中级口译听力部分passage translation答案+评析

2013年9月上海中级口译听力真题及解析Spot dictationNext, let’s talk about earthquakes on our planet. Some countries have large numbers of earthquakes. Japan is one of them. Others do not have many. For example, there are few earthquakes in Britain. There is often a great noise during an earthquake. The ground vibrates. Houses fall down. Trains run off the lines. Sometimes, there is a heavy loss of human lives.Earthquakes often happen near volcanoes, but this is not always true. The centers of some earthquakes are under the sea. The bottom of the sea suddenly moves. The powerful forces inside the earth break the rocks. The coast is shaken and great waves appear. These waves, also known as seismic waves, or tsunamis can travel long distances and rush over the land when they reach it. They are strong enough to break down houses and other buildings. Very often fires follow the most serious earthquakes. In 1906, the great earthquake at San Francisco broke the gas pipes. The gas escaped, and soon large numbers of fires were burning in the city. The water pipes were also shaken and broken, so it was not possible to put the fires out. There was no water. The Tokyo Earthquake of 1923 happened just before noon. People were cooking meals on their fires at that time. When the ground shook, the fires shook, too. Hot materials were thrown on the different parts of the houses, some of which were made of wood. Soon 134 fires were burning in the city.What kind of building stands up best in an earthquake? A building with concrete walls is perhaps the best. A steel frame will make it even stronger. The frame holds the different parts together and the walls do not easily fall. There is less chance of fire because concrete and steel do not burn. Over the years, scientists carefully studied the results of the earthquake in different parts of the world, and they are convinced that this kind of building is the safest.【解析】根据文意，本文类似一段关于地震的讲座。

2014年3月中级口译真题：听力部分完整版第一部分听力（原文和解析）SECTION 1: LISTENING TEST (45 minutes)Part A: Spot DictationDirection:In this part of the test, you will hear a passage and read the same passage with blanks in it. Fill in each of the blanks with the words you have heard on the tape. Write your answer in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Remember you will hear the passage ONLY ONCE.Good afternoon, folks! Today's topic is try jogging for fitness. When we run for fitness, exercise and pleasure, it is commonly called jogging. Jogging has become very popular in recent years. The popularity of jogging today stems from several factors. First, jogging is one of the most efficient forms of exercise. As a rule, a person jogging burns up more calories per minute than in most other sports. Running, like biking, swimming, and brisk walking, is an aerobic exercise. Such an exercise uses a great deal of oxygen. In addition, it increases the heart rate. Aerobic exercise strengthens the heart muscle so that it pumps more efficiently. This kind of exercise is also one of the best ways to improve our general health and capacity of our lungs. Jogging is also popular because almost every one of us can take part. Jogging is an activity that doesn't require any unusual skills or special coordination. Jogging is relaxing and fun. Finally, it can be done alone, with another person or in a group. For anyone who runs more than 20 miles a week, it is important to have good running shoes. Tennis shoes or sneakers won't do. Running produces stress that is three times greater than the stress of walking. With this added stress to our feet and legs, we need good shoes. The shoes should be replaced when they are worn out or worn unevenly. Cold weather poses a few problems for us joggers. The main hazard in winter-running is slipping on ice or snow. There is no danger of freezing our lungs, because our body warms the air before it reaches our lungs. In winter, we should be sure to cover the head and keep our feet as dry and warm as possible. It's best to wear layers of clothing. In summer, we must be careful not to dry out. So it is important for us to drink plenty of water on hot, humid days. The best summer wear is loose-fitting and light-colored.【解析】本文属于一个小演讲类文章，主要围绕慢跑健身try jogging for fitness的话题展开，后面进一步详细分析了慢跑流行的三个原因，最后演讲者也对选择合适的跑鞋和分季节穿衣进行慢跑给出了相关建议。

2012.3.18中级口译真题+答案Spot Dictation 原文+评析Music affects us as profoundly as anything we experience. Very many people say that music is a big part of their everyday life. We can hear evidence of this in the blurring car radio and see the jogger with his personal stereo. That is the new portability of music. That brings it everywhere people live, play and work.There are different kinds of music , for all tastes –classical, pop, rock, rap, jazz, folk –each culture has its own style. Different parts of the body resonate to different sounds and pitches, and most significantly, certain kinds of music resound powerfully in the human spirit.We can listen to music anywhere and everywhere.Listening to music can change your mood –sometimes dramatically. Some times, if you’re feeling low, it’s tempting to play slow sad music, but this would make you feel worse. And lifting tune or cheerful song can instantly improve your energy levels and your emotional well being.Music in film and television shows us how music can affect mood. A romantic drama would have a very different film score to a thriller. The old ―silent‖ films originally had a pianist in the cinema playing along, trying to strike the right mood. At times, when watching a film or TV programme, you k now what’s about to happen because of the music being played –you can anticipate the terror, such as in ―Jaws‖. There’re many times when I’ve turn down the sound during a TV programme and use subtitles because the music unsettles means so much.Playing Mozart when studying is said to increase our IQ. A recent study has showed that children who learn a musical instrument are much quicker at developing spatial awareness and problem solving skills.Relaxation music has a slow rhythm. Sounds are often synthesised and there may be added natural sounds, such as whalesong, birdsong, waves or gentle rain to help produce a feeling of calm and relaxation.点评：这是一篇关于各种音乐与人之间的关系的文章。

Unit 5. Part one. The inhabitants of a small island.2. Exercises. 1. Listen to the passage about the life on a small island and then answer the following questions.The inhabitants of a small island in the South Pacific discovered a plant which contained a powerful drug. This drug made it more difficult for them to think rationally. It stops them worrying about the future, and enables them to forget all their problems. At the same time it made it much easier for them to relax and enjoy themselves. So much so indeed that the whole population of the islands stopped working and spent all their time singing dancing and looking at the sea. Unfortunately this had a very bad effect on the country’s economy, and people began to run short of food. This however didn’t discourage the people from taking the drug. The prime minister made speeches on the TV, warning them about the drug. But nobody took any notice. And before long the economy was in ruins. This forced the government to make the drug illegal. But that only made the situation worse. The law couldn’t prevent the people from taking the drug which grew wild all over the island. On the contrary the fact that the drug was illegal merely encouraged people to take it. Eventually the government found a better solution. They exported the drug to other countries. This saved the islanders from having to work more than one day a week, and allowed them to spend the rest of their time sitting in the sun without a care of the world.2. Listen again and then supply the missing information in the following passage.Part 2. Statements. 2. Exercises. Listen and then choose the answer which is closest in meaning to the statements you hear.1. Since the 1990s I have been to the southern part of Europe several times. But I wouldn’t mind another package holiday in Spain.2. If Tom could have repaired the roof of his own house he wouldn’t have called in a builder and paid him a packet.3. Jane said that she would be happy to come to our graduation. But she has to work on her assignment every evening this week.4. I am kind of busy now and have no time to look at this proposal for you. How does late this afternoon sound?5. I am not the only one in the school of economics to graduate with honors. There are a number of others.6. Do you really ask me to cook for the children over the weekend? To be frank with you I would rather do anything but cook.7. You have decided to take another semester of biology. You must be kidding. I know you didn’t even take the introductory course.8. In my garden there are a great variety of plants. I grow some plants for their flowers and others for their leaves.9. The other day Sally felt greatly embarrassed in the bank branch, because her check bounced with so many people looking at her strangely.10. I have known Jack for so many years. If I had known he was in the hospital I would have visited him.11. The earliest flight from Washington to New York is a t 6 o’clock. If that’s full there is another one at 7 o’clock.12. Alice is now taking an intensive spoken English course but her writing has obviouslyimproved since she started to focus on written English.13. These 2 months I had been doing a part time teaching job, so I have enough money to last the rest of the semester.14. The summer position we advertized in the paper is still available. If you are interested why don’t you come to our office for an interview?15. I spent the whole weekend totally absorbed in this biography. And I still haven’t finished reading it.16. The woman must have been unfairly fined. She was just not strong enough to have caused so much damage.17. Bored without those poorly constructed plots and unrealistic characters I never want to see another film about space travel.18. People staying too long playing games in front of a computer, do so at the risk of their own health.19. I hear that Michel turned down that job. Well, the hours were convenient, but she wouldn’t be able to make ends meet.20. Tom sees no need of owning a car. He would sooner do without a car than pay all that money for one.Part 3. 1. A tiny village in France. Listen to the following passage about a small village and then choose the correct answer to each question you hear.Once every year for the last few years we have visited our friends in a small tiny little village in the middle of France. And they bought a cowshed, and it was literally a cowshed not fit to live in. And they have gradually ma de it better and renovated it. And it’s in a beautiful position. It’s on the top of a hill. And for miles around you can see this beautiful countryside. And I think only one another house. So you do need a car and you take the car into the tiny little village where there are about 4 or 5 shops and a very nice restaurant where you can go and have a 5 course meal for very little money. And also near is a very big lake, because this place is in the DorDon, and there are lots of lakes there. And we go there most afternoons and wind surf and sail. Also there is a very nice market, French Market, there once a week, where you get lovely parties, lovely fresh fish, really good fresh fish and lovely bowls and baskets which the local people have made. I like this part of France very much. But I think it’s a shame that there are too many English people there.Questions:1) How often does the speaker visit his friends in France?2) In which part of France do his friends live?3) What was their house before they modernized it?4) Where is the house located?5) According to the passage which of the following statements is not true?2. I came from a small town. Listen to the following passage about a town in the US, and then choose the correct answer to each question you hear.I come from a place, I come from the northern United States, Rochester Minnesota. It’s a town of about 50,000 people. And it’s a very clean town. It’s an ordinary town, fairly wealthy, but it’s a bit strange because there are a lot of transience,a lot of people who don’t live there. It’s the home of mild clinic. So there are thousands and thousands of people who come every year. The other thing is there are also a lot of foreign residents, a lot of doctors and nursesare from other countries, and so it makes what could be a really dull mid-west town something special. The library is very good. Cultural events are much more interesting than the rest of Minnesota, and actually it’s not a bad place to grow up. On the other hand I was dying to leave there. And all I could think of was getting away from the mid-west in the cold winters. You have about 6 months when it’s almost too cold to go outside. A lot of the buildings are designed so that you can walk from one to the other underground. There is a big pedestrian subway system so you can avoid all these snow.Questions:1) According to the passage what is unusual about the town as described by the speaker?2) About how many people are there in the town?3) Who are the foreign residents in the town?4) In which parts of the United States is the town situated?5) How does the speaker feel about being a child there?6) How did the people in the town avoid the snow?3. What kind of city is it? Listen to the following passage about Tokyo. And then choose the correct answer to each question you hear.What kind of city is it? It’s a very modern city. I expected that Tokyo would be quite old. But there are very few parts of it which are old in fact at all. Because it was fire bombed during the second world war by the Americans. There are one or two temples that survived, but basically it’s a city that’s being built since 1945. A lot of it is low rise, one, two, three storeys houses because of the earthquake danger, because it gets lots of earthquakes. Once you have mastered a little bit of Japanese it’s relatively easy to get around Tokyo, because they get excellent subway system and it’s quick and easy to get around. The problem is of course Tokyo is the city of 13,14,15 million people and they all want to get around at exactly the same time. So especially if you are travelling in the rush hours, 8 o’clock in the morning, 5 o’clock at night, it is a question in many of the big stations being pushed onto the train. They paid students a bit of pocket money to do this. Right in the center of Tokyo is the Imperial Palace. And that’s set in delightful gardens, but it is completely closed to the public, so nobody have seen it. In the rest of Tokyo there are 10, 12 public gardens but they tend to get very filled up of people especially during national holidays. Other than that it’s just street after street, and block after block very similar houses as I say one or two storied houses which just go on and on for mile after mile, because Tokyo extends hundreds of square miles, a massive city.Questions:1) What’s special with most of the buildings in Tokyo?2) Why is it relatively easy to get around Tokyo according to the speaker?3) How do you get on the trains in the busy periods of the day?4) Why is it a problem to go to the public gardens?5) In which part of Tokyo is the Imperial Palace located?Part 4. Listening and translation. 2. Exercises.1. Sentence translation. Listen and translate each sentence you have heard into Chinese. Then write it in the space given below.1) I am afraid we will have to change our appointment for tomorrow morning. Something unexpected came up. And I have to handle that first.2) We wish to get in touch with the local firm and set up a joint venture. We are planning to expand into the Asian market.3) I can’t decide now. I’ll have to phone my head office and inquire before I can give you a definite answer.4) The meeting was cancelled because the chairman of the board came down with the flu. He will stay away from his office for the next 2 or 3 days.5) Over 1 billion people world wide are over-weight. And that number will increase to 1.5 billion by 2015 unless current trends are reversed.2. Passage translation. Listen and translate each passage you have heard into Chinese. Then write it in the space given below. You may take notes while you are listening.1) Now in this industrial world people are inclined to choose material possessions. This is true of doctors too. The high income of doctor is the envy of the other people. Many high school graduates are eager to get into medical colleges, and countless girls consider doctors to be their best choice of husbands. For many years the public has charged that doctors in public hospitals demand money from patients. The amount of money the patients give determines the kind of treatment they receive.2) Products of our company received considerable attention of the exhibition visitors. We held many efficient business meetings and our stand was visited by over 6000 people. We established new business net works. After the exhibition we continued working on contact established during the event. We are very happy with the results of participation. The results are very important for us that the exhibition was held in a new exhibition hall. It was very light and spacious and is very convenient both for exhibitors and visitors.Unit FivePart one the inhabitants居民, 住户, 栖息的动物of a Small IslandRationally / `ræʃənəli /To discourage from使某人丧失（做某事的）信心; 使某人泄气Part twoWith honorsTo bounce使某物）（碰到硬物）弹回Part threeCowshed 牛棚LiterallyTo renovate / renəveɪt; ˋrɛnəvet/修复（尤指旧建筑物）; 整修To windsurf 划帆板帆板运动windsurfingTransient短暂的; 片刻的; 转瞬即逝的:Pedestrian pəˋdɛstrɪən subway为行人而设的地铁To firebomb A bomb used to start a fireDordogne 法国西南部，河名，英国旅游者喜欢的地方Pate头; 脑袋，肉酱; 鱼酱Minnesota in the US 工业，农业（milk）Mayo a famous US surgeonPart fourVenture工作项目或事业; （尤指有风险的）商业, 企业at a `venture (fml 文) at random; Joint venture 合资企业by chance 随便地; 碰运气地.In this industrialized world 工业化社会Be inclined to 倾向于Material possessions 物质财产High incomeEnvyHigh school graduate 高中毕业生Medical collegeCountless girl 无数的女孩Public hospital 公立医院Charge 指控The amount of money the patients give determines the kind of treatment they receive. 病人支付多少钱决定了他们接受何种治疗ProductsReceive considerable attention 获得广泛关注Hold efficient business meetings 举行高效的商务会谈Establish Business networks业务网络Continue working on contacts established during the event 与新建的客户保持密切的联系Results of our participation参展的成果Exhibitor 展商visitors 参观者light and spacious 宽敞明亮Enquire 咨询Come down with the flu 染上流感病倒了He will stay away from his office 病假休息。

上海中级口译听力题型及难点分析上海中级口译听力题型及难点分析发布日期：上海中级口译中的笔试部分，第一项就是听力测试，除了常规的听写填空以外，听力理解以外，还有一项听译，在做这些题的时候有没有什么需要特别注意的方法和技巧呢？我们来看看本文怎么说。

上海中级口译听力题型：1. spot dictation;2. statements 10个题（4个选项中选一个与所听到的句子意思最接近的；3. talks and conversations 20个题（根据提问4个选一个答案）；4. listening translation：a. sentence translation 5句；b. passage translation 2段口译考试听力难点：口译考试听力难点1 语音（口译考试英美音兼而有之）1. 把握基本美音特点：？音变：如neither，hot，tomato，agile，ask，chance？卷舌：如term，work，teacher？弱读：如stay at home，come from China，go to school？连读：如come on in ，from A to Z？缩读：如I got to go （gotta），I'm going to do it. （gonna）does she，tell them（tell 'em）let me，get out of here？浊化：如matter，letter，butter？同化：如would you，miss you2. 中国学生在说英语时最常出现的几种错误语音（1）。

l/n：light / night（2）。

v/w：very / well（3）th：I thought a thought. But the thought I thought wasn't the thought I thought.口译考试听力难点2 （Spot Dictation）听力第一部分的“spot dictation”是考生易失分的地方。

年9月中级口译考试真题,答案与解析Spot Dictation:We all have problems and barriers that block our progress or prevent us from moving into new areas. Our problems might include the fear of speaking in front of a group anxiety about math problemsor the reluctance to sound silly trying to speak a foreign language. It's natural to have problems and barriersbut sometimes they limit our experience so muchwe get bored with life. When that happensconsider the following three ways of dealing with the problem or barrier.One way is to pretend it doesn't exist. Avoid itdeny itand lie about it. It's like turning your head the other wayputting on a fake grinand saying"Seethere's really no problem at all. Everything is fine."In addition to looking foolishthis approach leaves the barrier intactand we keep bumping into it. Soa second approach is to fight the barrierto struggle against it. This usually makes the barrier grow. It increases the barrier's magnitude. A person who is obsessed with weight might constantly worry about being fat. He might struggle with it every daytrying diet after diet. And the more he strugglesthe bigger the problem gets.The third alternative is to love the barrier. Accept it. T otally experience it. Tell the truth about it. Describe it in detail.Applying this process is easier if you remember o ideas. First loving a problem is not necessarily the same as enjoying it. Love in this sense means total and unconditional acceptance. Secondunconditional acceptance is not the same as unconditional surrender. Accepting a problem is different than giving up or escaping from it. Ratherthis process involves escaping into the problemdiving into it headfirstand getting to know it in detail.Often the most effective solutions ewhen we face a problem squarelywith eyes wide openthen we can move through the probleminstead of around it. When you are willing to love your problemsyou drain them of much of their energy.【评析】本文选自Dave Ellis 的著作Being a Master Student其中的一个章节：Love your problems and experience your barriers，本文主要介绍了解决问题的三种办法，第一种是直接无视它，就当不存在；第二种是正视它，挑战它，第三种则是爱上困难，充分体验。

0903中级口译考试听力部分文本Spot dictationYou might think that hamburgers were invented in the United States,but that is not totally true. These round,flat cakes or patties actually came from Germany in the middle of the19th century. They were brought to the United States by German immigrants who came from the city of Hamburg.That is why their name was Hamburger Stake.However,people in other places claim that they invented the hamburger.Perhaps we’ll never have a clear answer.But there is no question that the hamburger was a great hit.Why?Perhaps because at that time,industry was growing,and the kind of fast,practical and cheap food was needed for workers.The hamburger became even more popular in the1920s when the first chain of fast food restaurants was started.This chain was called White Castle.It served tiny hamburgers that were sold for only5cents each.Then,in the 1940s there came the drive-in restaurant where customers were served in their cars by waiters in uniform.And the hamburger was one of the most popular manual items.By now,the hamburger was ready to conquer the world and this happened with McDonalds,which was actually a hotdog stand at first.But by the early1950s the hotdog was replaced by the hamburger.McDonalds and other fast food restaurants spring up around the world throughout the west of the20th century. McDonalds alone has sold12hamburgers for every person in the world.The importance of the hamburger to US culture remains significant.About60%of all sandwiches that are eaten are hamburgers.According to some sources,7%of current workers in the Untied States had their first job at McDonalds.But the face of the hamburger is changing according to the times.Nowadays it is possible to buy a chicken burger,a turkey burger,a fish burger or a veggie burger.Statement:1.Mrs Jones came to us at the airport.We thought she was the secretary but she turned out to bethe president of the company.2.After Susan carefully explained her ideas at the board meeting last week,the directors all votedfor the change she’s made concerning the proposed project3.Of the students participating in our university’s research project,73%classified themselves asfreshmen and sophomores.4.Originally we had planned to buy a car by the end of last year,but then with the recentfluctuation of the crude oil prices we decided to postpone the purchase.5.Most people I know are interested in the proposed tax reform being debated in the congressbecause they hope it will lower taxes for them.6.If you’re good at managing your own time and energy,it is very likely that you can do wellboth in your schoolwork and for your career7.Mr.Paul White,thank you very much for your inquiry,but I feel the position more suits afemale applicant.Anyway,I will keep your name on file.8.Is this your best quote?I thought the prices will be coming down now given the currentsituation of financial and economic crisis.st month our manager took a ten-day business trip to Chicago,but he had to stay there for3more days situation as the negotiation turned out to be a tougher one.10.When our children are made confident that they are positive and competent individuals,theywill adapt themselves to the changing society and successfully accomplish personal goals.Talks and ConversationsPassage one(Q11-14)W：What are you laughing about?M:I just saw the serious advertisement on TV for Germen soups.It’s said our products are home-made with the freshest vegetables and fruits.Then a scene in the factory showed that products were prepared and packed by the most sophisticated machinery.W:And I am sure that the word NATURE was put on the jars and cans of the products.I think the stupidest advertisements are those that imply that you are one of a kind.If you buy the product, you will be a very special person.Now you will be just like every other one of the20billion people who bought it.M:That’s really silly.But to me,the dullest of them all is when advertisers put a celebrity on TV to talk about a particular brand of soap or about a particular car.I bet that the celebrity’s never used the product before they got the job of appearing in the commercial.W:Yeah!But most of these commercials work and people remember the product.M:I agree,here we are talking about ads we’ve seen,aren’t we?We are all influenced by those celebrities and brand names.W:I think teenagers are specially vulnerable.Advertisers try to get teenagers used to a brand because they know that in later years,the teenagers will stick to that particular product of theirs.Question11:What in the advertisement has made the man laugh?Question12:When some ads imply that you are one of a kind,what does that mean?Question13:Why does the advertiser put the celebrity on TV to talk about a particular product? Question14:According to the women,what will teenagers do if they are used to a brand?Passage two(Q15-18)Many of you may have heard of jet lag,which is a condition of space disorders,resulting from rapid travel over time zones.Such as on a jet plane.The symptom of jet lag can be quite varied,and may include loss of appetite,nausea,headache,fatigue,insomnia,or even mild depression.Here are a few tips for you to avoid jetlag,or cope if you are stricken by the condition.First,adjust your biological rhythm several days before your departure,and develop a plan to start switching to the time zone of your destination.For instance,if you will be flying from New York to Paris,where it is6hours later,get up one hour earlier for a couple of days,then2hours earlier, then3hours earlier,I will try to at least get half way to your new time zone.Turn lights on during day time in your destination,and off at night time.Second,during the time of your adjustment, especially during the flight,drink plenty of water.If you are not a big water fan,drink some other fluid that is not high in sugar,carbonation and caffeine;avoid junk food,salty food and caffeine, and alcohol on the plane.Of course I say that,but I always have a couple of drinks during the flight. If you do that,just be sure to drink as much water between drinks as possible.Thirdly,when you arrive in your destination,try to resist the urge to nap during the day time.Get outside,during the daylight hours,even it is just to sit in a caféand relax.Try to get a good night sleep for the1st couple of nights.The key is to reset your body’s natural clock to get enough rest.Finally,when you return home,use some of the same tactic above to return to your previous time zone.Q15.What’s the speaker’s definition of jet lag?Q16.What’s the difference of the time zone between New York and Paris?Q17.what does the speaker recommend if you do not want to drink much water during the flight? Q18.According to the speaker,what should you try to do if you arrived at the destination?Passage3(Q19-22)F:Come on Mr.Edision,take a seat.M:Good morning doctor.F:Now let’s get a few details.Shall we?First your age,now you’re40?M:Er,35actually,doctorF:Right,35.And your weight?M:About,105kilosF:That’s rather a lot for your height,don’t you think?M:Yes,Well,I don’t get much exercises,doctor.F:And what kind of work do you do exactly?M:I work with computers,F;So you sit most of the day,is that right?M:All day.F:Right,so tell me,do you smoke?M:Well,I used to smoke20-30a day,but now it’s about10.F:En,Have you had any illness likely?M:Nothing serious,just usual coughs and coldsF:I see.Now,let’s talk about your diet.What have you eaten this morning,for example?M:I’ve had two fried eggs,5bread,toast,butter and jam,and oh,3cups of tea.F:Well,Mr.Edison,that isn’t the best diet now,is it?What else do you normally eat?M:Beef burghers a lot,ChipsF:Dear Oh dear.And what about exercise do you have Mr.Endison?Do you play any Sports? M:Er,can’t say I do really.F:Well Mr.Edison this is rather serious.I think we have to Change a few things in your life,firstly I recommend that you stop smoking completely.Secondly,you need to get some exercise,walk, instead of drive Mr.Edison.Join in a sports club.And lastly,we must make some changes to your diet.No more fried foods,no more chips,and beef burgers,good healthy vegetables,boiled potatoes,grilled meat and fish.19.What does the woman say about the man’s health?20.How many cigarettes does the man smoke each day now?21.What does the woman think of the man’s breakfast?22.Which of the following can not be concluded from the conversion?Passage4(Q23-26)May I have your attention,ladies and gentlemen?Since the international club meets only once every semester for this special event,the first thing on our agenda is to have the secretary read the minutes of the last meeting.So when I finish this opening speech,the secretary will read the minutes of our meeting for the last semester.And then we’ll go through our annual treasurer’s report and decide whether it can be accepted or not.At the top of our agenda,and I’m sure in everyone’s mind,is the International Display Week.It has been proposed for discussion.I was chairman of the African club,and now as chairman of the international club,I know more than anyone else the importance of such a display week.Let me explain.There are ten foreign clubs here representing the foreign students on our campus. The purpose of these clubs is,first of all,to get the students from the same countries together,so they won’t get too homesick,and so we can help each other over the rough spots.And secondly,so that the American students can join the club of their interest and learn about our culture as we learn theirs.Now,about the display.Some of you old hands will have to help me out,as there was so much going on I can’t remember at all.Let me see.There are the Scottish folk dance and Irish one,too. We’ll team up with the folk music club and recruit anyone who can sew to make costumes.Of course,each group will set up a booth decorated with pictures and things of interest in their respective countries,and everyone will wear his national costume.Question23:Who is the man?Chairman of the international clubQuestion24:How often is the meeting held?Once every semesterQuestion25:What is at the top of the meeting’s agenda?International Display WeekQuestion26:What is the purpose of organizing foreign clubs on campus?Get the students from the same countries together,so they won’t get too homesick/they can help each other over the rough spots/the American students can join the club of their interest and learn about different cultures.Passage5(Q27-30)F:Paul,nice to see you back from the university.How do you like your new university?I remember your mum had wanted you to go to London University so that you can live at home and walk or cycle to attend the lectures.M:Well,you know I didn’t go to London University after all.My new university is on the suburbs of an ancient cathedral city and it is almost8miles from the city center.The university is planned on the so called American campus system.That is to say,students live in halls of residence groupped around the main university buildings.F:You mean you live,eat and study within the university proper?M:Yes,I like it.Because we are a real community.We’ve got comfortable common rooms and bars.We arrange dances and parties.We’ve got clubs,theater groups,choirs and so on.And we’ve got an orchestra.I played the drums in it.By the way,how about your university days,Betty?F:I rented a house with two other girls in the middle of the city about then minutes walk from the university.The house is falling to pieces.It is damp and there is no proper heating.M:That sounds awful.I couldn’t work in a place like yours.The district is poor and could almost be classed as a slum.F:I don’t think so.We live among real people who treat us as real people.We’ve got an electrician living next door,who is always coming in and mending our cooker and electric fires.We could try to get into one of the halls of the residents.But we prefer to be independent.It’s nice to belong to the city and to do things outside the university.M:What sort of things do you do outside the university?M:Well,there is a group of us who go and help in a home for handicapped children.And I think in the city bar choir we get on well with the local people,not like you in that suburban district.W:Well,I like history.And my university is one of the best universities for that subject.Besides,it is an ancient city with a lot of historical relics and sightseeing spots.If you can drop by by any chance,I can show you around.F:You bet.27.What do the man’s live?28.What is typical of the American campus system?29.Why did the women choose to rent a house at the city center?30.What does the man promise to do for the woman?Listening and TranslationSentence Translation:1.Please hold my telephone calls and just take a message.I can call back later.I must have a little peace and quiet to concentrate on these figures.请不要挂断，先留个言。

经典中级口译真题答案和讲评（二）TRANSLATION TEST (2) (30 MINUTES)Directions: Translate the following passage into English and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.我总以为，在中国效率的会议要数学校召集的家长会。

家长会完全符合“廉政建议”的要求，与会的家长绝不会像参加行业、单位的一些会议，先看看会议地点是不是设在风景旅游区，会后发不发纪念品之类，然后方决定是否参加。

其他会议都难得准时，惟有家长会绝对正点召开。

在家长会上，家长们个个全神贯注地倾听、记录，生怕漏掉一点内容。

不少会议都可列入可开可不开之列，但对于学校和家长而言，家长会则是必不可少的。

分析：① 我总以为，在中国效率的会议要数 ( 学校召集的 ) 家长会。

译文： I always believe that the most efficient meeting in China is the parents’ meeting called by the school.考点：“家长会”的翻译：“家长会”翻译成 the parents’meeting ，而不是 the parent’s meeting ，有人认为家长会一般只是一位家长参加，应用 parent 单数，不过这是专业表达方法。

关于会议集锦请参考 1997 年 9 月试题中译英部分。

比较级的翻译：级：效率的→most efficient定语从句的翻译：前置法② 家长会完全符合“廉政建议”的要求，与会的家长绝不会像参加 ( 行业、单位的 ) 一些会议，先看看会议地点是不是设在风景旅游区，会后发不发纪念品之类，然后方决定是否参加。

译文： The parents’meeting is in full conformity/accordance with the requirements for the “building of an honest and clean government”. With respect to meetings organized by a certain trade or the unit where one works, the person wants to know whether the venue of a meeting is in a scenic area frequented by tourists and whether gifts or souvenirGetWord(“souvenir”); s will be handed out after the meeting before he decides whether to go or not. But for the parents’ meeting, nobody will ever think of this.考点：专业名词的翻译：廉政建议→building of anhonest and clean government转性译法：发纪念品→gifts or souvenirs will be handed out省词译法：原文中“ 与会的家长”，不少的考生把它翻译成 the parents who attend the meeting ，其实翻了一个逻辑错误，因为后面提到“方决定是否参加”，说明参加不参加不一定，因此前面就不能讲“已经参加了”，所以“与会的家长”中“与会的”就不必翻译了。

中级口译历年真题—听力篇2012年3月听力Spot Dictation 原文+评析Music affects us as profoundly as anything we experience. Very many people say that music is a big part of their everyday life. We can hear evidence of this in the blurring car radio and see the jogger w it h his personal stereo. That is the new portabil it y of music. That brings it everywhere people live, play and work.There are different kinds of music , for all tastes – classical, pop, rock, rap, jazz, folk – each culture has it s own style. Different parts of the body resonate to different sounds and p it ches, and most significantly, certain kinds of music resound powerfully in the human spirit.We can listen to music anywhere and everywhere.Listening to music can change your mood – sometimes dramatically. Sometimes, if you’re feeling low, it’s tempting to play slow sad music, but this would make you feel worse. And lifting tune or cheerful song can instantly improve your energy levels and your emotional well being.Music in film and television shows us how music can affect mood. A romantic drama would have a very different film score to a thriller. The old ―silent‖ films originally had a pianist in the cinema playing along, trying to strike the right mood. At times, when watching a film or TV programme, yo u know what’s about to happen because of the music being played –you can anticipate the terror, such as in ―Jaws‖. There’re many times when I’ve turn down the sound during a TV programme and use subtitles because the music unsettles means so much.Playing Mozart when studying is said to increase our IQ. A recent study has showed that children who learn a musical instrument are much quicker at developing spatial awareness and problem solving skills.Relaxation music has a slow rhythm. Sounds are often synthesised and there may be added natural sounds, such as whalesong, birdsong, waves or gentle rain to help produce a feeling of calm and relaxation.点评：这是一篇关于各种音乐与人之间的关系的文章。

Unit eight. Part one. New dwellings in Great Britain. 3. Exercises.1. Listen to the following passage about housing in Britain, and then choose the best answer to each question you hear.In all 189,000 new dwellings were completed in Great Britain in 2006, a rise of 3.6 percent on 2005. Growth in owner occupation has been particularly marked increasing from 50 percent in 1991 to 67 percent at the end of 2006. Both the public and the private sectors build housing, but about four fifths in new dwellings are built by the private sector for sale to owner occupiers. Local authorities are encouraged to see their housing role as in the neighboring one. Working with housing associations and the private sector to increase the supply of low cost housing for sale or rent. Without necessarily providing it themselves. Housing associations are now the main providers of new social housing. Housing provided at rents affordable to people on low incomes, usually substantially below market rents. This allows local authorities to focus on improving the management of their own stock. Rents on new private sector lettings in Great Britain were deregulated in 1988 with the aim of stimulating the private rented sector, which had been declining from most of the last century. These policies had been taking forward with the housing act in 1996.Questions:1) How many new dwellings were completed in Great Britain in 2006?2) What percentage was owner occupation at the end of 2006?3) What are local authorities encouraged to do?4) Why were rents on new private sector lettings deregulated in 1988?2. Listen again and then supply the missing information in the following passage.Part two. Statements. 2. Exercises. Listen and then choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the statement you hear.1) If you want to add that information to your paper you really should check it out in the reference book.2) We were met at the airport by Miss Janet the other day. It was very kind of her to do that especially at such short notice.3) The forecast is for severe winter but I am hardly prepared. I am waiting for the next sale to get a down jacket.4) She used to take two tablets a day, but recently the doctor doubled the dosage to see the effect of his prescription.5) Alice has got her paper do, and 2 final exams next week, so she is spending a lot of time at the library. She has no time for parties at the moment.6) John is going to California to take up a research position at the university very soon. And I need to find a new roommate.7) Last Sunday we went to watch a football game. It started at 2 o’clock. And we arrived just in time for the second half.8) In spite of occasional differences in the opinion about politics Ron and Pawl get along very well and often spend time together.9) Having sent in his application 2 months earlier Tom should know by Monday whether his admission has been approved.10) Seafood prices have come down quite a bit, the shrimp was 2 dollars a pound this week, so I bought 3 pounds.11) I am shopping at the museum shop. It’s got some inexpensive prints that would ma ke good gifts especially if you are a modern art lover.12) You are not supposed to see Gary tonight. He plans to finish his thesis this month and he will be too busy for parties.13) I enjoyed our vacation in France and Italy, but now that we are at home I feel exhausted. It takes several days to become ourselves again.14) I have finally decided that about my history paper. I am going to focus on the civil war. But the question is that it is so broad. Do you think it will be approved?15) Mary ordinarily meets her husband for lunch in the downtown restaurant. But today he is out of town on business.16) After I carefully explained my ideas at the last week’s meeting, the committee members approved the revisions I’ve made concerning the proposed projec t.17) I am afraid I can’t help you with your economic assignment. I have already looked at it. It’s over my head.18) We were delayed by a traffic jam. So it took 3 hours longer than usual to get to the office in the northern part of the city.19) I’d love to go to the movies with you after class, but professor Brown wants to speak with me at 3 this afternoon.20) He has suffered from that cough for almost 3 weeks. The sooner he stops smoking the better he will feel.Part 3. 3. Exercises. 1. Which apartment do you like best? Listen to the conversation about an apartment and then choose the correct answer to each question you hear.M: Well, Shirley, now that we’ve seen the 3 apartments, which one do you like best?W: I don’t know Brad. I know one thing. I didn’t like the one on the 68th street.M: Neither did I. Let’s cross that one off. That leaves the 72ed street one and the 80th street one.W: The one on the 80th street has a better view and a very cheerful kitchen.M: Yes, and I like the carpeting in the hall. It was clean, but there was no good place to put a desk.W: That’s true. You should always just put it in the corner of the living room. But then you wouldn’t have any privacy and the bedroom was too small.M: Right. And I do need to be able to leave my work out on the desk without having it looked into by nosy visitors.W: Oh, Brad, we don’t have that kind of visitors. But I do agree the desk shouldn’t be in the living room. It is a constant reminder of unfinished work. What about the 72ed street apartment? It has a dining area, we could eat in the kitchen and put the desk in the dining area. It’s more private there.M: Yes, that sounds OK. Only what I didn’t like about that place was the west wind though. It gets quite hard in the late afternoon with the sun beating down on the window.W: Didn’t you notice the air-conditioner?M: No, was there one?W: Yes, and we can improve on the curtains too.M: That place did have the best parking facilities of the three.W: Yes, I think that apartment is best for our needs. There is good parking and there is asemi-private area for your desk. That takes care of the daily activities. We will just let the other chips fall what they may.M: OK. Let’s take that one.Questions:1) How many apartments have they seen?2) Why did Brad and Shirley cross off the apartment on the 68th street?3) What is wrong with the west window?4) Which considerations are crucial in Brad and Shirley’s choice of an apartment?5) Which apartment have they decided to rent?2. Does it have 3 bedrooms? Listen to the conversation about renting an apartment and then choose the correct answer to each question you hear.M: This is it. I know that it is smaller than you wanted. But it is one of the nicest departments in the buildings.W: Does it have 3 bedrooms?M: No, there are two. The master bedroom is quite spacious though. Maybe you could let the children share the larger room and you and your husband could use the smaller one.W: I suppose I could do that.M: A 3 bedroom apartment will be difficult to find.W: Yes, I know. Believe me, I have been looking for over a week. The few 3 bedroom apartments that I have found are either extremely expensive or the owner won’t allow children as tenants.M: Well, the owner allows 2 children in this apartment complex.W: Aren’t you the owner?M: No, I am the manager. I live here too on the first floor of this building.W: Oh, that’s nice. Then if anything gets broken …M: Just leave a note on my door.W: You said that the rent will be 350 dollars a month. Does that include any of the utilities? M: Yes, it includes gas, your furnace and stove I guess so as you can imagine your other utilities, electric and water, are quite inexpensive.W: This sounds better and better. But before I sign the lease I would let my husband to see it. M: Why not stop by with him this evening?W: How late are you open? He doesn’t get off work until 5.M: Come by at 6. I will still be in the office. I am sure that you are eager to move from the hotel. And if we get the paper work out of the way tonight you can move in tomorrow.W: Oh, that would be wonderful.Questions:1) Who is the man in this conversation?2) How many bedrooms are there in this apartment?3) Where is the woman living now?4) Why didn’t the woman sign a lease right away?5) When will the woman and her family probably move in?3. I am phoning about my accommodation. Listen to the following dialogue and choose the correct answer to each question you hear.M: Parcul school of English.W: Oh, good morning. And this is Maria Leato. I am phoning from Rio De Janeiro about my accommodation.M: Oh, yes, Maria. We sent all the details by express post 3 weeks ago.W: Really? I haven’t received anything and I am leaving for Eng land next week.M: OK. Don’t worry. We can give you the information by phone. Have you got something to write with?W: Yes, go ahead.M: Right. Your land lady’s name is Mrs. Roberts. That’s R-O-B-E-R-T-S, Roberts.W: That’s OK.M: The address is 17 Lincoln Road. That spelled L-I-N-C-O-L-N.W: Lincoln. And the telephone number?M: 0817228516.W: 0817228516. I will have my own room, won’t I?M: Oh, yes. You just have to share the bathroom. It’s a lovely house with a big garden.W: About how far it is from the school?M: About 10 minutes by bus. You can easily walk or even better hire a bike.W: That sounds fine. Oh, and what about the rent?M: It’s 60 pounds a week for half board. That’s breakfast and evening meal.W: Well, thank you very much. I will see you in a week.M: OK, Maria. Thanks for phoning.Questions:1) Who is Maria telephoning?2) Where is she calling from?3) Why is she calling?4) When is she going to England?5) What is the name of her land lady?6) What is the telephone number of her land lady?7) About how far is the house from the school?8) How much is the rent for half board?Part 4. Listening and translation. 3. Exercises.1. Sentence translation. Listen and translate each sentence you have heard into Chinese. Then write it in the space given below.1) Overall 8,200 visitors attended the fare this year. This not only equals an increase by 1,200 visitors from last year but is also a new visitor record.2) The wish to guard against dangers to life and property is basic to human nature. By insurance society has been able to reduce the affects of such hazards.3) The price index for exports increased for the fourth consecutive month, advancing 0.7 percent in February, the statistics of the US department of labor reported today.4) There are many sources of indoor air pollution, tobacco smoke, cooking and heating appliances, and vapors from building materials, paints in furniture cause pollution inside buildings.5) Don’t overlook the power of a good first impressio n. People make amazing assumptions about your character and potential performance based upon your appearance during a first meeting.2. Passage translation. Listen and translate each passage you have heard into Chinese. Then write it in the space given below. You may take notes while you are listening.1) I do not think the market is stagnating, rather it is shaping up. Some events are weakening, some are strengthening. Trade fare organizers sometimes must cancel a show that does not have any development potential. On the other hand, new shows can be launched. An example of a newly launched trade show is the one focusing on wooden constructions. That show will take place in March 2008, and it has already attracted a lot of attention.2) I have been most influenced by people who have made a change in society. I really respect those people who have spoken up about what they believe in. I guess John Lennon was kind of my hero. I mean I like the Beatles and I love his music. But John also believed in a lot of issues that I support. I was so shocked when he was killed. I have also been deeply affected by the words of people like Dr. Martin Luther King. He tried to get people to work together, to accept each other, whether they were black, white or whatever.Unit eightPart one New dwellings住处, 住宅in Great BritainIn all一共; 总计all in all 从各方面考虑; 从各方面来说Owner-occupation指房子等）主人自住的，自用Marked adj. 有记号的, 显著的, 醒目的Sector n.部门, 部分, 区域（（活动领域的）部门; （尤指）经济领域: the manu`facturing sector, ie all the manufacturing industries of a country 制造业* the `service sector, eg hotels, restaurants, etc 服务性行业.）/战区，防区n.[计]扇形, 扇区vt.使分成部分Owner-occupier n. <英>业主居住者, (住在自家私房的人)Enabling adj. 【律】(用作定语)授予权利的Substantially adv.大体上, 实质上, 非常Letting n. 出租的房产/租金To deregulate撤销对（某事物）的规定﹑管制To stimulate使某人[某事物]奋发起来; 刺激﹑激励某人[某事物]:Housing association 住房协会Part twoTablet碑, 牌, 匾额（尤指固定於墙上作纪念的）./ 药片; 药丸Dosage药物一次或一阶段的）剂量Shrimp矮小的人Thesis dissertation 毕业论文; 学位论文/论题Part threeTo cross off划掉, 勾销cross off accountNosy adj. 好管闲事的, 爱追问的/包打听Half-board n. 半膳宿If you stay at a hotel and have half board, your breakfast and eveningmeal are included in the price of your stay at the hotel, but not your lunch.Rio de Janeiro里约热内卢(巴西Brazil港口城市) 海滩Part fourTo confirm证实, 证明（报告﹑意见等）的正确性; 确认、~sth; ~ sb (as/in sth) 批准（条约﹑任命等）; 肯定, 巩固或加强（权力﹑地位等教会）给（某人）施坚信礼（使之成为正式教徒）Confirmed 习惯的，根深蒂固的Reservation保留的座位﹑住处等; （座位﹑住处等的）预订Hazard危险; 有危险的事物; 风险Joho Lennon伦农又译列侬, 英国歌手与歌曲作家1957年他组织的音乐小组后来成为甲壳虫乐队the Beatles made their first record n 1962/separated in 19701.A new visitor record 新的参观者人数记录2.Guard against dangers to life and property 避免生命和财产遭受危险Insurance 保险3.The price index for export 出口价格指数the fourth consecutive month连续第四个月the US Department of Labor 美国劳工部4.indoor air pollution \ tobacco smoke抽烟\cooking and heating appliances烹饪和供暖器具vapors 气味from building materials，paints and furniture 建筑材料，油漆和家具5.make amazing assumptions about your character and potential performance 对你的性格和潜在的表现力作出惊人的判断1.the market isn’t stagnating----rather, it is shaping up 市场没有变得萧条，而是在逐渐成形cancel a show development potential 发展潜能new shows can be launched 推出一个新的展会2.speak up about what they believe in 敢于把自己的信仰说出口believe in a lot of issues that I support 信仰我所支持的一切accept each other 彼此接受对方。