英语翻译二级口译实务模拟试题及答案解析(14)

10月翻译资格二级英语口译实务试卷及答案The Certificate of English Interpretation: Level ⅡNow please listen to the instructions for this exam. I'll give you a brief introduction before each part of the exam begins and leave you enough time to do the interpreting.Each part is divided into a number of segments and at the start of each segment you will hear this tone. At each pause where you are expected to start interpreting, you'll also hear this tone .You'll hear each segment only once.Let's start with Part 1.Part 1 Consecutive Interpretation: English to ChineseIn this part you will hear a speech delivered in English by an American official at the Seminal" onInternational Trade Conflict and Public Relations. Please interpret this speech into Chinese.Let's begin.Ladies and Gentlemen,Recent polls show that the majority of Americans actually do believe that Sino-American relationship, bothpolitically and economically, is vitally important. Please allow me to offer some suggestions on what we can dotogether to cultivate our relationship, and to continue the progress of the last years so that we can work towardseducating our policymakers and citizens about the benefits of free trade to our economies.First, we must seek out opportunities to continue the exchange of views between our two countries.We must encourage students to study abroad--here I must admit we have a much harder time to getAmericans to travel than our friends in China. We should also urge the exchanges of academics,scientists and artists.Second, we need more exchange of business leaders. I recall the Fortune Global Forum that was held inShanghai in 1999, where more than 800 representatives, including 300 Chairmen, presidents and CEOs fromthe world's leading multinationals came to China to meet with over 200 Chinese entrepreneurs to exchangeopinions and share the experiences that affect their businesses.Third, I would urge you to come to the United States to learn about the factors thatshape Americanthinking and the formulation of its policies. Ask your friends and contacts to make introductions for you tomeet with business leaders and policymakers.Fourth, explore opportunities to invest in the United States. American legislators respond to nothingmore than to their constituents. Many of you already have subsidiaries in the US Here, the Haier Groupcomes to mind. Haier has invested over $15 million in a building in New York and over $40 million inCamden, South Carolina, employing significant numbers of Americans. We need to work together tomake sure that policymakers understand that our bilateral trade relationship is beneficial to both of oureconomies. This is a pattern that the Japanese used in the 1970s and 1980s to develop markets as well asto exert influence.Finally, we should work together to make the APEC viable again. We defined in 1994 that we would reach free trade among many APEC nations by the year 2005. We have lost momentum. China and the USshould work together to reinvigorate the APEC process.Let me conclude by saying that Sino-American relations are the best they have ever been. We have beenable to collaborate on important political and security matters that are vital to the well-being of our peoples.Our economic interests are closely linked as well. China and the US both seek economic growth and stability.Although we may choose to pursue our interests through different policies, we strive to liberalize our marketsand provide businesses with transparent and predictable access for goods and services.The stability of our relations is much like the stability of a three-legged stool. The legs consist ofstrategic, political, and economic relations. If anyone of the legs is either missing or weak, the stool isunstable and is in danger of collapsing. It is our responsibility to maintain the strength of these legs.That's the end of Part 1. Now we move on to Part 2.Part 2 Consecutive Interpretation: Chinese to EnglishIn this part you will hear a speech delivered in Chinese by a Chinese official at the 2005 Fortune GlobalForum. Please interpret this speech into English.Let's begin.尊敬的来宾，女士们，先生们：早上好! 我很高兴来参加《财富》全球论坛，也很荣幸在此与大家交流一下我的看法。

英语翻译二级口译实务模拟试题及答案解析（12）(1/2)Part ⅠInterpret the following passages from English into Chinese. You will hear this signal to tell you when you start interpreting. Now let's begin.Play00:00…Volume第1题下一题(2/2)Part ⅠInterpret the following passages from English into Chinese. You will hear this signal to tell you when you start interpreting. Now let's begin.Play00:00…Volume第2题上一题下一题(1/2)Part ⅡInterpret the following passages from Chinese into English. You will hear this signal to tell you when you start interpreting. Now let's begin.Play00:00…Volume第3题上一题下一题(2/2)Part ⅡInterpret the following passages from Chinese into English. You will hear this signal to tell you when you start interpreting. Now let's begin.Play00:00…Volume第4题上一题交卷交卷答题卡答案及解析(1/2)Part ⅠInterpret the following passages from English into Chinese. You will hear this signal to tell you when you start interpreting. Now let's begin.Play00:00…Volume第1题参考答案：正确答案：如果你认为多媒体只是可以在家中单独享用的东西，你应该再想一想。

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Translate the following passage （s ） into Chinese ）第1题【正确答案】：答案:当前在中国，艾滋病毒和艾滋病被视为正在上升的一大威胁。

据中国官方估计，中国已有约84万人感染了艾滋病毒。

但截止2003年底，仅有62159人经检查确诊为艾滋病毒阳性，其余780000或更多的艾滋病毒阳性人员的情况并不为公共卫生部门所知，当事人自己对此或许也不清楚，这就构成了艾滋病毒进一步传播的重大危险。

中国资深官员和在华国际专家都认为，艾滋病毒在中国正从一些特定群体，如注射吸毒人员和卖淫人员，向普通人群扩散。

不过，中国在观念、政策和资源投入方面已取得了重要的进步。

新就任的领导人对改善社会福利，特别是处理艾滋病毒和艾滋病问题加大了投入。

中国对艾滋病问题做出了更加积极的反应，包括了实行全国性的救治计划。

新的方针鼓励“四免一关怀”，即对贫困患者药品免费，检查和治疗免费，防止母婴传染治疗免费，艾滋病孤儿上学免费，以及关怀感染艾滋病毒和艾滋病的家庭等。

中国的高级领导人还承诺执行减轻危害的政策，比如鼓励吸毒者使用安全套，针具以旧换新，以及进行美莎酮替代疗法等。

严峻的挑战还在前面，尽管中国已取得很多积极进展，但要战胜艾滋病，在政治、技术和标准方面还面临着十分艰巨的挑战。

就规划、成本、后勤、人力资源、技术能力以及艾滋病羞耻所引起的普遍问题来看，其规模之大，问题之严重，无论如何强调都不过分。

这里仅举几例：脆弱和不完整的全国性艾滋病毒检查和监测系统，破败而难以发挥作用的公共卫生系统，特别在农村地区，以及在为艾滋病毒和艾滋病感染者提供正常的诊断、咨询、救治、监测和照顾方面严重缺少合格工作人员，必要的设备和技术。

英语翻译二级口译实务模拟试题及答案解析（10）(1/2)Part ⅠInterpret the following passages from English into Chinese. You will hear this signal to tell you when you start interpreting. Now let's begin.Play00:00…Volume第1题下一题(2/2)Part ⅠInterpret the following passages from English into Chinese. You will hear this signal to tell you when you start interpreting. Now let's begin.Play00:00…Volume第2题上一题下一题(1/2)Part ⅡInterpret the following passages from Chinese into English. You will hear this signal to tell you when you start interpreting. Now let's begin.Play00:00…Volume第3题上一题下一题(2/2)Part ⅡInterpret the following passages from Chinese into English. You will hear this signal to tell you when you start interpreting. Now let's begin.Play00:00…Volume第4题上一题交卷交卷答题卡答案及解析(1/2)Part ⅠInterpret the following passages from English into Chinese. You will hear this signal to tell you when you start interpreting. Now let's begin.Play00:00…Volume第1题参考答案：正确答案：我想谈一下全球经济增长与宏观政策作用之间的关系。

英语翻译二级口译综合能力模拟试题及答案解析（5）(1~10/共20题)Part ⅠListen to the short passages and then decide whether the corresponding statements below are true or false. After hearing a short passage, blacken the circle of "True" on the answer sheet below if you think the statement is true, or blacken the circle for "False" if it is false. There are ten questions in this part of the test, two points for each question.Play00:00…Volume第1题A recent study by the Center for Economic Policy Research says that, in order to ease imbalances, the European Union needs to make changes while the United States has to spend more and save less.A.正确B.错误第2题According to the speaker, Appleton obtained a degree in natural sciences from Cambridge in 1913 and one year later joined the Royal Engineers where he was trained in radio technology invented by Marconi.A.正确B.错误第3题Despite some good early reviews, World Trade Center, a big picture dealing with horrors of 9/11, has been criticized as its subject matter is too sensitive and traumatic.A.正确B.错误第4题The declaration, issued by women foreign ministers attending the annual six-week session of the UN Human Rights Commission in Geneva, is focused on violence against women and appeals for sincere engagement for the protection and advancement of women.A.正确B.错误第5题The speaker thinks that it is probably a good investment to spend a small amount of money on multivitamins though there is uncertain proof of their benefits.A.正确B.错误第6题Even with a bill of rights, Iraq´s new constitution is primarily based on Islamic codes.A.正确B.错误第7题There is a change for the better in North Korea nuclear crisis.A.正确B.错误第8题According to the speaker, the proportion of college students with loans in the United States has increased from 50% in 1993 to about 67% at present and the average loan debt when they graduate is 17,000 dollars.A.正确B.错误第9题Users might shorten their car´s life by using some fuel or oil additives which cause engines and fuel systems such problems as displacement of protective chemicals in gasoline and engine oil and corrosion of fuel pumps or gas tanks.A.正确B.错误第10题The speaker says that a total of 17 people in China´s Shanxi Province have died from encephalitis B which is an inflammation of the brain that occurs under the age of 18 and is usually infected with mosquitoes.A.正确B.错误下一题(11~20/共20题)Part ⅠListen to the short passages and then decide whether the corresponding statements below are true or false. After hearing a short passage, blacken the circle of "True" on the answer sheet below if you think the statement is true, or blacken the circle for "False" if it is false. There are ten questions in this part of the test, two points for each question.Play00:0005:37Volume第11题It is found in the research that the lower classes have more empathy with people than the upper classes.A.正确B.错误第12题Americans are looking for a better way to ask their employer to give them a higher pension.A.正确B.错误第13题Water crisis has existed for a long time, because of ineffective water conservation.A.正确B.错误第14题The Kenya Film Classification Board is responsible for ruling out what is harmful to the nation.A.正确B.错误第15题The project was very profitable and paid huge economic dividends to the government.A.正确B.错误第16题Montreal´s police were investigated for surveillance of a journalist, who reported the corruption.A.正确B.错误第17题Saudi Arabia gave more investment than the United States to help Egypt recover.A.正确B.错误第18题A LinkedIn Profile can help high school students get more attention from college admissions officers.A.正确B.错误第19题Alanna was frustrated by her slowness in comprehensibility, which made her far behind in the class.A.正确B.错误第20题Artificial limbs are capable of receiving and sending signals, which has been realized by implanting electrodes.A.正确B.错误上一题下一题(21~30/共20题)Part ⅡListen to the following short passages and then choose one of the answers that best fits the meaning of each passage by blackening the corresponding circle. There are ten passages in this part of the test, with one question each, which carries two points.Play00:0015:05Volume第21题The defects of the Bible may be caused by______.A.theological disagreementsB.the Greek manuscriptsC.bad translationD.human nature第22题What is the reason for Adele´s popularity?A.She is the icon of grandmothers.B.Her voice can break your memory.C.Her dominating performance is liked.D.She combines pop music´s past with future.第23题What is the advancement of LGBT rights in 2015?A.Religious-freedom laws.B.Same-sex marriage.C.Different discrimination.D.Voting right.第24题What can be inferred from the passage?A.Christmas season is a great opportunity for reunion.B.It is difficult to send Christmas cards from prison.C.Prisoners use Christmas cards as reminders.D.Entrepreneurs sell artifacts to prisoners for profits.第25题Which of the following is NOT true of millennials ?A.They are skillful in technology.B.They are in favor of social media.C.Most of them may develop AIDS.D.They live in a world with HIV chance.第26题Who employed Child Protective Services workers?A.Children´s parents.B.The state or local government.C.Caregivers of children.D.Public schools.第27题What can be inferred about Backstreet Boys?A.Backstreet Boys was a household name 20 years ago.B.Backstreet Boys released their first album anonymously.C.Backstreet Boys will be the heroes of a new film.D.Backstreet Boys celebrate their 20th birthday this year.第28题What can be inferred from the passage?A.Shakespeare´s plays weren´t published in his time.B.Shakespeare preferred performance to publication.C.Today´s dramatists view theatrical presence as their destination.D.Today´s dramas are much influenced by Shakespeare.第29题What is the advantage of Match Group over its competitors?A.It is popular among the middle-aged.B.It offers a variety of dating services.C.It provides many dating apps.D.It has many free accesses to dating.American athletes are appreciated when they______.A.don´t mix sports and politicsB.don´t express themselves in publicC.play well for America on the fieldD.talk about social issue in private上一题下一题(31~40/共20题)Part ⅡListen to the following short passages and then choose one of the answers that best fits the meaning of each passage by blackening the corresponding circle. There are ten passages in this part of the test, with one question each, which carries two points.Play00:0007:32Volume第31题Which of the following is true about "seniority rules"?A.Those who are working less than a year will be vulnerable to be laid off.B.The headmaster made them for relieving pressure of economic crisis.C.The dismissal of teachers is related to their performance.D.The longer the workers have worked, the more likely they keep their jobs.第32题How much did the e-books account for in the publishing market?A.9.7%.B.3.8%.C.27%.D.1%.第33题What is their research field?A.Rewarding executives.B.Contract theory.C.Cooperate governance.D.Bankruptcy legislation.第34题What problem made the musician Sting investigated?A.Illegal immigrants.B.Illegal employment.C.Enslaving workers.D.Producing wines.第35题What can be inferred from the passage?A.The automobile industry has declined.B.The popularity of cars has risen up.C.The teenagers have lost their passion in cars gradually.D.The seniors are more dependent on cars.What is the result of this research?A.Students are unwilling to show their opinions about their teachers.B.New York University provides the research with data.C.The feedback from the students are anonymous.D.The evaluations from students include praises and complaints.第37题What can be inferred from the passage?A.EU takes education level as the most important thing.B.Highly educated people might like Europe.C.Europe favors those who are highly educated.D.People are fascinated in pursuing qualifications.第38题Which of the following is NOT the important sector of Tasmania economy?A.Wool.B.Seafood.C.Mining.D.Timber.第39题What can be inferred from the passage?A.The fare increase will not affect the middle class.B.Buying an unlimited monthly card is a better way for students.C.The fare should have been less for the poor.D.Low-income workers should buy an unlimited monthly card.第40题What is the main idea of this passage?A.The definition of social-semiotics.B.The definition of field.C.The connotations of tenor.D.The account of two parts of context.上一题下一题(41~45/共25题)Part ⅢListen to the following longer passages and then choose the best answer to each of the questions by blackening the corresponding circle. You may need to scribble a few notes in order to answer the questions satisfactorily. There are 20 questions in this part of the test, two points for each question.Passage OnePlay00:0002:12Volume第41题Which of the following is NOT a drawback of traditional education in China?A.Inflexible teaching style.B.Dim job prospects.C.High cost.D.Exam-orientation.第42题What does "bricks-and-mortar" probably mean?A.Cramming.B.Virtual.C.Real.D.Old-fashioned.第43题How many members registered in One-Man University?A.130, 000.B.201, 100.C.7 million.D.13, 000.第44题What is the government´s attitude to open online courses?A.Open.B.Reserved.C.Detached.D.Suppressive.第45题What is the topic of the passage?A.One-Man University.B.MOOCC.Higher education.D.A new teaching style.上一题下一题(46~50/共25题)Part ⅢListen to the following longer passages and then choose the best answer to each of the questions by blackening the corresponding circle. You may need to scribble a few notes in order to answer the questions satisfactorily. There are 20 questions in this part of the test, two points for each question.Passage OnePlay00:0002:04Volume第46题What is the towering machine for?A.The sailors.B.The seashore.C.Weather report.D.Electricity.第47题Which of the following is true about the wind farm?A.It is a renewable energy.B.It can reduce the air pollution greatly.C.It has been operated for a long time.D.It can generate a large amount of electricity.第48题What were the American proposals of wind farm met with?A.The competition abroad.B.Opposition from people.ck of support from government.D.The unpredictable changes.第49题What can be inferred from the examples of the American government?A.President George W. Bush is the first person to put the offshore wind on the table.B.The Obama administration makes a further step on developing the renewable energy.C.With the support of the government, the project of offshore wind has been under way.D.The Local governments are communicating with the local people on the pollution of sea.第50题What is the passage mainly about?A.The exploration of new energy.B.The implementation of wind power projects.C.The difficulties in the realization of ideas.D.Another way to generate electricity.上一题下一题(51~55/共25题)Part ⅢListen to the following longer passages and then choose the best answer to each of the questions by blackening the corresponding circle. You may need to scribble a few notes in order to answer the questions satisfactorily. There are 20 questions in this part of the test, two points for each question.Passage OnePlay00:00…Volume第51题Which place is not in the plan of Wen Zhong?A.France.herlands.C.Finland.D.HongKong.第52题Which of the following can NOT describe Wen Zhong?A.Young.B.Rich.C.Traveling independently.D.20-cities-in ten-days tourist.第53题How many tourists travel in package tours?A.One third of them.B.One in ten of them.C.A half of them.D.Two thirds of them.第54题What can be inferred from the shopping of Chinese tourists?A.Chinese tourists are much wealthier than Russians.B.Luxury goods are the best choice for tourism.C.Chinese tourists regarded shopping as the primary task.D.Chinese tourists have been the targets of foreign markets.第55题What does the passage focus on?A.The styles of traveling.B.The lure of traveling abroad.C.The tendency of traveling abroad.D.The purchasing capacity of traveler.上一题下一题(56~60/共25题)Part ⅢListen to the following longer passages and then choose the best answer to each of the questions by blackening the corresponding circle. You may need to scribble a few notes in order to answer the questions satisfactorily. There are 20 questions in this part of the test, two points for each question.Passage OnePlay00:00…Volume第56题What is the similarity between Danone and Deoleo?A.They are the pillar industries in their countries.B.They receive foreign investment.C.They are famous for their market strategies.D.They are engaged in dairy products.第57题What can be inferred from the example of Deoleo?A.It is Spanish company, famous for yogurt.B.The four banks have taken its 13% stake.C.Spain stock market prevents the selling of stocks from foreign bidders.D.Spanish government thinks that the national industry should not be controlled by foreigners. 第58题Which of the following is NOT true about the purchase of CVC Capital?A.It is a foreign company.B.It is favored by Deoleo.C.It purchased 31% stake finally.D.It was refused by two banks.第59题Why was matter of the Spanish olive oil very sensitive?A.It is the biggest producer of olive oil.B.It has taken up 0. 8% of Spain´s export.C.One-third of its exports are re-bottled and sold.D.Some of the Spanish olive oil is labelled with Italian brand.第60题What can we learn from the economy of Spain?A.It favors the closed policy.B.It makes full use of the foreign brand.C.Its economy has bottomed out.D.It is dependent on its export heavily.上一题下一题(61~65/共25题)Part ⅢListen to the following longer passages and then choose the best answer to each of the questions by blackening the corresponding circle. You may need to scribble a few notes in order to answer the questions satisfactorily. There are 20 questions in this part of the test, two points for each question.Passage OnePlay00:00…Volume第61题What does the passage mainly talk about?A.The air-quality app changes the life.B.People should be aware of the pollution.C.The government report can provide long-term protection.D.The pollution is more serious than what is told from apps.第62题What is London Air?A.It is designed for the weather report.B.It is designed for air quality.C.It cannot provide the exact data as promised.D.Its data are recommended by WHO.第63题How is the air-quality app?A.Not reliable.B.Very convenient.C.Satisfying.D.Very sensitive.第64题What can be inferred from the examples of London and France?A.The air quality index are not reliable as anticipated.B.The air quality in France is worse than that of London.C.There is a big difference between daily report and annual report.D.Nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter are the pollutants in the report.第65题What is NOT the consequence of the long-term exposure to the pollution?A.Asthma.B.Heart disease.C.Lung cancer.D.Brain damage.上一题下一题(1/1)Part ⅣListen to the following passage. Write a short English summary of around 150-200 words of what you have heard. You will hear the passage only ONCE and you will have 25 minutes to finish you English summary. This part of test carries 20 points. You may need to scribble a few notes in order to write your summary satisfactorily.Play00:00…Volume第66题Listen to the following passage. Write in English a short summary of around 150-200 words of what you have heard. You will hear the passage only once and then you will have 25 minutes to finish your summary. This part of the test carries 20 points. You may need to scribble a few notes to write your summary.上一题交卷交卷答题卡答案及解析(1~10/共20题)Part ⅠListen to the short passages and then decide whether the corresponding statements below are true or false. After hearing a short passage, blacken the circle of "True" on the answer sheet below if you think the statement is true, or blacken the circle for "False" if it is false. There are ten questions in this part of the test, two points for each question.Play00:00…Volume[听力原文]听力原文：A recent study by the Center for Economic Policy Research, or CEPR, in London says the best way to ease imbalances would be for Asian governments, the United States and the European Union to coordinate policy. It says that while Asia needs to make changes, the US also has to save more and cut spending.第1题A recent study by the Center for Economic Policy Research says that, in order to ease imbalances, the European Union needs to make changes while the United States has to spend more and save less.A.正确B.错误参考答案： B 您的答案：未作答答案解析：解析：根据题干中专有名词的特点，注意收集原文中有关国家或机构的信息。

英语翻译二级口译实务模拟试题及答案解析（14）(1/2)Part ⅠInterpret the following passages from English into Chinese. You will hear this signal to tell you when you start interpreting. Now let's begin.Play00:00…Volume第1题下一题(2/2)Part ⅠInterpret the following passages from English into Chinese. You will hear this signal to tell you when you start interpreting. Now let's begin.Play00:00…Volume第2题上一题下一题(1/2)Part ⅡInterpret the following passages from Chinese into English. You will hear this signal to tell you when you start interpreting. Now let's begin.Play00:00…Volume第3题上一题下一题(2/2)Part ⅡInterpret the following passages from Chinese into English. You will hear this signal to tell you when you start interpreting. Now let's begin.Play00:00…Volume第4题上一题交卷交卷答题卡答案及解析(1/2)Part ⅠInterpret the following passages from English into Chinese. You will hear this signal to tell you when you start interpreting. Now let's begin.Play00:00…Volume第1题参考答案：正确答案：当前经济全球化不断发展，科学技术突飞猛进，为新世纪全球经济和社会发展提供了前所未有的技术条件。

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catti二级口译试题及解析The expansion of the universities since the beginning of World War II and the great increase in number of college graduates and ph. Ds have produced a corps of technicians, aides, speechwriters, symbol manufactures, investigators, and policy proposers who are now employed by practical men in all institutions. These people, called intellectuals in the sense that they deal with symbols and ideas, have become professionalized in exactly the same sense as the engineer. Unlike the engineer, however, these professional intellectuals are free from much of the routine grind of daily work: they carry light teaching load and enjoy government and foundation grants and subsidies for their research.The professor’s project budget is the initial economic base that supports his independence within the university. The project budget sustains both the existence of graduate students and the fiscal solvency of the university, which takes a percentage “overhead” out of every project budget. The major feature of project money, whether its source is government or business, is that it is given on a contractual basis, a different contract for each project, so that the investigator’s independence rests upon his capacity to secure a succession of contracts. The ability to secure contracts is a genuine talent among professional intellectuals.第二次世界大战以来，大学的数目不断增长，本科、甚至是博士毕业生也与日俱增，从而诞生了大批的技术人员、助手、演讲稿撰写人、徽章生产商、调查人员和政策研究员，他们效力于各类务实的研究所中。

11月翻译资格考题二级英语笔译实务试卷及答案Section 1: English-Chinese Translation （英译汉）（ 60 point ）This section consists of two parts: Part A "Compulsory Translation" and Part B "Optional Translations" which comprises "Topic 1" and "Topic 2". Translate the passage in Part A and your choice from passage in Part B into Chinese. Write "Compulsory Translation" above your translation of Part A and write "Topic 1" or "Topic 2" above your translation of the passage from Part B. The time for this section is 100 minutes.Part A Compulsory Translation （必译题）（30 points）Until recently, scientists knew little about life in the deep sea, nor had they reason to believe that it was being threatened. Now, with the benefit of technology that allows for deeper exploration, researchers have uncovered a remarkable array of species inhabiting the ocean floor at depths of more than 660 feet, or about 200 meters. At the same time, however, technology has also enabled fishermen to reach far deeper than ever before, into areas where bottom trawls can destroy in minutes what has taken nature hundreds and in some cases thousands of years to build.Many of the world's coral species, for example, are found at depths of more than 200 meters. It is also estimated that roughly half of the world's highest seamounts - areas that rise from the ocean floor and are particularly rich in marine life - are also found in the deep ocean.These deep sea ecosystems provide shelter, spawning and breeding areas for fish and other creatures, as well as protection from strong currents and predators. Moreover, they are believed to harbor some of the most extensive reservoirs of life on earth, with estimates ranging from 500,000 to 100 million species inhabiting these largely unexplored and highly fragile ecosystems.Yet just as we are beginning to recognize the tremendous diversity of life in these areas, along with the potential benefits newly found species may hold for human society in the form of potential food products and new medicines, they are at risk of being lost forever. With enhanced ability both to identify where these species-rich areas are located and to trawl in deeper water than before, commercial fishing vessels are now beginning to reach down with nets the size of football fields, catching everything in their path while simultaneously crushing fragile corals and breaking up the delicate structure of reefs and seamounts that provide critical habitat to the countless species of fish and other marine life that inhabit the deep ocean floor.Because deep sea bottom trawling is a recent phenomenon, the damage that has been done is still limited. If steps are taken quickly to prevent this kind of destructive activity from occurring on the high seas, the benefits both to the marine environment and to future generations are incalculable. And they far outweigh the short-term costs to the fishing industry.Part B Optional Translations （二选一题）（ 30 points ）Topic 1 （选题一）Most of the world's victims of AIDS live - and, at an alarming rate, die - in Africa. The number of people living with AIDS in Africa was estimated at 26.6 million in late 2003. New figures to be published by the United Nations Joint Program on AIDS （ UNAIDS ）， the special UN agency set up to deal with the pandemic, will probably confirm its continued spread in Africa, but they will also show whether the rate of spread is constant, increasing or falling.AIDS is most prevalent in Eastern and Southern Africa, with South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya having the greatest numbers of sufferers; other countries severely affected include Botswana and Zambia. AIDS was raging in Eastern Africa - where it was called "slim", after the appearance of victims wasting away - within a few years after its emergence was established in the eastern Congo basin; however, the conflicting theories about the origin of AIDS are highly controversial and politicized, and the controversy is far from being settled.Measures being taken all over Africa include, first of all, campaigns of public awareness and device, including advice to remain faithful to one sexual partner and to use condoms. The latter advice is widely ignored or resisted owing to natural and cultural aversion to condoms and to Christian and Muslim teaching, which places emphasis instead on self-restraint.An important part of anti- AIDS campaigns, whether organized by governments, nongovernmental organizations or both, is the extension of voluntary counseling and testing （ VCT ） .In addition, medical research has found a way to help sufferers, though not to cure them.Funds for anti- AIDS efforts are provided by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, a partnership between governments, civil society, the private sector and affected communities around the world; the fund was launched following a call by the UN Secretary-General in 2001. However, much more is needed if the spread of the pandemic is to be at least halted.Topic 2 （选题二）As a leader of a least developed country, I speak from experience when I say that poverty is too complex a phenomenon, and the strategies for fighting it too diverse and dependent on local circumstances, for there is no single silver bullet in the war on poverty.We have learned the hard way over the years. We have experimented with all kinds of ideas.Yet a report recently released by the World Economic Forum shows that barely a third of what should have been done by now to ensure the world meets its goals to fight poverty, hunger and disease by 2015 is done. I am now convinced that the Millennium Development Goals set by the United Nations in 2000 can only be attained through a global compact, anchored in national policies that take into account local circumstances.Aid and trade are both necessary, but they are not enough on their own. Neither is good governance enough in itself. Above all, nothing can move without the direct participation of local communities. I fear that we lecture too much. This is not the best way.I will give an example of how such a compact worked in Tanzania to achieve universal basic schooling.In the mid-1990s, almost all indicators for basic education were in free fall. The gross enrollment rate had fallen from 98 percent in the early 1980s to 77.6 percent in 2000. The net enrollment rate had likewise fallen, from over 80 percent to only 58.8 percent.Then several things happened. We decided at the top political level that basic education would be a top priority, and adopted a five-year Primary Education Development Plan to achieve universal basic education by 2006 - nine years ahead of the global target.Good governance produced more government revenues, which quadrupled over the last eight years. In 2001, we received debt relief under the World Bank's enhanced HIPC （ heavily indebted poor countries ） Initiative. Subsequently, more donors put aid money directly into our budget or into a pooled fund for the Primary Education Development Program （ PEDP ） .The government's political will was evidenced by the fact that over the last five years the share of the national budget going to poverty reduction rose by 130 percent. We abolished school fees in primary schools.Then we ensured that all PEDP projects are locally determined, planned, owned,implemented and evaluated. This gave the people pride and dignity in what they were doing. After only two years of implementing PEDP, tremendous successes have been achieved.Section 2: Chinese- English Translation （汉译英）（ 40 point ）This section consists of two parts: Part A "Compulsory Translation" and Part B "Optional Translations" which comprises "Topic 1" and "Topic 2".Translation the passage in Part A and your choice from passage in Part B into English. Write "Compulsory Translation" above your translation of Part A and write "Topic 1" or "Topic 2" above your translation of the passage from Part B. The time for this section is 80 minutes.Part A Compulsory Translation （必译题）（ 20 points ）进入新世纪，国际形势继续发生深刻复杂的变化。

英语翻译二级口译实务模拟试题及答案解析（1）(1/2)Part ⅠInterpret the following passages from English into Chinese. You will hear this signal to tell you when you start interpreting. Now let's begin.Play00:0009:14Volume第1题Seventeen years after the fall of the Berlin wall, a reunified Germany will throw open its doors to the world. Germany 2006 will be a place where people from all around the word will be welcomed by friends. The tournament is being held on the finest stage in the world, one whose symbolism far transcends the boundaries of sport. Hark back to Germany"s triumph at the 1954 FIFA World Cup in Switzerland, which sealed the country"s return to the international fold in the most beautiful manner possible. //In 2006, Germans will have the opportunity to rectify certain clichés and preconceived ideas. The world will have the chance to see what a fantastic country Germany truly is: the beauty and diversity of its landscapes, its rich cultural heritage and the intelligence and good humor of its people. As for the legendary German work ethic and organizational skills, I am pleased to say those perennial qualities are alive and well—and we at FIFA are only too happy to take advantage of them. //For at all levels, the overall investment in any World Cup tournament is immense. The event is financially supported by the German state, but also by the "lender" and the Host Cities. I would like to take this opportunity to offer my heartfelt thanks to all those who are currently working with such passion and commitment to make the occasion a memorable one. Today"s efforts will bear fruit tomorrow. German football, for example, will boast twelve spanking new or vastly improved stadiums in 2006. The whole German population too will benefit in terms of better transport and reception infrastructures. //Football clubs, schools and people all over the land have really got behind this great event, providing further proof, if any were needed, of the prominent role football plays in all our lives. In this respect I would like to congratulate the German Football Association for inviting people from all walls of life to take part in this great event. Like Mexico, Italy and France, Germany is now organizing its second FIFA World Cup. Back in 1974 when it first held the World Cup, only sixteen sides took part, including the now-defunct German Democratic Republic (GDR) and Zaire. The latter were the only representative from the African continent and conceded fourteen goals with no reply. //The 2006 tournament will be a vastly different affair. Thirty-two teams will have qualified, including five from Africa, all of whom now perform at a far higher level. These performances bear witness to FIFA" s efforts in the last quarter of a century to help me nations of the football world to compete on an equal footing. I will have the immense pleasure of welcoming you amongst my friends in Germany. We look forward to seeing you in 2006 to celebrate this unity! // 下一题(2/2)Part ⅠInterpret the following passages from English into Chinese. You will hear this signal to tell you when you start interpreting. Now let's begin.Play00:0012:31第2题China is in the midst of a developmental stage where advanced management knowledge and techniques and advanced industrial automation technology and solutions are fundamental and necessary elements for China"s sustained growth and global competitiveness.There is no one good definition of what industrial automation is. Perhaps the best definition is a simple one: industrial automation is the use of electronics to control and monitor a process or machinery. While there are many steps that China must take to ensure the appropriate development of its industrial base and supporting infrastructure, the utilization of advanced industrial automation is a critical step. Increases in productivity and efficiency are not possible without a high level of industrial automation.If we were to look at the growth in productivity of U.S. industry from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s, two pivotal factors stand out. The first is a revolution in management techniques and consequent restructuring of the American corporation. Management became results-focused, flatter and more distributed, with great participation by the work force.The second pivotal factor was the infusion of advanced industrial automation into manufacturing and other automated processes. Together these two elements led to significant increases in productivity and efficiency. These increases led the way to sustained growth in the U.S. economy, so that by the late 1980s and the early 1990s the U.S. economy was growing taster than that of Japan for the first time in several decades.China, which is now at its own critical industrial and management systems crossroads, can borrow from some of these experiences. China has an unparalleled opportunity to adopt advanced industrial automation as this technology moves into the new millennium and into the information era.The future of industrial automation will be a networked future with a great reliance on wireless connectivity. Utilization of effective and open networks such as DeviceNet, ControiNet and Ethernet/IP, with their ability to connect to the Internet, allows for continuous control and feedback from the factory floor to the management office and beyond.The factory floor and the management office can be linked continuously and in real time with suppliers, sales force and customers. Every part of this chain will be able to monitor, input to and adjust the manufacturing process and supporting activities.The future of industrial automation will also very much be linked to software that is an open platform and is multifunctional. The right software package provides tremendous flexibility and agility in the manufacturing process.Industrial software provides the operator interface and gateway from the factory floor to the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system and even to the Internet to provide seamless flow of data and information so that the "Information Enabled Enterprise" can be managed in a more flexible, integrated, and efficient manner.上一题下一题(1/2)Part ⅡInterpret the following passages from Chinese into English. You will hear this signal to tell you when you start interpreting. Now let's begin.Play00:0011:23Volume下面你将听到一段有关中美贸易关系的讲话。

catti二级口译实务试题(二)一、English-Chinese Translation （本大题2小题．每题25.0分，共50.0分。

Translate the following passage（s）into Chinese ）第1题【正确答案】：我很高兴来到这里与大家一起通过《美国环境之窗》这个节目纪念第一个地球日。

虽然我还没有看过这个电视系列片。

但我通过配套的介绍材料知道这是一个大手笔。

节目制作者采访了很多美国环保运动领袖，从七十年代的早期创始人到当代环保运动的参与者。

// 我确信你们在这里会听到许多不同的观点，因为美国环保运动的多样性正是其强大影响力的部分原因。

个人以及非政府组织能够表达自己的观点并在新闻媒体及选举过程中发表看法，这些正是美国环保运动的基础，也是其至今长盛不衰的原因。

1970年那个地球日仍然让我记忆犹新。

当时我在上小学，那天我和同学们走到室外通过观察学校后面池塘里的生物来了解我们的环境。

那是第一个地球日，口号是“心系全球，从我做起”。

我们年轻的老师希望我们更好地了解周围的环境。

//现在的老师们有各种各样精彩的教材来帮助学生们了解环境，学习诸如生物多样性、气候变化和臭氧层保护等概念。

而在七十年代，这些概念对我们来说仍是陌生的。

但是我们听说过有毒化学物质、荒漠化以及我们那次池塘研究的题目——水污染，还有土地使用问题。

我们当时通过学习去了解这些对我们的未来会产生多大的影响。

//1970年地球日的创意是由个人，而不是政府提出的，因此它依靠其自身的力量发展壮大。

在第一年就有2千万美国人参与到活动中来。

我们说“心系全球”，但那时美国人还没有像现在这样真正的想到美国本土以外的情况。

同样，在1970年的中国，播出一部22集有关美国的电视系列片也是不可想象的。

又过了两年之后，美国总统尼克松访华的画面才在美国的电视里播出，我们才开始有机会相互了解。

//今天，美国和中国在地球日这一天有许多共同的庆祝活动。

英语翻译二级口译实务模拟试题及答案解析（10）(1/2)Part ⅠInterpret the following passages from English into Chinese. You will hear this signal to tell you when you start interpreting. Now let's begin.Play00:00…Volume第1题下一题(2/2)Part ⅠInterpret the following passages from English into Chinese. You will hear this signal to tell you when you start interpreting. Now let's begin.Play00:00…Volume第2题上一题下一题(1/2)Part ⅡInterpret the following passages from Chinese into English. You will hear this signal to tell you when you start interpreting. Now let's begin.Play00:00…Volume第3题上一题下一题(2/2)Part ⅡInterpret the following passages from Chinese into English. You will hear this signal to tell you when you start interpreting. Now let's begin.Play00:00…Volume第4题上一题交卷交卷答题卡答案及解析(1/2)Part ⅠInterpret the following passages from English into Chinese. You will hear this signal to tell you when you start interpreting. Now let's begin.Play00:00…Volume第1题参考答案：正确答案：我想谈一下全球经济增长与宏观政策作用之间的关系。

英语翻译二级口译实务模拟试题及答案解析（4）(1/2)Part ⅠInterpret the following passages from English into Chinese. You will hear this signal to tell you when you start interpreting. Now let's begin.第1题下面你将听到一段有关非洲粮食安全问题的讲话。

I am pleased to welcome you to the United Nations for this first meeting of your contact group.Your focus on food security in Africa comes at a crucial time. The latest food crisis on the continent has brought home to us, more than ever before, the urgent need for a strategy to break the pattern of recurrent crises and bring about a Green Revolution in Africa. But achieving this will require radical approaches on multiple fronts.Africa has faced food crises in the past; it has faced deadly diseases; it has struggled to come to terms with governance challenges in states with limited capacity and resources.But rarely has the continent had to face the kind of intersecting challenges we see today. Today, Africa faces a deadly triad of related burdens —food insecurity, HIV/AIDS and an emaciated capacity to govern and provide services.We cannot freed viable solutions to the challenge of food security unless we address the challenges of AIDS and governance at the same time.Food insecurity in Africa has structural causes. Most African farmers farm small plots of land that do not produce enough to meet the needs of their families. The problem is compounded by the farmers´ lack of bargaining power and lack of access to land, finance and technology.This further weakens farmers´ability to withstand the impact of recurrent drought and the growing HIV/AIDS epidemic.Thirty million Africans now live with HIV, and the continent has borne the brunt of more than 20 million AIDS deaths worldwide. In some areas of Africa, more than 40 percent of the population is HIV-positive, and similar proportions are going hungry.The devastating impact of HIV/AIDS on food production —with seven million African farmers already dead -- is only too obvious. Infection rates are rising among African women. The latest figures show that women make up 58 percent of Africans already infected.Because of AIDS, skills and knowledge are dying out rather than being passed from one generation to the next. Both at the household level and the government level, resources are being diverted from food production to health care. In turn, food shortages fuel the disease, through malnutrition, poverty and inequality.Clearly, breaking this destructive cycle poses a huge challenge to governance. It will re- quire strong institutions, improved skills and innovative policies. But in an irony so typical of the age of AIDS, Africa´s ability to govern and to provide services is itself being stretched to breaking point by the disease.This interlocking set of issues facing Africa is far greater than the sum of its parts. Ad- dressing the issue I have raised requires a new, integrated response from both the Governments of Africa and the international community. It requires a shift from short-term approaches to a reassessment of our entire strategy for development — or, taking long-term measures even when addressing short-term emergencies.Ladies and gentlemen,The United Nations family is already joining forces to mount the coordinated effort needed. Ihope you will work across the board with us, and with the Governments of Africa, in developing the range of revolutionary approaches we need to tackle the deadly triad and break the pattern of food crises in Africa.I opened my remarks with a message of despair; let me close with one hope. Yes, this is an unprecedented set of challenges. But your presence here today tells me that we have unprecedented consensus on the need to confront them. Together, we must mobilize the political will to succeed.Thank you very much.下一题(2/2)Part ⅠInterpret the following passages from English into Chinese. You will hear this signal to tell you when you start interpreting. Now let's begin.第2题Ladies and Gentlemen,I am very honoured to have the opportunity to address such a distinguished audience of university presidents, vice-chancellors and accomplished scholars from around the world. I must congratulate theAssociation of University Presidents of China on its achievements since its establishment in 1997. [TONE]∥[TONE]It is the first association of its kind, and it will be a strong force for enhancing academic cooperationbetween Hong Kong and the mainland and between China and the world. I also applaud the Associationfor organising this meaningful event which draws together so many top brains from around the world. Thesynergy it generates will point the way for the development of the global tertiary education sector into thenext century. [TONE]∥[TONE]Today, whilst innovation and technology are the driving force of the world and fuel its engine, it is thepeople that make the engines work. We wish to see in our younger generation an all-round developmentcovering ethics, intellect, physique, social skills and aesthetics. We wish to see in our younger generations theability to assimilate modern technology and ideas. [TONE]∥[TONE]We wish to see in our younger generation creativity, critical thinking and a global outlook. We wishto see in our younger generation a strength of character, a spirit of enterprise, the desire for continuousimprovement and the versatility to cope with the changing needs of our community. And we wish to see inour younger generation a sense of responsibility towards one´s own family, one´s own community, one´s owncountry and indeed the world. [TONE]∥[TONE]In Hong Kong we strongly believe education enables us to cultivate these noble qualities in our nextgeneration. Education also creates and expands the pool of talents to maintain Hong Kong´s economicdevelopment and international competitiveness. That is why education is always one of our top priorities and continues to be the single biggest item of the Government´s budget, accounting for 19% of our total public recurrent expenditure. Despite the economic downturn, public expenditure on education will have about 8%growth in real terms in this fiscal year. [TONE]∥[TONE]Our best universities are among the top ten in the region, and our best students are among the best in theworld. However, the success ofHong Kong lies in our flexibility to respond to changes and our determinationfor improvement. We have to inject new life into the whole education sector. To achieve this, we areundergoing major reforms in our education system, our examination system, our education regulators, ourschools, our teachers and, above all, ourattitude towards education. [TONE]∥[TONE]Education is a continuum. The inputs into the tertiary sector are the outputs from the school sector. Wehope that several years down the road, the tertiary sector is able to reap the benefits from our reforms in thebasic education sector which we are now embarking on. But universities cannot simply wait. They have toensure that their current outputs, that is, their graduates and their research work, meet the aspirations of thecommunity. [TONE]∥[TONE]上一题下一题(1/2)Part ⅡInterpret the following passages from Chinese into English. You will hear this signal to tell you when you start interpreting. Now let's begin.第3题实行改革开放以来，中国进入了发展最快，进步最大、变化最深刻的历史时期。

翻译二级口译实务-14(总分：125.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、Part Ⅰ(总题数：2，分数：50.00)1.1.Passage 1下面你将听到联合国秘书长接受有关奖项的一段讲话。

Mr. Chairman, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,I should like, first of all, to once again thank the Norwegian Nobel Committee for the award they have made to the United Nations Peace-Keeping Operations. Their decision has been acclaimed all over the world. I take this opportunity also to express once again my deep gratitude to the countries, which have contributed troops or provided logistical support to these operations. It is to their willing cooperation that we owe the success of this great experiment in conflict control. Peace—the word evokes the simplest and most cherished dream of humanity. Peace is, and has always been, the ultimate human aspiration. And yet our history shows that while we speak incessantly of peace, our actions tell a very different story. Peace is an easy word to say in any language. As Secretary-General of the United Nations, I hear it so frequently from so many different mouths and different sources, that it sometimes seems to me to be a general incantation more or less deprived of practical meaning.What do we really mean by peace? Human nature being what it is, peace must inevitably be a relative condition. The essence of life is struggle and competition, and to the extent perfect peace is an almost meaningless abstraction. Struggle and competition arc stimulating, but when they degenerate into conflict they are usually both destructive and disruptive. The aim of political institutions like the UN is to draw the line between struggle and conflict and to make it possible for nations to stay on the right side of the line. Peace-keeping operations are one very practical means of doing this.What we are trying to create in the UN is a world where nations recognize at the same time the ultimate futility of war and the collective responsibility that men and women everywhere share for ensuring a decent future. All human experience seems to show that in international, as in national, affairs, rule of law is an essential objective for any society wishing to survive in reasonable conditions. We now recognize that all humanity—the whole population of this planet—has in many respects become, through the revolutionary force of technological and other changes, a single society. The evolution of international law and international authority may well be decisive in determining whether this global society is going to survive in reasonable conditions.In a larger perspective, we must work towards a time when war will cease to be an acceptable option of national policy or a possible means of settling disputes, and when a reliable international system will take its place. From this perspective, the development of international peace-keeping has an essential place, just as the concept of a civil police was essential to the development of rule of law within nation states. I hope that the attention now being given to peace-keeping, which is symbolized by the award of the Nobel Peace Prize, will not only strengthen our capacity to conduct the affairs of nations but also stimulate a wider effort to consider the new means and the new institutions needed to ensure a better common future. Thank you.1.Passage 1下面你将听到联合国秘书长接受有关奖项的一段讲话。

翻译二级口译实务分类模拟题14(总分：48.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、Part Ⅰ(总题数：2，分数：50.00)1.Passage 2下面你将听到外国媒体有关中国能源形势的一段讲话。

Tight electricity supply is constraining China"s economic growth—a situation likely to persist for three to four years until new capacity comes online. The energy shortfall hasnot yet severely hampered U.S. business operations in China, but this remains a distinct possibility. Shortages have now spread to two-thirds of China"s provinces, affectingBeijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and other first-tier cities. Plants in China"s manufacturing heartland, the Pearl River Basin and East China now experience frequent mandatory shutdowns. Zhejiang and Jiangsu Provinces have imposed electricity rationing. Many plants haveinstalled costly back-up diesel generators. Shanghai"s demand for electricity outstrips supply by two to four million kilowatts. The tight supply is causing price increases at the front end of the manufacturing supply chain. High energy costs are a competitive disadvantage for China in the world marketplace. Quality, quantity, and security of supply also are essential for China"s continued economic growth. Present restrictions on the direct sale of electricity, oil, and gas to industrial users promote inefficiency and non-competitiveness. Much of the current concern with the "overheating" of China"s economy has been driven by the fear that the energy supply is not keeping up with the development of major energy-consuming industries.China"s rapid economic growth, especially in the construction and manufacturing sectors, is behind the electricity shortage. China"s energy industry has doubled in absolute termsduring the last ten years, but such growth has been insufficient to meet demand. It takesfive to seven years to design, construct, and commission a major thermal power plant, seven to ten years to explore and develop an oilfield, and five years to develop a coalmine. All require extremely large capital investment.Despite the fact that China has the world"s second largest coal reserves and worldwide coal and coke prices are at eight-year highs, supply has not been able to keep up with demand. Efforts to raise electricity production in the near term have been hampered by deficient railroad capacity, which has prevented coal from reaching power stations. While coal price cycles usually do not coincide with oil prices, current high prices in both commodities have supply straining to meet demand. While China only imported 0.6 percent of world oil supplies in 1995, it now imports 3 percent of the world"s oil. China, like the United States, is becoming increasingly vulnerable to disruptions in the world"s supply of oil.Passage 2下面你将听到外国媒体有关中国能源形势的一段讲话。

全国翻译专业资格（水平）考试英语二级笔译实务模拟试题Section 1: English-Chinese Translation (英译汉)This section consists of two parts, Part A - "Compulsory Translation" and Part B - "Choice of Two Translations" consisting of two sections "Topic 1" and "Topic 2". For the passage in Part A and your choice of passages in Part B, translate the underlined portions, including titles, into Chinese. Above your translation of Part A, write "Compulsory Translation" and above your translation from Part B, write "Topic 1" or "Topic 2" and write your translations on the ANSWER SHEET (60 points, 100 minutes).Part A Compulsory Translation (必译题)（30 points）The Dreadlock DeadlockIn the fall of 1993 Christopher Polk transferred from FedEx's hub in Indianapolis to take over a delivery route in Flatbush District, Brooklyn, N.Y. But moving to the country's largest community of Caribbean and African immigrants only precipitated a far more profound journey. "I was becoming culturally aware of the history of the black people," says Polk, now 31, "and that gave me these spiritual questions." His answer came providentially, by way of a music video featuring Lord Jamal, who raps about the Rastafarian belief in the sanctity of dreadlocks - the cords of permanently interlocked strands first worn by African chiefs perhaps 6,000 years ago.Now a practicing Rastafarian, Polk sports thick garlands that gently cascade onto his shoulders. "Your hair is your covenant," he says. "Once you grow your locks, it puts you on a path."Unfortunately, that path was a collision course with Federal Express's grooming policy, which requires men to confine their dos to "a reasonable style." After years of deliberation, Polk's bosses gave him a choice: shear his locks or be transferred to a lower-paid job with no customer contact. He refused both options and was terminated in June 2000.His tale is not unique. Although Rastafarians number about 5,000 nationally, today dreadlocks, twists or braids are at the height of fashion, nearly as common as Afros were 30 years ago. If Afros symbolized militancy, dreads signal a more spiritual self-declaration, a figurative locking with African ancestors. As Stanford professor Kennell Jackson, who teaches a course called "African Coiffures and Their New World Legacies," puts it, "There's a divinity to these locks."Divine or not, some employers consider them unacceptably outré. Six other New York-area FedEx employees have lost their jobs because of dreadlocks. They have sued, alleging religious discrimination; the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and New York's attorney general have also charged FedEx with violating religious protections in the Civil Rights Act.The dreadlock deadlock may be easing. FedEx altered its policy slightly a few weeks ago: in the future, observant employees who seek a waiver may wear their locks tucked under uniform hats, says a company spokeswoman. The concession isn't enough to settle the lawsuits yet. The EEOC also wantsreinstatement for the fired drivers, says trial attorney Michael Ranis. He's optimistic. Some new styles, he knows, grow more appealing over time.Part B Choice of Two Translations (二选一题)（30 points）Topic 1 (选题一)Eurasians: The New Face of AsiaFusion is in, not only as an abstract fashion concept, but in that most grounded of realities: mixed-blood people who walk, talk, and produce even more multiracial progeny. Most strange of all, these hybrids are finding themselves hailed as role models for vast masses in Asia with no mixed blood at all. "When I think of Asia, I don't necessarily think of people who look like me," says Declan Wong, a Chinese-Dutch-American actor and producer, "But somehow we've become the face that sells the new Asia."So maybe Asia's Eurasian craze is driven by the theories of that whitest of white men, economist Adam Smith. As the world gets smaller, we look for a global marketing mien, a one-size-fits-all face that helps us sell Nokia cell phones and Palmolive shampoo across the world."For any business, you can't think locally anymore," says Paul Lau, general manager at Elite Model Management in Hong Kong, who has built up a stable of Eurasians for his internationally minded clients. "At the very least, you need to think regionally. Ideally, you should think globally." A global image helps sell products, even if no one but Filipinos would ever want to buy duck-fetus eggs or Thais the most pungent variety of shrimp paste. Yanto Zainal, president of Macs909, a boutique ad agency in Jakarta, used all indos for a campaign for the local Matahari department store chain. "The store wanted to promote a more cosmopolitan image," he says. "Indos have an international look but can still be accepted as Indonesian."Channel V, the Asia-wide music television channel, was one of the first to broadcast the message of homogenized hybridism. "We needed a messenger that would fit in from Tokyo to the Middle East." Says Jonnifer Seeto, regional sales marketing manager for the channel, which began beaming its border-busting images in 1994. Star Veejay Asha Gill personifies the global look. When asked what her ethnic heritage is, Gill, a Malaysian citizen, simply shrugs. "Oh, who knows," she says. "I'm half Punjabi, mixed with some English, a little French and dribs and drabs of God knows what else." The 29-year-old speaks crisp British English, fluent Malay, and a smidgen of Punjabi. She grew up in a Kuala Lumpur neighborhood that was mostly Chinese, attended an English-speaking school and was pals with Malay and Indian kids. Gill's Channel V show, broadcast in English, has a strong following in Malaysia, Japan and the United Arab Emirates. "I'm Hitler's worst nightmare," she says. "My ethnicity and profession make me a global person who can't be defined in just one category."Topic 2 (选题二)MatterLook at all the things around us: chairs, desks, cupboards, papers and pensin our classroom; motor cars, bicycles and buses in the streets; trees, plants and animals in the countryside; birds, aeroplanes and clouds in the sky; f ishes, seaweeds and corals in the sea; stars, the moon and the sun in outer space. These and all other things including the human body, are examples of matter. Matter is anything that takes up space and has weight.What is Matter Made of?Since ancient times, learned men or philosophers have thought about matter and what it is made up of. One group of philosophers thought that matter was made up of a substance called "hyle" (实质). Another group of philosophers said that matter was made up of four substances, namely earth, water, air and fire. A third group believed that matter was made up of very tiny particles which were too small to be seen. These particles were so small that they could never be further divided into smaller particles. They gave the particles the name atoms which means "those which cannot be divided." The difference between the various kinds of atoms and the ways in which they were joined were supposed to result in the different kinds of matter.All these ideas arose purely from the mind and were not based on investigation. For many years, people believed in the second idea. But actually it is the third idea that is nearer to our present concept of matter.Dalton's Atomic TheoryIn the early nineteenth century, Dalton, an English school teacher, stated in this atomic theory that matter was made up of tiny, indivis ible particles, which he also called atoms. His laboratory work showed him that atoms could neither be divided into smaller parts nor could they be destroyed. He pictured matter as being made up of tiny solid spherical atoms. Today the idea of the atoms has been accepted. But further work has shown that contrary to Dalton's findings, atoms are made up of even smaller particles.Section 2: Chinese-English Translation (汉译英)This section consists of two parts, Part A —— "Compulsory Translation" and Part B - "Choice of Two Translations" consisting of two sections "Topic 1" and "Topic 2". For the passage in Part A and your choice of passages in Part B, translate the underlined portions, including titles, into English. Above your translation of Part A, write "Compulsory Translation" and above your translation from Part B, write "Topic 1" or "Topic 2" and write your translations on the ANSWER SHEET (40 points, 80 minutes).Part A Compulsory Translation (必译题)（20 points）中国政府高度重视人口与发展问题，将人口与发展问题作为国民经济和社会发展总体规划的重要组成部分列入议事日程，始终强调人口增长与经济社会发展相适应，与资源利用和环境保护相协调。

英语翻译二级口译实务模拟试题及答案解析（17）(1/2)Part ⅠInterpret the following passages from English into Chinese. You will hear this signal to tell you when you start interpreting. Now let's begin.Play00:0007:39Volume第1题___________下一题(2/2)Part ⅠInterpret the following passages from English into Chinese. You will hear this signal to tell you when you start interpreting. Now let's begin.Play00:0016:22Volume第2题___________上一题下一题(1/2)Part ⅡInterpret the following passages from Chinese into English. You will hear this signal to tell you when you start interpreting. Now let's begin.Play00:0011:07Volume第3题___________上一题下一题(2/2)Part ⅡInterpret the following passages from Chinese into English. You will hear this signal to tell you when you start interpreting. Now let's begin.Play00:0010:34Volume第4题___________上一题交卷交卷答题卡答案及解析(1/2)Part ⅠInterpret the following passages from English into Chinese. You will hear this signal to tell you when you start interpreting. Now let's begin.Play00:0007:39Volume[听力原文]下面你将听到的是一段有关中国工业未来的讲话。

翻译二级口译综合能力-14(总分：92.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、Part Ⅰ(总题数：2，分数：16.00)（分数：10.00）(1).Valerie Plame Wilson was convicted of lying and obstruction in that leak investigation.（分数：2.00）A.正确B.错误√解析：[解析]Valerie Plame Wilson, the former CIA operative and figure at the center of the CIA leak case is testifying before a House committee today. Plame Wilson said she felt like she received a kick in the gut when she learnt her identity had been compromised. Former White House aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby was convicted of lying and obstruction in that leak investigation. Former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage says he originally leaked her name.[难点] 本题在于理清人物关系，正确的应该是“Former White House aide Lewis 'Scoot er' Libby was convicted of lying and obstruction in that leak investigation”。

(2).The man was caught at the fence under the north lawn at the White House today.（分数：2.00）A.正确√B.错误解析：[解析]A man was arrested by the Secret Service, moments after jumping over a fence under the north lawn at the White House today. The suspect was caught at the fence that faces Pennsylvania Avenue and did not make it fall on the grounds The president wasn't at the White House at the time.[难点] 与原文一字不差。

CATTI英语笔译实务(2级)2013年11月考试真题Part 1：English-Chinese TranslationPassage 1The archivists requested a donkey, but what they got from the mayor‟s office were four wary black sheep, which, as of Wednesday morning, were chewing away at a lumpy field of grassb eside the municipal archives building as the City of Paris‟s newest, shaggiest lawn mowers. Mayor Bertrand Delanoë has made the environment a priority since his election in 2001, with popular bike- and car-sharing programs, an expanded network of designated lanes for bicycles and buses, and an enormous project to pedestrianize the banks along much of the Seine.The sheep, which are to mow (and, not inconsequentially, fertilize) an airy half-acre patch in the 19th District intended in the same spirit. City H all refers to the project as “eco-grazing,” and it notes that the four ewes will prevent the use of noisy, gas-guzzling mowers and cut down on the use of herbicides.Paris has plans for a slightly larger eco-grazing project not far from the archives building, assuming all goes well; similar projects have been under way in smaller towns in the region in recent years.The sheep, from a rare, diminutive Breton breed called Ouessant, stand just about two feet high. Chosen for their hardiness, city officials said, they will pasture here until October inside athree-foot-high, yellow electrified fence.“This is really not a one-shot deal,” insisted René Dutrey, the adjunct mayor for the environment and sustainable development. Mr. Dutrey, a fast-talking man in orange-striped Adidas Samba sneakers, noted that the sheep had cost the city a total of just about $335, though no further economic projections have been drawn up for the time being.A metal fence surrounds the grounds of the archives, and a security guard stands watch at the gate, so there is little risk that local predators — large, unleashed dogs, for instance — will be able to reach the ewes.Curious humans, however, are encouraged to visit the sheep, and perhaps the archives, too. The eco-grazing project began as an initiative to attract the public to the archives, and informational panels have been put in place to explain what, exactly, the sheep are doing here.But the archivists have had to be trained to care for the animals. In the unlikely event that a ewe should flip onto her back, Ms. Masson said, someone must rush to put her back on her feet.(节选自The New York Times，原文标题为：Paris Employs a Few Black Sheep to Tend, and Eat, a City Field)Passage 2Norman Joseph Woodland was born in Atlantic City on Sept. 6, 1921. As a Boy Scout he learned Morse code, the spark that would ignite his invention.After spending World War II on the Manhattan Project , Mr. Woodland resumed his studies at the Drexel Institute of Technology in Philadelphia (it is now Drexel University), earning a bachelor‟s degree in 1947.As an undergraduate, Mr. Woodland perfected a system for delivering elevator music efficiently. He planned to pursue the project commercially, but his father, who had come of age in “Boardwalk Empire”-era Atlantic City, forbade it: elevator music, he said, was controlled by the mob, and no son of his was going to come within spitting distance.The younger Mr. Woodland returned to Drexel for a master‟s degree. In 1948, a local supermarket executive visited the campus, where he implored a dean to develop an efficient means of encoding product data. The dean demurred, but Mr. Silver, a fellow graduate student who overheard their conversation, was intrigued. He conscripted Mr. Woodland.An early idea of theirs, which involved printing product information in fluorescent ink and reading it with ultraviolet light, proved unworkable.But Mr. Woodland, convinced that a solution was close at hand, quit graduate school to devote himself to the problem. He holed up at his gra ndparents‟ home in Miami Beach, where he spent the winter of 1948-49 in a chair in the sand, thinking.To represent information visually, he realized, he would need a code. The only code he knew was the one he had learned in the Boy Scouts.What would happen, Mr. Woodland wondered one day, if Morse code, with its elegant simplicity and limitless combinatorial potential, were adapted graphically? He began trailing his fingers idly through the sand.“What I‟m going to tell you sounds like a fairy tale,” Mr. W oodland told Smithsonian magazine in 1999. “I poked my four fingers into the sand and for whatever reason —I didn‟t know — I pulled my hand toward me and drew four lines. Now I have four lines, and they could be wide lines and narrow lines instead of dots and dashes.‟ ”Today, bar codes appears on the surface of almost every product of contemporary life. All because a bright young man, his mind ablaze with dots and dashes, one day raked his fingers through the sand.(节选自The New York Times，原文标题为：N. Joseph Woodland, Inventor of the Bar Code, Dies at 91)Part 2：Chinese-English TranslationPassage 1 中国式过马路中国式过马路“中国式过马路”将被罚款北京市从4月9日开始严管行人及非机动车交通违法行为，通过各种措施全面治理“中国式过马路”现象，“带头”闯灯的行人将面临罚款。

英语翻译二级口译实务模拟试题及答案解析（5）(1/2)Part ⅠInterpret the following passages from English into Chinese. You will hear this signal to tell you when you start interpreting. Now let's begin.第1题下面你将听到外商有关中国零售业发展情况的一段讲话。

China´s economy, once reliant on state spending in heavy industry, has increasingly looked to the retail sector for growth. Market-oriented reforms begun in 1978 have created a growing private sector, and much of that is concentrated in the retail trade. The state has also moved aggressively to tap the retail market as reforms put money in the pockets of the nation´s consumers. That has created a service economy where, sometimes, the customer really is king.Before the reforms took hold, a shopping excursion often meant a test of wills, with sleepy attendants at state-owned stores with little incentive to sell. Goods were often shoddy and carelessly displayed. Shortages were common and ration coupons were needed to buy anything from rice to cloth and cooking oil. Those days are all but forgotten now.Broadly defined, retail consumption, estimated in excess of US $450 billion, is growing by about 10% annually. With a value added tax of 17% applied to all goods, the retail trade is a major contributor to state revenue. Since 1978, the private sector has embraced retailing in a big way. Government-owned factories have been forced to lay off millions of workers to trim costs and start making a profit. That has driven many of those workers into the retail sector, with a high percentage operating privately-run comer shops, convenience stores, clothing shops, bars and restaurants, and even beauty parlors and dry cleaners.Foreign investors have also moved into the market in force, investing more than US $3 billion in China since 1992. Headed by the likes of Carrefour and Wal-Mart, some 300 foreign-funded retailers with 2,200 chain stores have been approved and the pace is certain to accelerate following China´s entry into the WTO. While foreign-invested stores still account for only 2-4% of all retail sales, their impact has been profound. Their presence has forced local retailers to compete by expanding their scale of business and making their stores more attractive to customers. The new entrants in the market have brought an array of goods. While foreign brands were once reserved for the elite or wealthy foreigners, they are now aimed at local customers.下一题(2/2)Part ⅠInterpret the following passages from English into Chinese. You will hear this signal to tell you when you start interpreting. Now let's begin.第2题The ongoing economic globalization and rapid advances of science and technology have generated unprecedented technological conditions for global economic and social development in the new century. In particular, the development of information and communications technologies has been making tremendous impact on our economic, social and cultural life.On the one hand, informationization presents valuable "digital opportunities" for economic growth and social progress. On the other hand, it presents various challenges to us. Many countries are taking active measures to push the development of information technologies and the information industry in an effort to accelerate national informatization processes. However, the development of information industry worldwide is seriously unbalanced. The gapbetween the rich and the poor in enjoying the benefits of and utilizing information resources and information technologies is widening instead of narrowing, putting the developing countries in a more disadvantageous position. This will inevitably further aggravate the social and economic disparity between the North and the South.Narrowing and ultimately eliminating the "digital divide" is a major issue to be addressed in the process of building the information society. Otherwise, we could not be able to attain the goal of sustainable, sound and coordinated development of the global information society.Weak information infrastructure has become a major reason for the gap between developing and developed countries and has seriously impaired the developing countries´ability to build information society. Therefore, we shall put emphasis on exploring the strategic goals for developing countries to accelerate their information infrastructure build-out.These strategic goals may include: government macroeconomic control and market regulation policies, information regulation system in line with national conditions, sound relationship between technological development and market growth, avoiding market risks, innovative financing mechanisms for more financing channels, etc.In the future information society, knowledge and skills will be a major driver for economic growth and one of the major contributors to the sustainable development of the information industry. One of the main reasons for the gap between developing and developed countries in information technologies is the lack of knowledge and human resources, which is a key issue to be considered in bridging the "digital divide".So we shall consider establishing innovative mechanisms for human resources development and explore ways to improve human resources development on the basis of the existing training centers and training resources as well as the Internet so as to enhance the awareness of information technology.Moreover, bridging the "digital divide" requires joint efforts of all countries around the world. Developed countries in particular shall truly shoulder their responsibilities in helping the developing countries accelerate their informatization processes and narrowing the "digital divide".Concrete actions shall be taken, on the basis of the principles of mutually beneficial cooperation, to offer active assistance to developing countries in the form of financial support, technology transfer and human resources training, etc.上一题下一题(1/2)Part ⅡInterpret the following passages from Chinese into English. You will hear this signal to tell you when you start interpreting. Now let's begin.第3题下面你将听到一段关于中国法制建设的讲话。