2006年9月中级口译听力录音文本八

Part C: Listening and Translation

1. Sentence Translation

Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 5 sentences in English. You will hear the sentences ONLY ONCE. After you have heard each sentence, translate it into Chinese and write your version¹ in the corresponding² space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.

Now let us begin Part C with sentence translation:

Sentence No. 1: We had a great time yesterday. We went to the Darling Harbor³ where we had lunch, and then we drove around Sydney and saw a bit of the city.

Sentence No. 2: Most experts on investment⁴ are very optimistic about China’s economy next year, which is predicted to have a growth rate of over 8%.

Sentence No. 3: Despite the pressures of overcrowding and long working hours, the Japanese men can live for as long as 75 years, while women reach an average age of 81 years .

Sentence No. 4: Although the engineers could not be certain that the new plan would work, it seemed like a good solution to the problem, at least on paper.

Sentence No. 5: Many US high school students cheat in examinations⁵. In our recent survey of 8000 students, 70% admitted cheating on at least one test in the current school year.

参考答案：

1. 昨天我们过的很愉快。我们先去了情人港（达令港）吃午饭，然后开车在悉尼市内兜风，看了看这个城市。

2. 中国经济明年预计增长超过8%，大多数投资专家都对明年的经济形势表示非常乐观。

3. 尽管身边环境过于拥挤，且工作时间过长，带来很大压力，但日本的男性普遍寿命都达到75 岁，而女性平均寿命达81岁。

4. 虽然工程师们无法确定，新计划是否会有效，但它看起来是解决问题的好方法，至少书面上看起来是这样。

5. 美国很多中学生都在考试中作弊。最近对8000名学生的调查显示70%的学生承认在本学期的考试中至少作弊一次。