视译训练材料1

Sight-S-001
1.In a few minutes the Secretary of State will give us a report on the latest developments in the
Middle East and his efforts for an international peace conference.
2.We expect the recent initiative will have a positive impact on the world economy, particularly
the economies of the developing countries and least developed countries.
3.The faculty assembly supports a gradual reduction of the administration costs of the school.
4.On behalf of my delegation, I would like to congratulate you on your election to the
presidency of the conference.
5.Our success is an excellent example of the effective cooperation carried out among different
departments.
6.I hope this incident will not pose any obstacle to their membership in the organization.
7.They reaffirmed their countries commitment to the conclusion as soon as possible of an
international treaty to achieve a comprehensive ban on nuclear test explosions.
8.They agreed that nuclear weapons on the Korean Peninsula would represent a grave threat to
regional and international security, and decided that their countries would consult with each other on ways to eliminate this danger.
9.In addition, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Belarus will receive compensation for the value of the
HEU in warheads transferred to Russia.
10.We urgently request that the search for solutions to the economic crisis of the third world in
general, and of Africa in particular, should mobilize all the intellectual and moral resources required and take into account all aspects of the problem, without forgetting or overlooking the social aspects, for its people, more than sates, that must remain the major beneficiaries of the remedial measures to be advocated.
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Sight-S-002
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1.After we had an extensive discussion with the other group on this important issue, we decided
that we should go ahead with the plan and forget about the budget.
2.After several years of declining prices for most major commodities, 1995 proved to be a year
in which commodity prices rose significantly during the first two quarters of the year, thus reversing the decline of the fourth quarter of 1994.
3.Before the stock price recovered during the last quarter of 1996, Mr. Smith, the long-time
CEO of the company had numerous sleepless nights wondering about the future of his career.
4.Before he was hired by the Board in 1993 to take over the job of Mr. Blaire, the president of
this 21 billion company, he had been a CFO of a large financial company on Wall Street. 5．Before the Senate decides to hold a hearing on this matter, we’ll have to prepare our cases and make a report convincing enough for the Senate to make a decision.
6.The economic situation in this country began to show some improvement in the last quarter of
the year after slow growth for several quarters in succession since the beginning of 1994.
7.The new democracies in Central and Eastern Europe will have to establish law and order
before they are able to engage in sustainable economic development.
8.The Consultative Committee carefully considered the present situation in this sector and the
particular problems of each commodity before it took a final position on this matter and made its recommendation to the Governing Council.
9.The President will have to review the case with his national security advisors before he could
make a decision on embargo against the Baltic state.
10.The world reaction was one of shock, grief and disbelief following the tragic assassination of
Rabin, the Prime Minister of Israel who was one of the architects of the Middle East peace process which was to resolve the century-old conflicts between Israel and Arab countries in this region.
Sight-S-003
1.All countries which wish to seek development in a peaceful international environment must
contribute to the establishment of such an environment.
2.All delegations which wish to speak at the conference tomorrow morning or join the small
group discussions tomorrow afternoon should first sign up with the Secretariat.
3.We need a new world order of peace and justice under which all nations can cooperate with
one another and live in harmony.
4.The conclusion of the North American Free Trade Treaty will give US exporters unrestricted
access to a Mexican market of 86 million people, which may reach 100 million by the year 2000.
5.APEC environment ministers who will meet this month in Vancouver for the first time will
focus their discussion on environment laws and regulations now in force in countries in the Asia and Pacific region.
6.It is important that the peace proposal which was put forward last month by the Egyptian
president be given a careful study at the meeting.
7. A series of events which took place in the early 90s started a revolution which forever change
the world order.
8.I want to thank the International Committee and our hosts who have been all along very
supportive of our efforts to improve the business environment in this region.
9.The same factors of severe poverty and underdevelopment, which led to refugee-producing
conflicts, also created migratory movements towards the richer countries.
10.There are some positive factors about the country which we sometimes overlook and which
should be brought into proper perspective.
11.Output increase is not really feasible in this country, which must restructure its entire
economy along free-market lines before it can hope to increase output significantly.。