翻译考试历年中级口译真题(18):答案及听力原文_第4页

Questions 23 to 26 are based on the following conversation.
M:    I was reading an article in the paper about a new type of fast-food packaging. It's really great!
W:    What's so great about this packaging for fast food?
M:    What's great isthat the packaging is edible.
W:    Edible?
M:    That's right. With this new packaging, you can go to fast-food restaurant, order a burger and fries, and then eat the wrappings that the burger and fries came in.
W:    So, you d be eating paper.
M:    (laughs) Oh, no. The wrappers sort of look and feel like paper, but they re really made from things like soybeans, corn and flour.
W:    It sounds like the wrappers might be even better for you than the fast food!

Question No. 23.      Where did the man learn about the new fast-food packaging?
Question No. 24.      What is interesting about the new fast-food packaging?
Question No. 25.      Which of the following is used in making the fast-food packaging?
Question No. 26.      What does the woman think about the new fast-food packaging?

Questions 27 to 30 are based on the following talk.
      Today  dogs are being trained in a variety of ways. One way that  dogs are being trained involves “smell.” For example, dogs are being trained to use their sense of smell to find missing persons, hidden drugs, or explosives such as dynamite.

      Dog trainers have found that almost all types of dogs have equally good senses Of smell. Even though different types of dogs have equivalent sense of smell, they are not equally good at different  tasks. However,certain types of dogs are better at certain tasks because of other characteristics they have. For example, beagles are small and friendly, so they are often used at crowded airports to smell for illegal food products in luggage.German shepherds have quick reactions,so they are often used to smell for  explosives such as dynamite. Golden retrievers work well in the cold, so they are often used to find people lost in the snow.

Question No. 27.     What is the topic of the talk?
Question No. 28.     What is true about the various types of dogs?
Question No. 29.     According to the talk, what are golden retrievers trained to find?
Question No. 30.     Why are German shepherds used to find explosives?

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 in  the  corresponding space in your answer booklet. Now let's begin Part A with Sentence Translation with Sentence No.1.

Sentence No. 1.     This particular wine is regarded as one of the finest in the world.
Sentence No. 2.     As he intended to expand his shop,he made an offer for the premises next door.
Sentence No. 3.     I mjust not prepared to put up with your inefficiency any longer. You're fired!
Sentence No. 4.     At the meeting someone suggested that there should be a staff representative on the committee.
Sentence No. 5.    In its simplest sense the word “advertising”means“drawing attention to something”,or notifying or informing somebody of something.

 ⅡPassage Translation
Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages. You will hear 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's begin Passage Translation with the first passage.

Passage 1:
      May I have your attention, please. The library is closing in a few minutes. Please return the reference books to the shelves they belong to. Those who want to check out reserved books for overnight use may do so now. Thank you very much for your co-operation.

Passage 2: 
      Thirty years ago, when I was a small child, my father arranged for me to spend two summer holidays at a farm in the countryside. He thought it would be good for me, and he was right. It taught me a great deal about the importance of independence. The place was so isolated that the owner's daughter, who must have been in her early twenties, said that she had never been away from home or seen a locomotive.