97.5-97.11a上海英语高级口译资格证书第二阶段考试

97.5上海英语高级口译资格证书第二阶段考试

A 卷
口语题
Directions: Talk on the following topic for at least 5 minutes. Be sure to make your points clear
and supporting details adequate¹. You should also be ready to answer any questions raised by the
examiners during your talk. You need to have your name and registration² number recorded. Start
your talk with “My name is...”“My registration number is...”
Topic: The advantages and / or disadvantages of having 5-working days a week
Question for Reference:
1. Why has the government issued the regulation?
2. Tell your reasons in some clear points with proper examples from both sides.
3. Put forward your ideas and suggestions to lead people in making good use of their time.
口译题
Part A
Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in English. After you have heard
each passage, interpret³ it into Chinese. Start interpreting⁴ 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’s begin Part A with the first passage.
Passage 1
Passage 2
Part B
Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in Chinese. After you have heard
each passage, interpret it into English. Start interpreting at the signal… and stop it at the signal…
you may take notes while you’re listening. Remember you will hear the passage only once. Now,
let’s begin Part B with the first passage.
Passage 1
Passage 2
B 卷
口语题
Directions: Talk on the following topic for at least 5 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...”
Topic: “The customer is always right” is the slogan of every store, every shopping center.
Why is the slogan so much advocated today? In fact, most of the customers’ complaints
cannot be settled satisfactorily⁵. How would you explain that?
Questions for Reference:
1. What is the slogan driving at?
2. Have you ever had any unpleasant shopping experience?
3. If you were a shop assistant, what would you think of the slogan?
口译题
Part A
Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in English. After you have heard
each 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’s begin Part A with the first passage.
Passage 1
Passage 2
Part B
Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in Chinese. After you have heard
each passage, interpret in into English. Start interpreting at the signal… and stop it at the
signal… you may take notes while you’re listening. Remember you will hear the passages only
once. Now, let’s begin Part B with the first passage.
Passage 1
Passage 2

1997.11上海市英语高级口译资格证书第二阶段考试

A 卷
口语题
Directions: Talk on the following topic for at least 5 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...”
Topic: Today most of the professions are still dominated⁶ by men. Do you think women can
do as good a job as men? Why or why not? Cite⁷ your reasons and given an example.
Questions for Reference:
1. Are there any careers in which women cannot succeed? Which? Why?
2. What does a woman need in order to succeed in a career?
3. What do you think women should do in order to improve their status?
口译题
Part A
Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in English. After you have heard
each 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’s begin Part A with the first passage.
Passage 1
Passage 2
Part B
Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in Chinese. After you have heard
each passage, interpret it into English. Start interpreting at the signal… and stop it at the signal…
You may take notes while you’re listening. Remember you will hear the passages only once.
Now, let’s begin Part B with the first passage.
Passage 1
Passage 2

1 adequate   

adj.充足的，足够的；适当的，胜任的

参考例句：

• Though a bit too old,he is still adequate to the work.虽然他年纪大了点，却仍能胜任这项工作。
• I hope you will prove adequate to the job.我希望你证明能胜位这项工作。

2 registration   

n.登记，注册，挂号

参考例句：

• Marriage without registration is not recognized by law.法律不承认未登记的婚姻。
• What's your registration number?你挂的是几号？

3 interpret   

vt.解释，说明，理解；vi.作口译

参考例句：

• We have to interpret his words in a modern light.我们不得不用现代观点来解释他的话。
• Please interpret the comments of our foreign guest.请把外宾的话翻译一下。

4 interpreting   

v.解释( interpret的现在分词 )；理解；把…理解为；演绎（按自己的感觉演奏音乐或表现角色）

参考例句：

• The girl is interpreting for foreign visitors. 那女孩在替外宾当口译。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The drawing procedure is reviewed before interpreting this figure. 在解释这个图以前，先复习一下画图的方法。 来自辞典例句

5 satisfactorily   

ad.圆满地

参考例句：

• The relations of friendly cooperation between our two countries are developing satisfactorily. 我们两国的友好合作关系正在令人满意地发展着。
• We cannot yet satisfactorily explain the genesis of the universe. 我们仍不能令人满意地解释宇宙的起源。

6 dominated   

受控的 -tive

参考例句：

• As a child he was dominated by his father. 他小时候由父亲主宰一切。
• His personality dominated over the other members of the committee. 他的人格影响委员会的其他成员。

7 cite   

vt.引用，引证，举例

参考例句：

• It would be an endless task to cite such living examples.这样的实例举不胜举。
• I'll just cite some figures for comparison.我要引用一些数字作比较。