翻译考试历年中级口译真题(15):答案及听力原文_第4页

      The people looked amazed.

      “You see,” he said. “I dug a deep hole next to the rock and then I dug a small incline up towards the rock and the rock rolled down into the hole by itself. Then I covered it with dirt.”

Question No. 23.     According to the story, what happened to the small village?
Question No. 24.     Where was the small village located?
Question No. 25.     Since they were unable to remove the rock,what did the villagers decide to do?
Question No. 26.     What did the twelve-year-old boy do to the rock in the middle of the road?
                                                                        

Questions 27 to 30 are based on the following conversation.
Man:          Sit down, Miss Brown. It's something personal, you say?
Woman:     Yes. You see, I'm going to get married next month and ...
Man:          Get married? I didn't know that. Congratulations!
Woman:     Thank you, but I'm afraid it means I have to give in my notice. I'd like to leave at the end of the month.
Man:           Really? I'm very sorry to hear that. Do you intend to stop working altogether, then?
Woman:      Oh, no! My  fiance and I want to save up  enough for  a house and we wouldn t be able to do that if I stopped working right away. And it isn't that I don't like my job here, either. I'd stay if Peter, that s my fiance, weren t a Canadian.
Man:            A Canadian? I'm sorry, I don't understand. What's that got to do with it?
Woman:      Well, we're both going to live in Canada as soon as we get married.
Man:           Oh, I see. What does your fiance do for a living, by the way?
Woman:      He's  an  engineer. He often says  he'd  earn far more if he were back in Canada. 'That 's why he wants to go back.
Man:           But engineers are quite well paid here in this country. How much does he earn here,  then, if I may ask?
Woman:      Two hundred and twenty dollars a week.
Man:           Is that all? That's very poor for a qualified engineer. You ought to tell him he'd get far more if he came and worked for us.
Woman:     Well...er...you see...
Man:           I mean, I'm sure that if I were a young engineer and if my salary were that low, I'd  want to go to Canada, too. Where does he work, by the way?
Woman:      Er... as a matter of fact, he works here in your factory, Mr. Carter. He' you're your motor-design department.

Question No. 27.     What is the woman going to do next month?
Question No. 28.     Why does Peter, the woman's fiance, want to go to Canada?
Question No. 29.     How much does Peter earn per week now?
Question No. 30.     According to the woman, where is Peter working now?

Part C: Listening and Translation
I Sentence Translation
Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 5 English sentences. You will hear the sentences only once. After you have heard each sentence, translate it into Chinese and write your version/n the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Now, [et us begin Sentence Translation with Sentence No. 1.

Sentence No. 1.    Natural materials are often far more expensive than man-made products.
Sentence No. 2.    I'm sorry, you must book your flight at least 14 days in advance to get a 30  percent discount. 
Sentence No. 3.    Since we can t match their skills, we decided to beat them on enthusiasm and hard work.
Sentence No. 4.    I won't be able to be present at the board meeting tomorrow because I have a dentist's appointment.
Sentence No. 5.    The staff of the International Affairs Office is here to assist you in every way possible. We can help you with passport or visa problems, financial problems, and even personal problems.

 ⅡPassage Translation
Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages. You will ]tear the passages only once. After you have heard each passage, translate it into Chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. You may take notes while you are listening. Now, let us begin Passage Translation with the first passage.

Passage 1: 
     The  women's  liberation  movement  has  succeeded  in  eliminating  barriers  that  once  kept women  out  of the  professions. But  one barrier  still  keeps  non-college  educated women  from equal status in the labor force--the "pink collar" barrier. Seven out of eight working women are employed at j obs that have little status and almost no chance for  advancement. These are pink collar jobs like waitress, secretary, and salesclerk.

Passage 2: 
     The microcomputer is the most recent addition to home electronic equipment. It resembles a typewriter with an attached TV screen and can perform a wide range of tasks from providing children with electronic games to keeping up-to-date Christmas lists. With additional hardware, the microcomputer will become as fashionable as microwave ovens and, like pocket calculators, popular as well.