中级口译听力真题Talks and Conversations+评析

9月中级口译听力真题Talks and Conversations+评析

2011年秋季上海中高级口译考试将于9月18日开考，为了帮助考生朋友第一时间得知自己的考试情况，考试大将会在考后第一时间为您发布9月18日上海中高级口译考试真题及答案！本文为2011年9月中级口译考试听力talks and conversations。Talks and Conversations 1：

WOMAN: Good morning. Mr. Papworth Smith’s surgery.

MAN: Hello, this is William Brown speaking.

WOMAN: Yes, what can I do for you?

MAN: I had an appointment with Mr. Papworth Smith at 10 o’clock this morning, the name is William Brown, and the registration number is 12.

WOMAN: Well, I have found your case history and the registration. You have a broken tooth that needs to be taken care of, right?

MAN: Yes, but I’m sorry, my car broke down on the way, and the guy in the garage said it wouldn’t be ready until about two in the afternoon, and there is no way I can find a taxi or a lift. I am calling from the garage.

WOMAN: You mean you couldn’t keep the appointment?

MAN: I’m afraid not. Can I still see Mr. Smith some other time?

WOMAN: Of course, but you need to make another appointment.

MAN: When? I hope it is today or tomorrow. That broken tooth of mine is really killing me; I can’t eat or sleep properly.

WOMAN: I see, well, what about tomorrow at nine.

MAN: Oh, that’s fine, thank you very much.

11. Why was the man telephoning?

12. What is Mr. Papworth Smith?

13. At what time was the man’s appointment that day?

14. Which of the following is true about the man?

评析：这是个关于和医生与时间会诊的通话。病人打电话说因为车坏了不能按原定好的时间（10 o’clock this morning）履约，但是病人牙痛确实厉害，想和医生另约时间。最后双方约定时间（tomorrow at nine）。整片材料内容较简单，考生需要熟悉电话交际语的特点，并做好相关信息的笔录。

Talks and Conversations 2

According to the United Nations, a tourist is someone who travels at least 50 miles or 80 kilometers for recreation. In the United States, people love to take trips. They spend more on vacation than anyone else in the world. Many of them take package tours; however, the first vacation package was attributed to an Englishman, names Thomas Cook. In 1841, he took 500 travelers to a nearby town. The price of the tour included a train ticket and a meal along the way. In 1845, Thomas Cook sold the first vacation package tour to Europe. And 1866, his company was organizing trips to the U.S. Today, tourism is a big business. And the tourist industry is crucial to many countries’economy. It is estimated that 80% of jobs in the world, that’s more than 200 million people depend on tourism. Some local governments, like the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean, are almost totally depended on visitors. About 95% of the islands income comes from tourism. For other places in the world, tourism is ever growing. It is estimated that by the year 2015, people worldwide will spend some five thousand billion U.S. dollars for vacation abroad. Regions in Asia, the Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa will see the greatest growth.

Q15 What is a package tour?

Q16 According to the talk, who first introduced the package tour?