2003年4月英语专业专八口语口译真题
第一节英译汉Interpreting from English into Chinese
一、英译汉演讲的文本
The Speech by a World Bank Group Official at the 2002 Western China
International Economy and Trade Fair
Governor Zhang, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen,
I am delighted to be here this morning to open the Western China International Economy and Trade Fair. I would like to thank the People’s Government of Sichuan for inviting us to attend this important event where government leaders from Beijing and twelve other pro vinces meet to discuss strategies for developing China’s Western Region.
This event reflects the strong commitment of the government and the people of China to develop the Western Region. I am very impressed with the enthusiasm and determination demonstrated not only by the public sectors, but also by the private sectors in supporting the Western development goals set forth by the government.
The purpose of my current visit to China is to evaluate recent economic developments in China, and discuss with Ch inese leaders the World Bank Group’s assistance strategy for China after its entry into the WTO. I started my visit two days ago in the western province of Yunnan and have now come to Sichuan. I have seen good examples of how the World Bank Group can offer assistance to the government and the private sectors to develop China’s West. There are 11 provinces, autonomous regions and one municipality in west China, with a total area of about 6.8 million square kilometers and a population of 364 million. The gove rnment’s desire to accelerate the development of the western provinces is vital to the success of achieving a sustained growth for China in the long run. There are also challenges, however, that should not be overlooked. These include continued efforts to create and improve the business environment. But I am confident that these challenges will be met.
In closing, I would like to thank the Government of Sichuan for its support to the World Bank and IFC operations in Sichuan. We look forward to working with all of you to contribute to the development of China’s west and to improve people’s lives in this important part of the country.
Thank you!
二、英译汉参考译文
2002年世界银行官员在中国西部国际经贸会上的讲话
张省长，尊敬的来宾，女士们，先生们：
今天早晨我非常荣幸参加西部国际经贸会的开幕式。感谢四川省人民政府邀请我参加这一盛会。在这里来自北京和其他12个省的政府领导将共同探讨中国西部地区的开发策略。
这一盛会展示了中国政府和人民开发西部的强大决心。在支持政府制定的西部大开发计划时，国有企业和民营企业所表现出的热情和决心都给我留下了深刻的印象。
我这次来是为了评估贵国最近的经济发展状况，并与贵国领导人一起讨论中国加入世贸组织之后世界银行可以提供给中国的援助战略。两天前我就在贵国西部省份云南省开始了我的评估，现在又到了四川。我已经看到世界银行向政府和民营企业提供援助开发西部的好的范例。中国西部包括11个省、自治区和一个直辖市，占地680万平方公里，拥有人口3亿6千4百万。中国政府决心加快西部省份的开发对中国成功实现可持续发展计划至关重要。然而，这其中也存在着不可忽略的挑战。其中包括继续努力创造和改善商业环境。但是我相信中国可以应对这些挑战。
最后，我要感谢四川省人民政府对世界银行和国际金融组织在四川工作的支持。我希望我们一起为西部发展和改善西部人民居住条件努力工作，做出贡献。
谢谢！
三、长难句讲解
1.The purpose of my current visit to China is to evaluate recent economic
developments in China, and discuss with Chinese leaders the World Bank Group’s assistance strategy for China after its entry into the WTO.
2.I started my visit two days ago in the western province of Yunnan and have now
come to Sichuan. I have seen good examples of how the World Bank Group can offer assistance to the Government and the private sectors to develop China’s West.
3.There are 11 provinces, autonomous regions and one municipality in west China,
with a total area of about 6.8 million square kilometers and a population of 364 million.
4.The Government’s desire to accelerate the development of the western provinces
is vital to the success of achieving a sustained growth for China in the long run.
5.There are also challenges, however, that should not be overlooked. These include
continued efforts to create and improve the business environment. But I am confident that these challenges will be met.
四、知识点拓展
mayor 市长
●country chief 县长
●seminar 研讨会
●symposium 讨论会
●workshop 讲习班
●lecture 讲座
●summit 峰会
●job fair 招聘会、求职市场
●opening ceremony 开幕式
●closing ceremony 闭幕式
●provincial government 省政府
●municipal government 市政府
●district government 区政府
●The UN Millennium Development Goals 联合国千年发展目标
●sustainable development 可持续发展
第二节汉译英Interpreting from Chinese into English
一、汉译英演讲的文本
阳光国际展览中心副总经理在关于举办2002年中国(阳光)国际乐器展览新闻发
布会上的讲话
各位来宾、新闻界的朋友：
下午好!
首先，请允许我代表阳光国际展览中心有限公司向出席今天新闻发布会的各位来宾表示热烈的欢迎和衷心的感谢!
国际乐器业界的盛大聚会—MUSIC CHINA中国(阳光)国际乐器展览会将于2002年10月16日-19日在阳光国际展览中心隆重开幕。
我们举办这个展览会的目的是，加强在这一领域的国际交流与合作，借鉴和学习国外的先进技术和经验，为国内外广大生产厂家、经销商提供一个了解市场、交流技术、展示产品、建立合作关系的窗口和桥梁。同时也为广大热爱音乐的朋友们和乐器消费者提供一个咨询、选购所需产品和服务的契机。
截至目前，本届展览会已有270多家中外企业报名参展，展出总面积15000平方米，是目前国内同类乐器展览会中规模最大的。
二、汉译英参考译文
Speech by the Deputy General Manager of Sunshine International Exhibition Center at the Press Conference on the Holding of China(Sunhine) International
Musical Instrument Exhibition 2002
Distinguished guests and friends from the media,
First, on behalf of Sunshine International Exhibition Center Co.,Ltd, please allow
me to express our warm welcome and sincere gratitude to all the guests present at the news conference today.
Music China, the International Musical Instruments Exhibition, a great occasion for the international industry circle of musical instruments, will be held from 16-19 October, 2002 at Sunshine China International Exhibition Centre.
The purpose of this exhibition is to enhance the international exchange and cooperation in this field. We hope to learn from the advanced technology and experience from abroad. At the same time it will serve as a window and bridge for the producers and dealers home and abroad to exchange technology, display products and build cooperative relationship. It can also provide music enthusiasts an opportunity to consult and buy the products and service programs they need.
So far, more than 270 domestic and foreign companies have singed up at the exhibition with a total exhibition area of 15,000 square meters. It is the largest exhibition of that kind in China.
三、长难句讲解
1.我们举办这个展览会的目的是，加强在这一领域的国际交流与合作。
2.我们希望借鉴和学习国外的先进技术和经验，为国内外广大生产厂家、经销
商提供一个交流技术、展示产品的窗口和桥梁。
3.同时也为广大热爱音乐的朋友们提供一个咨询、选购所需产品和服务的契机。
4.本届展览会已有270多家中外企业报名参展，展出总面积15000平方米，是
目前国内同类乐器展览会中规模最大的。
四、知识点拓展
●总经理general manager(GM)
●总裁president
●馆长curator
●主任director
●首席执行官Chief Executive Officer(CEO)
●首席运营官Chief Operations Officer(COO)
●首席财务官Chief Financial Officer(CFO)
●首席技术官Chief Technology Officer(CTO)
●副总统vice president
●副主任deputy director
●副教授associate professor
●助理教授assistant professor
●副作用side effect
●副产品by product
●商界business community
●娱乐圈entertainment circle
●记者招待会news conference; press conference
●代表……向……表示热烈祝贺on behalf of...I would like to
extend my congratulations on ...
●供应商supplier
●场地venue
第三节话题评论
一、话题Making a Comment on a Given Topic
Directions: Please read the following passage carefully and then express your views on the given event.
Spaceship Columbia: A Final Journey
On February 1, 2003, the spaceship Columbia was returning from space. The
crew of seven never made it back to Earth. Upon reentry to the Earth’s atmosphere, the shuttle was torn apart. The seven crew members did not die in vain; they died exploring the heavens, not for personal benefit, but to benefit mankind. Because of them, we are one step closer to discovering the mysteries of our Universe.
二、评论样例
样例1:
Nowadays, there emerged a hot topic as to whether we should send some shuttles to the space to explore the unknown universe. Supporters believe it is a good way to learn more about the space to benefit mankind. Opponents argue that it is meaningless and I am one of them holding that some shuttles should not be sent to the space. There are three reasons to support my point of view.
First and foremost, it is a huge waste. As we all know, launching spaceships to the outer space is costly and time-consuming and involves so much endeavor and investment, but nothing constructive is produced in the process. If the project fails, all the efforts are in vain.
Furthermore, it will threaten a country’s security. Some countries will make use of the spaceship to spy on other countries to get some important intelligence, which will impede the countries’ development. It can also cause wars just because the countries will compete with each other in order to grab new technology and some other information. What’s more, through getting power from the space, many countries will develop nuclear weapons, which is likely to lead to the arms race.
Last but not least, sending shuttles to the space does damage to the environment. With the development of high technology, many countries launch spaceships or satellites to the space. W hen these machines can’t work anymore, they will be smashed in the space. Many space junks come out as debris, fragment and dust, which destroys the ecological environment of the space. Besides, it also influences the health of human. When spacemen return to the earth, they will bring some virus or other unknown species by accident. Once these unknown things survive on the earth, they will a menace to mankind.
All in all, there are many disadvantages of sending shuttles to the space, which will actually threaten human beings. So I disagree with sending shuttles to the space. 样例2:
It is reported that seven astronauts would never make it back to earth when the spaceship Columbia was returning from the space on February 1st, 2003, which has brought about a heated discussion about whether it is necessary to explore the universe. Some people seem to think that this movement is totally squandering time and money. However, others believe that we are stepping closer to discovering the mysteries of the universe. As far as I am concerned, space exploration can benefit human beings a lot from all sides. Personally, I firmly believe the space exploration
project will make an excellent progress, the reasons are chiefly as follows : First and foremost, the implementation of the space exploration program can be beneficial to solve the problems of famine and increase the food productivity. For instance, scientists could genetically modify seeds in space, which makes a great contribution to the solution of food crisis on the earth.
Secondly, space exploration program works as a perfect catalyst to promote scientific and technological progress. A lot of spin-off products are the result of space exploration like vacuum cleaners and other products applied to daily use.
Last but not least, space exploration program can arouse people's awareness of protecting ecological environment. Pictures taken by astronauts reveal that our planet is suffering great damages caused by the overexploitation and overdevelopment. So the implementation of space exploration program is helpful to forge people's crisis consciousness.
There is no doubt that space exploration has its drawbacks as well as merits. Although it may cost a lot, it can offer a potential solution to deal with the food shortages, promote technological and scientific progress, arouse the enthusiasm of environmental conservation. Taking all these factors into consideration, we naturally come to the conclusion that space exploration can bring numerous benefits to us human beings, therefore, we should further our exploration in this field.
样例3:
From the launch of Project Apollo, we never stop moving forward to explore space. Space exploration has become a never-fading topic. As the story is told, Columbia Spaceship was a huge tragedy because of the sacrifice of seven crew members and broken shuttle. However, it was a feat in space exploration. As far as I am concerned, space is worth exploring and Columbia mission is an important step to human exploration of space. The following are my supporting evidence: Firstly, space exploration is beneficial for our daily life. For example, satellites do not only enable us to surf the Internet and communicate with each other easily, but also help the agriculture and transportation through weather forecast. GPS leads us rightly to the correct place and also helps policemen to search for the criminals and protect the innocent people. These are the best illustration of the advantages of space research.
Secondly, it also promotes the development of space industry. Nowadays, space breeding has improved a lot and we have achieved huge scientific and economic effect by breeding wheat, rice, watermelon and so on in space. Space travel will become an attractive program in the future, and couples may enjoy a honeymoon on the real moon someday!
Last but not least, space research makes great contribution to human beings. Population is a serious problem in our modern society. Space exploration helps us to look for a suitable place to live if our earth can't accommodate us any more in the future. It provides an alternative habitat for human beings.
Just like what Armstrong said the first time he landed on the moon: “It's a small
step of me but a huge one of whole human beings.”The seven crew members lost their lives in this journey. They didn't sacrifice in vain but were the heroes of all human beings. Therefore, I firmly believe that space exploration is worthwhile because it has not only made great contributions to the improvement of the quality of human life, but also laid a good foundation for the future of human space life.
样例4:
The failure of the spaceship Columbia just reflects my opinion that exploring space is not as easy as we thought, and its complexity may be far beyond our imagination. In my opinion , I disapprove of this space exploration.
In the first place, it costs too much. To help us know more about this mysterious universe, countless amounts of money and resources have been lavished on space exploration in the past few decades. However, if these resources can be fully used for the benefit of every single human being in a more realistic way, it would be more useful to promote our living standard.
In the second place, the idea that we may find another planet like the Earth to live on is also one of the main reasons for us to carry on space exploration. however, this has been unrealistic so far. Worse still, there may be another horrible truth that we may not overlook, even though we may find other lives, we may be attacked by aliens. It is undoubtedly a disaster for the existence of our human beings.
Last but not least, space travel can act negatively both for us and for the universe. On the one hand, space exploration is too dangerous. Once it fails, the crew members of the spaceship will lay down their lives in this so-called great cause for human beings to step into the universe, which is unfair and inhumane. On the other hand, the space will be polluted by large amount of space trash caused in the course of sending satellites into the space by us. The Earth will be very likely to collide with these space junk, which will lead to a serious consequence.
To sum up, I am against the space exploration.
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2015英语专业四级真题 TIME LIMIT: 130 MIN PART I DICTATION [15 MIN ] Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more. Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE. PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION [15 MIN ] In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything once only. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your answer sheet. SECTION A CONVERSATIONS In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation.
英语专八改错模拟题(7) Home, sweet home" is a phrase that express an essential attitude in the United States. Whether the reality of life in the family house is sweet or no sweet, the cherished ideal of home _____1 has great importance for many people. This ideal is a vital part of the American dream. This dream, dramatized in the history of nineteenth century European settlers of American West, was to find a piece of place, build a house _____2 for one’s family, and started a farm. These small households were _____3 portraits of independence: the entire family- mother, father, children,even grandparents-live in a small house and working together to ___4 support each other. Anyone understood the life-and-death importance _____5 of family cooperation and hard work. Although most people in the United States no longer live on farms, but the ideal of home ownership _____6 is just as strong in the twentieth century as it was in the nineteenth. When U.S soldiers came home before World WarⅡ, for example, _____7 they dreamed of buying houses and starting families. But there was _____8 a tremendous boom in home building. The new houses, typically in the suburbs, were often small and more or less identical, but it satisfied _____9 a deep need. Many regarded the single-family house the basis of their way of life._____10 1. 将 no 改为 not 2. 将 place 改为 land
TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS(2018) -GRADE FOUR- TIME LIMIT:130MIN PART I DICTATION[10MIN] Listen to the following passage.Altogether the passage w ill be read to you four times.During the first reading,w hich w ill be done at normal speed,listen and try to understand the meaning.For the second and third readings,the passage w ill be read sentence by sentence,or phrase by phrase, w ith intervals of15seconds.The last reading w ill be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your w ork.Y ou w ill then be given ONE minute to check through your w ork once more. Please w rite the w hole passage on AN SWER SHEET ON E. PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION[20MIN] SECTION A T ALK In this section you will hear a talk.Y ou will hear the talk ONCE ONLY.While listening,you may look at the task on ANSWER SHEET ONE and write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap.Make sure w hat you fill in is both grammatically and semantically acceptable.Y ou may use the blank sheet for note-taking. Y ou have THIRTY seconds to preview the gap-filling task. Now listen to the talk.When it is over,you will be given TWO minutes to check your work. SECTION B CONVERSA TIONS In this section you will hear two conversations.At the end of each conversation,five
08年英语专业八级全真试题(5) TEXT D The law firm Patrick worked for before he died filed for bankruptcy protection a year after his funeral. After his death, the firms letterhead properly included him: Patrick S. Lanigan, 1954-1992. He was listed up in the right-hand corner, just above the paralegals. Then the rumors got started and wouldnt stop. Before long, everyone believed he had taken the money and disappeared. After three months, no one on the Gulf Coast believed that he was dead. His name came off the letterhead as the debts piled up. The remaining partners in the law firm were still together, attached unwillingly at the hip by the bondage of mortgages and the bank notes, back when they were rolling and on the verge of serious wealth. They had been joint defendants in several unwinnable lawsuits; thus the bankruptcy. Since Patricks departure, they had tried every possible way to divorce one another, but nothing would work. Two were raging alcoholics who drank at the office behind locked doors, but nevertogether. The other two were in recovery, still teetering on the brink of sobriety. He took their money. Their millions. Money they had already spent long before it arrived, as only lawyers can do. Money for their richly renovated office building in downtown Biloxi. Money for new homes, yachts, condos in the Caribbean. The money was on the way, approved,
QUESTION BOOKLET TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2017) -GRADE EIGHT- TIME LIMIT: 150 MIN PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION [25 MIN] SECTION A MINI-LECTURE In this section you will hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the mini-lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening to the mini-lecture, please complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE and write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap. Make sure the word(s) you fill in is (are) both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may use the blank sheet for note-taking. You have THIRTY seconds to preview the gap-filling task. Now listen to the mini-lecture. When it is over, you will be given THREE minutes to check your work. SECTION B INTERVIEW In this section you will hear TWO interviews. At the end of each interview, five questions will be asked about what was said. Both the interviews and the questions will be spoken ONCE ONLY. After each question there will be a ten-second pause. During the pause, you should read the four choices of A, B, C and D, and mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO. You have THIRTY seconds to preview the choices. Now, listen to the first interview. Questions 1 to 5 are based on the first interview. 1. A. Comprehensive. B. Disheartening. C. Encouraging. D. Optimistic. 2. A. 200. B. 70. C. 10. D. 500. 试卷用后随即销毁。 严禁保留、出版或复印。
1995-2017年英语专业八级改错真题及答案 （文字/答案校对版） 2017年改错真题 The ability to communicate is the primary factor that distinguishes human beings from animals. And it is the ability to communicate well which 1.________ distinguishes one individual from another. The fact is that apart from the basic necessities, one needs to be equipped with habits for good communication skills, thus this is 2.________ what will make one a happy and successful social being. In order to develop these habits, one needs to first acknowledge the fact that they need to improve communication skills from time to time. They need to take stock of the way how they interact and the direction 3.________ in which their work and personal relations are going. The only constant in life is change, th e more one accepts one’s strengths and works 4._______ towards dealing with their shortcomings, specially in the area of 5.________ communication skills, the better will be their interactions and the more their social popularity. The dominated question that comes here is: How to improve 6.________ communication skills? The answer is simple. One can find plenty of literature on this. There are also experts, who conduct workshops and seminars based on communication skills of men and women. In fact, a large number of companies are bringing in trainers to regularly make sessions on the subject, in order to 7.________ help their work force maintain better interpersonal work relations. Today effective communication skills have become a predominant factor even while recruiting employees. While interviewing candidates, most interviewers judge them on the basis of the skills they communicate with. They believe that some skills can be improvised on the job; but ability to 8.________ communicate well is important, as every employee becomes the representing face of the company. There are trainers, who specialized in delivering custom-made 9._______ programs on the subject. Through the sessions they not only facilitate better communication skills in the workplace, but also look into the problems in the manner of being able to convey messages effectively. 10._______ 2016年改错真题 All social units develop a culture. Even in two-person relationships, a culture develops in time. In friendship and romantic relationships, 1._________ for example, partners develop their own history, shared experiences, language patterns, habits, and customs give that relationship a special 2._________ character—a character that differs it in various ways from 3._________