2010年秋季高级口译考试下半场听力完整文本及答案

2010年秋季高级口译考试下半场听力完整文本及答案

class.yeshj.com沪江网校2010年秋季高级口译考试下半场听力完整文本+答案解析Note-takingandGap-fillingTodaymytopicisculturesandtraditionalholidays.Holidayarespecialtimesofrespitefromworkandotherroutines.Insomecases,theyarelegalholidayswhenstores,businessesandgovernmentofficesareofficiallyclosed.Inothercases,theyarecelebratedwithouttakingtimeofffromwork.Holidaysareoftentimesforcelebration,revelry,eating,drinking,travel,andfamilygatherings,buttheymayalsobetimesofrestandreflection.Thecurrenttrendisawayfromrestandreflection,EvenMardiGras,thedaybeforethetraditionallyreflectiveperiodofLent,hasturnedintoanentireweekofparties,paradesandmerry-makingforthosewhomaketheannualpilgrimagetoNewOrleans,forexample.Inmostculturestheschedulingofholidaysoriginallywasrelatedtotheseasons,thelunarcycle,andreligion,Christmas(December25)celebratesthebirthofJesus,butitisnotactuallyknownwhetherJesuswasborninthewintertime.ThefirstRomanemperortoespouseChristianitydecidedtohaveChristmaswhenthedaysareshortesttobringaspiritofoptimismtothelongwintermonths.ItalsohelpedbringChristianitytothepagans,whowereaccustomedtohavingfestivalsatthewintersolstice,encouragingwarmthandsunshinetoreturn.OvertheyearsChristmashascometosymbolizegoodwillandgenerosityforbothChristiansandnon-ChristiansthroughthepersonificationofSantaClaus,originallyaChristiansaint,knownasSt,Nicholas.NowadaysRudolphthered-nosedreindeerisalmostasimportantaglobalsymbolofChristmasasJesusorSantanclass.yeshj.com沪江网校andthecommercializationofChristmasthreatenstoreplacegenerositywithgreed.ManypeopleforgetthattheoriginalChristmasgiftsweregivenbytheThreeWiseMen,allpagans,toJesus,aJewishchildborninamanger.Alltheythinkofarethegiftstheywillgiveorreceive,andallthemoneytheyhavespent.OnereasonfortheincreasingpopularityofChristmasisitsproximitytoNewYear’sDay,encouragingalongholidaytoevolveoutofboth.IntheU,S.,theholidayhasturnedintoanextendedholidayseason,lastingfromThanksgivingDayinlateNovemberuntilNewYear’sDay,withaseeminglyendlessarrayofparties,dinners,concerts,parades,andvacationtrips.Theschoolsandcollegesareclosedfrommid-DecemberthroughearlyJanuarywhilemanypeopleeattoomuch,drinktoomuch,andwatchtoomuchAmericanfootballonTV.Manygifts,cards,andannualnewslettersareexchanged,andthevariousfestivitiesarenotalwaysveryrestful.ThenthesamepeoplemakeNewYear’sResolutionstoeatless,drinkless,spendless,andworkharderinthecomingyear.ChristmasisbyfarthemostimportantholidayinEnglish-speakingcountries.OtherimportantholidaysinadditiontoThanksgivingandNewYear’sDayareValentine’sDay,St,Patrick’sDay,AprilFools’Day,andEaster.OnValentine’sDay,celebratedonFebruary14,peoplegivecards,chocolates,flowers,andkissestotheirspousesandsweethearts.OnSt,Patrick’sDay,March17,peopleweargreentocelebratetheluckoftheIrish,andeatcornedbeefandcabbagewasheddownwithgreenbeer.DuringEasterWeekinlateMarchorearlyApril,ChristiansrememberthedeathandresurrectionofJesuswhileJewscelebratePassover,inmemoryoftheescapeoftheJewsfromancientEgypt,wheretheyhadbeenslaves.Althoughitisnotnclass.yeshj.com沪江网校actuallyaholidayandhasnoreligiousconnotation,AprilFools’Day,celebratedonApril1,isadaywhenpeopleplayembarrassingtricksontheirfriendsandcolleaguesandevenontheirteachers.AnotherholidaywithsomesimilaritytoAprilFools’DayisHalloweenonOctober31,whenchildrenwearfunnyorscarycostumesandasktheirneighborsfor,“tricksortreats”,ThenameHalloweenmeans,hallowedevening”,thenightbeforeAllSaints’DaywhenChristiansaintsarehonored.Onthefollowingday,AllSouls’Day,servicesandprayersaresaidforthedead.Inmanycountries,itisadaywhenfamiliesvisitcemeteriesandplaceflowersonthetombsoftheirrelatives.InEurope,LaborDayiscelebratedonMay1,whereasinCanadaandtheUnitedStates,laborandlaborersarehonoredbyalegalholidayonthefirstMondayinSeptember.ListeningandTranslationⅠSentenceTranslation1．Thebiggestchallengefacingusnowistoimprovethequalityoflifeincities,becausesadly,citiesdon’talwaysoffertheeconomicsecurity,thesafetyorthecomforttheypromise.现在我们面临的最大挑战是提高城市生活质量,因为令人遗憾的是，城市并不总能提供所允诺的经济保障，安全或者舒适。2.Withdivorceratesrising,delinquencyisalsobecomingmoreofaproblemthanbefore.Insingleparentfamilies,parentsspendlesstimewithchildren.Teachersandpoliceoftenhelp,butcannotreplacetheroleofchildguardian.随着离婚率的增长，家长的失职问题变得日益严重。在单亲家庭里，父母和孩子相处的时间变得越来越少。虽然老师和警察常常会提供帮助，但他们无法替代家n长的角色。class.yeshj.com沪江网校3.Wal-Mart,thenation’slargestgrocerannounceplansrecentlytodonate2billiondollarsover5yearstoFoodBankandhunger-relieforganizations.ThishasbeenoneofthelargestcharitableeffortsthatWal-Marthasundertaken.全国最大的食品商沃尔玛近期宣布计划在5年内捐赠20亿美元给世界粮食银行和缓解饥饿的慈善组织。这是沃尔玛几次最大慈善举措之一。4.Ipersonallythinkthattoomuchconservatismdefeatstheobjectoftheclothesindustry.SoIcan’treallysaythatIgoalongwholeheartedlywiththistrend.我个人认为过多的保守主义会阻碍制衣工业目标的实现。所以我很难完全同意这种趋势。5.Accordingtoarecentreport,economicgrowthinLatin-Americathisyearisexpectedtoreach4%-farabovethe1%oftheInternationalMonetaryFundforecastsforthe27-nationsEU.根据一项最新的报告，今年拉丁美洲的经济增长有望达到4%，远远超过国际货币基金组织对欧盟27个国家预计的1%的增长值。ⅡPassageTranslation1Owingtotheoverpopulationinurbanareasandthelackofemploymentopportunity,thecrimerateisalsoahugeproblemwearefacedwith.Theproblemofdelinquencyisincreasinglymoreseriousinthisarea.Alsothelackofthetraditionalfamilystructureandweakenedboundsofkinship,lowerthemoralofthesechildrengrowingupintheurbanareas.Thesechildrengrowupinpovertyandusuallylookatcrimesasaquickandeasywayout.Thenclass.yeshj.com沪江网校problemsinurbanareasarefarmorethancanbehandledinanyshort-termefforts.Wecanonlyhopetocontainthem,andattempttomakesurethatnomoreproblemsarisefromthealreadyexistingones.由于城市地区人口过多和就业机会不足，犯罪率也是我们面临的一个巨大问题。在这些地区，青少年犯罪行为正变得日益严重。此外，传统家庭结构的缺失和亲属联系的弱化，导致了在城市长大的孩子道德水准的下降。这些在贫穷中长大的孩子，常常把犯罪看成是一条致富脱困的捷径。城市地区的这些问题远非短期努力所能解决。我们只能寄希望于容忍这些问题，并努力确保不再有新的问题从原有问题滋生出来。解析：本段讲的是城市的犯罪率高和道德水准下降的问题，是典型的对社会问题的考察，一直以来社会问题都是高口考察的重点对象，所以，在今后的复习中考生应当继续多学习关于社会问题方面的文章。本段听力不算太难，需要注意的是delinquency和weakenedboundsofkinship两处。2Theproblemofchildhoodobesityisproportionaltothenumberofenvironmentalfactors,suchasthelocationofagrocerystore,relativetoahome.Poordietandphysicalinactivityarethetwomajorcontributorstoobesityinthecityandthemostpreventablecausesofdeath.Womenaremorelikelytobeobesethanmen,25percentversus19percent.Residentswithdiabetesandhypertensionaremorelikelytobeobesethantobeofanormalweight.Residentswhoeatfiveormorefruitsorvegetablesdailyarelesslikelytobeoverweightorobese.High-school-ageboysaremorelikelytobeobeseat19percentthantheirfemalecounterpart,nearly16percentofwhomareobese.青少年肥胖问题是与环境因素成正比的，如食品杂货店距离家的远近等。饮食不善和缺乏运动是城市人群肥胖的罪魁祸首，也是两个最容易预防的死亡导因。女性比男性更容易肥胖，其比例是百分之二十五比百分之十九。患有糖尿病和高血压的城市居民患上肥胖可能性比拥有正常体重的可能性更大。每天食用果蔬五个以上的居民不容易超重或肥胖。高中男生与女生相比，更容易患上肥胖，其比例是百分之十九，而女生肥胖比例只有百分之十六。解析：本题难点在于数字和比例关系。中心词为obesity.第一句话说青少年肥胖是与其环境因素相关的，注意proportional这个词，表示“与…成比例”。第二nclass.yeshj.com沪江网校句话解释导致肥胖的两个因素：饮食不善和缺乏运动。此后进行对比，女性比男性更容易患上肥胖，其比例分别是百分之二十五比百分之十九，这是两个需要及时记下的数字。此后两句分别解说容易患上肥胖和不容易患上肥胖的两种人。最后一句仍是一组对比，在高中生中，男生更易肥胖，其比例是百分之十九，而女生是百分之十六。可以看出，段落难度并不大，但是数字和比例关系是考查重点。