2009年9月上海中级口译答案

2008年9月中级口译笔试参考答案~

Section 1: Listening Test

Part A: Spot dictation

Americans have four primary avenues for making friends-- at work, at school, through a hobby or a common interest such as volunteer work and discussion group or through a family or mutual friend connection. In American culture, a job is more than the work that one performs between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Work becomes a major socializing influence. Many young mothers who sacrifice their jobs to care for small children remark on the loneliness of their new lifestyles because they have lost their forum for adult interaction. A great number of American employers recognize business social potential and use it to build a family atmosphere on the job so that employees will feel comfortable and secure in their work environment. Some employers arrange company get-togethers in their home or at a local restaurant. American companies have at least one major function annually, usually at Christmas time. Many corporations have annual summer picnics where employees and administrators alike dress in jeans and T-shirts to play games, such as baseball and volleyball.

Top American administrators often hold social gatherings in their own homes. Depending upon the size of the employer’s home and the number of his employees, these social gatherings may be picnics, pool parties, or formal banquets. If the company is large, an employer may hold what Americans call an open house. For an open house, the employer will invite his employees to come to his home anytime between 1 p.m and 6 p.m. on a certain day. Those invited usually stay for one to two hours, chatting with the other guests and their host. People come and go as they please during the designated hours, and the host keeps refreshments, usually light snacks or hors d’oeuvres and beverages, available for all who come. For such social gatherings, it is considered poor practice to refuse the invitation unless you have an excellent reason.

Part B: Listening Comprehension

1.statements

1.B For me, taking a rest is better than surfing the Internet or shopping

2.C Usually new employees will not take such initiatives as Mr. Johnson does

3.B Could you say something on the subject of cost-effective publicity?

4.A Children will directly or indirectly affect what their parents purchase

5.C Although it is sugar-containing, the apple is a kind of healthy fruits.

6.D The camera we bought is more expensive than I expected

7.A The problem of inflation could be worsened due to rising unemployment and wage explosion

8.D the tariff is a government tax on imported goods

9.A We had planned to sell $120000 worth of this new product

10.A The committee voted against the proposed projiect

2.Talks and Conversations

11. D Studying in a foreign country

12. C The rising cost of living through inflation

13. B The university bookstore

14. A She will use her study time more effectively

15. D A teacher

16. C She was anxious

17. B 120

18. D Her success

19. B He was on a business trip

20. C Agents and customers

21. A 220

22. D The lunch menu

23. C In driving, it is always safety that comes first

24. A because they may no judge speeds very well

25. D The handicapped

26. B slow down or stop to let people cross

27. C Programme writing

28. A A good self-controlled personality

29. B scientists and intellectuals

30. C The wide spaces between the words

Part C: Listening and Translation

1.Sentence Translation

1. Our online courses are open to the public for immediately enrolment. They include everything our students need for study. Our students love the quality as well as the convenience.

2. In 1986, there were over 40 million computers in the world, while by 2006, that number climbed to about 800 million, a twenty-fold increase in two decades.

3. In an age of fast communication via telephone and computer, face-to-face meetings might seem like wasting our time and energy. However, they are still an important part of doing business.

4. There are ten clubs here representing foreign students on campus. Their main purpose is to get students from the same countries together, so we won’t get too homesick and can help each other.

5. Listening is what we do first and most. The average person spends 45% of his daily communication time in listening, with the rest 55% in writing, reading and speaking.


2.Passage Translation

Passage One

I am here tonight to wish your club a happy birthday. Now, I myself have reached that stage in life where I would like to have my birthdays remembered but not my age. I suppose I am what is called middle-aged, which is when you start eating what is good for you and not what you like. I am proud of your club because it is set up for our senior citizens. This is a place you can come to for peace and quiet, where you have tea and chat with people of your own age group.

Passage Two

Researchers have found that daily walking may improve sleep quality. They have also noticed that only those who exercise in the morning have the beneficial effects on sleep. Those who exercised in the evening actually had more trouble falling asleep. One possible explanation is that morning versus evening exercise may affect sleep quality. Morning exercise may get the body clock in good order, and evening exercise may upset it. However, more research is needed to confirm this theory.

Section 2: Study Skills

1. D the rope was the symbol of law and order

2. B it changes the human characters

3. B it is rare

4. A the trading nations adopted the gold standard

5. D one could place more faith in gold than in politicians

6. B it is thin in proportion to the earth’s mass

7. C the outer layer is made of rock

8. D still in use

9. C there are active volcanic regions at the centre

10. B the Under world

11. A after consulting someone about her problems

12. C are not to be performed strenuously

13. B can be difficult to change

14. D recovered his vocal powers

15. C to suggest that back problems can be remedied.

16. B waste disposal

17. A their wastes were covered over by nature

18. C shipping them as scrap to a steel mill for ne vehicles.

19. C building more sewage disposal plants

20. D sludge

21. A sadness is a normal human emotion that serves a specific purpose

22. A the drug did not treat illnesses as it should

23. B grief over death

24. B loss of one’s mind

25. C reasonable

26. C stretched

27. D to suggest an anti-ageing approach that will reproduce itself

28. D death is the reality in nature people should come to terms with

29. A general readers

30. D reproduction is a useful alternative to longer life



美国经济发展速度日益减缓，工作机遇日益凸显不稳定性。身为一所小型高校的校长，我时刻关注今年毕业生面临的就业市场。最新消息报道了贝尔斯登公司撤销了为商学院毕业生提供的数百个职位，这正是公司裁员的通常做法。而全美的大学也随之降低招生规模。但即使经济前景惨淡，今年的毕业生还是有望找到工作。诚然，众多公司纷纷裁员，但其中许多也正寻求新的人才，尤其是低端职位。

超过百万的职场新人像潮水般涌入劳动力市场，学生们应该认识到，在全球市场环境下，语言技巧至关重要，灵活性也同样不可或缺。如果毕业生愿意接受起点低的工作，就工作要求做出一些让步，如果公司要求也不介意搬至其他城市工作，那么他就有可能得到一份工作。因此，即使失业情况日益严重，毕业生还是可以将找工作视作一份长远职业的第一次挑战。

Section 4: Translation Test(2)

据消息灵通人士透露，今年春节前，家乐福才与新大新发生“第一次亲密接触”，其中广州市政府无疑起了“红娘”的作用。短短几个月时间，双方“情投意合”。外界关心的是：家乐福到底看中新大新什么地方？

对此，新大新总经理何先生没有作出正面的回应，只是笼统地陈述在广州的百货业中新大新有自己独特的一面。据何先生透露，这次新大新出资持有新组建的公司35%的股份，家乐福占65%:“这是按照国家有关部门政策，即中方持股不得少于35%的规定厘定的”。

As disclosed by a well-informed source, the “first intimate contact” between Carrefour and Xindaxin(XDX) was not conducted until the dawn of this year’s Spring Festival, with Guangzhou municipal government, not surprisingly, serving as the “matchmaker”. The contact quickly developed into “affinity” between the two parties within a short period of a few months. What is XDX’s appeal to Carrefour? This question is now the concern of the public.

Mr. He, general manager of XDX, did not elaborate on direct response to this question. He stressed XDX’s “uniqueness” in Guangzhou’s retailing industry but with no specific details. As disclosed by Mr. He, XDX will hold 35% of the new joint venture’s shares, while Carrefour holding the rest 65%, which, is “in compliance with the policies decreed by state authorities concerned, i.e. Chinese companies should hold no less than 35% shares of a JV”.

2006年3月中级口译阅读试题参考答案

1. DABDD 6. BCDBD 11. DCBBA 16. DCAAC 21. CBDDA 26. BDCAC
中高级口译翻译部分：

中级口译

原文：

进入耶鲁大学的校园，看到莘莘学子青春洋溢的脸庞，呼吸着书香浓郁的空气，我不由回想起40年前我在北京清华大学时的美好时光，老师们对我的教诲，同学们给我的启发，我至今仍受用不尽。

耶鲁大学以悠久的发展历史、独特的办学风格、卓著的学术成就闻名于世。如果时光能够倒流几十年，我真希望成为你们中的一员。耶鲁大学校训强调追求光明和真理，这符合人类进步的法则，也符合每个有志青年的心愿。

译文：

Coming to the Yale campus, with its distinctive academic flavor, and looking at the eager young faces in the audience, I cannot but recall my great experience studying at Qinghua University in Beijing 40 years ago. I still benefit greatly from the instruction and my interaction with other students.

Yale is renowned for its long history, unique way of teaching and excellence in academic pursuit. If time could go back several decades, I would really like to be a student of Yale just like you. Yale's motto “Light and Truth,” which is a calling for human progress, represents the aspiration of every motivated young man and woman.

高级口译

原文：

中华文明历来注重亲仁善邻，讲求和睦相处。中华民族历来爱好和平。中国人在对外关系中始终秉承“强不执弱”、“富不侮贫”的精神，主张“协和万邦”。中国人提倡“海纳百川，有容乃大”，主张吸纳百家优长、兼集八方精义。

今天，中国通过维护世界和平来发展自己，又通过自身的发展来促进世界和平。中国坚持实施互利共赢的对外开放战略，真诚愿意同各国广泛开展合作，真诚愿意兼收并蓄、博采各种文明之长，以合作谋和平、以合作促发展，推动建设一个持久和平、共同繁荣的和谐世界。

译文：

The Chinese civilization has always given prominence to good neighborliness. The Chinese nation cherishes peace. In foreign relations, the Chinese have always believed that “the strong should not oppress the weak and the rich should not bully the poor” and advocated that “all nations live side by side in perfect harmony.” The Chinese held that “one should be as inclusive as the ocean, which is vast because it admits hundreds of rivers” and called for drawing upon the strength of others.

Today, China seeks to accelerate its development by upholding world peace. The world peace is, in turn, enhanced by China's development. China firmly pursues a strategy of opening-up for mutual benefit and win-win outcomes. It genuinely wishes to enter into extensive cooperation with other countries. It is inclusive and is eager to draw on the strength of other civilizations to pursue peace and development through cooperation and play its part in building a harmonious world of enduring peace and common prosperity.

点评：

今年的汉译英题目难度同往年相当，题目来源和近几年的出题模式类同，都是来源于口译案例，这些也是我在新东方口译班上教学和培训的重点。中级和高级口译笔试的汉译英题目皆选于胡锦涛在耶鲁大学的演讲，全文查看胡锦涛主席在美国耶鲁大学的演讲(中英文对照)。其中，标注红色的部分是中级口译汉译英出处，标注蓝色的部分是高级口译汉译英出处。

综合这几年的笔试翻译题目和口试的口译题目，都是这些年的领导发言相关，相对比较容易的部分会在口试阶段的口译题中出现，较难部分在笔试中使用，所以经常学习口译案例对考试大有裨益。

一般来说，演讲材料中出现相当多的四字结构成分的部分（比如说：莘莘学子、青春洋溢、书香浓郁等等，高级口译中容易出现一些引语如：“强不执弱”、“富不侮贫”、“协和万邦”、“海纳百川，有容乃大”、兼收并蓄等等）属于笔试的范畴，因为难度较高，很难在口试中将原文正确呈现。

虽然批改汉译英试卷时都有参考答案，但只要意思正确，表达清楚都会得及格分，有一两处低级错误如：把taught拼写成teached把I have写成I has一般都不会及格，这些我在口译课上已经无数次向新东方的同学们强调过。对于本次考试，由于题目有一定的难度，加之时间比较紧迫，能够得40分或以上（这部分满分50）的同学凤毛麟角。作为阅卷人，我的体会是：

1. 句子结构非常重要，词的搭配（collocation）是关键。有的同学使用了很难的词汇，但句子读上去不通顺，照样还是不及格，让人感到婉惜。要做到用词准确，必须靠平常多积累。显然，背一些好的短语和固定搭配比背单个的难词更有价值。

2. 要多关心时事，扩大知识面。比如说，很多考生把原文中的“北京清华大学”翻译成“Beijing University and Qinghua University”，把“耶鲁大学”翻译成“Yellow University”。

3. 翻译后要自己读一遍，尽量避免语法错误（很多错误可以检查出来并加以更正的），减少失分的概率。

4. 不要把过多的精力放在难句上，相反地，把注意力放在容易的句子上，保证翻译正确和得分应该是好的策略。

书山无路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟。汉译英的技能最能体现一个人的英语功力，因此一定要靠平常的日积月累才行，要多读、多背、多练，注意学习口译案例，看专业的译员是怎么译的（观看电视上播出的领导人的出访、记者招待会等）。

另外，新东方的《中高级口译口试备考精要》一书刚刚由世界图书出版公司正式出版发行，会对广大参加口试的考生大有裨益。笔试结束之后，希望大家抓紧时间投入到口试的准备当中，争取在口试中取得好成绩。

(本文版权归上海新东方所有)

spot-dictation答案：
1. two sides

2. letting everybody trade freely

3. makes it harder

4. partly right

5. the life of people

6. did not trade

7. likely to get

8. 70 billon dollar

9. energy use

10. more expensive

11. feel the same

12. export

13. only within

14. domestic students

15. cutting off

16. strong effects

17. American-made goods

18. anger

19. endanger

20. give preference to

需要当心的是，第十五格的off，决不能漏写一个f；第一格的sides中s不能漏，第十六格的effects同理；第十七格的定语American-made中，需要加上“-”；第十九个的前缀en不能写成in。

spot-dictation全文：
Spot Dictation
For centuries, people have been fighting over whether governments should allow trade between countries. There have been, and probably always will be two sides to the argument.
Some people argue that just letting everybody trade freely is best for both the country and the world. Others argue, that trade with other countries makes it harder for some people to make a good living.
Both sides are at least partly right. International trade matters a lot. It's a fact on the life of people are enormous. Imagine a world in which your country did not trade at all with other countries. Imagine what kind of job you would be likely to get. And what goods you could buy or not buy in such a world.
For the United States for example, start by imagining that it lived without its 70 billion dollars a year in imported oil, and cut back on its energy use because the remaining domestic oil and other energy sources were more expensive. Producers and consumers in other parts of the economy would feel the same if they were suddenly stripped a foreign-made goods like CD players and clothing.
On the export side, suppose that Boeing could sell airplanes, and farmers could sell their corps only within the United States, and that US universities could admit only domestic students. In each case, there are people who gain, and people who lose from cutting off international trade.
In any case, less or more international trade will have strong effects on your career, as well as your life. For years, American companies are often faced with the choice of buying American-made goods which are expensive, and foreign made goods which are cheap. If the company buys America goods, it may anger tax payers by feeling to keep prices low. But if they buy us foreign goods, it may endanger the jobs of American workers.
Recently, congress has passed a law compiling American companies with government contracts to give preference to domestic goods and services.

后面听力的选项没有，答案也没有但是有听力原文和问题，你可以看下，基本上自己如果当时理解对了，应该问题不大的。还有听译的句子和段落的原文。

Statements
1. Are you looking for someone who can translate this contract into Portuguese? What about our new secretary, I hear she had stayed in Brazil for several years.
2. Finding employment is not easy these days even in big cities. If I were you, I would be delighted wih such a job offer.
3. Also present at the conference is Dr. Madison, who will join our discussion this afternoon to give an expert view on the current situation of global economy.
4. If you intend to try bungee jumping, most countries require that you be over the age of 18, and join a bungee jumping club, or be properly instructed for the sport.
5. Keeping a business firm running is far more difficult than starting it. According to current statistics, two thirds of new business firms will fail in the first five years.
6. Scientists report that hunting or eating wild animals not only destroy the balance of nature, but also run the risk of being infected by virus from animals.
7. We can never learn a foreign language in the same way as we acquire our first. For even a 3-year-old child can have thousands of hours of contact with his mother tongue.
8. Once you enroll in full or part-time courses at this college, our services are all free of charge, except that you pay 30 pence a copy for any photo copying made here.
9. If you have yet to appoint a new sales manager in charge of our L.A. office, Mrs. Coleman was born there and has good connections.
10. Suppose the gasoline tank of your car holds 20 gallons and you average 16 miles to the gallon, how far can you drive on a tank tull of gasoline?
Talks and Conversations
Q11-14
B: Hey Mary, you look depressed. Is everything OK?
G: It's my parents. They are not easy to put up with. They are so old fashioned and they never let me do anything. I go out at night only once in a while, and when I do, I have to be back by 10:00. What should I do?
B: Have you tried to talk to them?
G: They never have any time for me. My dad's work comes first, and my mum only sits down with me when she wants to show me off to her friends:” Marry gets straight As, and she made basketball team this year!" Er, I want to move out and live on my own!
B: Well, I get along with my parents, but we don't agree all the time. They worry too much about me. If I'm going away, it's always: "don't forget to call as soon as you arrive!", "take this medicine with you in case you get sick”,” you must stay away from drugs." They know I'm not into that. They should trust me.
G: I guess parents are all the same.
11: What does the woman think of her parents?
12: Which of the following is TRUE about the woman?
13: What do this man’s parents often ask him to do when he is going away?
14: What does the man think his parents should do?
Q15-18
Ladies and Gentlemen, we all know that even with the advances of science and technology in our modern society, it is very difficult for us to predict an earthquake, let alone, prevented. But people had long ago tried every possible means to record and in some way predict the occurrence of an earthquake.
The world's first instrument for recording earth quakes was invented in China in the second century AD. The instrument, today we would call it a seismoscope was designed by a Chinese astronomer, and geographer named Zhangheng. It was a vessel like device made of bronze and measured in 6 feet in diameter.
Inside the instrument, there was a pendulum that was swing from the movement of a trimmer that is too weak to be felt by a human being. When the pendulum swung, it will pull one of the attached bars. The bar will open the mouth of the dragon sculpture on the outside of the vessel. And a bronze ball will drop, and fall with a clang into the open mouth of a frog sculpture below. This seismoscope could not only record the movement of an earthquake, but also show from which direction of the earthquake came.
In AD 138, Zhangheng used his invention to announce that a major earthquake has struck 400 miles northwest of Luoyang, the Chinese capital. His report came long before massagers on horse back brought news of the earthquake to the capital city.
15. For what purpose was the vessel like seismoscope invented?
16. What is the function of the pendulum inside the instrument?
17. According to the talk, what happened in the year AD 138?
18. How was the news of earthquake brought to the capital city before the invention of such an instrument?
Q19-22
B: Hi Betty, nice to see you again! How long ago did we two meet in the student centre? I'm glad the final examinations are over, and we don't have to stay up all night to cram all the academic stuff into our minds.
G: Yes. I’m glad we can be here again to relax, and have fun with other fellow students. And now we can look forward to our summer holiday. I've been thinking of going to the States for some time.
B: I think it would be much better for you to go on holiday here in England than to the United States. To start with, it's a lot nearer, and so it would be much cheaper to get around. That means you will have far more money to spend.
G: That may be true. But thinking about when you get there. There are much more to do in the United States. There are so many different things to see, and places to go. Imagine you could go to New York, San Francisco, the Grand Canyon, and Disney World!
B: Exactly! Disney World! I have been dreaming of going there ever since my childhood.
G: So, you are changing your mind, aren't you?
B: I'm still worrying about the cost of taking a trip to the States. Meanwhile, if you stay here in England, you can probably take up some part-time jobs. That way, you can earn extra money to support your study next semester.
G: Maybe you are right. I’ll think it over, and talk about it with my parents while I'm home. Anyway, it is they who pay for my study here in the university.
19. What has the man been doing recently?
20. Why does the man wants to spend his holiday in England?
21. Where is this conversation taking place?
22. At the end of the conversation, what does the woman decide to do?
Q23-26
All humans experience stress. It is a necessary part of life. Generally speaking, a person's ability to deal with stress is affected by his or her feelings, attitude and outlook on life. To start with, my topic for this week's lecture is teenage stress.
Parents tend to think that their children's adolescence is a carefree period of life. However, study show that teenagers can experience the most stress of all people. They can experience stress related to money, family problems, self-esteem, acceptance by their peers, getting accepted into college, choosing a career, and pressure to do well in school, sports or clubs. One reason for such stress is that childhood has gotten shorter, and the perception of children has changed. With the rapid advance of information technology, children can get messages that in the past, were probably meant only for adults. And the dividing line between childhood and adulthood ceases to exist. Children do not play as many as their games as we used to. And most of their games and sports nowadays are those usually performed by adults. Youngsters are encouraged to use adult language that was once never to be heard around a child.
Today, our people are under tremendous pressure to achieve and succeed. It seems to me that the higher our living standard is, the more stress our children experience. In any case, the way by which we live today definitely has something to do with the increase of the level of stress.
23. According to the talk, how would parents view their children's adolescence?
24. Which of the following is not a stress-related phenomenon for teenagers?
25. According to the speaker, what kind of messages can children get today?
26. What has contributed to the increase of the level of stress?
Q27-30
A: Good afternoon, Mr. Brown. Won't you take a seat? That's an attractive shirt, is that new?
B: Fairly, I got it last month for my birthday.
A: It's very nice. Mr. Brown, I've been enjoying working with you, and you certainly have made some significant contributions. Today, however, I need to speak with you about a problem I have observed. When we are done speaking, I anticipate that we will have a solution worked out for this problem. Does that sound reasonable to you?
B: Sure, this must be serious. You are so formal.
A: Yes, Mr. Brown. During the past month, I have observed you returning late from lunch on 5 different occasions. I have the specific deeds listed here.
B: Hey, I wasn't late, I was running errands.
A: Mr. Brown, I'm going to give you a chance to respond in just a minute. I need you to listen first. If we interrupt each other, we aren't going to get anywhere.
B: Okay.
A: I first observed this change in behavior last month, but I ignored it, assuming that you were engaging in work related activities. However, the end of the month reports came in, and they reviewed a definite drop in your productivity, and significant increase in errors. I spoke with you on the 3rd, and the 17th. On each occasion, the smell of alcohol was obvious. Today, the smell of alcohol is obvious. Drinking while on the job is strictly against company policy. Is there a reason for this change in your behavior?
B: There is no change in behavior. I only had one beer at lunch. That's not a crime, is it?
A: I'd like this to be a problem solving session, not a warning session. You are a valuable employee, and I'd like it to stay that way. I'd like to help you, but you have to be willing to be truthful. Would you like to talk about this with a professional councilor?
B: If you think that would help.
A: I don't know if it will help. That part is up to you. But I'm willing to work with you. Here's the telephone number of Dr. Laurence. I'd like you to call him and set up an appointment. In the mean time, you must understand that alcohol during working hours is strictly forbidden. Failure to observe this rule will lead to dismissal. May I count on you to observe this rule?
B: I'll do my best.
27. What does the man think of the woman's opening remark?
28. According to the conversation, what has the woman observed recently?
29. What does the woman suggest to help solve the problem?
30. What is the company rule according to the woman?
Sentence Translation
1. Workers who can still demonstrate their capacity to carry out their work should not be asked to retire, simply because they have reached a certain age.
2. We had only expected around 20 people to apply for that post, but twice as many showed up. So we had to work overnight for the arrangement of interviews.
3. Many American companies now understand that they must study Chinese laws, trade practices and culture in order to be more effective in doing business with their new trading parnters.
4. Not long ago, people were still arguing over whether or not climate change was actually taking place. Now there is broad consensus that it is happening, and that human activities are largely to blame.
5. It is known that human intelligence is attributable to both heredity and environment, but the genetic factors are more important than the environmental ones.
Passage Translation
1. I think examinations are much better than homework. I prefer having exams at the end of a school year to doing homework every week. For me, the problem with homework is that the pressure is on you all the time, and everything you do counts towards your final result. With examinations you can work really hard only in the final stages. I also like to get up early and go through my notes on the day of the exam. That way, everything is fresh in my mind.
2. Listening is one of the things we do most. Yet listening isn't easy. First we are surrounded by noise. People talking or shouting, the sound of traffic, or the roar of airplanes overhead, which makes any listening job a challenge. Second, we often don't seem to remember even when we do listen. By the time the speaker has finished a 10-minutes' speech, the average person has already forgotten half of what was said. Within 48 hours, another 50% has been forgotten. In other words, we quickly forget nearly all of what we hear.

下面是翻译的
英译汉

What is a novel? I say: an invented story. At the same time a story which, though invented, has the power to ring true. True to what? True to life as the reader knows life to be or, it may be, feels life to be. And I mean the adult, the grown-up reader. Such a reader has outgrown fairy tales, and we do not want the fantastic and the impossible. So I say to you that a novel must stand up to the adult tests of reality.

You may say:”If one wants truth, why not go to the literally true book? Biography or documentary, these amazing accounts of amazing experiences which people have.” Yes, but I am suggesting to you that there is a distinction between truth and so-called reality. The novel does not simply recount experience. And here comes in what is the actual livening spark of the novel: the novelist’s imagination has a power of its own. It does not merely invent, it perceives. It intensifies, therefore it gives power, extra importance, and greater truth to what may well be ordinary and everyday things.

小说是什么？我认为是人们创造出来的故事。同时尽管是创造出来的故事，但是小说仍然有一种力量能够让人听上去感觉像真的一样。真的像什么呢？就像读者所知道的那种生活或者可能的生活样子，像他们所感觉的那种生活。当然我指的是对于成熟的成年读者而言。像我们这样的成年读者已经足够长大，不再相信童话故事，不再需要奇异幻想和那些不可能发生的事情。所以我对你说，小说必须要成熟起来，能够让成年人将之放在生活中试验。

你或许会说：“如果一个人需要事实，他为什么不去看完完全全真实的书呢？自传或者纪录片里都是些令人惊异的真人真事的描述。这当然正确，但是我对你的建议是事实和所谓的现实之间有着本质的区别。小说并不仅仅只是叙述人们的经历，小说会添加人们的经历。而这一点正是小说所具有的活力火花：小说家的想象力有其自己强大的力量。借助这种想象力小说家并不仅仅创造，他们去感知。这种想象力不断增强，给原本普普通通的日常生活注入一股力量，使它们变得额外地重要，变得更加地真实。

汉译英

有两个大款附庸风雅，参加一个冷餐会，与会者自然不乏真正的名流学者。席间，一个学者与其中的大款甲闲聊，话题不知怎么扯到莎士比亚身上。学者问大款甲：“先生是否对莎士比亚最感兴趣？”大款甲顿了顿，随即正色说：“相比之下，还是威士忌合我口味。”这时，大家都暗自窃笑。大款乙也看出了苗头，悻悻然走开。在回来的小车上，大款乙教训大款甲说：“你真一点都不懂，莎士比亚是饮料，你怎么把它当洋酒了！”

Two big shots attended a buffet reception, trying to pose as lovers of culture, for the participants included some real scholars of distinction. During the reception, a scholar chatted with Tycoon A and somehow the topic shifted to Shakespeare. The scholar asked, “Are you most interested in Shakespeare?” The big shot paused and announced with a severe countenance: “In comparison, whiskey is more to my taste.” Hearing that, all the listeners laughed up their sleeves. Tycoon B saw the straw in the wind and left resentfully. On their way home in the car, Tycoon B lectured Tycoon A: “ How could you be that ignorant! Shakespeare is a beverage, and you are foolish enough to take that as an imported spirit!”

spot-dictation答案：
1. two sides

2. letting everybody trade freely

3. makes it harder

4. partly right

5. the life of people

6. did not trade

7. likely to get

8. 70 billon dollar

9. energy use

10. more expensive

11. feel the same

12. export

13. only within

14. domestic students

15. cutting off

16. strong effects

17. American-made goods

18. anger

19. endanger

20. give preference to

需要当心的是，第十五格的off，决不能漏写一个f；第一格的sides中s不能漏，第十六格的effects同理；第十七格的定语American-made中，需要加上“-”；第十九个的前缀en不能写成in。

spot-dictation全文：
Spot Dictation
For centuries, people have been fighting over whether governments should allow trade between countries. There have been, and probably always will be two sides to the argument.
Some people argue that just letting everybody trade freely is best for both the country and the world. Others argue, that trade with other countries makes it harder for some people to make a good living.
Both sides are at least partly right. International trade matters a lot. It's a fact on the life of people are enormous. Imagine a world in which your country did not trade at all with other countries. Imagine what kind of job you would be likely to get. And what goods you could buy or not buy in such a world.
For the United States for example, start by imagining that it lived without its 70 billion dollars a year in imported oil, and cut back on its energy use because the remaining domestic oil and other energy sources were more expensive. Producers and consumers in other parts of the economy would feel the same if they were suddenly stripped a foreign-made goods like CD players and clothing.
On the export side, suppose that Boeing could sell airplanes, and farmers could sell their corps only within the United States, and that US universities could admit only domestic students. In each case, there are people who gain, and people who lose from cutting off international trade.
In any case, less or more international trade will have strong effects on your career, as well as your life. For years, American companies are often faced with the choice of buying American-made goods which are expensive, and foreign made goods which are cheap. If the company buys America goods, it may anger tax payers by feeling to keep prices low. But if they buy us foreign goods, it may endanger the jobs of American workers.
Recently, congress has passed a law compiling American companies with government contracts to give preference to domestic goods and services.

后面听力的选项没有，答案也没有但是有听力原文和问题，你可以看下，基本上自己如果当时理解对了，应该问题不大的。还有听译的句子和段落的原文。

Statements
1. Are you looking for someone who can translate this contract into Portuguese? What about our new secretary, I hear she had stayed in Brazil for several years.
2. Finding employment is not easy these days even in big cities. If I were you, I would be delighted wih such a job offer.
3. Also present at the conference is Dr. Madison, who will join our discussion this afternoon to give an expert view on the current situation of global economy.
4. If you intend to try bungee jumping, most countries require that you be over the age of 18, and join a bungee jumping club, or be properly instructed for the sport.
5. Keeping a business firm running is far more difficult than starting it. According to current statistics, two thirds of new business firms will fail in the first five years.
6. Scientists report that hunting or eating wild animals not only destroy the balance of nature, but also run the risk of being infected by virus from animals.
7. We can never learn a foreign language in the same way as we acquire our first. For even a 3-year-old child can have thousands of hours of contact with his mother tongue.
8. Once you enroll in full or part-time courses at this college, our services are all free of charge, except that you pay 30 pence a copy for any photo copying made here.
9. If you have yet to appoint a new sales manager in charge of our L.A. office, Mrs. Coleman was born there and has good connections.
10. Suppose the gasoline tank of your car holds 20 gallons and you average 16 miles to the gallon, how far can you drive on a tank tull of gasoline?
Talks and Conversations
Q11-14
B: Hey Mary, you look depressed. Is everything OK?
G: It's my parents. They are not easy to put up with. They are so old fashioned and they never let me do anything. I go out at night only once in a while, and when I do, I have to be back by 10:00. What should I do?
B: Have you tried to talk to them?
G: They never have any time for me. My dad's work comes first, and my mum only sits down with me when she wants to show me off to her friends:” Marry gets straight As, and she made basketball team this year!" Er, I want to move out and live on my own!
B: Well, I get along with my parents, but we don't agree all the time. They worry too much about me. If I'm going away, it's always: "don't forget to call as soon as you arrive!", "take this medicine with you in case you get sick”,” you must stay away from drugs." They know I'm not into that. They should trust me.
G: I guess parents are all the same.
11: What does the woman think of her parents?
12: Which of the following is TRUE about the woman?
13: What do this man’s parents often ask him to do when he is going away?
14: What does the man think his parents should do?
Q15-18
Ladies and Gentlemen, we all know that even with the advances of science and technology in our modern society, it is very difficult for us to predict an earthquake, let alone, prevented. But people had long ago tried every possible means to record and in some way predict the occurrence of an earthquake.
The world's first instrument for recording earth quakes was invented in China in the second century AD. The instrument, today we would call it a seismoscope was designed by a Chinese astronomer, and geographer named Zhangheng. It was a vessel like device made of bronze and measured in 6 feet in diameter.
Inside the instrument, there was a pendulum that was swing from the movement of a trimmer that is too weak to be felt by a human being. When the pendulum swung, it will pull one of the attached bars. The bar will open the mouth of the dragon sculpture on the outside of the vessel. And a bronze ball will drop, and fall with a clang into the open mouth of a frog sculpture below. This seismoscope could not only record the movement of an earthquake, but also show from which direction of the earthquake came.
In AD 138, Zhangheng used his invention to announce that a major earthquake has struck 400 miles northwest of Luoyang, the Chinese capital. His report came long before massagers on horse back brought news of the earthquake to the capital city.
15. For what purpose was the vessel like seismoscope invented?
16. What is the function of the pendulum inside the instrument?
17. According to the talk, what happened in the year AD 138?
18. How was the news of earthquake brought to the capital city before the invention of such an instrument?
Q19-22
B: Hi Betty, nice to see you again! How long ago did we two meet in the student centre? I'm glad the final examinations are over, and we don't have to stay up all night to cram all the academic stuff into our minds.
G: Yes. I’m glad we can be here again to relax, and have fun with other fellow students. And now we can look forward to our summer holiday. I've been thinking of going to the States for some time.
B: I think it would be much better for you to go on holiday here in England than to the United States. To start with, it's a lot nearer, and so it would be much cheaper to get around. That means you will have far more money to spend.
G: That may be true. But thinking about when you get there. There are much more to do in the United States. There are so many different things to see, and places to go. Imagine you could go to New York, San Francisco, the Grand Canyon, and Disney World!
B: Exactly! Disney World! I have been dreaming of going there ever since my childhood.
G: So, you are changing your mind, aren't you?
B: I'm still worrying about the cost of taking a trip to the States. Meanwhile, if you stay here in England, you can probably take up some part-time jobs. That way, you can earn extra money to support your study next semester.
G: Maybe you are right. I’ll think it over, and talk about it with my parents while I'm home. Anyway, it is they who pay for my study here in the university.
19. What has the man been doing recently?
20. Why does the man wants to spend his holiday in England?
21. Where is this conversation taking place?
22. At the end of the conversation, what does the woman decide to do?
Q23-26
All humans experience stress. It is a necessary part of life. Generally speaking, a person's ability to deal with stress is affected by his or her feelings, attitude and outlook on life. To start with, my topic for this week's lecture is teenage stress.
Parents tend to think that their children's adolescence is a carefree period of life. However, study show that teenagers can experience the most stress of all people. They can experience stress related to money, family problems, self-esteem, acceptance by their peers, getting accepted into college, choosing a career, and pressure to do well in school, sports or clubs. One reason for such stress is that childhood has gotten shorter, and the perception of children has changed. With the rapid advance of information technology, children can get messages that in the past, were probably meant only for adults. And the dividing line between childhood and adulthood ceases to exist. Children do not play as many as their games as we used to. And most of their games and sports nowadays are those usually performed by adults. Youngsters are encouraged to use adult language that was once never to be heard around a child.
Today, our people are under tremendous pressure to achieve and succeed. It seems to me that the higher our living standard is, the more stress our children experience. In any case, the way by which we live today definitely has something to do with the increase of the level of stress.
23. According to the talk, how would parents view their children's adolescence?
24. Which of the following is not a stress-related phenomenon for teenagers?
25. According to the speaker, what kind of messages can children get today?
26. What has contributed to the increase of the level of stress?
Q27-30
A: Good afternoon, Mr. Brown. Won't you take a seat? That's an attractive shirt, is that new?
B: Fairly, I got it last month for my birthday.
A: It's very nice. Mr. Brown, I've been enjoying working with you, and you certainly have made some significant contributions. Today, however, I need to speak with you about a problem I have observed. When we are done speaking, I anticipate that we will have a solution worked out for this problem. Does that sound reasonable to you?
B: Sure, this must be serious. You are so formal.
A: Yes, Mr. Brown. During the past month, I have observed you returning late from lunch on 5 different occasions. I have the specific deeds listed here.
B: Hey, I wasn't late, I was running errands.
A: Mr. Brown, I'm going to give you a chance to respond in just a minute. I need you to listen first. If we interrupt each other, we aren't going to get anywhere.
B: Okay.
A: I first observed this change in behavior last month, but I ignored it, assuming that you were engaging in work related activities. However, the end of the month reports came in, and they reviewed a definite drop in your productivity, and significant increase in errors. I spoke with you on the 3rd, and the 17th. On each occasion, the smell of alcohol was obvious. Today, the smell of alcohol is obvious. Drinking while on the job is strictly against company policy. Is there a reason for this change in your behavior?
B: There is no change in behavior. I only had one beer at lunch. That's not a crime, is it?
A: I'd like this to be a problem solving session, not a warning session. You are a valuable employee, and I'd like it to stay that way. I'd like to help you, but you have to be willing to be truthful. Would you like to talk about this with a professional councilor?
B: If you think that would help.
A: I don't know if it will help. That part is up to you. But I'm willing to work with you. Here's the telephone number of Dr. Laurence. I'd like you to call him and set up an appointment. In the mean time, you must understand that alcohol during working hours is strictly forbidden. Failure to observe this rule will lead to dismissal. May I count on you to observe this rule?
B: I'll do my best.
27. What does the man think of the woman's opening remark?
28. According to the conversation, what has the woman observed recently?
29. What does the woman suggest to help solve the problem?
30. What is the company rule according to the woman?
Sentence Translation
1. Workers who can still demonstrate their capacity to carry out their work should not be asked to retire, simply because they have reached a certain age.
2. We had only expected around 20 people to apply for that post, but twice as many showed up. So we had to work overnight for the arrangement of interviews.
3. Many American companies now understand that they must study Chinese laws, trade practices and culture in order to be more effective in doing business with their new trading parnters.
4. Not long ago, people were still arguing over whether or not climate change was actually taking place. Now there is broad consensus that it is happening, and that human activities are largely to blame.
5. It is known that human intelligence is attributable to both heredity and environment, but the genetic factors are more important than the environmental ones.
Passage Translation
1. I think examinations are much better than homework. I prefer having exams at the end of a school year to doing homework every week. For me, the problem with homework is that the pressure is on you all the time, and everything you do counts towards your final result. With examinations you can work really hard only in the final stages. I also like to get up early and go through my notes on the day of the exam. That way, everything is fresh in my mind.
2. Listening is one of the things we do most. Yet listening isn't easy. First we are surrounded by noise. People talking or shouting, the sound of traffic, or the roar of airplanes overhead, which makes any listening job a challenge. Second, we often don't seem to remember even when we do listen. By the time the speaker has finished a 10-minutes' speech, the average person has already forgotten half of what was said. Within 48 hours, another 50% has been forgotten. In other words, we quickly forget nearly all of what we hear.

下面是翻译的
英译汉

What is a novel? I say: an invented story. At the same time a story which, though invented, has the power to ring true. True to what? True to life as the reader knows life to be or, it may be, feels life to be. And I mean the adult, the grown-up reader. Such a reader has outgrown fairy tales, and we do not want the fantastic and the impossible. So I say to you that a novel must stand up to the adult tests of reality.

You may say:”If one wants truth, why not go to the literally true book? Biography or documentary, these amazing accounts of amazing experiences which people have.” Yes, but I am suggesting to you that there is a distinction between truth and so-called reality. The novel does not simply recount experience. And here comes in what is the actual livening spark of the novel: the novelist’s imagination has a power of its own. It does not merely invent, it perceives. It intensifies, therefore it gives power, extra importance, and greater truth to what may well be ordinary and everyday things.

小说是什么？我认为是人们创造出来的故事。同时尽管是创造出来的故事，但是小说仍然有一种力量能够让人听上去感觉像真的一样。真的像什么呢？就像读者所知道的那种生活或者可能的生活样子，像他们所感觉的那种生活。当然我指的是对于成熟的成年读者而言。像我们这样的成年读者已经足够长大，不再相信童话故事，不再需要奇异幻想和那些不可能发生的事情。所以我对你说，小说必须要成熟起来，能够让成年人将之放在生活中试验。

你或许会说：“如果一个人需要事实，他为什么不去看完完全全真实的书呢？自传或者纪录片里都是些令人惊异的真人真事的描述。这当然正确，但是我对你的建议是事实和所谓的现实之间有着本质的区别。小说并不仅仅只是叙述人们的经历，小说会添加人们的经历。而这一点正是小说所具有的活力火花：小说家的想象力有其自己强大的力量。借助这种想象力小说家并不仅仅创造，他们去感知。这种想象力不断增强，给原本普普通通的日常生活注入一股力量，使它们变得额外地重要，变得更加地真实。

汉译英

有两个大款附庸风雅，参加一个冷餐会，与会者自然不乏真正的名流学者。席间，一个学者与其中的大款甲闲聊，话题不知怎么扯到莎士比亚身上。学者问大款甲：“先生是否对莎士比亚最感兴趣？”大款甲顿了顿，随即正色说：“相比之下，还是威士忌合我口味。”这时，大家都暗自窃笑。大款乙也看出了苗头，悻悻然走开。在回来的小车上，大款乙教训大款甲说：“你真一点都不懂，莎士比亚是饮料，你怎么把它当洋酒了！”

Two big shots attended a buffet reception, trying to pose as lovers of culture, for the participants included some real scholars of distinction. During the reception, a scholar chatted with Tycoon A and somehow the topic shifted to Shakespeare. The scholar asked, “Are you most interested in Shakespeare?” The big shot paused and announced with a severe countenance: “In comparison, whiskey is more to my taste.” Hearing that, all the listeners laughed up their sleeves. Tycoon B saw the straw in the wind and left resentfully. On their way home in the car, Tycoon B lectured Tycoon A: “ How could you be that ignorant! Shakespeare is a beverage, and you are foolish enough to take that as an imported spirit!”

这些都是我自己在新东方邱政政老师的博客里看来的，里面还有阅读的文章和部分评析，但是答案不全。现在能确定的是6A, 8C,10C

http://edu.eastday.com/Infos/Infosi.aspx?Id=79173
上面这个网址提供的是最全最新的09年9月中口的答案

偶才考~~

2009年9.13上海中级口译真题以及解析、答案请到上海远播教育网中高级口译频道首页看

答案还想下来，明天应该就都知道了，你再等等

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掌很胜寒： http://edu.eastday.com/Infos/Infosi.aspx?Id=79173我也是刚考过,新东方已经出了听力原文和部分答案,祝好运.

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掌很胜寒： 貌似有老师说现在因为金融危机引发的就业问题,3月的笔试可能简单一点以增加通过率(仅限于笔试),不过我认为难度应该差不多啦~~不过整体而言,随着人们水平的提高,难度一年年增加是正常的,九十年代的阅读题文章长度连现在的一半都没有~~

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