中级口译,Oral Topics—口语部分

口语题

Directions:Talk on the following topic for at least 5 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 1: The Importance of Transportation for Shanghai’s Economic Development

Questions for Reference:

1. Give a general picture of transportation in Shanghai and then compare it with that in other cities in China or abroad.

2. What are the causes of the most serious transportation problems in the city?

3.Why is transportation more important in Shanghai today?

4.How to improve Shanghai’s transportation system?

Topic 2: My Opinion—Important Ways Towards Success

Questions for Reference:

1. What does success mean to you?

2. People often say: “Success comes out of diligence”. What do you think of it?

3.Can you give examples to show how people became successful in life or career?

4.What is the relationship between success and an individual’s personality, opportunity, ability, etc.

Topic 3: The Positive and Negative Effects of the Telephone

Questions for Reference:

1. What benefits has telephone brought to us in modern life? Explain with examples.

2. What negative effects does telephone have in daily life? Explain with examples.

3. How to keep the benefits and get rid of the negative effects in using the telephone?

Topic 4: A Remarkable Impression of a Famous Tourist Place

Questions for Reference:

1. How do you like travel?

2. Give a list of a few famous tourist spots you’ve been to.

3. What is the most remarkable impression you wish to tell others?

Topic 5: Should college students be encouraged to take up part-time jobs? Why or why not?

Questions for Reference:

1. Will a part-time job contribute to the student’s academic studies? How?

2. List advantages and/or disadvantages of taking a part-time job during a student’s university days.

3. Is part-time job experience helpful or necessary in the student’s future career? Why or why not? Cite examples.

Topic 6: Tea—A Popular Drink in China

Questions for Reference:

1. How much do you know about the Chinese tea?

2. The benefits and/or functions of tea in our life.

3. Which do you prefer? Tea or coffee? Cite your reasons.

Topic 7: The advantages and / or disadvantages of living in a big city.