基础口译听力教程
上外中级口译第三版听力教程原文及讲解--Unit 8
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。
上外中级口译第三版听力教程原文及讲解--Unit 4
中级口译听力教程第三版2AAn intermediate course of English listening. Third edition.Unit four. Part one. How children learn social behaviors.2. Exercises. 1. This is a talk about how children learn social behaviors. Listen to the first part of the talk and then supply the missing words you hear from the talk.W: Hi, welcome. Today we are going to talk about how children learn social behaviors, especially how they learn lessons from the family, the most basic unit of our social structure. There are a lot of discussions these days about how families are changing, and whether non-traditional families have a good or bad effect on children. But it’s important to remember that the type of the family a child comes from is not nearly as important as the kind of love and support that exist in the home. I’d like to focus on three of the ways the children acquire their behavior, through rewards, punishments, and finally modeling. First then, let’s discuss rewards. A reward can be defined as a positive reinforcement for good behavior. An example of a reward is when the parent says if you eat your vegetable you can have ice-cream for dissert, or a parent might say finish your homework first then you can watch TV. Most parents use rewards unconsciously, because they want their children to behave well. For example, a parent might give a gift to a child because the child behaved well, or parents might give child money for doing what the parents asked.2. Now listen to the second part of the talk. Provide the missing information in the spaces given below.The opposite of the reward is a punishment. Punishments are the second important way in which a child is socialized. All of us have probably been punished in our lives. For example maybe our parents stopped us from going out with friends, because we did something we were not supposed to do, or maybe they wouldn’t let us watch TV, because we got a bad grade on the test. Both rewards and punishments are controversial. Many people think they are not effective or necessary, especially when used often. Let’s take this situation. A young boy has been asked to take out the garbage. Listen to situation A. The parents say if you take out the garbage for me I will give you a cookie. Some people argue that this reward is unnecessary, because it’s like a bribe. They argue that the child should be taught that it’s his duty to help with house hold chords, and that he should not get a special reward for doing something that’s his responsibility. Situation B would go something like this. David please take out the trash now. And David says OK dad. Not surprisingly punishment is extremely controversial, especially when the punishment is physical. Some of us grew up expecting to be spanked if we misbehaved. For example, our parents may have hit us on the hand if we talked back to them. But I don’t agree that spanking can teach children anything. And sadly some children are subject to really serious physical abuse. According to a study I just read one in 22 children is a victim of physical abuse. Children who come from homes where violence were used to solve problems are much more likely to abuse their own children when they become adults and have their own families.Part 2. Statements. 3. Exercises. Listen and then choose the answer which is closed in meaning to each statement you hear.1. Since you said you totally agreed with Tom’s views, you ought to have stood up for him in the argument at the meeting yesterday afternoon.2. Alan used to read 2 books a week when he was attending university in Germany, but now he reads twice as many.3. Located by the lake side and surrounded with so many tall trees, it would have been an attractiv e house if it hadn’t been painted green.4. Failing to understand what professor Grown said in class, the students were confused about the written assignment that he told them to do.5. You say that George is going to work in New York for the summer. But can he do that and also go to summer school?6. I just have to make several phone calls and will be ready in a few minutes. You can go down to the lobby for the paper.7. It was the rush hour and the traffic was extremely heavy on the street. The bus should have arrived at 8 o’clock. But it didn’t arrive until 8:45.8. Jenny is extremely busy these days. She has to spend so much time in the library to finish her papers before the exams begin.9. After studying and teaching in that well-known university for 25 years, Charles has left there for good. He is living quietly now in his hometown.10. Mike said he was looking for a job in a book store, but when he had the chance to work there he turned it down.11. We tried to persuade him not to go swimming in the lake by the forest, but in vain. He never listens to others.12. After his doctor told him how to stay healthy, Mr. Johnson hardly ever smokes, though he used to be a chain smoker.13. I got some bad news today. The store where I work is laying off staff. I am worried that they are going to let me go.14. As a member of the board of the multi-national company he has no voice at all in the matter, though he little realizes it.15. Lucky you! You finished your exams and can relax and go to the movie tonight. I have still got two more finals to take.16. After investigating the case for more than 2 months under the order of the public security minister, the police all but caught the smugglers.17. Although the accountant promised to help by all he could, the auditor called into question the accuracy of the figures in the book.18. Sitting all day in the reading room with so many students passing by him, the professor often loses himself in books.19. I hear that you are taking professor Barn’s cou rse next semester, if I were you I would take careful notes, his exams are based on his lectures.20. If you have no change for the parking meter, go into the restaurant right across the street. You will probably be able to change a dollar bill.Part 3. 3. Exercises.1. My family. Listen to the following conversation about Simon’s family. And then choose the best answer to each question you hear.W: Hello, Simon. I’d like to talk to you about your family.M: Well, probably the most important influence in my life was my family. Not just my mother and father, but my extended family. I grew up very close to them. I had never really sawpeople out besides my family. And we lived together in a 3 generation house.W: Three generations in one house? That’s am azing!M: I remember feeling when I was in the car, and we were going some place with my parents and grand-parents. I used to feel sorry for all the other children on the street, because they weren’t going anywhere with their own families. So I was very h appy.W: Weren’t there ever any problems with you all live in the same house?M: Well, there was a time when I was in college. And you see my father always wanted his children with him. He was actually more protective of us than my mother was. And I remember I had a big project to do for school. And they were going away for the weekend, and I had decided that I wasn’t going to go because I needed to do my work. And this caused a terrible problem. And I did end up going because my father was so upset. So I think of course as I got older I started to realize that I had to live my own life. But it wasn’t that easy. W: How many children were there?M: Well, I was the oldest of three boys. And of course we used to dance and roller-skate in the basement and pl ay together, I didn’t play with children on my block very much.W: It sounds like you had a really good up-bringing.M: Well, I had very positive feelings about my family. And the most positive feeling is love. What I learned from different people in my family and perhaps some of my best traits, my father was a very generous person, and I learned that you should care about other people. Questions:1) Which of the following statements is true about Simon’s family?2) According Simon what was the problem with his family?3) How many children were there in Simon’s family?4) Simon says he has very positive feelings about his family. What is the most positive feeling according to him?2. Growing up in the single parent house hold. This is a conversation about a single parent family. Listen and then choose the best answer to each question you hear.W: Michael, I know you grew up in a single parent house hold. Can you tell me about your family?M: OK. My mother and father migrated to the US from Mexico when I was 5 years old, and my sister was 3. But then my mother left my father, so it was just my mother, my sister and myself. And my mother was a garnered worker. You know, sewing. But that industry is seasonal. So when there was work she worked a lot, then she would find people to take care of us until she got home. When we were a little older we pretty much took care of ourselves. W: Did you play with other kids in the neighborhood much?M: Oh, yeah, there was a good stretch when I was in junior high school and played out in the street a lot. After school I would be out and just play stick ball, marbles, yoyo, just ran around the neighborhood.W: What kind of lessons do you think you learn from your mother?M: Well, I guess there were 2 things. The first thing I remember is being taught to pretty much take care of myself. You know, picking up after yourself around the house. And I remember her teaching me cooking, cleaning, and ironing, and I remember running errands because in dinner time there was always something she had forgotten to get.W: You said you learned 2 lessons.M: I guess the other lesson was just, you know, how important it is to get an education. I remember she wanted us to learn Spanish, so she bought a blackboard and started teaching us in the house.W: Well, Michael, over the past generation or so, family structures has changed a lot. How important do you think these changes are?M: Well, I don’t really know if it has changed that much. Sure, there has been an increasing single par ent households. But I don’t know if the family has really changed. But I do think is important is having a person in the family who does what has to be done to show you the right way, so that you get an education, moral instruction, religious outlook, some positive influences in you life, and anger in your life. So, for example, school was very influential in my life. There were enough good teachers to really point me in the right direction. It’s not just what you get in the home, but other positive influences as well.Questions:1) Who compose Michael’s family when his parents separated?2) What was his mother’s job at that time?3) Michael says he learned 2 lessons from his mother, what was the first lesson?4) What was the second lesson he learned from his mother?5) Which of the following statements is true about Michael’s life?3. Is there any advice you could give parents? This is a conversation about adolescence. Listen and then choose the best answer to each question you hear.W: Peter, they say that adolescence is the time when people begin to get most pressure from their peers. Do you think that’s true?M: What I have seen is that adolescence is the time when the pressure begins to shift from the family and the school to friends. I think it begins about 11, but comes into full bloom at about 13, 14.W: What actually happens then?M: Well, the first thing you see is that adolescence begins to make fashion statements. And certainly those ideas don’t come from you. You can tell at a glance that they don’t come from you, like wearing baggy pants that look like it falling down, and piercing their ears. My younger son began to ask if he could dye his hair blue.W: And what did you say?M: We said when he was a little older, he could make that decision, with the hope that that fad would have passed out of style.W: OK, but where would you draw the line? I mean you let him wear baggy pants, but would you let him dye his hair?M: I think in the end I would, but not without a fight.W: So what other things happen?M: Well, as the kids get older you start to lose them, because they are always talking on the phone or talking on line or doing other things. Even when they are home they are in their room most of the time talking on the phone and not just talking on the phone, they might be talking to one person on the phone and to other people on line. And the only thing you know for sure is they are not talking to you.W: Do you think this is all normal behavior? I mean should you be trying to monitor it?M: I think both. It’s healthy to develop your own values, your own tastes. But I also think thatparents should be monitoring it. When it’s a question of fashion, that’s OK. Where you draw the line is when they are doing something dangerous or illegal, drugs, smoking, drinking. W: Is there any advice you could give parents?M: Well, one thing is to think back to your own experiences as a teenager. I must say I find myself repeating the same annoying language my father used with me. I have to try to remember not to do that.W: So how you talked to your kids is important.M: Yes, and it’s hard to watch your kids doing things you don’t want them to do. For example, my kids are into video games. And I can’t find any value whatsoever in these games. But I think you don’t have to like everything your kids do, as long as it’s not dangerous or illegal. Questions:1) What are they talking about in the short conversation?2) According to the conversation adolescence likes to do several things. Which of the following is not one of these things?3) Apart from arguments with their kids, what other things happen to parents as their children get older?4) What is the parents’ right attitude towards such behavior of their kids?5) What advice does the man give to parents at the end of the conversation?Part four. 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) Many people who work in London prefer to live outside it. One advantage of living outside London is that houses are cheaper.2) Even a small flat in London without a garden costs quite a lot to rent. With the same money you can get a little house in the country with a garden of your own.3) A total of 442 manufacturers from over 10 countries and regions including China’s Hongkong, Germany, India, Korea, the Philippines, and the United Kingdom, set up 560 boosts to show case their latest range of merchandises.4) Heart disease is the leading cause of death among American women. Yet recent surveys indicate that many women continue to underestimate the threat of heart disease.5) Two teenage boys were arrested for setting their school on fire. They entered the school after classes were over. And set fire to the teacher’s lounge. Luckily no one was hurt.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) Because of the energy crisis, scientists have become increasingly interested in the potential of solar energy. The problem that solar energy researchers face is how to harness the sun’s energy effectively and inexpensively. All the useful energy at the surface o f the earth comes from the activity of the sun. The sun heats and feeds mankind. Each year it provides men with 200 million tons of grain, and nearly 10 million tons of wood.2) As one of the largest trade fairs in London for Asian made toys, gifts and household products, the Asia expo has successfully helped thousands of Asian suppliers link up with their numerous European buyers in the past 7 years. This year, the 7th Asia expo was held from Jan 30th to Feb 2ed at Olympia Exhibition Center London. It accommodated 604 exhibitors from China, Korea, Vie Nam, India, and many other Asian countries in a total of631 boods displaying high quality Asian products.Unit fourPart one How children learn social behaviorReinforcement加固; 加强; 增援.DessertTo socialize with（同他人）来往, 交往, 交际/使（某人）适应社会生活Controversial引起或可能引起争论的CookieHouseholdChoreTrash拙劣的材料﹑作品/垃圾; 废物/没出息的人To spank掴（尤指小孩）（尤指打屁股惩罚）: spank a child's bottom掴小孩的屁股.Part twoTo stand up for defend them and make your feelings or opinions very clear= stick up for Lobby（入口的）厅堂; 前厅/游说（政治家等）支持或反对某立法议案Auditor审计员; 查帐人To call in question ask questionFor goodTo lay off 解雇All butBristol布里斯托尔英格兰西南部工业港口城市Part threeGarment（一件）衣服In spring nature wears a new garment. 春天, 大自然披上了新装Stickball A form of baseballMarble大理石Yo-yo专利名悠悠（玩具, 为木制或塑料制两厚圆盘, 中间有一深沟连接一绳, 用手指抻绳可使之沿绳上下移动Anchor /æŋkə(r); ˋæŋkɚ/抛锚; 用锚固装置固定（某物）anchor man主持人,主力Roller-skate shoes with four small wheels 溜冰鞋Upbringing儿童期的教养; 抚育; 养育Extended family 子孙几代组成的大家庭Mexico 墨西哥（天主教西班牙语90 m/population 是美国人和西班牙人结合的后裔food&language 对美国文化影响大）Part FourTo harness类似马具的装备（如降落伞背带或幼童的系带）、控制及利用（自然界的力量）以产生电能等To showcase displayed, especially to advantageTo accommodate 住宿、迁就; 迎合、准予或提供某人（某事物）、顺应（某事物[某人]）; Olympia Exhibition Centre in London 伦敦奥林匹亚展览中心Flat garden rent442 Manufacturer 厂商set up 560 booths 展台to showcase their latest range of merchandises 展示他们的最新产品heart disease the leading cause of ……..最大的因素underestimate the threat of 低估。
上外中级口译第三版听力教程原文及讲解--Unit 5
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。
上外中级口译第三版听力教程原文及讲解--Unit 15
Unit 15. Part one. First aid. 2. Exercises.1. Listen to the passage about first aid. And then choose the best answer to each question you hear.The most important thing about first aid is to do only what is necessary, but to do that is carefully and quickly as you can. When an accident happens, don’t rush or get exited. Stop and think first. If the injured person is in no immediate danger from fire, water or traffic, leave him lying where he is. A rolled up cope or pull over placed under his head and a cope blanket over him is the best treatment you can give while waiting for help. If the person is unconscious, loosening his clothing and especially around the neck. If an arm or leg lies awkwardly or looks out of shape, trying not to move it. Remember that you can do a lot of harm by trying to do too much. Of course there are times when you can’t wait for help, and you must do the best you can until a doctor or ambulance arrives. If the injured person has stopped breathing, you must start artificial respiration as soon as possible. If he is bleeding badly you must act immediately to stop the flow of blood. If he can’t stand the side of blood, take a few deep breath through your mouth, this will enable you to think clearly and act calmly.Questions:1) What is the most important thing about first aid?2) What should we do if the injured person is in no immediate danger?3) Which of the following is not an act of first aid?2. Listen again and 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) I am really not interested in seeing that American film, although it has already won so many awards on international film festivals.2) As more and more people come to big cities, it’s difficult for me to find affordable housing in New York.3) After we had waited for more than 2 hours, the airport announced that our flight to Sydney would depart in a few minutes.4) According to the company board it was necessary to postpone the annual general meetingof share holders.5) As the head of the financial department of this company, he never manages to hand in his budget reports on time.6) In the restaurant where I often go with my wife the unhappy dinner had the undercooked meat sent back to the chef yesterday evening.7) The coat I tried on was really nice and reasonably priced, I would have bought it right away if they had my size.8) Rarely do new employees take such initiatives as Mr. Jonson does. Usually they will wait until they get familiar with what was going on in the organization.9) The auto mechanic indicated that the repairs to my car would be quite expensive. So I bought a new car instead.10) She is considering taking a part time job. Next semester tuitions will be increased more than she can afford.11) My boss had me finish all the math and reports, so I was so late in getting home from work these several days.12) He’s got a dental appointment for tomorrow afternoon, so I am afraid he can’t come to this meeting.13) It’s impossible for me to read all the books on the reading list within such a short time, because there are more than 50.14) Do you want me to recommend a hotel in New York? Well, I can think of several. What’s your budget like?15) Unfortunately he didn’t get high scores in the entrance examination. So he wasn’t admitted to the university he was planning to extend.16) He has to spend 2 days every week off campus to supplement his scholarship, he has a part time job in the law firm down town.17) Did you hear the weather report for today? The temperature is going to be so high that they recommend stay indoors as best you can.18) We really ought to take some of the furniture out of here, or maybe we should look for a bigger apartment.19) I’d like to inquire about some of the charges of my electricity bills. I can’t understandwhy it is so high this month.20) The medicine the doctor gave me seemed to have helped, but it’s making me awfully drowsy when I am working in the office or driving my car.中级口译听力教程第三版7AAn intermediate course of English listening. Third edition.Unit 15. Part 3. 2. Exercises.1. Next patient please. Listen to the following dialogue, and then choose the best answer to each question you hear.W: Next patient, please. Come in.M: Morning, doctor. Sorry I am a bit late. But I felt really awful when I got up.W: Don’t worry. It’s Mr. Barnes, isn’t it?M: That’s right.W: Is that BARNES?M: Yes, it is.W: Right. Now, what seems to be the trouble?M: Well, I have had this awful flu and a terrible cough.W: I see. How long have you been feeling like this?M: Oh, about 3 or 4 days I suppose.W: And have you been taking any medication?M: Just the normal things, aspirins, lemon, and hot drinks, but it hasn’t done any good.W: Are you a smoker?M: No, I gave up 3 years ago.W: Have you had a temperature?M: Yes, for the last couple of days or so.W: OK, I will just take a look at your chest. Take off your pull-over and jacket, please. Right, now breathe in and out slowly. Then again. Good, once more. That’s it. Pop your clothes back on.M: Thank you.W: Well, it looks as if you got touch brown kidus. I will give you some cough mixture and a prescription for course antibiotics as well. Take one capsule every 8 hours for the next 5 days. M: OK, doctor. What about going to work?W: No, you will have to spend a couple of days in bed until it clears up.Questions:1) What’s wrong with the man?2) Why did he apologize?3) What’s the man’s name?4) When did the man give up smoking?5) Which of the following symptoms does the man not exhibit?6) What was the man most probably suffering from?7) Which of the following is not the woman doctor tells the man to do?2. First aid for young children. Listen to the following talk about first aid for young children.And then choose the best answer to each question you hear.As any parent will tell you small cuts and minor grazers are unavoidable among small children. Such cuts and grazers were usually needed little or no treatment. The bleeding will clean the wound naturally and it should stop within a few minutes as the blood clots and dries. More serious cuts may need to be gentler cleaned with soft cotton and warm water. They should then be dressed with a clean cotton bandage. Follow this simple check list of questions. Ask yourself each of these questions in order to make sure you treat cuts and grazers properly. Firstly, is the cut on the face. If it is, call a doctor as soon as possible, especially if the eyes injured. Secondly, is the cut near the eye. If it is, put a clean piece of cotton wool over it and press it on firmly for about 5 minutes. Thirdly, ask yourself if the cut is still bleeding badly. If it is, dress it with a clean cotton bandage and call a doctor as soon as possible. Fourthly, is the cut a deep one and is it wide open. If it is, clean the cut gently with clean cotton wool and a little warm water then hold it close with an adhesive dressing. Fifth question, was the cut made by a nail or a long sharp piece of wood. If it was, there may be some dirt in the cut. Let it bleed for a while to clean itself. Then clean it with cotton wool and warm water and dress it with a clean cotton bandage. Finally, don’t forget that young children can become very easily upset or shocked by a cut, especially if it is a serious one. Try to keep them calm and quiet. Don’t give them anything to drink but keep their lips wet with a little water.Questions:1) What should you do if a child is cut near the eye?2) What should you do with a very deep cut?3) What should you do if the child is nervous or upset?3. How to keep fit? Listen to the following interview and then choose the best answer to each question you hear.W: Could you tell how we should keep fit?M: Well, really what we should do is to try to keep fit or round. Now what do I mean by that?I mean such things as keeping up our strength and our suppleness and our stamina. Now you may say why do we need all 3 of those things? Well, strength is usually really just so that we don’t strain muscles or pull ligaments and tendons when we suddenly have to do somethi ng and be energetic, like to lift a heavy suitcase or perhaps shift a wardrobe or even get out of a chair or a bath. Suppleness is important obviously, so that you can bend and move freely and reach things, again without injuring yourself. And stamina is particularly important so that you can sought of keep going without losing breath, so you have endurance. One other great plus about developing stamina, is that you maintain your stamina over a period of years. It actually has an affect of protecting the heart against heart disease.W: So out of those three which is most important?M: Well, it depends who you are, and what you want to do. I mean the reason for keeping fit is to keep it for your way of life, the life you choose. Now you may say, “Well, if I choose the sort of flop about in an armchair all day watching tele, I don’t need to keep very fit, do I?” Well, that’s unfortunately not true, because there are always times when you have to make a little bit of extra amount on your body by force of circumstance. You may have to suddenly lift something heavy, or move something, or may have to run for a bus or whatever, in which case you do yourself at injury, and you may even actually harm something important likeyour heart. So it is important to actually try to keep your fitness a little ahead of the sort of way of life that you have. Just to push yourself, just that little bit harder, and get yourself just that little bit fitter.Questions:1) According to the man being interviewed, for which group of people is keeping fit important?2) According to the man being interviewed, which of the following factors is not included in the idea of keeping fit?3) Which of the following is more important for protecting your heart?4) Which of the following is not true according to the interview?Part four. 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. Sentence translation.1) Railway service is now being improved in many parts of the world to meet competition from road and air transport.2) Reducing population growth rate is particularly important for developing countries, because their economies cannot support too many people.3) Com puter games can improve children’s health despite research that shows excessive playing causes aggression in the young a new study claims today.4) Researchers have found that women and men do with pains differently. Women tend to focus on the emotional aspects of pain, while men tend to concentrate on the physical sensations.5) As we enter 2007 the economic growth is stable. More than 7 million jobs have been created since August 2006 and inflation and interest rates are low.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) On a whole, I find television commercials extremely annoying. I mean you are watching a film on television perhaps, and suddenly you are interrupted by the stupid commercials with a silly format which has nothing to do with the film you are watching. And it can completely destroy your concentration. That really irritates me.2) Mm, my favorite kind of clothing is T-shirts and jeans. And, you know, pink is popular now again. I love pink. And I kind of like baggy jeans and platform shoes. I am kind of shorts, you know, I love wearing platform shoes and something comfortable, but yet really cool. And you know some kind of clothing that people notice me in. That’s the kind of clothing I like.Unit fifteenPart one First Aid Emergency treatmentPullover 紧身羊毛衫Respiration呼吸; 一次呼吸respiration rate呼吸率Part twoChef厨师; （尤指饭店的）厨师长Initiative n. 为解决困难而采取的行动/ the initiative [sing] power or right to take action 采取行动的力量或权利; 主动权/主动性; 自发性; 积极性To supplement to sthPart threeMedication The act or process of treating with medicine.To pop on ????Bronchitis支气管炎brɔŋkaɪtɪsCough mixtureCough medicine is liquid medicine that you take when you have a cough. Antibiotics抗菌素, 抗生素（如青霉素）; 抗菌的; 抗生的.CapsuleTo clear upTo clear up a medical problem, infection, or disease means to cure it or get rid of it. If a medical problem clears up, it goes away.Antibiotics should be used to clear up the infection...Acne often clears up after the first three months of pregnancy.Graze指牛﹑羊等）吃青草/（在田野里）放牧（牛等/v. 擦去某物的皮; 擦破To clot使某物）凝固/液体结成的）凝块Bandage ?带（包紮伤口或患处的纱布带）.Adhesive n. 胶黏剂Supple ness易弯曲的; 柔软的; 灵活的人sʌplStamina 精力; 耐力; 韧劲To strain拉紧、竭力; 用全力（做某事/因过度伸展或用力而损伤（尤指身体某部位）: strain a muscle, one's heart肌肉﹑心肌劳损Ligament韧带: tear/pull a ligament撕裂[拉伤]韧带. lɪgəməntTendon腱: strain a tendon扭伤腱EnduranceTo flop about（沉重地而不受束缚地）悬挂或摆动: flopping stirrups 垂着的马镫* Her hair flopped (about) over her shoulders. 她的头发披散在肩上. （因疲劳）重重地﹑笨拙地坐下或躺下: I'm ready to flop. 我要累倒了. （笨拙地﹑不由自主地或松弛地）移动或落下: The pile of books flopped noisily onto the floor. 那摞书劈里啪啦地散落到地上. * The fish we'd caught flopped around in the bottom of the boat. 我们捕到的鱼在船底乱蹦.Part fourTo disrupt将（某事物）弄乱; 扰乱（某事物Format书的版式, 开本, 装订方式/某事物的）总体安排﹑计画﹑设计等/ Platform shoes木屐式坡形高跟鞋/厚底鞋1. railway service is now being improved 铁路服务正在盖上meet competition from road and air transport 以适应铁路服务和空中运输的竞争2. reducing population growth rate 降低人口增长率their economies cannot support too many people. 因为他们的经济无法承担太多的人3. computer games can improve children’s health, despite research that shows excessive playing causes aggression （敌对的情绪或行为; 攻击行动）in the young, a new study claims today.今天一项新的研究宣称，尽管研究显示过度游戏会导致年轻人的激进行为，电脑游戏可以促进儿童健康。
通用口译教程参考答案
通用口译教程参考答案通用口译教程参考答案随着全球化的加速发展，口译作为一项重要的语言技能，越来越受到人们的重视。
无论是在国际会议、商务谈判还是跨文化交流中，通用口译都扮演着重要的角色。
然而，要成为一名优秀的通用口译员，并不是一件容易的事情。
下面，本文将从听力、口语、翻译等方面，为大家提供一些通用口译教程参考答案。
一、听力技巧作为一名优秀的通用口译员，良好的听力技巧是必不可少的。
以下是一些提高听力技巧的方法：1. 注重细节：在进行听力训练时，要注重捕捉细节信息。
例如，注意说话者的语气、语速、重音等，这些都有助于理解整个语境。
2. 多听多练：多听各种不同领域的语言材料，例如新闻、讲座、电视节目等，并进行反复练习。
这样可以提高对不同领域的听力理解能力。
3. 注意语调和语速：不同的语言和文化有不同的语调和语速。
要注意熟悉各种语言的特点，并进行模仿和练习。
二、口语表达能力在通用口译中，流利的口语表达能力是非常重要的。
以下是一些提高口语表达能力的方法：1. 多练习口语：多进行口语练习，例如与母语人士进行对话、参加口语角色扮演等。
这样可以提高自己的口语表达能力和应对能力。
2. 学习常用口语表达：掌握各种常用口语表达，例如问候语、感谢语、道歉语等。
这样在实际口译中可以更加流利地运用。
3. 提高语音语调：语音语调是口译表达的重要组成部分。
要注意正确发音，并熟悉各种语言的语调特点。
三、翻译技巧翻译是通用口译的核心能力之一。
以下是一些提高翻译技巧的方法：1. 善用词典和工具：在翻译过程中，可以使用各种词典和翻译工具来解决生词和语法问题。
但要注意不要过度依赖这些工具，要培养自己的独立思考和翻译能力。
2. 熟悉各种文化背景：不同的语言和文化有不同的表达方式和习惯。
要熟悉各种文化背景，了解其特点和习俗，以便更好地进行翻译。
3. 注意语境和语义：在进行翻译时，要注重语境和语义的理解。
要考虑到句子的整体意思，并根据具体语境进行准确翻译。
中日口译教程初级
中日口译教程初级第一章口译基础知识1.1 口译的定义和分类口译是一种语言转换的技巧，它将一种语言的口头表达转化为另一种语言。
口译可以分为同声传译和交替传译两种形式。
1.2 口译的基本原则口译的基本原则是准确、完整、流畅和自然。
口译员要尽量保持原始信息的准确性，同时确保表达的完整性。
流畅和自然的表达可以使听众更好地理解和接受口译内容。
1.3 口译的基本技巧口译员需要具备良好的听力、口语、记忆和思维能力。
同时，掌握一些口译技巧也是非常重要的，比如要学会运用同义词、简化句子结构和使用适当的衔接词等。
第二章口译常用表达2.1 问候语和介绍在进行口译时，问候语和介绍是非常重要的开场白。
比如，当你作为口译员与日本客户见面时，你可以用以下表达来打招呼：“你好，我是XXX，很高兴见到您。
”2.2 请求和应答在进行口译时，有时需要向对方提出请求或回答对方的问题。
比如，当对方问你一个问题时，你可以用以下表达来应答：“是的，我明白了。
”或者“对不起，我不太清楚，请您再问一遍。
”2.3 解释和说明在口译过程中，有时需要对某些事物进行解释和说明。
比如，当你需要解释一个复杂的概念时，你可以用以下表达来说明：“这是一个非常重要的概念，它意味着……”第三章口译练习3.1 电话口译电话口译是一种常见的口译形式，它要求口译员在没有面对面接触的情况下进行口译。
在进行电话口译时，口译员需要注意清晰的发音和良好的听力，以确保信息的准确传达。
3.2 会议口译会议口译是一种比较正式的口译形式，口译员需要在会议现场进行实时口译。
在进行会议口译时，口译员需要注意整个会议的流程和议程，并准确传达与会人员的发言。
3.3 口译技巧训练口译技巧的训练是提高口译能力的重要途径。
口译员可以通过大量的练习来提高听力、口语和记忆能力。
同时，掌握一些口译技巧也是非常重要的，比如要学会运用同义词、简化句子结构和使用适当的衔接词等。
结语通过初级口译教程的学习，我们可以初步了解口译的基本知识和技巧。
自学考试《口译与听力》课后习题答案
16Economy1. One industry which has done much to rejuvenate the economy of the South since the end of the Second World War is the very important oil industry.二战以来，对重振南方经济做出重大贡献的是非常的石油工业。
2. In the five states of Arkasas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas, crude oil production almost doubled from 1,272,782,000 barrels in 1950 to 2,480,764,000 barrels in 1972.在阿肯色州，路易斯安娜州，密西西比州，俄克拉荷马州，德克萨斯州五个州中，1972年的原油产量为2,480,764,000桶，几乎是1950年的1,272,782,000的两倍。
3. Never far from bearish minds is the 1987 crash, which saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunge 508 points on Black Monday.人们心中挥之不去的是1987年股票市场的崩溃，在那个黑色星期一，道琼斯工业平均指数暴跌508点。
4. During the last half of the 1980s, Japanese companies based much of their expansion around the world on the wildly inflated values of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and Japan's frenzied real estate market.在80年代上半叶，日本公司基于东京股票交易所的疯狂升值和疯狂的地产市场在全世界扩张。
新经典口译基础教程(一)
新经典口译基础教程(一)
新经典口译基础教程
一、口译基础知识
1.口译的定义和分类
2.口译的特点和要求
3.口译的基本技巧
二、口译准备工作
1.阅读背景材料和提前准备
2.建立专业词汇库
3.熟悉常用的语言表达方式
4.掌握常见的口译设备和软件
三、口译接触交流技巧
1.听取信息的技巧
–注意力集中和信息过滤
–快速记笔记和标记关键信息
–善用暂停和追问技巧
2.口译表达技巧
–有效的口语表达
–适当的节奏和语调控制
–准确地传达信息
3.互动和控制技巧
–善用眼神和手势传达信息
–掌握合适的中断和转移话题的技巧
–维护良好的工作关系和沟通氛围
四、口译笔记和翻译技巧
1.笔记的基本规范
–笔记的核心要点
–笔记的格式和标记方法
–笔记的整理和回顾
2.口译翻译技巧
–理解源语言信息和意图
–灵活运用转换和替换技巧
–保持语言流畅和准确性
五、口译训练和提高方法
1.口译模拟和实战训练
2.听力训练和口语训练
3.专业知识学习和拓展
4.口译案例分析和反思
以上是《新经典口译基础》的详细教程大纲，希望能对您的学习和提高有所帮助。
通过系统的学习和实践，将能够逐步掌握口译的基本技巧和方法，提高口译的准确性和流利度，成为一名优秀的口译人员。
上外中级口译第三版听力教程原文及讲解--Unit 3
Unit 3. Part one. Crime and punishment.2. Exercises. 1. Listen to someone talking about prison and then answer the following questions.About 7 out of 10 people released from prison end up in prison again sooner or later. A lot of people think this simply indicates that once a person becomes a criminal he will probably remain a criminal. But of course it doesn’t necessarily mean that at al l. On the contrary it could equally suggest that being in prison actually makes people more likely to commit crimes. After all prisons are full of criminals, and this means that someone going to prison for the first time is going to meet a lot more crimina ls than he’s met before, so he will probably learn a lot about crime during his stay there. The fact that so many people get rearrested also suggests that prisons aren’t doing enough to train people for jobs they can do when they get out. If they were given this training ex-prisoners wouldn’t need to turn to crime again to make a living.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 each statement you hear.1) After considering an interviewing a dozen or so of candidates, finally I have selected Mr. Stock to assume the position of company secretary.2) In the office Tom likes people to let him have his own way, never allowing himself to be ordered about by someone else.3) As I lived far away from the school and thought of buying a second hand car, I would have bought Sam’s car if I had known he was selling it.4) I am not sure whether the whole class is going on the trip to Cambridge over the weekend, not everyone has paid the transportation fee.5) John lives quite near here, and he told me that he would come early. I don’t understand why John hasn’t arrived yet.6) The plane was due at 7:15, but it was delayed two and a half hours because of the bad weather in this area.7) With the final exams being only 2 weeks away, Emily should have studied instead of going to the party on Saturday night.8) After the tennis match Brown went to the locker room to take a shower and White who lives nearby went home.9) My father has always supported what I am going to do. I have no idea why he objected so strongly to this plan of mine.10) I am considering buying my own car and driving to work, but I don't get a study menu for my drivers test. I will have someone pick up one for me.11) I heard that Peter was not in class today. What I want to know is if he still coming to my party tonight.12) His topic was very interesting. And that’s why the attendance was great at first. Bu t he spoke so badly that everyone got up and left in the middle of his speech.13) Our plane has been circling for a long time. I am told that the airport was closed for a while and the things still aren’t back to normal.14) Although we arrived early the line was so long that there were no seats left when wefinally got to the head of it.15) Only serious efforts will be amply rewarded, just regretting past failures will not help us to prepare for future examinations.16) The supermarket down the street is selling everything half price because they are going out of business. It is an ideal time to stock up on coffee.17) If we had not had a flat tire we would have arrived on time at 2:30 instead of at 3:30.18) I can never tell if it’s Lisa or Gale on the phone, their voices are so similar. But that is about the only thing they have in common for sisters.19) Those are great sneakers. I never could have bought them if the shoe store wasn’t havinga big sale.20) I am not sure whether John has registered for biochemistry next semester. But as far as I know ha hasn’t taken an all prerequisites yet.Part 3. 2. Exercises.1. The victim of a crime. Listen to the following conversation and then choose the correct answer to each question you hear.W: Andr ew, I know you’ve been the victim of the crime.M: Well, actually I was robbed several times. The worst time was when my apartment was burglarized. I got home, and saw the lock of my door had been broken, and the apartment was ran sect.W: What was taken?M: They took my camera, my stereo, my paper work, I lost irreplaceable personal items. W: Were you scared?M: No, I was angry. And I felt helpless. Because I knew I could never find out what really happened. And I knew I would never get my stuff back. It’s like a feeling of violation when you know that someone has broken into your private space and taken your things. I called the police so that I could have a record of what was stolen for tax purposes. But they never caught the thief.W: And that wasn’t the first time you are robbed?M: No, I have had things taken by pick pockets. Once someone took my wallet on the subway. And there was a letter from my girl friend in that I’d like to carry arround with me. Not really important I suppose, but it had symbolic value. And when something like that happens you lose a part of your past. That time I felt angry at myself, because they always tell you not to put your wallet in your back pocket.Questions:1) What was Andrew’s worst experience of a crime?2) Andrew mentions several things that had been stolen in that case. Which of the following is not one of these things?3) How did Andrew feel after what it happened to him?4) Why did Andrew report the theft to the police?5) Which of the following statements is true about his having had things taken by pick pockets?2. How to stay safe in the city? Listen to the following passage about how to prevent crimes and then choose the correct answer to each question you hear.Yes. So we in the police force had to have a lot of problems which could easily be avoided bytaking a minimum of care and using a bit of common sense. The kind of things I am talking about are muggings, assaults, robberies, and in some cases rape. Now I know you are all young and you want to enjoy yourselves. That’s OK. I don’t want to spoil your fun. So I have tried to tell you how to avoid putting yourselves and your property at risk. For all the girls here if you are in a bar or disco that make very sure that your handbag or purse is where you can keep an eye on it, not on the floor or on another chair. If you want to dance, ask friend to take care of it or take it with you. For the gentlemen, don’t walk around with your wallet stuck in a back pocket of your trousers. It’s easy meet for a pick pocket, believe me. If you are driving, park in a public car park, or at least in a well lit area if it’s at night. Thieves love to find a car in a quiet dark road. As you are all foreigners here, don’t carry a lot of cash with you. And the same goes for passports, identity cards, and other important documents. For your own personal security, it is always better to go home by bus or taxi if it’s late. If you have to walk home late at nigh, go with some friends. If you are alone, stick to well lit areas. Should you see a group of people looking for trouble, cross over the road and if you really think someone is going to bother you, bang on the door of the nearest house and ask for help. Oh, another word of warning, don’t hitch lifts. It’s asking for tro uble. If a car stops to ask for information, just keep well clear of the door so you can see what the people want. This isn’t a dangerous town if you are sensible. To close, I just want to say that in this country it is illegal to carry a knife, spray, or anything that can be used as a weapon, even if it is for self-defense. Questions:1) Who do you think is giving this talk?2) What is his talk mainly about?3) What kind of people is he talking to?4) When you go home late at night which of the following things are you advised not to do?5) Which of the following statements is true according to the talk?6) Which of the following types of crime is not cautioned against in the talk?3. You left an informal report. Listen to the following dialogue and then choose the correct answer to each question you hear.M: You left an informal report with sergeant Dorgans. There is just a couple of things I’d like to check on. Could you describe the goal to me in a bit more detail please.W: Yes, she was darkish. I should think she was between 25 and 30 round about. And she had shortish hair. I think she had a fringe but untidy.M: Did you notice the clothing at all?W: She had a white collar, open neck shirt, I think, over blouse or what look like a velvet jac ket. But I can’t remember the color. I think it was a green or a brown, but it was some dark color.M: OK. Well, let’s go to the man of what you saw. If you could just describe it to me, because there wasn’t much on the report that you left with the serge ant.W: Yes, well, I noticed he was wearing a funny kind of woolen jacket.M: A balky sort of jacket, was it? Thick or …W: Well, yes, not really very balky. It looked as if it was neated, and had a sort of woolen color. And I think he was wearing an open neck shirt too. He was younger than her. I should think he was in his early 20s.M: And she looked older.W: She looked a bit older to me. And he had his hair brush back.M: Yes. Anything about the shirt that you noticed. Was it just a plain white shirt or was it any other sort?W: I think it was striped, but I can’t be perfectly sure. But I do remember his hair was sort of wavy and brushed back in shortish.M: OK. Well, that’s fine. Thanks very much. If you leave your phone number with the desk sergeant, maybe we will contact you in a near future.Questions:1) What are the two speakers doing?2) Who does the woman speaker describe?3) What’s the age of the woman being described?4) What’s the age of the man being described?5) What’s in commo n in the clothing of these 2 people being described?Part four. 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) I hope I can meet you sometime next week to discuss the further details of the contract. Would Monday morning suit you?2) The fair to be held next month is focused on consumer electronics and digital entertainment. It is intended for the professionals and representatives of small and medium sized businesses.3) Computers can be designed for many specialized purposes. They can be used to prepare payrolls, guide airplane flights, direct traffic, even play chess.4) The entertainment profession or show business attracts many young people. Unfortunately only very few can hope to become famous and prosperous.5) Statistics show that the US continues to be Scotland’s top export destination, with an estimated 2.1 billion pounds of exports in 2006, an increase of 5 million pounds since 2005.2. Passage translation. Listen and translate each passage you have heard into Chinese. Then write it in the space given below. You man take notes while you are listening.1) When I worked for a boss and a regular paycheck, my wife had to push me out of bed in the mornings. I hate the alarm clock. I hate the sun rises. After I quit and started working for myself, everything changed. It didn’t take long. The first morning I jumped out of bed set myself up and started going. Now the great part, I was doing exactly the same job. The difference was I was doing it for myself. Everything I made belonged to me.2) I would like to know that the wooden construction exhibition was successful for us. We have found a new line of activity for our company. A vast majority of visitors at our stand were very interested in the new energy efficient heating system, they reduces energy consumption by 40 to 50 percent. On the whole our company is very satisfied without exhibition was organized. We are planning to participate in the exhibition next year and the year after next.Unit ThreePart One Crime and PunishmentTo release ~ sb/sth (from sth) 放走（人或动物）; 释放或解放某人[某事物]Ex-prisoner 前服刑人员Part twoCandidate求职）申请人; （尤指国会的）候选人To assume假定; 假设; 设想; 以为/假装/开始从事; 承担; 担任Locker寄存柜To object不赞成（某人[某事]）; 反对; 抗议Manual手工的; 手制的; 手控的To stock up on you buy a lot of it, in case you cannot get it laterSneakers He wore old jeans and a pair of sneakers. 他穿着旧牛仔裤和胶底运动鞋. Sneak告状; 打小报告sneak into悄悄地走（向某处）; 溜Biochemistry scientific study of the chemistry of living organisms 生物化学Prerequisite / ˏpriːˈrekwɪzɪt; priˋrɛkwəzɪt/ adj/n 必备; 作为先决条件Part threeTo mug户外）行凶抢劫（某人mug sth up突击式学习To burglarize steal from 盗窃burglar 窃贼To ransack ~ sth (for sth) 彻底搜索（某处Assault ~ (on sth)突然而猛烈的攻击; 突袭; 突击At riskIdentity cardTo hitch lifts免费搭私人车Spray喷雾器To spot 瞥见; 发觉Culprit / kʌlprɪt; ˋkʌlprɪt/ n犯过者; 犯罪者Someone broke a cup: who was the culprit? 有人把杯子打碎了, 是谁干的? * Police are searching for the culprits. 警方正在搜捕罪犯. Sergeant / sɑːdʒənt; ˋsɑrdʒənt/ n 缩写Sergt, Sgt中士Fringe刘海儿（地方﹑群体或活动的）外围Striped / straɪpt; ˋstraɪpt/ adj以条纹作标志的; 有条纹的Part FourEngagement雇用、正式的承诺或保证（尤指书面形式、订婚、约会Payroll The total sum of money to be paid out to employees at a given time.Prepare payrollTipNeighborhood Watch programThe fair to be held next month is focused on consumer electronics and digital entertainment消费电子和各种数码娱乐产品. It is intended for the professionals and representatives of small and medium-sized businesses. 主要面向中小型企业的专业人士和代表Designed for many specialized purposes 为专业需要而设计Prepare payroll，guide airplane flights, direct traffic. Even play chess准备工资单，指引飞机航行，指挥交通，下象棋The entertainment profession/ show business娱乐业/ 娱乐圈Become famous and prosperous 成名致富Statistics show。
上外中级口译第三版听力教程原文及讲解--Unit 11
Unit 11. Part one. A man’s castle. 2. Exercises.1. Listen to the passage about the London Stock Exchange. And then decide whether the following statements are true(T) or false(F).The London Stock Exchange is always being famous as a place for men only and women used to be strictly forbidden to enter. But the world is changing day by day and even the stock exchange which seems to be a men’s castle is gradually opening its door to th e other sex. On the November 16, 1971, a great decision was taken. The Stock Exchange Council decided that women should be allowed onto the new trading floor when it opened in 1973. But the castle had not been completely conquered. The first goals to work in the stock exchange were not brokers or jobbers. They were neither allowed to become partners in stock broking firms nor to be authorized dealers in stocks and shares. They were simply junior clerks and telephone operators. Women have been trying to get into the stock exchange for many years. Several votes have been taken in the stock exchange to see whether the members would be willing to allow women to become members, but the answer has always been no. There have been 3 refusals of this kind since 1967. Now women are admitted although in a very junior capacity. Two firms of jobbers made an application to the stock exchange council to be allowed to employ girl clerks. The mission was finally given. A member of the stock exchange explained after this news have been given, “The new floor is going to be different from the old one”. All the jobbers will have their own stand with space for a telephone and typewriters. Therefore there have to be typists and telephone operators. So women must be allowed in. This decision did not mean a very great victory in the war for equal rights for women, however, it was a step in the right direction. The chairman of the stock exchange said, I think that the opening of the new building will eventually lead to women being allowed to have full membership of the stock exchange. It is only a matter of time. It must happen.2. Listen again and then supply the missing information in the following passage.Part 2. Statements. 2. Exercises. Listen and then choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the statement you hear.1. Very often the teacher is giving out too many assignments. Julia tries to read every book the teacher recommends. But she can’t.2. Charles is interested in music, but his father is trying hard to persuade him to study law.3. The noise in my dorm has really gotten out of control. I can rarely get to sleep before midnight. I must take the problem up with the dorm’s supervisor.4. My telephone doesn’t seem to be working. And I have lots of calls that I have to return this afternoon.5. You asked me how I feel about professor Mayson’s test? Frankly, I must admit that I never expect more than just a passing grade in his test.6. Did you hear that the debating is going on to the state competition or did they get eliminated? I haven’t actually been following their progress this year.7. The insurance company Econoly receiving my letter saying that they are going to settle my claim very soon.8. There has been a three week drive spell throughout this part of the country. A day of rain would do little to relieve the drill.9. Whether or not Allan is willing to bring his camera, we could still take some pictures of theocean.10. If Rebecca had known that Janet happened to be in town last week, she would have s topped by. They hadn’t seen each other for months.11. I am going to buy Alice a blue sweater for her birthday. But actually I am not sure whether she would like a blue one.12. I am not going home for winter vacation, because I have agreed to stay on here as a research assistant to my economic professor.13. Paul came back to London last night from his trip to Hong Kong. He stayed there for two weeks negotiating a new business deal with a local company.14. Ann needed to cash her check. So she hurried to get to the bank before 3. But the bank closed as it was a bank holiday.15. Carol is strong in some subjects but not in others. She has high grades in biology, but the opposite is true of math.16. Alan writes books for people to learn useful lessons. The main theme of his recent book is that crime does not pay.17. The lecturer gave a long introduction to his topic and was just get into the heart of the matter when the class period ended.18. Are you taking your girl friend out for birthday tonight to that fancy new restaurant? You can't go like that. You’d better change.19. I found an expensive looking ring in the locker room this morning. I have turned it to the security office behind the administration building.20. The fact that he refuses to fly hasn’t kept him from travelling abroad for the company. Part 3. 3. Exercises.1. Black Friday. Listen to the talk about the US gold market. And then choose the correct answer to each question you hear.When the US gold market crashed on September 24th, 1869, the day became known as black Friday. What set the stage for the crash was the excess mount of paper currency issued by the government to finance the civil war. At the end of the war speculators in New York try to capitalize the inflated price of gold in relation to paper currency by cornering the gold market. Their efforts to corner the market was based on what turned out to be false assurances from the president’s brother in law that the United States government would not sell off any of its gold reserves. When the US treasury announced 4 billion dollars in gold sales the bottom failed out of the gold market and the price of gold crashed.Questions:1) When was the day known as black Friday?2) What happened on the day known as black Friday?3) Why was the economy ready for gold speculators?4) Who supply the gold speculators with false information?5) What did the gold speculators want the US government to do?6) What is the topic of this talk?2. Making out a check. Listen to the following conversation about a bank account. And then choose the correct answer to each question you hear.W: Good morning.M: Good morning.W: I would want to know how to make out this check.M: Right. Do you want to draw out some money?W: Yes, 2000 pounds.M: 2000 pounds. OK. Well, the first thing you need to do is to write today’s date in the top right hand corner where you see the line. At the top you write just today’s date and the year. You must put the year in. And if you want to draw out money after it says pay can you see it over here on the left hand side?W: The first line?M: That’s it. On the first line it says pay and you write cash afterwards.W: In letters.M: Yes, cash. You write CASH. OK. Then underneath that write underneath, you have to write the amount of money you want, so just 2000 pounds. And then you write ONLY at the end in words. Then at the end of that line where you can see the box, see over on the right hand side? You have to write the amount you want in numbers. And then underneath the box the last thing you have to do in the bottom right hand corner is just write your signature.W: Thank you very much.M: OK. Bye-bye then.W: Bye.Questions:1) Who does the woman most probably speak to?2) What does the woman want to know?3) In which part of the check is the woman told to write the date?4) According to the man how should the amount of money be written?5) Where is the woman told to sign her name?3. At the Midwestern Bank. Listen to the following dialogue and then choose the correct answer to each question you hear.W: Midwestern Bank. Good morning.M: Hello. I’d like to know how to open a bank account here in Britain.W: Certainly sir. How long are you going to be here for?M: A year and a half at least. I am doing an MA at the polytechnic.W: I see. Well, you need to be here more than 6 months to open any account. Now if you want to open a current account with a check book you must be over 18.M: Well, I am well over that, unfortunately.W: Never mind. You will need to come in and fill in a form and show some identity, I mean identification.M: You mean a passport or credit card?W: A credit cart wouldn’t be any good. A passport will be fine or a driving license.M: That sounds fine.W: Oh, and you need to give us a couple of specimen signatures and some kind of financial reference from an employer or your university.M: Right. How long does it take before I get my check book and everything?W: Oh, it’s really quite quick, really. A week or so.M: Good. And is the bank open all day?W: From 9 to 3, Monday to Friday, and 9 to 12 on Saturday.M: Thank you very much.W: You are welcome.Questions:1) What does the man inquire about?2) How long is he going to stay in Britain?3) Why is he in Britain?4) What’s the minimum stay in this country required for opening a bank account?5) What’s the minimum age required for opening a current account with a check book.6) What type of identification is required for opening such an account?7) What’s the number of specimen signatures needed for opening an account?8) Where should financial … ?9) How long does it take before the student can get his check book?10) When is the bank open on week days?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) The greatest source of pollution is human beings. What we should do is to take a friendly attitude towards environment and prevent any type of pollution.2) The company is unwilling to reveal that they were having financial difficulties lest it might sabotage its corporate image. But they are forced to.3) The first boss in fare was a great success with more than 3,500 attendees and 28 exhibitors. Plans are already well under way for next year’s fare.4) As the pace of life continues to increase we are fast losing the art of relaxation, but relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body.5) The US import price index rose 0.2 percent in February, the increase followed 1.9 percent decline in January, and was led by upturn in petroleum prices.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) Stress is a natural part of everyday life. And there is no way to avoid it. In fact it is not the bad thing it is often supposed to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health.2) Well, I love to watch TV. So I’d like to see an invention that would allow us to watch programs any time. You know what I mean? We wouldn’t have t o wait until the show is broadcast. Each TV’s screen would have a list on it. And you would order the program you want to watch like ordering from the menu. You could watch any program at any time of the day. And I often fall asleep late at night while I am watching TV. Then I missed the end of my program. It would be great if the TV could somehow have a system that would wake you up when you start to fall asleep.Unit elevenPart one A men’s CastleCastle （国际象棋的）车/ (build) castles in the `air/in `Spain (have) plans or hopes that are unlikely to be realized; day-dreams 空中楼阁; 白日梦Broker经纪人（如替人买卖股票的）; 中间人; 掮客Jobber（旧时）股票经纪人.Stock-broking [法] 证券交易Authorized adj.经认可的, 审定的, 经授权的Part twoTo relieve减轻或解除（痛苦﹑困苦﹑忧虑等Drought旱灾BiologyPart threeTo crashPaper currency n. 纸币To finance（被动）为（某计画等）提供资金, 提供款项: The scheme is partly financed by a government grant. 此计画有一部分是政府资助的.Speculator n. 投机者, 投机商人, 思索家To capitalize将（某事物）转作资本﹑用作资本或资本化.Inflated adj. 膨胀的, 夸张的To corner使（某人或某动物）走投无路:/ 指车或司机）转弯/垄断Assurance自信; 把握/保证; 担保/保险（尤指人寿）:In words 在口头上In numbers adv. 分数次(分册地)In continental European countries the thousands in numbers larger than9999 are pointed off.在欧洲大陆各国，大于9999的数字中的各个千位用点分开。
英语口译基础教程
英语口译基础教程英语口译是指将一种语言的口头表达内容转换为另一种语言的口头表达，以实现跨语言、跨文化交流的一种语言技能。
英语作为一种全球通用的语言，在国际交流中具有重要地位，因此掌握英语口译技巧对于提高跨文化交流能力和就业竞争力至关重要。
本教程将为大家介绍英语口译的基础知识和技巧。
一、语言能力的培养语言是口译的基础，如何提高语言能力是英语口译的第一步。
以下是几种提高语言能力的方法：1. 词汇积累：通过大量阅读、背诵单词和短语，积累丰富的词汇量是提高口译能力的重要方法。
2. 口语训练：与母语为英语的人士进行对话练习，提高口语表达能力和听辨能力。
3. 听力训练：通过听英语广播、新闻等提高听力理解能力，熟悉不同口音和语速。
4. 阅读理解：通过阅读英文报纸、杂志、小说等提高阅读理解能力。
二、常用口译技巧除了语言能力以外，口译过程中还需要掌握一些口译技巧，以下是几种常用的口译技巧：1. 备译：在口译前对相关的话题进行预习和准备，了解专业术语和背景知识，为口译工作做好充分准备。
2. 注意听：在口译时要注意仔细聆听原文，抓住关键信息，了解主旨，避免遗漏重要内容。
3. 记笔记：在口译过程中可以适当记笔记，记录重点词语、数字和日期等，以帮助记忆。
4. 分段翻译：将原文分为适当的短句，进行分段翻译，保持翻译的连贯性和准确性。
5. 做自我检查：口译结束后要进行自我检查，纠正可能存在的错误和不准确的翻译。
三、实践演练除了掌握基础知识和技巧外，实践演练是提高口译能力的关键。
以下是几种常见的实践演练方法：1. 听力练习：利用听力材料进行口译练习，可以选择一些英文新闻、讲座等，尝试进行口译。
2. 录音自测：将自己的口译进行录音，并进行回放和比较，寻找不足并进行改进。
3. 视频训练：选择一些英语口译视频材料进行训练，通过模仿和学习提高口译能力。
4. 口语对话：与他人进行口语对话练习，可以选择一些日常对话题材，提高口语表达能力。
上外中级口译第三版听力教程原文及讲解--Unit14
上外中级⼝译第三版听⼒教程原⽂及讲解--Unit14中级⼝译听⼒教程第三版6BUnit 14. Part one. A great musician. 2. Exercises.1. Listen to the passage about Beethoven and decide whether the following statements are true, T, or false, F.Although Beethoven could sit down and make up music easily, his really great compositions did not come easily at all. They cost him a great deal of hard work. We know how often he rewrote and corrected his work, because his notebooks are still kept in museums and libraries. He always found it hard to satisfy himself. When he was 28, the worst difficulty of all came to him. He began to notice a strange humming in his ears. At first he paid little attention, but it grew worse. And at last, he consulted doctors. They gave him the worst news any musician can hear, he was gradually going deaf. Beethoven was in despair. He was sure that he was going to die. He went away to the country and from there he wrote a long farewell letter to his brothers. In this he told them how depressed and lonely his deafness had made him. It was impossible for me to ask men to speak loud or shout for I am deaf, he wrote. How could I possibly admit them in affirmative in the one sense, which should be more perfect in me than in others. I must live like an exile. He long to die. And said to death, come when you will, I shall meet you bravely. In fact Beethoven did something braver than dying. He gathered his courage and went on writing music. Though he could hear what he wrote only more and more faintly, he wrote his best music, the music we remember him for after he became deaf. The music he wrote was very different from any that had been composed before. Instead of the elegant and stately music that earlier musicians had written for their wealthy listeners, Beethoven wrote stormy, exciting, revolutionary music which reminds us of his trouble and courageous life. He grew to admire courage more than anything. And he called one of his symphonies the eroica or heroic symphony to celebrate the memory of a great man. Describing the dramatic opening notes of his famous fifth symphony he said, thus fate knocks on the door. In time Beethoven went completely deaf, so deaf that he could not hear even the stormiest part of his exiting music. But in those years he wrote more glorious leaf than ever. He could hear his music with his mind if not with his ears. His friends had to write down what they wanted to say to him. He was lonely and often unhappy, but in spite of this, he often wrote joyful music. In his last symphony, The Ninth, acquire seems a wonderful him of joy. Because of his courage and determination to overcome his terrible disaster, his music has given joy and inspiration to millions of people.2. Listen again and supply the missing information in the following passage.Part 2. Statements. 2. Exercises. Listen and then choose the answer that is closest in meaning to each statement you hear.1) The doctor said that I should stay off my foot until the swelling goes down. But it just makes me uncomfortable to ask my friends to ride on me all the time.2) I will see professor Brown this morning. I have to get his signature for taking the upper level seminar, because I haven’t taken the introductory course.3) My cousin says I can’t borrow hi s portable computer worried I might mishandle his machine.4) As long as Jean is visiting China she will make a point of seeing the great wall, which is said to be one of the world wonders.5) Nancy who took up smoking in her early teens has stayed off cigarettes after her last visit to the physician.6) In this country the university tuitions are already very high for most families don’t include accommodation and meals.7) This morning the test was delayed for one and a half hours because of power cut. It was half past ten when the students took the test.8) Many people use brighter light bulbs than they need. This might hurt their eyes and lead to waste of electricity as well.9) Are you going to miss your bus? Don’t worry. I will drive you to the bu s stop. And if the bus has already left, I can get you to your apartment.10) The executive director resigned from the board, because his suggestion was rejected at the board meeting held last Friday.11) Sorry I can’t talk to you about our research proj ect now. I have a class in a few minutes. Why don’t you come to see me during office hours tomorrow?12) George has an appointment to see the personnel manager next Monday. Probably he will submit his letter of resignation.13) Are you asking for someone who can translate this contract? What about the new secretary. I hear she is bilingual.14) We are going to hear doctor Madison’s speak about the solar system. He’s just arrived here from a conference in London.15) Because she is taking so many courses this year Margaret is too busy to play basketball, I am afraid.16) The teacher found it hard to believe that Henry passed the geometry test. He had escaped so many classes so far.17) All my friends are going over to the cafeteria now, but I cannot. I am waiting for a phone call from my professor.18) The home owner must pay a lot of interest on the mortgage, and pay it for many years before he becomes the owner of the house.19) Frank is certainly in a good mood because the bargain he got on his new stereo has made him happy.20) No sooner had I started to sit down to my reading assignment than there came the knock on the door and Jack called. Part three. 3. Exercises.1. Background music. Listen to the following conversation about background music and then choose the best answer to each question you hear.M: What are you working on now?W: I’ve just finished a piece on background music. Oh, like the music they are playing here now. You hear it everywhere in restaurants, airports, supermarkets, department stores, and banks too. I noticed that while we were at bank today.M: Did you? I didn’t.W: You are not supposed to notice it. It’s just there in the background. It’s supposed to influence your attitudes, pulling you the right mood.M: I am not sure I like that idea.W: Well, it seems to work. Company is paying millions of dollars every year for backgroundmusic. It’s supposed to give you a better feeling about yourself and the people around you. Factories use it a lot. It makes the workers happy and they work better that way. In one factory music increase production by 4.5 percent.M: I should think that they will get tired if hearing music all day.W: They don’t though. One fellow in San Francisco told me if the music stops somebody always runs to the telephone to complain.M: Now that I think about it I can’t remember when there wasn’t background music in restaurants and stores.W: That shows how young you are. Actually it all started during world war two when some factories had their own orchestras to keep workers happy and calm. Now of course the music is piped in by a machine. And different kinds of music are played at different times during the day. They play faster music at 10 in the morning than at 8 for instance, because workers tend to be slower then.M: What about restaurants? Do they play the same music for dinner and lunch?W: I don’t know about that. But I do know that hamburger places play fast music. When they started playing fast music they found that a customer spent only 17 minutes eating. The time was 22 before that.M: So they have more people coming in and up to buy hamburgers.W: Exactly. And that’s good for business. You can see why music has become so popular. In Los Angles, for instance, 30 different companies are selling background music services.M: I still think there is something about it that I don’t quite like.W: I know what you mean. But lots of people will not agree with you. The Xerox corporation in Rochester New York spends more than 80,000 dollars a year for background music. Prisons use it and farmers use it to keep their cattle calm. It’s even supposed to have effect on plants.Questions:1) When did background music started to be used in factories?2) Why is fast background music used in hamburger places?3) Which of the following statements is not true about background music?4) Which of the following is not mentioned as a place where you can hear background music?2. Native American music. Listen to the following talk about Jazz, and then choose the best answer to each question you hear.Of all the varieties of music which fill our concert halls, theatres and nightclubs, only Jazz is native American music. Symphonies and concertos, the ancestors of movie and television scores as well as of serious legitimate electronic music were first composed in Germany. Musical comedies are descended from opera which was first performed in Italy. And our ever popular nightclub singers are the music heirs of the French singers. The one form of music which does not originate in Europe and which is popular today world wide is Jazz. Jazz was born in New Orleans, the child of the blacks. It drew on the rhythms as well as the emotionalism of the African music of the black’s ancestors which has been transformed into rap tongues and blues. From rap tongue Jazz took a single pitted rhythms, while from the blues it adopted monologue and harmonic elements such as mournful tunes once sung by slaves and close Barbie shop type chromatic coordination. Questions:1) Where did symphonies and concertos originate?2) What is the origin of musical comedies perform now?3) What kind of music is jazz based on?3. The receiver of music. Here is a short talk about music. Listen and then choose the best answer to each question you hear. We may engage ourselves with music as a creator that is a composer, or as a re-creator that is a performer. But most of us engage ourselves with music as a receiver or a listener. As a listener we respond to music with different levels of receptivity. We may be very casual and careless about the way we hear music, paying almost no attention to it. Elevator or telephone music, for example, is not meant to be listened to intently. We’ve all used music as background sound to create a pleasant atmosphere for our own quiet thought. On the other hand, especially when we are on the road an easy listening can create a dream like haze, so we may deliberately tune out the music so as to concentrate on the driving. However, there are other times when music is the center of our focus, and we give out our full attention. This could be in a church, at a special event, or at a concert. But how are we supposed to listen? And what are we supposed to listen for? Basically there are two ways to experience music. Some people let the sounds wash over them like a sonic bath and emotional flood. This is the sensuous level. Other listeners respond on a perceptive or analytical level, paying attention to various aspects of the music as they unfold. They listen for musically events. The first level of attending to music is purely emotive, the second analytical. Ideally we learn to listen more perceptively in order to increase the emotional impact. The second way of perceptive or analytical listening reviews the expressive power of the music composition so that we can enjoy it more fully.Questions:1) What role do most of us play when we engage ourselves with music?2) Why do we sometimes deliberately tune out the music when we are on the road?3) According to the talk where is music most likely to become the center of our focus?4) How can we enjoy the music composition more fully?Part four. 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) At the end of 2 day board meeting the chairman declared that the motion was carried by a majority of 6 to 1.2) Scientists used to think that men are different from animals, because they can think and learn. They now know that animals can also learn.3) Scientists are beginning to understand that men are different from animals because they can speak. Animals can not speak, they make noises when they are afraid or unhappy.4) According to the association for computing machinery more than 230 companies exhibited and a rough estimated of the visitors topped 24,000 from 79 countries for the 34th annual event.5) Unemployed women living with a child under age 6 spent about an hour less per day working than employed women living in households with no children.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) Many foreigners who have not visited Britain call all the inhabitants English, for they are used to thinking of the British Isles as England. In fact the British Isles contain a variety of people, and only the people of England call themselves English. The others refer to themselves as Welsh, Scottish, or Irish as the case may be.2) Talking about my favorite clothing right now. Well, I am in a transitional period between unique and conservative. I am almost on the school and I am working part time in an office. Well, my favorite unique clothing, I have a pair of pants that I got from a vintage clothing store. You know those stores where you buy old clothe and stuff. And I guess it’s a wool, checked pants that are weighed too big. I definitely have to worry about with them. I wore them in high school and college, there are pair pants that I probably won’t ever throw away.Unit fourteenPart one A create MusicianInfirmity体弱; 虚弱; 衰弱bad health caused by old age or illnessExile eksa?l n.流放; 放逐; 充军/长期去国或离家/（⾃愿或被迫）去国者To compose写, 创作（乐曲﹑歌剧等/（不⽤於被动语态某事物的部分或成分）构成（整体）; 组成/不⽤於被动语态（⾃⼰[某事物]）安定, 平静, 镇静, 冷静: Stately威严的; 庄严的; 堂皇的; 宏伟的; 盛⼤的Symphony交响曲; 交响乐Hymn h?m;赞美诗, 圣歌（尤指基督徒为颂扬上帝⽽唱的）.Part threeHamburgerSymphonyConcerto k?n?t?e?t?u协奏曲To descend下去; 下降/从某⼈处继承, 传下, 遗传/（指夜﹑⿊暗）降临/be descended from sb为某⼈的後裔To originate ~ in sth; ~ from/with sb have sth/sb as a cause or beginning 始⾃某事物[某⼈]; 起因; 发端/创作, 发明（某事物）To draw ondraw on/upon sth use sth 使⽤; 利⽤; 运⽤draw sb on attract or entice sb 吸引或引诱某⼈RhythmEmotionalismSyncopated sounds or movements emphasize the weak beats instead of the strong beatsSyncopate切分（⾳乐的节奏或节拍）（使强弱倒置Melodic m??l?d?k;曲调的; 旋律的; ⾳调优美的.Harmonic和声的Chromatic kr?um?t?k颜⾊鲜艳的. 有半⾳阶的Chord（⾳乐的）和弦, 和⾳.Haze迷糊; 疑惑/薄雾; 霾Perceptive观察敏锐的; 善於理解的/有理解⼒的; 有洞察⼒的; 有识别⼒的To unfold（使某物）展开, 打开/（使某事物）显露, 展现New Orleans新奥尔良美国路易斯安那州东南部城市。
上外中级口译第三版听力教程原文及讲解--ST 2
Sample test two.Part A. Spot dictation. Directions: In this part of the test you will hear a passage and read the same passage with blanks in it. Fill in each of the blanks with the 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.Research shows we make up our minds about people through unspoken communication within 7 seconds of meeting them. Consciously or unconsciously we show our true feelings with our eyes, faces, bodies, and attitudes causing a chain of reactions ranging from comfort to fear. Think about some of your unforgettable meetings, an introduction to your future spouse, a job interview, an encounter with a stranger, focus on the first 7 seconds, what did you feel and think? How did you read the other person? How did you think he reads you? You are the message. For 25 years I have worked with thousands who want to be successful. I have helped them make persuasive presentations, answer unfriendly questions, communicate more effectively. The secret has always been you are the message. Others will want to be with you and help you if you use your good qualities. They include physical appearance, energy, rate of speech, pitch and tone of voice, gestures, expressions through eyes, and the ability to hold interest of others. Others form an impression about you based on these. Think of times when you know you made a good impression. What made you successful? You are committed to what you are talking about and so absorbed in the moment you lost all self-consciousness. Be yourself. Many How-To books advise you to stride into a room and impress others with your qualities. They instruct you to greet them with powerful hand shakes until you to fix your eyes on the other person. If you follow all this advice you will drive everyone crazy including yourself. The trick is to be consistently you at your best. The most effective people never change from one situation to another. They are the same whether they are addressing their garden club, having a conversation or being interviewed for a job. They communicate with their whole being. The tones of their voices and their gestures match their words.Part B. Listening comprehension.1. Statements. Directions: In this part of the test you will hear several short statements. These statements will be spoken only once. And you will not find them written on the paper.So you must listen carefully. When you hear a statement read the answer choices and decide which one is closest in meaning to the statement you have heard. Then write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your answer booklet. Now let’s begin with question number one.1) You thought my article on the school newspaper was right on the target, but unfortunately, based on the general response, you and I are definitely in the minority.2) I promise to drive you to the airport next Monday, but I am afraid that something has come up, and I’ll have to attend a special meeting at work.3) I don’t know h ow to get to the natural history museum either. To tell you the truth, I am new around here.4) Ever since your girl friend moved to bridge port, you are always driving there, you must have lost count of how many trips a week you make any way.5) This mu sic of yours is not actually bothering my studying. But I am trying to sleep now. It’s almost midnight and I will have to get up early next morning.6) Look at all the pollution going into the air from those factories, but with the new laws and social awareness, we will get that under control.7) You said you don’t want to live in the dormitory next year, you need more privacy. But check out the cost of renting an apartment first and I wouldn’t be surprised if you change your mind.8) Professor Lawrence is going to retire. But he is still going to lead a graduate seminar each semester though.9) You asked whether I could lend you a bicycle for a few days. Yes, I have one. But actually it’s already on loan to someone.10) If the weather doesn’t get any better, we may have to scrap our plan for this afternoon’s picnic.2. Talks and conversations. Directions: In this part of the test you will hear several short talks and conversations. After each of these you will hear a few questions. Listen carefully because you will hear the talk or conversation and the questions only once. When you hear a question read the four answer choices and choose the best answer to that question. Then write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your answer booklet.Questions 11 to 14 are based on the following conversation.W: Hi, Peet!M: Nice to meet you, Mrs. Morgan.W: It’s nice to meet you too. So are you enjoying the party?M: Yeah, it’s great! This might be the last time I see some of t hese people for a long time. So I have been pretty busy. I haven’t had much time to sample the food.W: I know what you mean. I can’t believe that all you kids are finally graduating. Donna has grown up so fast. Do you have any plans after graduation?M: Well, I have applied for a teaching job overseas. I guess I will probably find out if I get the job or not next week.W: You are adventurous than Donna. She is going to take a job right here in town at least for the summer. After that who knows.M: Well, you might be seeing me around here for a while longer too. Oh, wait a minute, I am sorry, I think Dan is leaving the party. Excuse me, Mrs. Morgan. I’ve got to talk to him before he goes.W: Certainly. It was nice meeting you, Peet.M: Same here.W: Oh, and good luck with your job research.M: Thanks. Thanks a lot.Questions:11) Where are the 2 people talking to each other?12) Who was the man most probably?13) What kind of job has the man applied for?14) Who is leaving the party at the moment of their talking?中级口译听力教程第三版8BQuestions 15 to 18 are based on the following talk.I hope you’ve all finished reading the assigned chapter on insurance, so that you are prepared for our discussion today. But before we start I’d like to mention a few thi ngs your text doesn’t go into. It’s interesting to know that insurance has existed in some form for very long time. The earliest insurance policies were what we called bottomry contracts. They provided shipping protection for merchants as far back as 3000 B.C. In general the contractswere often no more than verbal agreements. They granted loans to merchants with the understanding that if particular shipment of goods was lost at sea, the loan didn’t have to be repaid. Interest on the loans varied according to how risky it was to transport the goods. During periods of heavy piracy at sea for example, the amount of interest and the cost of policy went up considerably. So you can see how insurance helped encourage international trade. Even the most conscious merchants, became willing to risk shipping their goods over long distances, not to mention in hazardous weather conditions, when they had this kind of protection available. Generally speaking, the basic form of an insurance policy has been pretty much the same since the middle ages. There are four points that were salient, then and remain paramount in all policies today. These were outlined in chapter 6 and were services for bases for the rest of the today’s discussion. Can anyone tell me what those points might be?Questions:15) What is the purpose of the instructor’s talk?16) Who were the first insurance contracts designed to protect?17) What does the instructor say determine the cost of early insurance policies?18) What does the instructor say about current insurance policies?Questions 19 to 24 are based on the following talk.You see my mother had this ring. It was kind of old. It had been given to her by her mother, my grandmother. It had been in our family for years. Any way my mother asked me to take it to the jeweler’s to get it repaired. She told me to be very careful with it. Later that day I dropped the ring off the jeweler’s and ran off to do the rest of my errands. It was a bus day, and I was feeling really crazy. I had to get back to th e jeweler’s before they closed at 5 p.m. and pick up the ring. I got to the jeweler’s at about a quarter to 5, paid for the ring and raced home. It was getting pretty late. But when I went to give my mother the ring the worst thing happened. I couldn’t fin d it. I checked all my pockets but all I found was the receipt. The ring wasn’t here. I looked everywhere. You can imagine how panic I felt. Up until then I had never lost anything important. I didn’t know what to do. Just then the phone rang. It was the j eweler’s. They were calling to say I had run out of the store in such a hurry that I had gotten to take the ring. They still had the ring at their store. So the ring wasn’t lost after all. What a relief.Questions:19) Why was the ring so special?20) What did the mother tell the man to do with the ring?21) What time did the jeweler’s close?22) What time did the man get to the jeweler’s?23) What did he find when he was looking for the ring at home?24) What had happened to the ring actually?Questions 25 to 30 are based on the following talk.I had this big meeting at work that day, really important. I left my home to go to work at the normal time. I always take the subway to work. On this morning the train was especially crowded and I could barely squeeze onto it. I got on just as the doors closed. Well, after a couple of minutes, I realized that my skirt had been caught in the subway doors. I couldn’t pool it out. A man standing next to me tried to help me. But we still couldn’t get it. By thistime I was so embarrassed. Other people were staring at me, and my skirt was really stuck. Well, wouldn’t you know it, the doors to the subway open on the other side for the next 6 or 7 stations, I had to miss my stop. I just stood there with my skirt stuck the door, unable to move. Finally, the doors opened on my side, I was able to leave the train. Now I was really late. As soon as I arrived at work, my boss asked to speak to me. I knew he would never believe why I was late. I thought of stupid. Of course later we all laughed about it. Questions:25) How does the woman get to work every morning?26) When did she leave her home to go to work that day?27) Why was it especially important to be on time that morning?28) What happened to her when she got on the train?29) Who tried to help her?30) Why couldn’t she get her skirt on stuck on the next stop?Part C. Listening and translation.1. Sentence translation. Directions: Listen and translate each sentence you have heard into Chinese. Then write it in the space given below.1) With all these improvements in transportation technology we can predict that in the new century people would travel more often than they do today.2) Briefly, I am proposing that the government should take action to impose a complete ban on all cigarette advertizing even at the point of sale.3) About half of the people I talked to are aware of the need for population control. The rest all consider it a problem that concerns them.4) If people had to pay high fines for litt ering in public places, they wouldn’t throw out their trash along the high way when they are driving.5) You should have your lunch with the people you work with. Within a couple of weeks or so, you will have met many people and feel comfortable in your job.2. Passage translation. Directions: 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 guess I’d have to say that the issue I think most about is world peace. It’s time we all learn to live together and work together as a planet instead of separate nations. Now I am not saying that it’s easy, of course we all come from different cultures and speak different languages. It’s just that we are so dependent on one another. The world is becoming a smaller place, so to speak. We have to learn to get along. I believe in this issue strongly, and I support the United Nations because I think they do good work.2) Well, I guess I’d have to say that creativity is e ssential to my work. I am an architect. And the creative part is trying to look at all things and make them look new. We have to keep on top of new trends. We have to know all about the new building styles and efficient way to use energy. You know, the kinds of things that home owners worry about. No one wants a house that is heated inefficiently look so fashioned. And we work long hours. But I must say the job is pretty interesting. You’d never know what you expect next.。
上外中级口译第三版听力教程原文及讲解--RE 3
Revision exercise 3.Part A. Spot dictation. Listen and fill in each of the blanks with the words you have heard from the recordings.People are often scared away from going overseas, because of the language barrier. Naturally you will become better acquainted with Europeans if you can speak their languages. But you can still have a great time in Europe without language skills. You will have little trouble communicating in areas where there is heavy tossed traffic. You will usually find someone who can help you out in hotels, restaurants, banks, shops, airports and train stations. Off the beaten path you will probably run into a language barrier, but you will still get by. We have some tips. Basic expressions. A. because it takes years to learn a foreign language many people don’t even try. However, you should take the time to learn a few basic expressions, and how to count to 10. B. No book can show you how to pronounce foreign words correctly. Have a native speaker pronounce them for you. Asking for directions. A. Open you mouth and say, Ah, as if you are at a doctor’s office. Follow Ah, by the name of the place you are going to. Ah, Paris, or Ah, Madrid. If you point to a map as you do this, most Europeans will understand. Even if you use English in the rest of the sentence, you can say, for example, I would like to go to Ah, Madrid. B. Remember that many cities are spelled differently in different languages. For example, the city of Venice is called Venizia in Italian. Tricks for communicating. A. Speak simply, say menu please, not I would like to see a menu please. B. Repeat statements only once slowly and without raising your voice. C. If your vocabulary is limited, try to communicate in writing. Carry paper and pen, and get waiters and clerks to write down prices for you. D. Don’t be afraid to give sign language a try.Part B. Listening comprehension.1. Statements. Listen and decide which one is closest in meaning to the statement you have heard.1) I should give you a ride to the airport. But I am late for the appointment on the other side of the town.2) I really enjoy that TV special about some endangered species last night. But I wish I could have stayed awake long enough to see the whole thing.3) I can’t believe I still have this pain in my back. The medicine the doctor gave me wassupposed to make me feel better now.4) I have been working on my history assignment all day. And I still got 8 pages to write. At this rate I will never get it done by Monday.5) We need to drive to that city during the night. But the doctor said this medicine might make me drowsy.6) I thought that there was still time for me to apply for the student loan, but today I find that the closing day was last Friday.7) Last night when I was putting the finishing touchers on my paper, that electrical storm completely wiped out my computer files.8) I don't know how my pictures at the orientation will come out. We have to wait to see fora couple of days.9) We are supposed to do our assignments for statistics on the computer. But those in the student center are always tied up.10) Professor Godwin assigned us two more papers to write. He must think w e don’t have any other classes.2.Talks and conversations. Listen and choose the best answer to each question you hear. Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following news.Now the news at 7. The airline pilots of several airlines have gone on strike just before the start of the world cup. Fans from all over the world have to find other means of transportation or miss their games. No agreement has been reached between the airline pilots and management, and the strike is expected to continue for many days. Heavy rains had fallen in southern Florida since last week. Many buildings have been flooded causing billions of dollars worth of damage. Roads have closed in many cities causing traffic jams all over the area. In some cases it is taken hours to travel only a few miles. The famous pop singer Madonna has arrived in New York for the second leg of her world tour. She gave a series of concerts in Los Angles from Oct 9 through Oct 15 which was sold out and got great reviews from music critics.Questions:11) Why had the airline pilots gone on strike?12) Which of the following statements is not true in connection with the strike?13) What had affected southern Florida since last week?14) Which city is the first leg of the famous pop singer Madonna’s world t our?15) How long did Madonna stay in Los Angeles to give her series of concerts?Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following interview.M: Hello, everyone. We are talking to Stella Hamptons, famous Holly Wood actress. Before the break we are talking about your lives, Stella before you became a big star.W: Yes. Oh, but do we have to?M: Well, I think it’s interesting. And I think our listeners will find it interesting too. I mean you didn’t become a big star overnight. You struggled for many years.W: You can say that again.M: Tell us a little about it.W: Oh, yes. I think I must have worked 20 or 30 different jobs.M: Really?W: Sure. I couldn’t find work as an actress for many years. So I had to do something. You have to eat, right?M: What kinds of jobs did you have?W: A little bit of everything. I worked as a waitress, in a department store, painting houses. I think I got fired from most of those jobs.M: Oh, yeah? Tell us a few stories.W: This is so embarrassing. Well, I remember I worked for a big department store in the hats department. It was so boring. We never had any customers during the day. And that’s when I worked. When I got sleepy I used to lie down under the hat racks and taking occasional nap. M: What happened?W: Well, one day I got caught by my boss. And I got fired on the spot. Then there was a time I decided to paint houses. It turned out that I was allergic to the paint. And my body was sore after working the first day. I could hardly get out of bed the next day. I c ouldn’t take the physical work. I got fired again.M: Any other stories?W: Well, you are not going to believe this. But I actually drove a taxi for a few days. I got fired as a cab driver.M: No, you?W: Yes. I was desperate and thought I could make good tips. I needed the money at the time. Unfortunately it didn’t last.M: Fired?W: Yeep. How did you guess. On my third day I hit a pole. No one was hurt in the accident. My passenger was fine. But it scared me to death. That was the end of my career as a driver. M: Well, Stella, thanks for sharing those details with us. It’s a good thing you made it as an actress. After the commercial break we will talk more with Stella about her new movie that’s been released in September.Questions:16) Stella had worked many jobs before she became a big star. Which of the following is not one of these jobs?17) Why did she get fired from the job at the department store?18) How long did she keep her cab driving job?19) What happened in the cab accident?20) Wh en is Stella’s new movie being released?Questions 21 to 24 are based on the following conversation.W: Mike, do you have a minute?M: Oh, hi Cathay. Sure. What’s up?W: Well, I have been meaning to talk to you about the situation of the office.M: I am not in there very often. It’s so noisy that I can’t work.W: That’s exactly what I am getting at. We are supposed to be able to do our preparation and marking in that office. But have you noticed? Simon constantly has students coming in to get help with his course. A lot of people are going in and out.M: Has anybody spoken to him about it?W: No, not yet. But someone is going to have to.M: We can’t really ask him to stop having students coming for help, can we?W: No, of course not. But I am not a ble to do my work, neither are you. I imagine it’s the same for the others in the office.M: Mm. Could we ask for a kind of meeting room? When TAs have to talk with the students,they could go to the meeting room and not use the office. You know, there is a room down the hall, a rather small room that we could ask to use. It’s only for storing supplies.W: You mean a little storage room? Oh, that would be too small.M: Are you sure? With the cabinets taken out that might be bigger than it looks.W: Come to think of it you may be on to something. I’d like to have a look at that room. Can we go there now?M: Sure, let’s go.Questions:21) What problem at the office are Cathay and Mike discussing?22) Why do Simon’s students come to see him?23) What does Mike suggest they do?24) What does Cathay say about Mike’s suggestion?中级口译听力教程第三版6AAn intermediate course of English listening. Third edition.Revision exercise 3.Part B. Listening comprehension.2. Talks and conversations. Questions 25 to 30 are based on the following conversation.M: I am Robert Nick. Welcome to TV talk with your host Ann Power.W: And I am Ann Power once again. Here with you today on TV talk.M: Well, Ann, we’ve got another season jam pack with new and old shows?W: Yes, we do, Robert. Let’s start off talking about several shows that have been around for a while and are still going strong.M: And what comes to mind first is that celebrity talk show host Rosy Adams is having yet another successful season.W: She really is.M: You know, I think celebrities clearly enjoy talking with Rosy. They seem to open up more with Rosy than they do on other shows. And they are being natural. What is that? I think it’s because Rosy Adams is simply nice. Yes, she is nice.W: She is.M: And I think that’s some missing ingredient in a lot of talk shows on TV these days. Rosy is also quite normal, you know, she’s got weight problems, date problems, you name it. I think that the audience feels that she is normal, she is like they are. So when the celebrities feel comfortable and the audience feels comfortable you get a lot of talking and a lot of watching. And that’s good for ratings.W: Oh, yeah, it is indeed, Robert. Rosy is still on top and it’s amazing.M: Mm.W: Well, how about soap operas, Robert?M: Wow!W: You know, one characteristic I look for when deciding if a soap opera is working is familiarity.M: Right.W: The world spins has some of the same characters and actors playing those parts since the very first show in 1956. 1956! It’s amazing!M: A long time!W: The audience has grown up, so to speak, with the characters.M: Mm.W: Well, their friends. You cannot just turn off your friends. You keep watching to see what’s going to happen next. And the story lines, they a re familiar, romance, intrigue, it’s all there. It’s the same old story being played out so many times. And that keeps the audience coming back. What matters is that the audience feels involved, year after year with the same characters in the same old plot.M: Sure.W: And that makes a soap opera good. The world spins had been doing that for more than 50 years.M: 50 years! That’s a long time. And now on the other hand let’s take a look on the sitcoms. You know, sitcoms never last that long because you know what makes them popular is in fact they are so current, right? I mean their hip, they reflect current pop culture.W: Right.M: But no matter how great the writing after a certain time period things just get old. Now buddies is a very trendy hit show about a bunch of friend sharing good times and bad times in Chicago. Of course they are all good looking and funny, and what’s amazing here is after so many years the show is still hot.W: That’s certainly is. Well, how about quiz shows? And now that is my favorite, the new craze quiz shows.M: Right.W: You know, what makes them popular is the belief that even I can win. If I can answer the question correctly, Hey, I won 10,000 dollars and that’s great.M: Mm.W: Everyone wants to be able to win. It’s nice to see everyday people winning too. You know, the doctor, the housewife, the garage mechanic, the lawyer, anyone. You get caught up in the excitement.M: Sure.W: Your turn is a great show, because the questions are answerable and the people come away with great prizes like money, furniture cars. It’s fun. A quiz show has got to be relatively easy and fun.Questions:25) Which type of TV programs are these people talking about first?26) According to the conversation why has the celebrity talk show been so successful?27) These people are talking about very successful soap opera, The World Spins. When did this soap opera start?28) Which of the following features can explain the success of the soap opera?29) Which of the following statements is true about sitcoms?30) What is the popular belief of so many quiz show watchers?Part C. Listening and translation.1. Sentence translation. Listen and translate each sentence you have heard into Chinese. Then write it in the space given below.1) If my friends and I had known enough about the potential of the internet, we would have started an online business.2) I am afraid I can’t make it to our appointment Thursday. Could you call me tomorrow to set up another time make it after 11?3) We are multi-national company with a recorder of million employees, and there are over 120 sub-city areas world wide.4) Quite a few of the people I spoke to are worried about the proposed political reform, because they feel the government needs to do a better job.5) If the government encourages more forms of investment, it will help improve the performance of the economy and create more job opportunities.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 am going to talk about acid rain, a subject which many people have heard of, but very few understand fully. I am going to talk about exactly what acid rain is. Acid rain is a kind of p ollution which is hanging over our heads in a sense. It’s the air pollution above us. It’s the pollution that’s coming down in rain, in mist, in snow and hail, in many different ways and damaging our forests, our lakes and rivers, our buildings and even our health.2) These people became rich and famous because each of them started a new industry and did something that no other person had done before. In English we call people like them entrepreneurs. The definition of entrepreneur is a person who organizes and managers a new business. All entrepreneurs have one important characteristic in common. They are not afraid to take risks. We could say they are all gamblers.Revision exercise 31.the potential of the Internet 网络的潜能start an on-line business 开创网上业务2．make it after eleven11点以后打3. a multi-national company a quarter of a million employees 25万over a hundred and twenty subsidiaries worldwide. 在世界各地设有120多个子公司4. Quite a few of the people I spoke to are worried about the proposed political reform because they feel the government needs to do a better job. 对我说过话的很多人对所提议的政治改革表示担心，因为他们认为政府应当做得更好。
上外中级口译第三版听力教程原文及讲解--RE 1
Revision exercise one. Part A. Spot dictation. Listen and fill in the blanks with the words you hear from the recordings.The oldest stone buildings in the world are the pyramids. They have stood for nearly 5000 years, and it seems likely that they will continue to stand for thousands of years yet. There are over 80 of them scattered along the banks of the Nile, some of which are different in shape from the true pyramids. The most famous of these are the step pyramid, and the bent pyramid. Some of the pyramid still look much as they must have done when they were built thousands of years ago. Most of the damage suffered by the others has been at the hands of men who were looking for treasure or more often for stone to use in modern buildings. The dry climate of Egypt has helped to preserve the pyramids. And their vary shape has made them less likely to fall into ruin. These are good reasons why they can still be seen today, but perhaps the most important is that they were planned to last for ever. It is practically certain that plans were made for the building of the pyramids, because the plans of other large works have fortunately been preserved. However there are no writings or pictures to show us how Egyptians planned or built the pyramids themselves. Consequently we are only able to guess at the methods used. Nevertheless by examining the actual pyramids and various tools which have been found, archeologists had formed a fairly clear picture of them. One thing is certain, they must have been months of careful planning before they could begin to build. The first thing they had to do was to choose a suitable place. You may think this would be easy with miles and miles of empty desert around. But a pyramid could not be build just anywhere. Certain rules had to be followed and certain problems had to be overcome.Part B. Listening comprehension.1. Statements. Listen and decide which choice is closed to the meaning to the statement you hear.1) What a splendid house. It has a huge garden and it is surrounded by tall trees. The man who owns this house must have a lot of money.2) I am sorry that you can’t open a checking account h ere. You have to step over to the manager’s desk at the far corner of the hall.3) Five days of heavy rain washed away so many seeds that the farmer had to replant his field. It would take him at least a week’s time.4) Many people went to the concert held at the City University last Friday. Jene thought that the orchestra performed well, but Mike thought the contrary.5) The more we discuss the trip the less likely it seems we can afford it. We may have to change our plan for the coming holiday.6) My doctor gave me medication for that cough last week, but so far it is not helping much. I have to go back and try to get it changed.7) You think that coat is suitable to wear on such a hot day? You didn’t listen to the weather report this morning?8) The train to London is ready for boarding at platform 6. We’d better hurry and going to station now, otherwise we could miss the train.9) As a sales manager she lacks the necessary experience. She needs to work at this position for a few more years before she can get any promotion.10) Since Bob took his new job by that trading company downtown I haven’t seen much of him. Has he ever phoned or sent mail to you?中级口译听力教程第三版2B2. Talks and conversations. Listen and then choose the best answer to each question you hear. Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following news.A demonstration against race prejudice threw thousands of people to central London this morning. It was organized by the labor party and the trade’s union congress. Under the banner united a gainst racism. The march was led by several leading labor party and trade’s union officials. It was a column that stretched for over 2 miles and it took the demonstrators nearly 3 hours to cover the distance from speakers corner to Folliger Square. There are representatives from more than 20 major unions as well as community workers and various ethnic groups. By the time the march reached to the Folliger Square, an estimated 15,000 people have joined it.Questions:11) Where did the demonstration take place?12) Who organized the demonstration?13) What did the demonstrators protest against?14) According to the news where did the demonstration march start?15) About how many people joined the march?Questions 16 through 20 are based on the following talk.Welcome to our introductory course of nutrition. This first lecture will center on a very valuable member of the bean family, the soy bean. The soy bean is a highly nutritious bean, which can also serve as a meat substitute. Some people call soy beans incredible. Let me giveyou some examples of why the soy bean is so special. First of all when it is made into meal it enhances animal feeds. Secondly as soy flower it similarly and reaches the baked foods we humans eat. Thirdly as soy chips or flakes it is often included in cereals. And lastly in some countries, for example, in China, the soy bean is processed into virtually all fresh milk consume there. It is also the basic ingredient of the textured vegetable protein which brings a meat like taste and feel to vegetarian dishes. For many years soy beans were sought after in the United States only as a commercial agricultural crop. Now, however, the soy bean has been raised in backyard gardens. It is easy to grow, and as I pointed out before, beneficial in many ways.Questions:16) Who most probably is giving the talk?17) What is the main idea of this talk?18) What soy bean product can be used to enrich bake foods?19) What is one important attribute of the soybean?20) Which of the following statements is not true according to the talk?Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following talk.Rembrandt, one of the greatest artists of all time was born in Lighton in the Netherlands. Many artists travel to far away lands, Rembrandt always stayed within 15 miles of his home, although he lived to be 63. Much of his life was spent in Amsterdam, then the richest town in Europe. In some of Rembrandt’s paintings, we see the rich clothes and jewels worn by people of that time in Amsterdam. During the first 10 years of his career, he was a famous and fashionable painter. Then something happened which ruined him. He became so poor that he had to sell all his furniture and even his rich velvet clothe. To make matters worse his wealthy wife died and her parents took the money she had left to him. The following incident ruined the sale of his paintings. The Amsterdam civic guard had paid him to paint a picture of them. Since he liked to light in shadow he painted the men as they were leaving the armory at noon to go on duty. The men stood inside were in such deep shadow that their faces could not be recognized. These men were very angry, the man in the sun light of course showed well. But their dissatisfaction did not make up for the anger of others. The picture is one of Rembrandt’s best. It is called the night watch although it was painted at noon. Questions:21) In which of the following countries was Rembrandt born?22) What sort of painter was Rembrandt at the beginning of his career?23) How did Rembrandt become poor?24) Why did some men of the Amsterdam civic guard dislike Rembrandt’s painting?25) Which of the following statements is true according to the talk?Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following conversation.W: Would you take me to Heather Airport please?M: You sound as if you are in a hurry.W: I am afraid I am. I was late leaving the office, and the plane for Birmingham leaves at 7. M: Don’t worry, Madam. I will get you there in time. It looks as if most people have already gone home today.W: I hope so. I don’t want to arrive in Birmingham too late, or the hotel will think I am not coming, and I might lose my room.M: There is plenty of time, Madam. I’ll just turn right up here we will get there in a minute or two.W: Thank you. I do appreciate that. It feels as if you have a flat tire. Are your tires all right? M: Yes, Madam. It’s this road. They keep on digging it up. I am sorry about that. But you did tell me to hurry and this is the shortest way.W: No, no. That’s all right. I was just wondering. That’s all. It smells as if the last person was smoking here.M: He was, I am afraid to say. It was a young man going to the hospital to see his wife. She has just had a baby. He said as if he was worried. I didn’t like to ask him to put it out. There is a no smoking sign in the back, but it doesn’t stop on people.W: I know. It is the same in the office. I hate it when anybody smokes when I am eating my lunch. It makes the food taste as if it is burned. I don’t like to comment ho wever, because it might cause bad feelings.M: I know what you mean. Well, there you are. Heathrough is just inside. You’ve got plenty of time to check in and catch the plane.W: Gosh, that was quick. Thank you so much. Here is 10 pounds to pay for the journey. There is no need to find me any change. Good-bye!M: Thanks madam! Have a good journey. Bye!Questions:26) Where does the woman want the taxi driver to take her to?27) Which city is the woman going to leave for?28) Which of the following is not talked about in the conversation?29) How much does the woman pay the driver?30) Which of the following statements is true according to the conversation?Part C. Listening and translation.1. Sentence translation. Listen and translate each sentence you have heard into Chinese. Then write it in the space given below.1) If you don’t pay the debt before the due day, we shall have to put the matter in the hands of our solicitors.2) The management of planning to make more job cuts, if they made me redundant I will start my own business.3) Sales revenues have gone up every year since we started in 2002, at one time they were doubling every month.4) Many people spent as much as 90 percent of their lives indoors. Some experts feel that more people suffer from the affects of indoor air pollution than outdoor pollution.5) Investigators in the US interviewed more than 4000 young people aged 15 to 26. They found that those who reported viewing more drink ads also consumed more alcohol.2. Passage translation. Listen and translate each passage you have heard into Chinese. Thenwrite it in the space given below. You may take notes while you are listening.1) For 200 years Japan remained closed and isolated from the rest of the world. It was suspicious of western ways. Japan has now quickly caught up for the western technology. It may have even surpassed it. Japan has a population of over 116 million. The people are thickly settled on the 4 main islands. Since only one sixth of the land is arable, Japan relies on imported food. To pay for the imports Japan exports manufactured goods. Japan builds and sells cars, motorcycles, television sets, radios and cameras. Textiles and chemicals are also exported.2) If someone is not confident of their abilities, I would encourage them to get a sales job in a retail establishment. Promotions come quickly in retail they will get experiences in all sorts of business disciplines, sales, buying, inventory control, income statements, and lots of other important knowledge. They will also get the chance to enter management and discover if they enjoy that relationship. If they decide to go out on their own they will have the basics for success along with their knowledge of their own strengths and weaknesses.。
上海中级口译考试参考书目
上海中级口译考试参考书目
上海中级口译考试的参考书目主要包括以下几本：
1.《中级听力教程》（周国强编著），《中级阅读教程》（陈汉生编著），《中级翻译教程》（孙
万彪、冯慎宇编著），《中级口语教程》（严诚忠、朱妙南编著），《中级口译教程》（梅德明编著）。
这些教程均由上海外语教育出版社出版，并且配有磁带，可以在网上下载到。
2.《中级口译真题解析》。
这本书由同济大学出版社出版，里面有八套真题并配有详细解析，是必
买的参考书。
3.《中口笔试备考精要》。
这本书由世界图书出版公司出版，讲解了笔试部分各题型及做题技巧。
此外，还有一些其他参考书目，如《中级口译真题汇编》、《听力教程》等。
这些参考书目都是为了帮助考生更好地备考中级口译考试，熟悉考试形式和难度，掌握考试技巧，提高口语、听力、阅读、翻译和口译等方面的能力。
考生可以根据自己的实际情况选择适合自己的参考书目，并认真阅读、练习和掌握其中的知识和技能，以提高自己的考试水平。
基础口译教程（第二版）重点篇章
中译英： Unit 1: Passage 1 Unit 2: Passage 1第一句 Passage 2第一句 Unit 3: Passage 1，Passage 2(去除远排在艾滋病、结核病。。。。。等疾病之前），第三段最后一句。 Unit 4: Passage 1 最后两段 Unit 5: Passage 1 Passage 2第一句 最后一段 Unit 6: Passage 1 Unit 7: Passage 3，4 Unit 8: Passage 2 第三段的第一句 第四段第一句 Unit 9: Passage 1 Passage 2第一、二句 第三段 Unit 10: Passage 1 Passage 2前三句话 Passage 3前两句 最后一句 Unit 11: Passage 1 Passage 2最后一句 第三段 Unit 12: 前三段 最后一段第一句&最后一句 Unit 13: 前两段 Passage 3第一句 Passage 4第一句 第五段 Unit 14: Passage 1最后两句 Passage 2最后一句 Passage 3第一句 最后两段 Unit 15: Passage 1第一句 Passage 2第一句和最后一句 Unit 16: Passage 1
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基础口译教程（第二版）重点篇章
英译中： Unit 1: Passage 2 Unit 2 :Passage1, 2, 3 Unit 3 :Passage 2, 3 Unit 4 :Passage 3 Unit 5 :Passage 1,2,3 Unit 6 :Passage 2第二，三段, Passage 3 Unit 7 :Passage 2最后一段，Passage 3 Unit 8 :Passage 3 Unit 9 :Passage 3 Unit 10: Passage 1 Unit 11 :Passage 2 Unit 12 :Passage1, 2 Unit 13 :Passage 3 Unit 14 :Passage 1, Passage 2第一段 Unit 15 ห้องสมุดไป่ตู้Passage 2,3
口译教程1
Module 1 Getting the message through listeningI Theory and skills成功的口译首先取决于能否快速准确地获取原语讲话的信息。
口译中获取信息的主要渠道是“听”，尽管译员也可能从其他渠道获得额外的辅助信息。
学习外语的人一直都重视听力训练，但在外语听力练习中我们一般较多地注意语言层面的东西，对信息的印象也相对零散，一般只要求听懂了并能做选择题或回答问题就够了。
口译任务对听力的要求则不同，译员需要在听懂的基础上对信息的整体和细节有全面的把握，以便于能够迅速地用目的语流利、完整地表达出来。
能够听懂和能够表达是两种不同程度的要求，后者要求更高，难度也更大。
口译理解实际上是一个包含听取信息、理解会意和逻辑分析的快速而复杂的过程。
这一过程中，译员不仅要听懂原语所承载的信息，还要对信息进行分析，找出信息的逻辑层次和关系，将信息的全貌和细节有机地梳理整合起来。
在表达的过程中，没有外语听力训练中常见的问答题或选择题来提示原语的内容，因此译员脑中对信息要有清晰的思路，这样才能将信息一气呵成，而不会丢三落四，或者说到一半卡壳。
另外，在这一过程中，口译员所承受的心理压力非常大，很容易造成注意力分配不均，有时会出现本来可以听懂的内容口译时反而听不懂的现象。
要提高迅速准确获取信息的能力，除了要在课内课外加大听力练习的训练量外，还需要采用正确的练习方法。
在口译中仅仅听懂了原语讲话还远远不够，听完语音材料后，应该能够不经过准备，立即进行口头大意概述。
概述时使用原语，即听到中文讲话用中文概述讲话的主要内容，听英文讲话则用英文概述。
听中文讲话用中文概述的目的是让大家在没有听力压力的情况下，锻炼迅速组织材料并进行口语表达的能力。
听英文进行概述的目的在于提高听力和外语概述能力。
有的同学可能会认为这种练习很简单，其实做起来并没有想象得那么容易，在整理信息和组织语言的过程中有时会遇到意想不到的困难，如信息组织凌乱，语言表达不连贯，有的内容一时想不起来等。
上外中级口译第三版听力教程原文及讲解--Unit 1
中级口译听力教程第三版1AAn intermediate course of English listening Third editionUnit one. Part one. Shopping over the internet.3. Exercises.1. Listen to a passage about a new mode of shopping, and then choose the correct answer to each question you hear.In 2005 consumers could purchase virtually anything over the internet, books, compact discs, and even stocks were available from World Wide Web sites that seem to spring up almost daily. A few years earlier some people had predicted that consumers accustomed to shopping in stores would be reluctant to buy things that they could not see or touch in person. For growing number of time starved consumers however, shopping from their home computer was proving to be a convenient alternative to driving to the store. A research estimated that in 2008 US consumers would purchase 7.3 billion dollars of goods over the internet, double the 2006 total. Finding a bargain was getting easier owing to the rise of online auctions, and websites that did comparison shopping on the internet for the best deal. For all the consumer interest, retailing in cyber space was still a largely unprofitable business however. Internet pioneer which began selling books in 1995 and later branched into recorded music and videos posted revenue of 153.7 million dollars, in the third quarter of this year, up from 37.9 million dollars in the same period of 2002. Overall howe ver, the company’s loss widened to 45.2 million dollars from 9.6 million dollars. An analyst did not expect the company to turn a profit until 2006. Despite the great loss, has a stock market value of many billions, reflecting investors’ optimism of other future industry. Internet retailing appeal to investors because it provided an efficient means of reaching millions of consumers without having the cost of operating conventional stores with their armies of sales people. Selling online carries its own risks however. With so many companies competing for consumers’ attention price competition was intense and profit margins thin or non-existent. One video retailer sold the hit movie Titanic for 9 dollars and 99 cents. Under cutting the 19 dollars and 99 cents suggest it retail price and losing about 6 dollars on each copy sold. With internet retailing still in its initial stage companies seem willing to absorb such losses in an attempt to establish a dominate market position.Questions.1). The passage gives examples to show that almost anything could be purchased on the internet. Which of the following is not one of those examples?2). What had some people predicted a few years earlier customers would like to do?3). How much worth of goods would US consumers buy in 2008 according to a research estimate?4). Which of the following statements is true about retailing in cyberspace?5). Which of the following factors explains the risks of selling online?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 the closest in meaning to each statement you hear.1. Mr. Blown and Mr. White are old friends. Actually they started to know each other when they were in primary school in Scotland.2. After teaching English and linguistics at Apoly technique for 2 semesters, Ralph remained in Hong Kong for the summer.3. I am told that you have already got a job but a well-known trading company downtown and start to work next month. But I am still waiting to hear.4. Are you saying you like to apply for the part time job? Fine, just fill out this form. Someone will be with you in a moment.5. There seems always to be a difficult time in the kitchen before a meal. Jenney refuses to eat vegetables unless her mother also prepares bacon.6. After a hectic day in the office with her mind turning like a machine Martha watch TV for 2 hours with a cup of coffee in front.7. Affected by two successive hurricanes hitting the east coast the rain flooded most areas of south Florida leaving almost all the highways impossible.8. You don’t like the sound of that car engine. It’s nothing to worry about. I just had it serviced a few days ago.9. You needn’t notify the housing office about the fixing of the faucet in the bathroom. I’ll get Allan to take care of it. He is really handy.10. Imagine what traffic is like every Monday morning during the rush hour. Although we caught the early bus we were late for class.11. We have a heavy load of work today. And let’s leave for the office right now. The earlier we get here the more working time we will have.12. Gary insists on buying the food for the picnic to be held this coming weekend. But shouldn’t we at least offer to share the expense?13. The issue of women’s rights has been part of the American scene since the end of the 19th century and it’s still is today.14. It’s a real scorching day today, and the forecasters are saying that there is no end in sight. It see ms we’d better stay indoors for the next few days.15. Although it has got such a great review, the movie is awful. It’s hardly worth the price of admission. No one would like to see it again.16. Alice has dreamed of visiting London and Paris for so many years. If she were single she would travel in Europe this summer.17. Sandy was really angry during the meeting this morning. I am not going to approach her until she cools off.18. Edward hurried home from Los Angles to see his mother over the weekend. He was driving so fast that he could have had an accident.19. You seem to be quite optimistic about what this country is faced with. As faras you explain the financial situation it doesn’t sound too bad.20. Compared with the other countries we have visited on this trip, Italy is reallya charming country to tourists. I wish George had come to Italy with us.Part 3. 3. Exercises.1. In a store. Listen to the conversation which takes place in a store and then choose the correct answer to each question you hear.M: May I help you?W: Yes. I want to buy some shoes to replace the ones I am wearing.M: What’s wrong with them?W: They are too old and shabby.M: I can see they have simply been worn out. Would you like the same color more or less?W: Yes, and something a little less casual.M: How about this light brown pair. They are similar to what you have, but a little bit dressier.W: Yes, I was thinking of something along that line. I will try them on.M: They certainly look charming.W: The trouble is they feel uncomfortable.M: Then try on this other pair in a similar style but by a different manufacturer. W: These are much better. Do you have them in red?M: Yes. Would you like both pairs?W: Yes, if they won’t cost too much.M: Oh, no, they won’t. The second pair is of half price. Shall I put them both in a box for you?W: Just the red and the old ones. I will wear the new brown pair home. Questions:1). What was the woman shopping for?2). Why did the woman’s shoes look shabby?3). What was wrong with the first pair of shoes the woman tried on?4). How many pairs of shoes did the woman buy?5). Which shoes did the woman wear home?2. The design of shopping malls.Listen to the following passage about the shopping malls. And then supply the missing information in the spaces provided.The shopping mall has designed for only one thing, encouraging people to buy, buy, buy. How do they do this? Well, it is something of an art, an art that has been brought to perfection in the 50 years since malls first started appearing in America. Every aspect of mall design is carefully calculated to appeal to the customers’ psychological needs. This starts with the over all environment. Tests have shown that people feel most relaxed and comfortable at a temperature of 24 to 26 degrees. So this is the air temperature of most malls. If it is any hotter, people may become too lazy to walk, any cooler, they may rush around and leave before they have spent enough money. The choice of color is also very important. Dark colors like orange or purple can make people feel irritable or unhappy.With such feelings they are not likely to do much shopping. Therefore very dark colors are almost never used in malls. Instead walls are usually painted in light colors which make customers feel relaxed and give the mall a spacious feeling. The arrangement of space in the mall is also done with great care. Research shows that most people are unwilling to walk more than 200 meters to shop. In one of the new giant malls this could be a problem. There are 2 ways to deal with the problem. The walk ways in malls can be made curved or angled to hide their true length, or they can be broken up by fountains, up displace, or any of those other things that you thought were just there to entertain you. The arrangement of the stores in the mall is relatively easy. The big department stores are the major attractions that encourage people to come to the mall. These should be kept well apart. Stores selling the same items should also be kept far apart, so that anyone who is comparing prices has to go passed as many other stores as possible. After all up to 60 percent of all items bought in malls are purchased on impulse.3. SOHO, small offices, home offices.Listen to the following passage about SOHO. And then supply the missing information in the passage.Today researchers and marketers have identified a segment that is now labeled SOHO. It means small offices home offices, whether they are high-tech startups or women selling Marry Cay. But they drive America’s economic growth and have created most of the new jobs in the last 20 years. Three percent of companies accounted for 6 million of the 7.7 million jobs that were added to the economy between 2001 and 2005. Small businesses represent over 90 percent of all businesses in the US, within economic output greater than Germany or France or the UK. Reportedly home based workers earn more money. The 46 million home based workers in the United States including a large number of women working at home in an attempt to better balance work in family earn 28 percent more than the average office worker, and spend less time making their pay. Of course this could be due in part to the fact that more experienced and aggressive workers tend to start their own businesses. Remember going into business on your own or from a home office may mean making due with less. But it can also mean achieving more, more independence, more challenges, more results. In the long run, it may mean more money for you and your family. In a word doing it on your own means freedom to grow, experiment, and learn. If you are successful you won’t have to go ask for raise or accept what you are given, or worry about being turned out to passed year when a younger version of yourself comes along. You will have the freedom to enjoy the profits of your own work and the continuing growth in profit which comes from owning your business.Part 4. Listening and translation.3. Exercises.1. Sentences translation. Listen and translate each sentence you have heard into Chinese. Then write it in the space given below.1) May I introduce myself? I am John Smith from the United States. I am a salesmanager of the Johnson company. I am responsible for the European division. 2) There was a heavy fog in London the whole morning, and we were delayed there. We stayed in the airport for 3 full hours.3) Soon after he started working as a sales representative he discovered that it was far hard of work than he had expected.4) The Shanghai EXPO will draw 70 million visitors and average of 400,000 a day. It will be the first time for the 157 year old event to be held in a developing country.5) The Louvre Museum opened the department of Islamic art in 2003. But the existing gallery can display only a fi fth of the Louvre’s 10,000 pieces of art from the Muslim world.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) The market is a concept. If you are growing tomatoes in your backyard for sale you are producing for the market. You might sell some to your neighbor and some to the manager of the local supermarket. But in either case you are producing for the market. Your efforts are being directed by the market. If people stop buying tomatoes you will stop producing them.2) The world EXPO is a large scale, global, noncommercial EXPO. The hosting of the world EXPO must be applied for by a country and approved by the bureau of International Exhibitions. EXPO aims to promote the exchange of ideas and development of the world economy, culture, science, and technology, to allow exhibitors to publicize and display their achievements, and improve international relationships. Accordingly the world EXPO with its 157 year history is regarded as the Olympic Games of the economy, science and technology.Unit OnePart 1 shopping over the internetVirtually adv. 在各重要方面; 事实上; 实际上; 几乎To spring up迅速地或突然地出现﹑发展﹑生长Time-starved时间不够Auction拍卖Cyberspace网络交流的地方To postRevenue除税的收入; （尤指）岁入To undercut以低於（竞争者）的价码出售货物或提供服务Profit margin 净利润revenue 减去costs 的部分World Wide WebDominant最重要的; 最突出的; 占支配地位的Dominate v. 支配, 统治, 控制, 影响（人﹑事等）Conventional 依照惯例的; 约定俗成的; 因循守旧的Convenient方便的; 省心的Comparison shoppingPart TwoPolytechnic尤指英国的）理工学院Bacon腌猪肉, 燻猪肉（猪的背部或肋部的肉Hectic忙乱的; 忙碌的HurricaneImpassable adj. 指道路﹑路线等）不能通行的, 不能超越的To notify ~ sb (of sth); ~ sth to sb 通知某人（某事）; 将某事报告某人Faucet ˈfɔːsɪt; ˋfɔsɪt/ n（任何）龙头, 旋塞.Handy adj.指小器具等）便於拿取的, 便於使用的scorching adj very hot 极热的/ skɔːtʃ; skɔrtʃ/admission 入场券cool off 冷静Part threeMary KayShabby（指东西）因使用过久或照管不善而破旧的Dressy指衣物）漂亮的, 穿的讲究的, 特殊场合穿的Spacious宽敞的; 宽广的On impulse / ɪmpʌls; ˋɪmpʌls一时冲动Segment分出的或标出的一部分; 想像中可分出的一部分To turn out to pasture变成牧场; 牧地; 草原Part fourConceptˈkɔnsept; ˋkɑnsɛpt idea underlying sth; general notion 观念; 概念Convention某一职业﹑政党等之人士召开的）大会Johnson Company 强生公司European Division 欧洲部Louvre Museum 卢浮宫/luːvə(r)/Islamic art 伊斯兰艺术Muslim world 穆斯林展厅In either case 无论那种情况Your effortNon-commercial Expo 非商业性Bureau of International Expositions (BIE) 国际展览局To allow exhibitor to publicize and display。
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Unit 1II．LISTENING EXERCISES1, 1) The man has been waiting for the train for . The train he expects to take is the one to Baker Street. When he is told he has made a , he is surprised and refers to his timetable. But the lady tells him that it was changed at April and today is May. The train now leaves at .2) Sandy buys a bottle of , which costs , a tube of toothpaste, which costs and a film of exposures for his camera, on which he spends . He gives the assistant and gets a change of .2. 1) Dr. Brian received his B.A. in Management at Yale University on , 1964.2) I should be at the meeting at , but I got stuck in the traffic jam.3) Her monthly expense is about not including the rent.4) The results of the two subtractions are & .5) The mileage between Los Angeles and Chicago is .6) Mike’s telephone number is copied here, .7) Moscow has a population of .8) There are as many as bicycles in Beijing.9) The taxi fare from the square to the airport is .10) Do you believe characters can be written on this piece of paper?11) The bus is more expensive but much faster.12) For reservation or more information, call your travel agent, or call the toll-free number:13) Laser light can burn holes in a steel plate mm thick at a distance of several feet.14) Asia occupies of the world’s land.15) The tuition is per term and MBA students attend four terms.16) China’s population at that time was .17) It is currently ranked among private universities awarded federal funds for research.18) Now as the second largest university in the country, it has an enrollment of about .19) He won the men’s javelin competition. He threw it meters.20) Children need to spend at least hours a week reading books, magazines or newspapers.3. ( ) 1) It is a morning weather forecast.( ) 2) There will be a rise in the temperature tomorrow.( ) 3) The broadcaster is reminding the listeners of the snow in June last year.4.SECTION TWO: LISTENING TEST (1)PART A: Spot DictationDoctor are staring to believe that laughter not only improves your state of mind, but actually affects your entire physical wellbeing. Britain’s first laughter therapist, Robert Holden says :”I nstinctively we know that laughing helps us feel healthy and alive. (1) we laugh we feel better and more content.”A French newspaper found that in (2) the French laughed on average for nineteen minutes per day. By 1980 this had fallen to (3). Eight percent of the people questioned said that they would like to (4). Other research suggests that children laugh on average about (5) a day, but by the time they reach adulthood this has been reduced to about (6). Somewhere in the process of growing up we lose an astonishing (7) laughs a day.William Fry, a psychiatrist from California, studied the on the body. He got patient to watch funny films, and monitored their (9), heart rate and muscle tone He found that laughter has a similar effect to (10). It speeds up the heart rate,(11) blood pressure and quickens breathing. It also makes muscles work. Fry thinks laughter is a type of (13) on the spot.Laughter can even provide a kind of (14). Fry had proved that laughter produces endorphins---chemicals in the body that relieve pain. Researchers divided (15) university students into four groups. The first group listened to a funny cassette for (16). The other three groups listened to either an informative tape, or a cassette (17) them, or no tape at all. Researchers found that if they produce pain in the students, those who had listened to the humorous tape could (18) for much longer. Some doctors are convinced that (19) should be a part of every medical consultation, as there is evidence to suggest that laughter stimulates the (20).PART B: Listening Comprehension1.1) A. Flight 211 was delayed due to the heavy fog.B. Flight 211 was under repair at that time.C. Flight 211 was cancelled because of the weather.D. Two hundred and eleven passengers called about the flight.2) A. I have never been moved.B. I was more moved than ever before.C. I don’t like movements.D. was not moved at all.3) A. I wanted John to continue his hobby.B. John was discouraged from taking up fishing as a hobby.C. John is always willing to teach me how to go fishing.D. John has a lot of courage to take up fishing.4) A. Very few people know George.B. Almost everybody knows George.C. George knows very little about the army.D. George knows almost everybody in the army.5) A. Diana didn’t think that was difficult problem.B. Diana is unusually good at math.C. Diana thought it was a hard problem for me.D. No one thought that was a hard problem to solve.6) A. You should rent an apartment at the end of this month.B. You are supposed to pay the rent at the end of every month.C. You have to come and collect the rent on the last day of each month.D. The first thing you need to do each month is to rent an apartment.7) A. He goes to the plays every two weeks.B. He plays football every two weeks.C. He enjoys going to the plays.D. He’s too weak to play football everyday.8) A. Mandy has been to ten shops.B. Mandy isn’t at all shy.C. Mandy has a short friend.D. Mandy is unusually short.9) A. The sweaters are $ 7.50 each and come in five colors.B. The sweaters are available in orange, red, green, blue and black for $ 7.50.C. The sweaters are $ 1.50 each.D. The sweaters are $ 7.50 each and there is a 5 percent discount available.10) A. Jenny’s brother has three tickets.B. Jenny still has three tickets.C. Jenny’s brother has only one ticket.D. Jenny has only one ticket now.2.11) A. She finished her reading two weeks ago.B. She finished her reading quickly.C. She will write an English novel in two weeks.D. She couldn’t finish her reading in less than a month.12) A. It gets on your nerves if you buy five of them.B. It’s a very good bargain.C. It’s too expensive.D. If you buy five, the price is lower.13) A. She wants to know when the man will be free.B. She will be busy every day this week.C. She will be able to go some time later.D. She doesn’t want to go to the theater with the man at all.14) A. The airplane has already left.B. The plane is overdue.C. They should take the 9:45 flight.D. The plane has arrived early at 3:39.15) A. Vacation plans.B. School hours.C. A part-time job.D. Weekend plans.16) A. She doesn’t know its hours.B. She thinks it closes at 6.C. It’s open all night on weekdays.D. It isn’t open on weekends.17) A.Three dollars.B. Fifteen dollars.C. Half the price.D. One third the price.18) A. Reporters.B. Students.C. Typists.D. Librarians.19) A. What to order.B. How to kill mice.C. Computer.D. War.20) A. 90.B. 55C. 68.D. 75.UNIT 2II. LISTENING ECERCISES1, 1) Shanghai is in china. The population is over million. The winters are and .In January, the month, the average temperature is degrees Celsius. In July, the month, the average temperature can be as high as degrees Celsius. The annual rainfall is .2) Madrid in Spain is larger than Washington in USA. The population of Madrid is nearlyMillion and the population of Washington is only million. Madrid gets than Washington. In Madrid in the hottest month, the average temperature is degrees Celsius and in Washington it is degrees Celsius. But Washington gets more rain than Madrid. The annual rainfall in Washington is millimeters and the annual rainfall in Madrid is millimeters.3) Big cities today are with very serious problems. Transport is a difficulty: some planners believe in transport system; others believe in making it or citizens to move about in cars. There are several ways of setting up a transport system. Sometimes it is built the ground, sometimes it is on the ,and sometimes it is even ground level, as in parts of New York and Tokyo, for example, In most cases, of course, it is a of some or all of these elements.4) The decline of the city centres has also been a problem in the years. The of many cities have become poorer and poorer, with more and more and violence, while the people who can to have moved out to the suburbs. This is the of the situation 100 years ago, when people lived in the centre , and the lived on the outskirts of the city.5) Other problem also , as factories and cars pollute the air and conditions cause to accumulate in the streets. In order to solve these problems, some planners believe we should limit the of our cities, perhaps by population, or perhaps by offering jobs in the provinces. Others believe that cities cannot be limited in and that the problems must be solved in ways—by creating green areas, building decent houses for everybody, factory pollution, and so on.2, ( ) 1) Like other cities in the world, American cities show the values of the American culture.( ) 2) City life has both the bright and dark sides, and American cities are no exception.( ) 3) City residents moved out of the city to buy their homes on the outskirts after World War II.( ) 4) In the mid-nineteenth century, the American “dream” was to own a house near a city.( ) 5) The new generation, like their parents, don’t want to live in the cities.( ) 6) One reason that some people prefer to live in the city is that they are afraid of the fuel shortage. ( ) 7) Professionals, single or married with children , always enjoy th opportunities the city offers. ( ) 8) The wealthier, more mobile class is moving into the suburbs.( ) 9) All city residents agree that city life has a bright new future.( ) 10) Several years ago some were sure that the American cities would be alive again.3, 1) Why was it hard find men to do other work during he war?2) What kind of gardener did the headmaster find?3) Why was the headmaster so worried?4) What did he tell the gardener to do then?5) Why did the headmaster go to see the gardener’s wife?6) How did she explain to the headmaster?SECTION TWO: LISTENING TEST (2)PART A: Spot DictationNew Zealand is a (1) lover’s paradise. What impresses me most is the (2) service system. We (3) and drove throughout the South Island ourselves. There are several international car-rental companies like Herz, Avis and Budget in around the island. You can make a reservation (4) the Internet. It is quite (5) to get and return the car. We started our driving in Christchurch and (6) in Dunedin seven days later.(7) we could find local Visitor Information Centers in most areas. In it there are maps and (8) and brochures of local events and entertainment, information of accommodation and restaurant, bulletins of attractions and (9) , gifts, souvenirs, stamps and phone cards. Also (10) with extensive local knowledge are available. They will answer any question you may have (11), and provide advice regarding local attractions, travel, and accommodation requirements.Most Visitor Information Centers can make reservation for accommodation, and may also be able to(12) for travel, tours, accommodation and attractions. All the service is free. One lady there(13) helped us to book the Motel in Arrowtown when there was (14) in Queenstown. We were charged only NZ $ 1.50 and that was the long-distance call fee. There was no (15) at all.This New Zealand Visitor Information Network (VIN) is an (16) one. Therefore, the information provided here is (17). It is easy to recognize. Each center (18) by the distinctive logo and a green letter “i”.In the Dunedin Information Center we found a Souvenir Coin change machine. You can put all the left coins (19) NZ $ 2, then it will give you a tow-dollar New Zealand coin as a souvenir. Quite (20.)PART B: Listening Comprehension1, 1) A. Tom found two different apartments.B. Tom is paying $ 300 per month.C. Tom is has already paid two months’ rent.D. Tom is paying $ 75 for the apartment per month.2) A. The exhibit should be open on Saturday.B. The exhibit is scheduled to open on Thursday.C. The exhibit is opening today.D. The exhibit will open tomorrow.3) A. I worked for an hour and a half last night.B. I studied for all but two hours last night.C. I walked for three hours last night.D. I spent an hour and a half each on writing and vocabulary.4) A. We met only five days ago.B. We’ve been friends for a long time.C. We met a long time ago.D. We haven’t seen each other for a long time.5) A. After a week, nobody came to Doctor Johnson’s lecture.B. Fourteen dropped out after the first week.C. Fourteen continued the second week.D. Twenty-six continued after the first week.6) A. The books had not been sold until last June.B. The books have been for sale for some time.C. They went to the market to buy some books.D. They have marked down these books since last June.7) A. Annie doesn’t have much talent for architecture.B. Annie is writing a book on architecture.C. Annie earns more money in writing novels.D. Annie knows more about architecture.8) A. We knew your address, so we called you.B. We didn’t know you were at home, so we didn’t visit you.C. We didn’t want to disturb you, although we had your address.D. We didn’t have your address, so we didn’t visit you.9) A. Cindy told the police about the burglary.B. Cindy telephoned to say that her house had the roof broken.C. The police told Cindy that they had caught the one who had broken into her house.D. The police was called in to check the security system of Cathy’s house.10) A.Thirty guests came.B. Sixty guests came.C. Sixty guests didn’t receive their invitation cards.D. More guests came than were expected.2, 11) A. The woman should check the map.B. The woman should ask the person by the door.C. The woman should get off immediately.D. He will tell the woman when to get off.12) A. He promises to fix the DVD player for free.B. He can’t find the receipt.C. It’s impossible for the shop to fix the DVD player free of charge.D. He doesn’t think that the DVD player is worth repairing.13) A. At a theatre.B. In a hospital.C. At a restaurant.D. On a train.14) A. 6:45B. 7:00C. 6:35D. 6:25.15) A. At a restaurant.B. In Robinson Street.C. At a supermarket.D. At a court.16) A. San Francisco.B. Vancouver.C. The States.D. Sydney.17) A. Husband and wife.B. Doctor and patient.C. Manager and clerk.D. Waitress and customer.18) A. Vegetable salad.B. Steak.C. Fried chicken.D. Steak and salad.19) A. He asks for a copy of the menu.B. He wants to copy something instead of eating.C. He only orders some coffee.D. He orders the same food as the woman.20) A. The white shirt.B. The black shirt.C. Something else.D. The blue shirt.Unit 6II. LISTENING EXERCISES1. 1) A reporter is interviewing some students on the subject of part-time job and money. Tim, the first student, comes from a fairly family, and he doesn’t have to work for money; while Jean is not so .She has to do of baby-sitting in the ,and last Christmas she spent fruit picking and as a temporary postman.2) The woman looks because she has to write a composition for her class, which is tomorrow. The problem is that she can’t come any ideas. The man reminds her of the from her cruise last , which she him last week. He suggests her writing about her of the pyramids and her the camel ride. She thinks she can also tell about their visit to .Now she doesn’t feel it to organize her ideas.2. ( ) 1) Cathy White wanted Professor Smith to write her a recommendation.( ) 2) Cathy is probably a senior student.( ) 3) The subject Professor Smith teacher is reading.( ) 4) Professor Smith suggested some graduate schools.( ) 5) Professor Smith told Cathy to come back next Tuesday.( ) 6) Cathy might be able to observe activities at the childcare centre.( ) 7) Professor Smith promised to give Cathy the reading list next week.( ) 8) Professor Smith thinks the Honors Section might suit Cathy.( ) 9) If the year at a certain American college is divided into 3 quarters, then the students’ studying time covers 20 weeks altogether in one year.( ) 10) Students have to choose their classes at the beginning of each term.( ) 11) Students must take course of their main area of study; other courses may be just for fun.( ) 12) Sometimes testing may take the form of a research paper or a certain task.( ) 13) The lectures are usually attended by more than 100 students.( ) 14) Students may attend smaller classes to have discussion with the professors.( ) 15) Students in science classes also have long, regular laboratory classes.SECTION TWO:LISTNING TEST ( 6 )PART A: Spot DictationThe music called Jazz was born sometime around (1) in New Orleans. It combined(2) of Ragtime, marching band music and Blues. What differentiate Jazz from these earlier styles was the(3) of improvisation, often by more than one player at a time.Jazz represented (4) western musical traditions, where the composer wrote a piece of music on paper and the musicians then tried their best to (5) what was in the score. In a Jazz piece, the song is often just (6) or frame of reference for the musicians to improvise around. The song might have been a (7) ditty or blues that they didn’t compose, but by the time they were finished with it they had composed a new piece that often bore little resemblance to the (8) song. Many of these virtuoso musicians were not (9) readers and some could not read music at all, nevertheless their playing thrilled audiences and the spontaneous music they created captured a joy and (10) that was an exciting and radical departure from the music of that time.The first Jazz was played by African-American and Creole musicians in New Orleans. The cornet player, Buddy Bolden is (11) considered to be the first real Jazz musician. Other early players (12）Freddie Keppard, Bunk Johnson and Clarence Williams. Although these musicians’ names are (13) most people, then and now, their ideas are still being elaborated on (14). Most of these men could not make a living with their music and were forced to work menial jobs to (15). The second wave of New Orleans Jazz musicians like Joe “King” Oliver, Kid Ory and Jelly Roll Morton formed small bands that took the music of these older men and increase the complexity and dynamic of their music, as well as gaining greater (16).This music became known as “Hot Jazz,”because of the often breakneck speeds and (17) improvised polyphony that these bands produced. A young virtuoso cornet player named Louis Armstrong was discovered in New Orleans by King Oliver. Armstrong soon (18) become the greatest Jazz musician of his era and eventually one of the biggest stars in the world. The impact of Armstrong and other Jazz musicians altered the (19) both popular and classical music. African-American musical styles became the dominant force in (20) music.PART B: Listening Comprehension1. Statements1). A. Lora is never late for appointments;B. Lora doesn’t want to fill this appointment.C. Lora is usually a punctual person.D. Lora doesn’t know she has an appointment.2). A. I was actually on time.B. I was fifteen minutes late.C. I wasn’t late because I walked fast.D. I walked for fifteen minutes.3). A. We took five gallons without paying for them.B. We bought 1 dollar’s worth of milk.C. We didn’t buy any milk.D. We paid 5 dollars for milk.4). A. We’ve talked very little about the apartment we want to buy.B. The price of the apartment went up a lot.C. We have made up our mind to buy that apartment.D. It seems that buying the apartment is something beyond us.5). A. Both Fiona and Fanny disliked the concert.B. Fanny liked the concert more than Fiona did.C. Fiona and Fanny had different opinions.D. Fiona didn’t think that she enjoyed the concert.6). A. The lobby was warmer yesterday.B. The lobby was too warm.C. It isn’t necessary to keep the lobby warm.D. It was much warmer in this lobby than that one.7). A. Harry is really a kind person.B. Harry enjoys cold winter weather.C. Harry is probably sick.D. Harry has no interests in other people’s affairs.8). A. He is a sheriff.B. He lives in an apartment near the restaurant.C. He’s the head of the restaurant.D. He’s an exceptional chef here.9). A. The players were all wearing ties.B. The teams ended with the same score.C. The referee ended the game early.D. The players got tangled up in the end.10). A. Sandy checked the house carefully, so no one broke in.B. Some of the doors and windows were broken, but Sandy didn’t check them.C. Sandy’s house was broken in because of his carelessness.D. Sandy shouldn’t be blamed for that.2. Short Conversations.11). A. The blank wall looked better.B. The man needs more wall space for it.C. It should be put on another wall.D. It makes the wall a little more attractive.12). A. Search for it in town.B. Run around the town.C. Buy the necklace from a catalog.D. Try some other places to do shopping.13). A. Occupation.B. Hobby.C. Literature.D. Part-time job.14). A. Fred was one of the slower students.B. He did very well in the course.C. He always sat at the back of the classroom.D. He finished his course quickly.15). A. 38.B. 76.C. 57.D. 1916). A. He is not interested in Zhang’s new movie.B. This one is not very good.C. The next one will be even worse.D. He wants to see some other movies.17). A. She’s not sure why it hasn’t been put on.B. The billboard has been changed recently.C. She agrees that it should have been put on the billboard.D. It can be found on the billboard.18). A. The greengrocer’s.B. The bakery.C. The butcher’s.D. The post office.19). A. At a hotel reception’s desk.B. At a bank.C. In a theater.D. In a restaurant.20). A. It is too late for the man to go to the show.B. The man must wait for an hour to get a ticket.C. The man can buy a standing-room ticket an hour before the performance.D. People have already been standing in line for an hour.Unit 7II. LISTENING EXERCISES1. 1) Mr. Anderson is looking for his book on the , but it is Carol’s cookery books. Carol then suggests him checking in the or the . He can’t find it there, either, and plans to his book in the . Finally, Carol finds it on the next to Mr. Anderson’s .2) Anne and Peter are at a party, talking about Tim Johnson, who is an airline , Anne takes it as an job because those people see many places and good salary. Peter thinks the contrary. He feels that they have a lot of and spend too much time home. Besides, they have to when quite .SECTION TWO: LISTEING TEST (7)PART A: Spot Dictation(1) sporting even captures the world’s imagination like the FIFA World Cup ever since the first tentative competition in Uruguay in (2), FIFA’s flagship has constantly grown (3) and prestige.A group of visionary French football administrators, (4) in the 1920s by the innovative Jules Rimet, are credited with the original ideas of bringing the world’s strongest national football teams together to (5) the title of World Champions. The original gold trophy(6) Jules Rimet’s name and was contested three times in the 1930s, before the Second World War put a(7) to the competition.When it resumed, the FIFA World Cup (8) advanced to its undisputed status as the greatest (9) sporting event of the modern world. Held since 1958 alternatively in Europe and the Americas, the World Cup broke (10) with the Executive Committee decision in May 1996 to select Korea and Japan as (11) for the 2002 edition.Since 1930, the 16 tournaments have seen only sixteen (12). However, the FIFA World Cup has also been punctuated by dramatic (13) that have helped create footballing history – the United Stated (14) England in 1950, North Korea’s defeat of Italy in 1966, Cameroon’s emergence in 1980s and their (15) defeat of the Argentinean cup-holders in 1990.Today, the FIFA World Cup holds the entire (16) under its spell. An accumulated audience of over (17) people watched the France 98 tournament, including approximately 1.3 billion for the final alone, while over 2.7 million people (18) watch the 64 matches in the French stadia.After these years and so many changes, however, the (19) of the FIFA World Cup remains the same --- the glistening golden trophy, which is the embodiment of every footballer’s (20).PART B: Listening Comprehension1.Statements1). A. Linda tried to eat less.B. Linda took my advice.C. I told Linda not to eat so many ice creams.D. I told Linda that she could eat as much as she wanted.2). A. Jerry had difficulty with spelling.B. It was not easy for Jerry to spell this word.C. Jerry knew how to spell all the words.D. Everyone came to the spelling contest except him.3). A. I usually enjoy sleeping.B. I’m not accustomed to sleeping 6 hours a night.C. I use it mostly when I sleep.D. I sleep less now.4). A. There are twice as many houses this year.B. The prices on houses this year are twice as high as that of last year.C. They’ve increased 50% in the last five years.D. Prices on housing are over twice what they were five years ago.5). A. Steven plays golf better.B. Michael plays golf well.C. Both Steven and Michal play golf well.D. Steven plays only half of the time.6). A. His first advertisement couldn’t be very successful.B. His business experience will help him to succeed.C. He never made any advertisement before, but he’s doing well anyway.D. He got a lot of experience from this first advertisement.7). A. The referee started the game by blowing his whistle.B. The referee called a foul after blowing his whistle.C. Blowing his whistle, the referee stopped the match.D. The referee stopped the game after a player got injured.8). A. Some people still can’t stand to travel by car.B. Cars weren’t able to move fast owing to the car accident.C. The car is still standing.D. There is always a traffic jam even without any accident.9). A. He stopped going to school because his grades were not at all satisfactory.B. He dropped one of his courses since he failed all the exams.C. He failed the exam in July because of his poor health.D. He dropped his glasses on the floor and broke them again.10). A. Sherry became a teacher.B. Becoming a teacher is the last thing Sherry wanted to do.C. Sherry went to see the fashion designer.D. Sherry is not only a fashion designer but also a teacher as well.2.Shot Conversations.11). A. He approves of what Jeff did.B. He feels sorry for Jeff.C. He thinks Jeff deserves the failure.D. He is indifferent to this.12). A. Have a snack.B. Go on a diet.C. Buy some peas.D. Stop going to the movie.13). A. At a restaurant.B. In a seafood market.C. On a fishing boat.D. In a store specializing in seashells.14). A. Two drivers.B. Policeman and Driver.C. Driver and pedestrian.D. Waiter and customer.15). A. They should wait until there’re lots of people in the pub.B. He doesn’t think the woman has got a good idea.C. They’d better go to another pub.D. They should get into the pub now.16). A. The digital camera is in good quality.B. The man thinks the advertisement has lied.C. The man is recommending the digital camera now.D. The man thinks he has made the right choice.17). A. They should clean the coffee machine.B. They should make some fresh coffee.C. They won’t buy this kind of coffee anymore.D. They should replace the coffee machine.18). A. 1 hour.B. 45 minutes.。