2001 年 5 月翻译资格英语高级口译实务真题 ORAL TEST Directions: Talk on the following topic for at least 3 minutes. Be sure to make your points clear and supporting details adequate. You should also be ready to answer any questions raised by the examiners during your talk. You need to have your name and registration number recorded. Start your talk with “My name is…”, “My registration number is…”. Why are there so many counterfeit products or fake goods on the market? What damage will counterfeit products do to people and the development of economy? Topic: How to eliminate counterfeit products? Questions for Reference: 1. 2. Cite examples to illustrate your point(s). 3. What should we do to stop the production of counterfeit products? INTERPRETATION TEST Part A Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in English. After you have heard each sentence or paragraph, interpret it into Chinese. Start interpreting at the signal…and stop it at the signal…You may take notes while you are listening. Remember you will hear the passages only once. Now let us begin Part A with the first passage. Passage 1 The British people deeply admire China for its thousands of years of contribution to culture and religion, to philosophy and the arts, to science and technology. Now China is at a moment in history, when your glorious past is matched by your present sweeping change. That is, the change from a planned economic system to a market economy. Your social and economic change has been even more remarkable. Everything I know about the intelligence, the creativity, and hard working spirit of the Chinese people and everything that I have heard these last few days give me confidence that you will succeed. We British want China to be successful, secure, and open. Let us work together for a more peaceful and prosperous world. Passage 2 The position of the English language in the world today has been rising, owing to Britain’s colonial expansion and the more recent activity of America. Any change in the role of America in the world is likely to have an impact on the use and attractiveness of the English language, especially among those for whom English is not a first language. However, the economic dominance of the United States is expected to decline, as the fast growing economies in Asia have over taken it in size and in quantity. The question remains whether English has become so dominant in the world that the decline in the influence of the 

U.S. will not harm the present position of the English language. Part B Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in Chinese. After you have each sentence or paragraph, interpret it into English. Start interpreting at the signal…and stop it at the signal…You may take notes while you are listening. Remember you will hear the passages only once. Now, let us begin Part B with the first passage. Passage 1 站在上海的外滩眺望浦东，只见到处都是气魄非凡的摩天大楼。但是浦东并非仅仅是拥有高 楼大厦。在浦东，更令人振奋的是欣欣向荣的工业区，如张江高科技园区。浦东新区的工业 产值高达整个上海的四分之一。 在短短几年里，许多世界一流的跨国公司纷纷到浦东落户。这是全球范围内市场竞争的延伸。 跨国公司看中的是浦东在其全球战略中的地域优势，良好的投资环境和发展前景。他们希望 在这一块黄金宝地上大展宏图。 Passage 2 众所周知北京是世界文化名城，有三千多年的历史，有着众多的名胜古迹和丰实的文化底蕴。 北京保存着世界上完整的宫殿群——故宫以及被称为世界七大奇迹之一的长城。 北京同时又是一座拥有近百所高等学府、科学教育事业发达、拥有现代化通讯、交通、饭店 和其他服务设施的国际化大都市。此外，北京现有 5750 个体育场所，其中包 括 23 个设施完备的大型公共体育场馆。