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从整体上看04年3月试卷的听力部分,应该说出的比较“中规中矩”,没有什么出乎意料之处。为帮助昂立广大中译学子顺利过关,我在这里将听力部分简要点评一下。听力题目及录音资料可以在昂立网站的BBS及下载中心获得。
PART A: SPOT DICTATION
这次的spot dictation的话题又是关于肢体语言(sign language)以及非语言交流(non-verbal communication)。熟悉中高口译笔试的同学都会发现这类话题出现频率很高,也许这是因为出题者大多是高校英语教师,其中不少有着社会语言学(sociolinguistics)或者语用学(pragmatics)的学术背景吧!这类话题,再加上环保、外语学习以及广告知识,大概可算是中高口听力的“四大主题”。
只要是关于sign language以及non-verbal communication的文章,这些词或词组都是少不了的:send, message, consciously, unconsciously, subconsciously, gesture, signal, misunderstanding(s), communicate, meaning(s)等。有兴趣的同学可以参看一下02年9月的高口听力题,看看两题是否有“异曲同工”之妙?
在所有要我们写的词当中,第二个空中出现的“visual”以及第十五个空中出现的“deliberate”可能部分同学会感到困难。而其他的词就比较常规了。
Spot dictation做题过程中主要依赖于放录音时匆匆写下来的单词不完整拼写,这里涉及到听抄等基本功的训练,而且这一项的分值还挺高,加强训练,应当是一个抓分的好机会。
PART B: LISTENING COMPREHENSION
1. STATEMENTS
这一部分应该是听力最简单的部分,不过再自信的同学也难免会错那么一两题。这里的关键在于,出题者是看着录音文本(script)设计题目的,他们往往在同形异义词(homograph)或者谐音词(phonogram)上做文章。考生一不小心还真容易中招。
Question No. 1的重心实际上在第一部分:It’s not like Doris to be late for the weekly board meeting. It’s not like sb. to do sth. 我们可视为一个结构“做出…事来不像某某某所为”,知道这个结构,本题自然引刃而解。
Question No. 2比较简单,它又一次证明,在出现therefore, however, but, thus的句子中,这四个词后面所跟部分比较重要。
Question No. 3等于在考GNP究竟何意,原文中出现gross national product,而正确选项中出现GNP。至于原文中dropped by almost a half对应答案中was reduced by nearly 50%对考生们来说应该很直观了。
Question No. 4有一定的难度,大部分考生听到sales quota, an extra bonus, has been in red这三个主要信息时,都无法及时正确反应出它们的含义,可能不少同学就放弃了,随便勾一个了事。不过即使你不了解这三个说法的含义,你至少应该听到原句中由“Even if”和“there is no way”组成的主要结构,而从语气上,A 是最相符的。sales quota是“销售指标”,an extra bonus“一笔额外的奖金”,has been in red“入不敷出;负债经营”。
Question No. 5与第二题一样,这次证明thus之后的部分带着比较重要的停息。
Question No. 6再一次告诉我们,一听到“but”就一定要高度戒备。本句最后一部分“she has to attend to it in person”出题者马上利用“person
共5 1 sp;unable to enjoy sports such as golf or tennis?作出选择时,十分容易选择B。另外关于Roosevelt夫妇的介绍中,Eleanor Roosevelt也是一个重点,她是一位著名的妇女权利和民权活动家。原文前半部分中有“For example, at her weekly press conferences, she invited only female reporters, knowing newspapers all over the country would be forced to hire their first female reporter in order to have access to the first lady. As a result, an entire generation of female journalists got their start”,这一段针对Question 24,选择为C。当然,如果你对Eleanor Roosevelt的生平有所了解,选择就更容易了。有趣的是,04年3月高级口译考试听力部分Questions 11 to 15,同样也是关于Roosevelt夫妇。
第五个task中,原文的对话里谈到的是mortgage,而Question 28当中对应的是选项A中的“debts”,而那位男士在对话的最后通过大量的概率分析得出结论,对应Question 30的选项C。
PART C: LISTENING AND TRANSLATION:
听译在中级口译中占30分,也是一个大项,而且如果发挥得好,是一个“挣分”的项目。同学们对这一部分的试题总是有些担心,大家主要反映在听的过程中无法同时兼顾理解和记笔记(note-taking),往往在听的过程中似乎明白了原文,但在做翻译的时候却想不起原文的细节。这个问题在听译的PASSAGES部分更为突出。
在听力教学的过程中,我们的老师会给大家介绍note-taking的一些方法。但熟练掌握是以大量的练习为基础的。只有在听与考试同等难度的句子或段落时,感觉比较轻松,才有可能有余力做好note-taking的工作。这一项在高级口译考试中同样存在,而且中级和高级的难度相差并不大,做好了这一练习,也为以后在高级口译考试中的顺利过关打下良好基础。在这里,我把听译的原文奉献给大家。大家在做练习的过程中,记住一点:“不求细节面面俱到,但求总体把握,自圆其说”。
sentences:
1. There has been another railway crash outside Glasgow, 4 people were killed and at least 10 people were injured.
2. Today, trade unions are very common throughout the United States. The goal of the unions has been to promote better rights and welfare of the employees.
3. On the whole, I’ve found television commercials extremely annoying. They have nothing to do with the TV programs you’re watching and t
共5 hey can only interrupt and destroy your concentrations.
4. We must work harder to overcome our differences. We must treat all our people with fairness and dignity regardless of their race, religion, gender or educational background.
5. According to a professor at Harvard University, he can tell by examining a 9-month-old baby whether that baby is likely to succeed in school simply by observing how that child approaches very simple tasks like playing with blocks.
Passages:
1. Since the Second World War, a number of completely new towns have been built. Most of these new towns are on the edge of country villages or small market towns. They have been carefully planned with traffic-free shopping centers. Each town is self-contain
PART A: SPOT DICTATION
这次的spot dictation的话题又是关于肢体语言(sign language)以及非语言交流(non-verbal communication)。熟悉中高口译笔试的同学都会发现这类话题出现频率很高,也许这是因为出题者大多是高校英语教师,其中不少有着社会语言学(sociolinguistics)或者语用学(pragmatics)的学术背景吧!这类话题,再加上环保、外语学习以及广告知识,大概可算是中高口听力的“四大主题”。
只要是关于sign language以及non-verbal communication的文章,这些词或词组都是少不了的:send, message, consciously, unconsciously, subconsciously, gesture, signal, misunderstanding(s), communicate, meaning(s)等。有兴趣的同学可以参看一下02年9月的高口听力题,看看两题是否有“异曲同工”之妙?
在所有要我们写的词当中,第二个空中出现的“visual”以及第十五个空中出现的“deliberate”可能部分同学会感到困难。而其他的词就比较常规了。
Spot dictation做题过程中主要依赖于放录音时匆匆写下来的单词不完整拼写,这里涉及到听抄等基本功的训练,而且这一项的分值还挺高,加强训练,应当是一个抓分的好机会。
PART B: LISTENING COMPREHENSION
1. STATEMENTS
这一部分应该是听力最简单的部分,不过再自信的同学也难免会错那么一两题。这里的关键在于,出题者是看着录音文本(script)设计题目的,他们往往在同形异义词(homograph)或者谐音词(phonogram)上做文章。考生一不小心还真容易中招。
Question No. 1的重心实际上在第一部分:It’s not like Doris to be late for the weekly board meeting. It’s not like sb. to do sth. 我们可视为一个结构“做出…事来不像某某某所为”,知道这个结构,本题自然引刃而解。
Question No. 2比较简单,它又一次证明,在出现therefore, however, but, thus的句子中,这四个词后面所跟部分比较重要。
Question No. 3等于在考GNP究竟何意,原文中出现gross national product,而正确选项中出现GNP。至于原文中dropped by almost a half对应答案中was reduced by nearly 50%对考生们来说应该很直观了。
Question No. 4有一定的难度,大部分考生听到sales quota, an extra bonus, has been in red这三个主要信息时,都无法及时正确反应出它们的含义,可能不少同学就放弃了,随便勾一个了事。不过即使你不了解这三个说法的含义,你至少应该听到原句中由“Even if”和“there is no way”组成的主要结构,而从语气上,A 是最相符的。sales quota是“销售指标”,an extra bonus“一笔额外的奖金”,has been in red“入不敷出;负债经营”。
Question No. 5与第二题一样,这次证明thus之后的部分带着比较重要的停息。
Question No. 6再一次告诉我们,一听到“but”就一定要高度戒备。本句最后一部分“she has to attend to it in person”出题者马上利用“person
共5 1 sp;unable to enjoy sports such as golf or tennis?作出选择时,十分容易选择B。另外关于Roosevelt夫妇的介绍中,Eleanor Roosevelt也是一个重点,她是一位著名的妇女权利和民权活动家。原文前半部分中有“For example, at her weekly press conferences, she invited only female reporters, knowing newspapers all over the country would be forced to hire their first female reporter in order to have access to the first lady. As a result, an entire generation of female journalists got their start”,这一段针对Question 24,选择为C。当然,如果你对Eleanor Roosevelt的生平有所了解,选择就更容易了。有趣的是,04年3月高级口译考试听力部分Questions 11 to 15,同样也是关于Roosevelt夫妇。
第五个task中,原文的对话里谈到的是mortgage,而Question 28当中对应的是选项A中的“debts”,而那位男士在对话的最后通过大量的概率分析得出结论,对应Question 30的选项C。
PART C: LISTENING AND TRANSLATION:
听译在中级口译中占30分,也是一个大项,而且如果发挥得好,是一个“挣分”的项目。同学们对这一部分的试题总是有些担心,大家主要反映在听的过程中无法同时兼顾理解和记笔记(note-taking),往往在听的过程中似乎明白了原文,但在做翻译的时候却想不起原文的细节。这个问题在听译的PASSAGES部分更为突出。
在听力教学的过程中,我们的老师会给大家介绍note-taking的一些方法。但熟练掌握是以大量的练习为基础的。只有在听与考试同等难度的句子或段落时,感觉比较轻松,才有可能有余力做好note-taking的工作。这一项在高级口译考试中同样存在,而且中级和高级的难度相差并不大,做好了这一练习,也为以后在高级口译考试中的顺利过关打下良好基础。在这里,我把听译的原文奉献给大家。大家在做练习的过程中,记住一点:“不求细节面面俱到,但求总体把握,自圆其说”。
sentences:
1. There has been another railway crash outside Glasgow, 4 people were killed and at least 10 people were injured.
2. Today, trade unions are very common throughout the United States. The goal of the unions has been to promote better rights and welfare of the employees.
3. On the whole, I’ve found television commercials extremely annoying. They have nothing to do with the TV programs you’re watching and t
共5 hey can only interrupt and destroy your concentrations.
4. We must work harder to overcome our differences. We must treat all our people with fairness and dignity regardless of their race, religion, gender or educational background.
5. According to a professor at Harvard University, he can tell by examining a 9-month-old baby whether that baby is likely to succeed in school simply by observing how that child approaches very simple tasks like playing with blocks.
Passages:
1. Since the Second World War, a number of completely new towns have been built. Most of these new towns are on the edge of country villages or small market towns. They have been carefully planned with traffic-free shopping centers. Each town is self-contain





