09年春季上海英语中级口译笔译.docx

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09年春季上海英语中级口译笔译

09年春季上海英语中级口译笔译

听力原文

　　Spotdictation

　　YoumightthinkthathamburgerswereinventedintheUnitedStates,butthatisnottotallytrue.Theseround,flatcakesorpattiesactuallycamefromGermanyinthemiddleofthe19thcentury.TheywerebroughttotheUnitedStatesbyGermanimmigrantswhocamefromthecityofHamburg.ThatiswhytheirnamewasHamburgerStake.

　　However,peopleinotherplacesclaimthattheyinventedthehamburger.Perhapswe'llneverhaveaclearanswer.Butthereisnoquestionthatthehamburgerwasagreathit.Why?

Perhapsbecauseatthattime,industrywasgrowingandakindoffast,practicalandcheapfoodwasneededforworkers.

　　Thehamburgerbecameevenmorepopularinthe1920swhenthefirstchainoffastfoodrestaurantswasstarted.Thischainwascalled"WhiteCastle".Itservedtinyhamburgersthatweresoldforonly5centseach.Then,inthe1930stherecamethedrive-inrestaurantwherecustomerswereservedintheircarsbywaitersinuniform.Andthehamburgerwasoneofthemostpopularmenuitems.

　　Bynow,thehamburgerwasreadytoconquertheworld.AndthishappenedwithMcDonald's,whichwasactuallyahotdogstandatfirst.Butbytheearly1950sthehotdogwasreplacedbythehamburger.McDonald'sandotherfastfoodrestaurantsspringuparoundtheworldthroughouttherestofthe20thcentury.McDonald'salonehassold12hamburgersforeverypersonintheworld.

　　TheimportanceofthehamburgertoU.S.cultureremainssignificant.About60%ofallsandwichesthatareeatenarehamburgers.Accordingtosomesources,7%ofcurrentworkersintheUntiedStateshadtheirfirstjobatMcDonald's.Butthefaceofthehamburgerischangingaccordingtothetimes.Nowadaysitispossibletobuyachickenburger,aturkeyburger,afishburgeroraveggieburger.

　　Statements

　　1.Mrs.Jonescametousattheairport.Wethoughtshewasthesecretarybutsheturnedouttobethepresidentofthecompany.

　　2.AfterSusancarefullyexplainedherideasattheboardmeetinglastweek,thedirectorsallvotedforthechangeshe'smadeconcerningtheproposedproject.

　　3.Ofthestudentsparticipatinginouruniversity'sresearchproject,73%classifiedthemselvesasfreshmenandsophomores.

　　4.Originallywehadplannedtobuyacarbytheendoflastyear,butthenwiththerecentfluctuationofthecrudeoilpriceswedecidedtopostponethepurchase.

　　5.MostpeopleIknowareinterestedintheproposedtaxreformbeingdebatedinthecongressbecausetheyhopeitwilllowertaxesforthem.

　　6.Ifyou'regoodatmanagingyourowntimeandenergy,itisverylikelythatyoucandowellbothinyourschoolworkandforyourcareer

　　7.Mr.PaulWhite,thankyouverymuchforyourinquiry,butIfeelthepositionmoresuitsafemaleapplicant.Anyway,Iwillkeepyournameonfile.

　　8.Isthisyourbestquote?

Ithoughtpriceswillbecomingdownnowgiventhecurrentsituationoffinancialandeconomiccrisis.

　　9.Lastmonthourmanagertookaten-daybusinesstriptoChicago,buthehadtostaytherefor3moredaysasthenegotiationturnedouttobeatougherone.

　　10.Whenourchildrenaremadeconfidentthattheyarepositiveandcompetentindividuals,theywilladaptthemselvestothechangingsocietyandsuccessfullyaccomplishpersonalgoals.

　　TalksandConversations

　　Passageone（Q11-14）

　　W：

Whatareyoulaughingabout?

　　M:

IjustsawthesilliestadvertisementonTVforGermansoups.It'ssaidourproductsarehome-madewiththefreshestvegetablesandfruits.Thenasceneinthefactoryshowedthatproductswerepreparedandpackedbythemostsophisticatedmachinery.

　　W:

AndIamsurethatthewordNATURALwasputonthejarsandcansoftheproducts.Ithinkthestupidestadvertisementsarethosethatimplythatyouareoneofakind.Ifyoubuytheproduct,youwillbeaveryspecialperson.Nowyouwillbejustlikeeveryotheroneofthe20millionpeoplewhoboughtit.

　　M:

That'sreallysilly.Buttome,thedumbestofthemalliswhenadvertisersputacelebrityonTVtotalkaboutaparticularbrandofsoaporaboutaparticularcar.Ibetthatthecelebrity'sneverusedtheproductbeforetheygotthejobofappearinginthecommercial.

　　W:

Yeah!

Butmostofthesecommercialsworkandpeopleremembertheproduct.

　　M:

Iagree,herewearetalkingaboutadswe'veseen,aren'twe?

Weareallinfluencedbythosecelebritiesandbrandnames.

　　W:

Ithinkteenagersarespeciallyvulnerable.Advertiserstrytogetteenagersusedtoabrandbecausetheyknowthatinlateryears,theteenagerswillsticktothatparticularproductoftheirs.

　　Question11:

Whatintheadvertisementhasmadethemanlaugh?

　　Question12:

Whensomeadsimplythatyouareoneofakind,whatdoesthatmean?

　　Question13:

WhydoestheadvertiserputacelebrityonTVtotalkaboutaparticularproduct?

　　Question14:

Accordingtothewoman,whatwillteenagersdoiftheyareusedtoabrand?

　　Passagetwo（Q15-18）

　　Manyofyoumayhaveheardof"jetlag",whichisaconditionofsleepdisordersresultingfromrapidtravelovertimezonessuchasonajetplane.Thesymptomsofjetlagcanbequitevariedandmayinclude:

lossofappetite,nausea,headache,fatigue,insomniaorevenmilddepression.Herearefewtipsforyoutoavoidjetlagorcopeifyouarestrickenbythecondition.Firstadjustyourbiologicalrhythmseveraldaysbeforeyourdeparture.Anddevelopaplantostartswitchingtothetimezoneofyourdestination.Forinstance,ifyouwillbeflyingfromNewYorktoPariswhereitis6hourslater,getuponehourearlierforacoupleofdays,thentwohoursearlier,thenthreehoursearlier.Iwouldtrytoatleastgethalfwaytoanewtimezone.Turnlightsonduringdaytimeinyourdestinationandoffduringthenighttime.Second,duringthetimeofyouradjustmentandespeciallyduringtheflight,drinkplentyofwater.Ifyouarenotabigwaterfan,drinksomeotherfluidthatisnothighinsugar,carbonationorcaffeine.Avoidjunkfood,saltyfoods,caffeineandalcoholontheplane.OfcourseIsaythat,butIalwayshaveacoupleofdrinksduringtheflight,ifyoudothat,justbesuretodrinkasmuchwaterbetweendrinksaspossible.Thirdly,whenyouarriveinyourdestination,trytoresisttheurgetonapduringdaytime,getoutsideduringthedaylighthours,evenifit'sjusttositinacaféandrelax.Trytogetagoodnight'ssleepforthefirstcouplenights.Thekeyistoresetyourbody'snaturalclockandtogetenoughrest.Finallywhenyoureturnhome,usesomeofthesametacticsabovetoreturntoyourprevioustimezone.

　　Q15.What'sthespeaker'sdefinitionofjetlag?

　　Q16.What'sthedifferenceofthetimezonesbetweenNewYorkandParis?

　　Q17.Whatdoesthespeakerrecommendifyoudonotwanttodrinkmuchwaterduringtheflight?

　　Q18.Accordingtothespeaker,whatshouldyoutrytodoonceyouarriveatthedestination?

　　Passage3（Q19-22）

　　F:

ComeinMr.Edison,takeaseat.

　　M:

Goodmorningdoctor.

　　F:

Nowlet'sgetafewdetails.Shallwe?

First,yourage,nowyou're40?

　　M:

Er,35actually,doctor.

　　F:

Right,35.Andyourweight?

　　M:

About,105kilos.

　　F:

That'sratheralotforyourheight,don'tyouthink?

　　M:

Yes,Well,Idon'tgetmuchexercise,doctor.

　　F:

Andwhatkindofworkdoyoudoexactly?

　　M:

Iworkwithcomputers.

　　F:

Soyousitmostoftheday,isthatright?

　　M:

Allday.

　　F:

Right,sotellme,doyousmoke?

　　M:

Well,Iusedtosmoke20-30aday,butnowit'sabout10.

　　F:

Emm,Haveyouhadanyillnesslikely?

　　M:

Nothingserious,justusualcoughsandcolds.

　　F:

Isee.Now,let'stalkaboutyourdiet.Whathaveyoueatenthismorning,forexample?

　　M:

I'vehadtwofriedeggs,5bread,toast,butterandjam,andoh,3cupsoftea.

　　F:

Well,Mr.Edison,thatisn'tthebestdietnow,isit?

Whatelsedoyounormallyeat?

　　M:

Beefburgersalot,Chips.

　　F:

DearOhdear.AndwhataboutexercisedoyouhaveMr.Edison?

DoyouplayanySports?

　　M:

Er,can'tsayIdoreally.

　　F:

WellMr.Edisonthisisallratherserious.IthinkwehavetoChangeafewthingsinyourlife.FirstlyIrecommendthatyoustopsmokingcompletely.Secondly,youneedtogetsomeexercise,walk,insteadofdriveMr.Edison.Joinasportsclub.Andlastly,wemustmakesomechangestoyourdiet.Nomorefriedfoods,nomorechips,andbeefburgers,goodhealthyvegetables,boiledpotatoes,grilledmeatandfish.

　　Q19.Whatdoesthewomansayabouttheman'shealth?

　　Q20.Howmanycigarettesdoesthemansmokeeachdaynow?

　　Q21.Whatdoesthewomanthinkoftheman'sbreakfast?

　　Q22.Whichofthefollowingcannotbeconcludedfromtheconversation?

　　Passage4（Q23-26）

　　MayIhaveyourattention,ladiesandgentlemen?

SincetheInternationalclubmeetsonlyonceeverysemesterforthisspecialevent,thefirstthingonouragendaistohavethesecretaryreadtheminutesofthelastmeeting.SowhenIfinishthisopeningspeech,thesecretarywillreadtheminutesofourmeetingforthelastsemester.Andthenwe'llgothroughourannualtreasurer'sreportanddecidewhetheritcanbeacceptedornot.

　　Atthetopofouragenda,andI'msureineveryone'smind,istheInternationalDisplayWeek.Ithasbeenproposedfordiscussion.IwaschairmanoftheAfricanclub,andnowaschairmanoftheInternationalclub,Iknowmorethananyoneelsetheimportanceofsuchadisplayweek.

　　Letmeexplain.Therearetenforeignclubshererepresentingtheforeignstudentsonourcampus.Thepurposeoftheseclubsis,firstofall,togetthestudentsfromthesamecountriestogether,sowewon'tgettoohomesick,andsowecanhelpeachotherovertheroughspots.Andsecondly,sothattheAmericanst