2英语翻译高级口译分类模拟听写题(二)

英语翻译高级口译分类模拟听写题(二)

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Despite recent increases in common-law unions, marriage continues to form the foundation for most Canadian families. Statistics Canada researchers say that in 2010, about 1 were headed by married couples. The average age for first marriages 2 for both brides and grooms. In 2008, first-time brides were 31.7 years old, while grooms proclaimed their first marriage vows at an average age of 3 .

Only two decades earlier, women and men were 25.9 and 28.5 years old, respectively, when 4 . Statistics Canada attributes the change to 5 and the growing popularity of common-law unions.

The number of couples forgoing marriage 6 since 1988, the first time the statistic was tallied. At the time, there were 357,000 7 —about six per cent of all couples. By the 2010 Census, roughly 8 were common law. Common-law unions 9 among young people and couples living in Quebec, where 10 of all families are common law.

Common-law unions tend to be 11 , though they often transform into marriage. However, those marriages break up far more frequently than 12 common-law relationships.

With 13 in 1968, grounds for divorce were extended to include "no-fault" divorce based on 14 ; in 1986, the separation period was revised to one year. Within a decade of the introduction of the Divorce Act, 15 , that is, the percentage of marriages that dissolved in the previous 30-year

period, 16 of all marriages in 1969 to 30 per cent in 1975. The total crude divorce rate 17 per 100,000 inhabitants in 1987. The divorce rate 18 was 231 per 100,000 inhabitants. Statistics Canada figures from 2008 show the number of Canadians 19 is on the rise. Researchers found the number of marriage breakups involving husbands who have been divorced at least once 20 .

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Today I would like to talk about the internship in the United Nations. Over the years, UN headquarters in New York City has hosted 21 from around the world. Hailing from diverse academic disciplines and backgrounds, 22 are given the opportunity to enhance their educational experience through 23 . At the same time, UN staff members gain from the insights, 24 that these young men and women bring to the job.

The photographs in this yearbook highlight 25 among colleagues who have come from different parts of the world to work together 26 . It is a moving display.

You have been working with the UN 27 . The earthquake in Haiti was devastating for the people of that country, and was the single 28 our Organization has ever experienced. Some of you may have 29 the rescue effort; others may have 30 or signed a condolence book. Whatever your contribution has been, I would like to thank you for 31 at this very sad time for the UN family.

Your class of interns has 32 . You have witnessed, and perhaps even participated in, the temporary move out of the Secretariat building and into offices 33 . I hope you have seen that UN staff are working with 34 , wherever their offices are.