）
【解析】本段文字的主题是文化----关于英国人喝茶的习惯。难度并不高。注意细节的
把握。第一、二句导出英国人喜欢喝茶的程度；接着阐述英国人喝茶的不同场合，行文的
意思并不难把握。
【参考译文】大多数英国人喝茶。英国人每年要喝掉占世界产量1/4的茶。他们是世界
上最厉害的饮茶者。许多人白天至少要在八次不同的场合喝茶。他们在两餐之间喝茶，也
在就餐中喝茶。他们在床上喝早茶，有些喝早茶的人有连接自己闹钟的自动烧茶机。他们
也会在客厅或花园里喝午后茶。
2．Pollution in today?s world can be of various kinds. Factories pour their wastes into our air and into our rivers and lakes. Noisy trucks and trains pollute in a different way, they may keep us awake at night and even make it hard to think in peace and quiet during the day. Moreover, ugliness surrounds us. There?re too few trees, too little grass and too much concrete. The answer, I think, is scientific planning. There must be controlled and sustainable development within our cities. And the primary consideration must be the quality of people?s lives.
【关键词汇】 pollution (污染)，scientific planning（科学规划）
【辨音难点】 concrete（混凝土）， primary consideration（减弱）
【解析】本段文字主题为环境话题，难度适中，结构整齐，注意抓好细节。第一句是引出主题，污染过多。然后列举了各种污染的状况。接着，细数身边不自然的场景。最后也谈到展望和保护措施。
【参考译文】当今世界，污染可以是各种各样的。工厂将废料传至空气中，倒入河流湖泊。卡车和火车的噪音也是另一种形式的污染。这些噪音让我们整夜无法入睡，甚至在白天也让我们难以静思/能安静思考。再者，我们处于丑陋的包围之中。几乎没有树木，没有草地，太多的混凝土/钢筋水泥。我认为，解决方法就是科学的规划。在城市里必须是有受控制/有限的和可持续的发展。最主要的考虑应该是人们的生活质量。
1109中级口译翻译部分汉译英解析
【原文】
越来越多受英文教育的海外华人父母，已经意识到孩子在掌握不可或缺的英文的同时，也通晓中文的重要性。中国的崛起，让他们充分认识到孩子掌握双语的好处——既能增加他们的就业机会，也能让他们接触和熟悉东西方两种不同的文化。
这些人对中文的态度几乎完全转变。曾几何时，他们还非常骄傲地宣称自己只懂英文。现在，他们已开始积极支持孩子学习中文和中国文化，而且还不时走访中国，欣赏壮观的自然风光，认识丰富的文化遗产。
【主题词】
海外华人学习中文和中国文化
1. 越来越多①受英文教育的海外华人父母，已经意识到②孩子在掌握③不可或缺的4英文的同时，也通晓中文的重要性。
【翻译解析】
①越来越多，这个表达可以用more and more进行翻译，这是大部分考生的译法。也
可以采用an increasing number of ...这样的表达，在阅卷老师看来会眼前一亮。
②意识到……，be/ become aware of ... 或 realize。
③掌握，即对……很熟练，和后面出现的“通晓”是一个意思，可以译为be proficient
in ...。掌握某种技能，也可译为have a good command of sth.
④不可或缺的，indispensable。如果考生在考场上想不起来这个词，可以用all-important, esstential等词替代。
Tip：
这个句子的主干在于“海外华人父母意识到重要性”。做长句的翻译，先找到主干很关键。
【参考译文】
More and more English-educated Chinese parents overseas are becoming increasingly aware
of the importance for their children to be proficient not only in the all-important English language but also in Chinese.
2. 中国的崛起①，让他们充分认识到②孩子掌握双语的好处③——既能增加他们的就
业机会④，也能让他们接触⑤和熟悉东西方两种不同的文化。
【翻译解析】
①崛起，用很简单的一个词rise就可以解决。这是口译考试中的高频词，值得考生关注。
②认识到，和前一句里的“意识到”是一个意思，为体现语言表达多样化，这里采用另
一个同义词组drive (sth.) home to sb. 意思是to make something completely clear to someone，
把某件事情完完全全向某人解释清楚。
③掌握双语的好处，这个短语中“好处”这个词不一定需要直译为benefit或advantage。这里的意思，即成为双语人才可以怎么怎么样，所以译为becoming bilingual will ...。
④增加就业机会，译为enhance one?s employment prospects，这里的prospect用作复数，意思是成功的机会。
⑤接触……，come into contact with ...。当然也可以用exposure这个词，译为increase the exposure to ...。
Tip：
如果在原文中反复出现同样的词，在译文中最好能体现语言的多样化。平时要积累相近词汇、词组的不同表达，从这一点可见考生的翻译功底。
【参考译文】
The rise of China has driven home to them that becoming bilingual will not only enhance their children?s employment prospects but also enable them to come into contact and be familiar with both the Oriental and Western cultures.
3. 这些人对中文的态度几乎完全转变①。
【翻译解析】
①转变，译作动词可以是change，transform突出转变的巨大。这里也可用名词结构have under gone a complete transformation。
【参考译文】
These people have almost changed their attitude toward the Chinese language.
4. 曾几何时①，他们还非常骄傲地宣称②自己只懂英文。
【翻译解析】
①曾几何时，即曾经一度，可以译为not so long ago，或者at one time。
②宣称，译为proclaim或declare，后面一般跟that接从句。这个句子的时态要注意，“曾几何时”提示整个句子要用过去时。
【参考译文】
Not so long ago, they would be proud to proclaim that they only knew English.
5. 现在，他们已开始积极①支持孩子学习中文和中国文化，而且还不时走访中国②，欣赏壮观的自然风光，认识丰富的文化遗产③。
【翻译解析】
①积极地做某事，除了用actively这个副词来译，还可以用词组be active in doing sth.。积极支持，即给予全力支持，所以也可以译为give complete/ strong support to ...。
②不时走访中国，可译为visit China regularly。visit也可以转成名词来译，make regular visits to China。
③文化遗产，cultural heritage，也可以译为cultural inheritance或cultural legacy。这是
口译考试中的高频词，值得考生关注。
【参考译文】
Now, they are active in supporting their children to learn Chinese and Chinese culture. They also visit China regularly to appreciate the magnificent landscape in the country and get to know
its rich cultural heritage.
1997.9上海市英语中级口译笔试答案
1997.9 上海市英语中级口译资格证书第一阶段考试 参考答案: SECTION1:LISTENING TEST Part A: Spot Diction 1. feel healthy 2. content 3. on average 4. six minutes 5. laugh more 6. 400 times 7. adulthood 8. growing up 9. effects of laughter 10. blood and stomach 11. physical exercises 12. facial and stomach 13. jogging 14. pain relief 15. forty university students 16. funny cassette 17. intended to relax 18. tolerate the discomfort 19. humour 20. immune system Part B: Listening Comprehension 1-5 B D C A D 6-10 D D C B B 11-15 B D A A C 16-20 D A B A D 21-25 B D C A C 26-30 D A C B C Part C: Listening and Translation Ⅰ.Sentence Translation 1.这类独特的酒被认为是世界上最好的一种酒。 2.由于他打算扩店，他开价要买下隔壁的房产。 3.我再也不准备容忍你的无能。你被开除了。 4.会上有人提议在委员会里应该有一位教工代表。 5.“广告”这个词最简单的涵义就是“让某事物引起他人注意”。或者“将某事物告知某人”。 Ⅱ.Passage Translation 1. 请各位注意，图书馆马上就要关门了。请把参考书放回原处，如果要外借备用书籍以 便当夜使用，现在可以办理（手续），多谢各位合作。 2. 30年前，我还是个小孩子的时候，我父亲曾安排我去乡下一个农场过了两个暑假。他 认为那对我有好处，他是对的。那使我懂得了不少有关自立的重要意义。那地方非常偏僻，农场主的地位当时肯定已是二十出头的女儿说她从未离开过家门，也未见过火车。
【DF】2011年3月上海中级口译真题及答案
沪江英语绿宝书之 2011年3月上海中级口译考试 听力原文及解析 SECTION 1: LISTENING TEST (45 minutes) Part A: Spot Dictation Directions:In this part of the test, you will hear a passage and read the same passage with blanks in it. Fill in each of the blanks with the word or words you have heard on the tape. Write your answer in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Remember you will hear the passage ONLY ONCE. My topic for today?s lecture is communication, culture and work. When most people use the word culture, they think of people from different national backgrounds. National cultures certainly do exist and they play an important role in shaping the way people communicate, but there are other dimensions of culture too. Within a nation, regional differences can exert a powerful influence on communication. New Yorkers and Alaskans may find one another?s styles of behaving so different that they might as well be from different countries. Race and ethnicity can also shape behavior. So can age. The customs, values and attitudes of a twenty-year-old girl may vary radically from those of her parents who were raised in the 1960s or her grandparents who lived through the Great Depression and World War Ⅱ. Still, other differences can create distinctive cultures. Gender, sexual orientation, physical disabilities, religion and socio-economic background are just a few. All of these factors lead to a definition of culture as a set of values, beliefs, norms, customs, rules and codes that lead people to define themselves as a distinct group, giving them a sense of commonality. It?s important to realize that culture is learned, not innate.A Korean-born infant adopted soon after her birth by American parents and raised in the United States will think and act differently than his or her cousins who grew up in Seoul. An African American who grew up in the inner city will view the world differently than he or she would if raised in the suburbs or in a country like France where African heritage has different significance than it does in the United States. The norms and values we learn as part of our cultural conditioning shape the way we view the world and the way we interact with one another. In short, culture has such an overwhelming influence on communication that famous anthropologist Edward Hall once remarked, …culture is communication and communication is culture.?
中级口译真题+参考答案
9月中级口译真题+参考答案(4) Questions 16-20 We are moving inexorably into the age of automation. Our aim is not to devise a mechanism which can perform a thousand different actions of any individual man but, on the contrary, one which could by a single action replace a thousand men. Industrial automation has moved along three lines. First there is the conveyor belt system of continuous production whereby separate operations are linked into a single sequence. The goods produced by this well-established method are untouched by the worker, and the machine replaces both unskilled and semiskilled. Secondly, there is automation with feedback control of the quality of the product: here mechanisms are built into the system which can compare the output with a norm, that is, the actual product with what it is supposed to be, and then correct any shortcomings. The entire cycle of operations dispenses with human control except in so far as monitors are concerned. One or two examples of this type of automation will illustrate its immense possibilities. There is a factory in the U.S.A. which makes 1,000 million electric light bulbs a year, and the factory employs three hundred people. If the preautomation techniques were to be employed, the labour force required would leap to 25,000. A motor manufacturing company with 45,000 spare parts regulates their entire supply entirely by computer. Computers can be entrusted with most of the supervision of industrial installations, such as chemical plants or oil refineries. Thirdly, there is computer automation, for banks, accounting departments, insurance companies and the like. Here the essential features are the recording, storing, sorting and retrieval of information. The principal merit of modern computing machines is the achievement of their
中级口译笔试历年真题听力文字稿最完整版(97-08)
历年上海中级口译听力部分录音文稿（97.3 － 08.9） 97．3 SECTION 1：LISTENING TEST Part A: Spot Dictation The development of the Space Shuttle has dramatically reduced the cost of sending loads into space. The Shuttle takes off from Earth like a rocket, and lands again like a huge aircraft. It can transport not only its own crew, but also passengers, and has a huge cargo-hold which is capable of carrying large satellites or a space laboratory. Before the Space Shuttle was created, it was necessary to plan trips into space several years in advance. However, for the rest of the century it should be possible to make space flights every week or so. Any scientist or engineer needing to travel into orbit will simply take the next Shuttle flight, stay as long as necessary, and then return at his or her convenience. It is difficult to imagine the immense opportunities created by the Shuttle. One of the great advantages of having a reusable space vehicle is that it can take one load after another into orbit. Very large space stations could not be launched in their complete form directly from Earth, but they could be built piece by piece in space. The Space Shuttle is likely to be used as a general ―workhorse‖ for the rest of this century, and the building of such stations in orbit should become commonplace. Once these huge orbiting space stations are completed, they are likely to become the platforms from which hundreds of robot space ships could be launched cheaply and easily to explore the solar system and to start mining operations on the Moon. The technology needed for this is already developed and available. And because of commercial and military pressures to develop space technology, it is likely that governments will be increasingly willing to start extensive programs of space engineering, exploration and research. Part B: Listening Comprehension Ⅰ. Statements Question No. 1. Jane remained in London for the summer. Question No. 2. Daniel requested that he be transferred to Tokyo to start a new branch. Question No. 3. According to our correspondent, the rain has flooded several areas of South India. Question No. 4. Jason ran across his former college teacher during a business trip to Chicago. Question No. 5. The plane was due at 9：30, but has been delayed half an hour. Question No. 6. I‘d have bought Smith‘s computer if I had known he was selling it. Question No. 7. Please let me know whether you will come to the meeting or not. Question No. 8. May I suggest Friday for our trip to Hong Kong? Question No. 9. We tried to persuade him not to go to Australia, but in vain. Question No. 10. When they were searching the area, the police all but caught the thieves. Ⅱ. Talks and Conversations Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following announcement. This is the final for Olympic Airways to Athens flight number OA260. Any remaining passengers must go immediately to gate 2 where the flight is now closing. Olympic Airways flight number OA 260 closing now at gate 2. Scandinavian Airlines to Stockholm, flight number Sk528 now boarding at gate 4. Passengers to New York. British Airways regret to advise a delay of 35 minutes on their flight number BA175 to New York. That is a delay of 35 minutes on British Airways flight number BA 175 to New York. Austrian Airlines to Vienna, flight number OS455 now boarding at gate 8. Austrian Airlines flight number OS455 boarding now at gate 8. Question No.11. Where is this announcement most probably made? Question No.12. Which of the following statements is true about a about the Qlympic Airways
2013年3月上海中级口译考试翻译真题及答案解析汇总
2013年3月上海中级口译考试翻译真题及答案解析汇总 【原文】 朝气蓬勃，充满活力，丰富多彩的上海是现代中国的缩影。虽然上海的文化遗迹不能与北京媲美，但是上海迷人的城市风貌，风格各异的万国建筑为这座城市注入了无限的魅力。今日之上海，已经成为享誉中外的国际大都市。 漫步在这座日新月异的现代大都市里，你会发现许多精彩的历史亮点，隐现在众多摩天大楼背后的是上海发展变化的轨迹。它们记述了上海自十九世纪末开埠以来，尤其是新中国成立以后，是如何迅猛发展的。 【参考译文】 Shanghai is a dynamic, diverse and stimulating city - the very epitome of modern China. Though Shanghai cannot rival Beijing in cultural heritage, its varied architectural styles and cosmopolitan feel give it a charm of its own. Today's Shanghai has become a world-famous international metropolis. A walk through this booming city reveals many glimpses of its colorful past. Hidden amongst the skyscrapers are remains of the original Shanghai. They keep on showing how Shanghai has been developing fast and enormously since its opening as a commercial port in the late 19th century, especially after the founding of new China. 【评析】 该篇翻译属于经典话题，类似于上海城市介绍，考生如果熟悉教材，注意积累相关句型词汇，特别是对“朝气蓬勃、充满活力dynamic, diverse and stimulating、缩影epitome、遗迹heritage、城市风貌cosmopolitan feel、万国建筑varied architectural styles”等常考的表达，应该可以顺利取得高分。 If you’ve ever been on a jury, you might have noticed that a funny thing happens the minute you get behind closed doors. Everybody starts talking about themselves. They say what they would have done if they had been the plaintiff or the defendant. Being on a jury reminds me why I can’t tolerate talk radio. We Americans seem to have lost the ability to talk about anything but our own experiences. We can’t seem to generalize without stereotyping or to consider evidence that goes against our own experience. I heard a doctor on a radio show talking about a study that found that exercise reduces the incidence of Alzheimer’s. And caller after caller couldn’t wait to make essentially the opposite point: “Well, my grandmother never exercised and she lived to 95.”We are in an age summed up by the saying: “I experience, therefore I’m right.”Historically, the hallmarks of an uneducated person were the lack of ability to think critically, to use deductive reasoning to distinguish the personal from the universal. Now that seems an apt description of many Americans. 【参考译文】 如果你曾经当过陪审员，你可能会注意到一件有趣的事情：一旦关上了门，所有人就开始谈论他们自己。他们会讨论，如果自己是原告或被告的话会做什么。担任陪审员的经历让我明白了我为什么无法忍受谈话性的广播节目。我们美国人似乎只剩下了谈论自己经历的能力。我们似乎无法抛开固有的成见进行总结，也无法客观地分析与自身经历相悖的证据。 我曾听过一位医生在之声节目上讲述一项研究，该研究发现锻炼能降低阿兹海默症（老
历年上海英语翻译中级口译汉译英真题及答案
历年上海英语翻译中级口译汉译英真题及答案 原文： 越来越多受英文教育的海外华人父母，已经认识到孩子在掌握不可或缺的英文的同时，也通晓中文的重要性。中国的崛起，让他们充分认识到孩子掌握双语的好处——既能增加他们的就业机会，也能让他们接触和熟悉东西方两种不同的文化。 这些人对中文的态度几乎没有完全改变。曾几何时，他们还非常骄傲地宣称自己只懂英文。现在，他们已开始积极支持孩子学习中文和中国文化，而且还不时走访中国，欣赏壮观的自然风光，认识丰富的文化遗产。 译文： An increasing number of English-educated Chinese parents overseas have come to the realization that while English learning is indispensable to their children, it is essential that their kids have a good command of Chinese. China’s rise has fully awakened their awareness of the fact that their kids can benefit from their bilingual ability which can not only enhance their competitiveness in the job market, but also facilitate their exposure to and familiarity with the two different cultures between the East and the West. They have hardly changed their attitudes towards Chinese. At one time they proudly declared that they knew English only. Now, they have begun to give full support to their kids learning Chinese and its culture, and they also make occasional visits to China, where they can enjoy its magnificent natural landscape and get to know its rich cultural heritage. 解析： 本段是一篇文化类介绍文章。总体难度一般，以句号结束的句子即可作为一
上海中级口译考试流程
中口考试流程
整体思路 一句话概括口译听力训练“听得懂、记得住、写得快” 听得懂 复习思路：听力有效词汇量，熟悉背景知识及常考套路，适应各类发音现象 练习内容：VOA，BBC标准语速及类似难度的听抄与跟读练习，昂立教师博客听抄练习，高级口译笔试听力Q6-10新闻题听抄练习 记得住 复习思路：个人笔记习惯训练，属于自己的笔记符号，以复述强化短期记忆 练习内容： * 0709-0309 10套真题中的Spot Dictation＋Sentence/Passage Translation（中级包括statements，高级包括Note-Taking and Gap-Filling） * 听力教程（Statements＋非对话类的篇章＋Sentence/Passage Translation）（中级包括statements） * 昂立版预测试卷（8套） 写得快 复习思路：强化“在规定时间内写下想表达的大意”，熟练，果断 专项练习 Spot Dictation 复习思路：记录单词快速、准确、精炼，熟悉自己的书写习惯，快速誊写 练习内容：真题（10），昂立版预测试卷（8），听力教程（12/16） 评分标准：20题，每题1.5分，共计30分。只对名、动、形、副词直接扣分，其余错误作标记，统一酌情扣1-3分 17％ of the employees (1.5分) 请对以下答案模拟打分： 卷面回答一：70% of the employees 卷面回答二：17% of employee 卷面回答三：17% of the employers 保底分数：70%，21分 潜力指数：★★★★ 重要性指数：★★★★ 对三类单词的不同处理 本身难度较大的词 synthetic fertilizers, lucrative, discernable, obsolete, dismantling不妨放弃
上海中级口译口试历年真题
1上海市英语中级口译证书第二阶段考试试题集锦 (201009) 口语题 Directions: Talk on the following topic for at least 3 minutes. Be sure to make your points clear and supporting details adequate. You should also be ready to answer any questions raised by the examiners during your talk. You need to have your name and registration number recorded. Start your talk with “My name is…”，”My registration number is…” Topic: Can shopping vouchers increase consumption? Questions for Reference: 1.To stimulate consumption, which is more effective, tax reduction or shopping vouchers? 2.What are the major purposes of issuing shopping vouchers? 3.In what way can the shopping vouchers best be distributes? Shall every citizen be given the same amount of shopping vouchers or should the vouchers be limited to the lower-income people only? 口译题 Part A Directions:In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in English. After you heard each paragraph, interpret it into Chinese. Start interpreting at the signal…and stop it at the signal…You may take notes while you are listening. Remember you will hear the passages ONLY ONCE. Now let’s begin Part A with the first passage. Passage 1 As for us Americans, you may think that we give too much importance to individualism and personal gains, so much so that it might sacrifice collective benefits, and even bring harm to the harmony of the society.// Yes, but you don’t have to be worried. American work ethic is more individual-oriented. We often value the results and accomplishments of work more than its process.// If I am not mistaken, the traditional Chinese work ethic is based on Confucianism, which stresses the benefit of communal harmony rather than individual freedom.// It’s really very hard to say which is better because if the cultural differences. With the economic globalization, cultural exchanges have become more and more extensive and Americans and Chinese will know and understand each other better. 至于我们美国人，你们会感到我们太看重个人主义，太看重个人利益，这样可能会牺牲集体的利益，甚至会损害社会的和谐。// 是的，但你们不必担忧。我们美国人的工作理念更强调个人主义。我们一般重视的是结果和成就，而不是过程。// 如果我没理解错的话，中国传统的够工作理念是以儒家学说为基础的，这种思想强调整体和谐高于个体自由。// 由于文化差异的存在，真的很难说哪种理念更好。随着经济全球化，文化交流也随之变得越来越广泛，美国人民和中国人民将会更加互相了解和理解。
3月中口笔试真题(1)
3月中口笔试真题(1) Part A: Spot Dictation Direction: In this part of the test, you will hear a passage and read the same passage with blanks in it. Fill in each of the blanks with the words you have heard on the tape. Write your answer in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Remember you will hear the passage ONLY ONCE. Every human being is fallible; we make mistakes. In America when a mistake has been made, it is considered fitting for the person ________ (1) to acknowledge his or her error and to apologize to anyone who has been inconvenienced. Even ________ (2) are expected to admit their mistakes and apologize for them. Trying to ________ (3) a mistake and denying your guilt are considered to be indicative of serious ________ (4). If you make a mistake that ________ (5) a group of people, a public apology is considered the best method for ________ (6). If the mistake was a serious one, or if some people were inconvenienced more than others, then the ________ should follow the public apology with private ones to ________ (8). It is especially important for executives and company heads to be able to admit their mistakes. Sometimes leaders are afraid that if they ________ (9), they will lose the respect of their employees. Actually ________ (10)—if you are honest with your employees and yourself, ________ (11), and show that you are willing to accept blame when you make a mistake, then your employees will be ________ (12) you. They will also be more likely to admit their own mistakes. If you ________ (13) one person, it is usually best to apologize to that person alone, unless your mistake ________ (14) by a large group of people. For example, if
9月中级口译真题+参考答案(5)
9月中级口译真题+参考答案(5) SECTION 3: TRANSLATION TEST （1）（30 minutes） Directions: Translate the following passage into Chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. The culture of any society is usually thought to be of two kinds: material and nonmaterial. Material culture includes the man-made phenomena which have physical properties such as height, breadth, and weight. A boat, a machine, a house-all these objects are part of the material culture. The nonmaterial culture is that portion of the environment which surrounds man and which has an impact on his behavior but which lacks these material properties: values, beliefs, traditions, and all the other habits and ideas invented and acquired by man as a member of society. Contemporary sociological theory tends to assign primary importance to the nonmaterial culture in choosing problems for study. It assumes, for example, that boats, planes, automobiles, and so forth, are not nearly so important as the traditions we have developed which make their manufacture possible-indeed, which prescribe how we are to use them. The emphasis of contemporary sociology is to insist that the material culture would not exist had not the nonmaterial culture first been available to suggest the ideas which are embodied in the inventions of material culture. SECTION 4: TRANSLATION TEST （2）（30 minutes） Directions: Translate the following passage into English and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. 进入耶鲁大学的校园，看到莘莘学子青春洋溢的脸庞，呼吸着书香浓郁的空气，我不由回想起40年前在北京清华大学度过的美好时光。当年老师们对我的教诲，同学们给我的启发，我至今仍受用不尽。