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昂立教育全國獨家首發 交大昂立口譯研究中心出品 Spot-Dictation 文本 When Americans think about hunger, we usually think in terms of mass-starvation in far-away countries, but hunger too often lurks in our backyards. In 2006, 35.1million people, including 12.4million children in the United States did not have access to enough food for an active healthy life. Some of these individuals relied on emergency food sources and some experienced hunger. Although most people think of hungry people and homeless people as the same, the problem of hunger reaches far beyond homelessness. While the number of people being hungry or at the risk of hunger may be surprising, it is the faces of those hungry individuals that would probably most shock you. The face of hunger is the older couple who has worked hard for their entire lives, only to find their savings wiped out by unavoidable medical bills, or a single mother who has to choose whether the salary from her minimum wage job will go to buy food or pay rent, or a child who struggles to concentrate on his schoolwork because his family couldn’t afford dinner the night before. At December 2006 survey estimated that 48 percent of those requesting emergency food assistance, were either children or their parents. Children are twice as likely to live in households where someone experiences hunger and food insecurity than adults. One in ten adults compared to one in five children live in households where someone suffers from hunger and some food insecurity. Child poverty is more wide spread in the United States than in any other industrialized country. At the same time, the US government spends less than any industrialized country to pull its children out of poverty. We have long known that the minds and bodies of small children need adequate food to develop properly. But science is just beginning to understand the full extent of this relationship. As late as the 1980s, conventional wisdom held that only the most severe forms of malnutrition actually alter brain development. The latest empirical evidence however shows that even relatively mild under-nutrition produces cognitive imperiments in children which can last a life time.
此段高口的Spot Dictation 整體難度較低，主題較為淺顯易懂。 整段主要分為三個層次。 第一層主要說明饑餓問題存在于美國家庭。并非只有無家可歸的人才生活在溫飽線以下。第一層中出現的一些重點詞有：mass-starvation in far-away countries（其他國家的普遍饑餓）；lurks in our backyards（躲在后院）；emergency food sources （緊急糧食救助）；far beyond homelessness（遠不止無家可歸的人群） 第二層列舉了一些具體的情況，描繪出了一幅幅活生生的經濟拮據，不足溫飽的人們的生活狀態。此部分的詞匯十分簡單，句子也非常好懂。 第三層所闡述的是美國的兒童饑餓問題也十分嚴重，甚至是工業國家中最為嚴重的，而政府在這一方面所撥的救助經卻是微不足道的。在短文的末尾提到了饑餓問題、營養不良對孩子們的成長發育帶來的永久性的影響。這一部分所出現的關鍵詞組有：food insecurity （挨餓危機）；pull its children out of poverty（脫困）；severe forms of malnutrition（營養不良的嚴重情況）；cognitive imperiments （認知障礙）
Passage 1 M: Emily I know you’ve been the victim of a crime. F: Unfortunately, yes. Once I was mugged by some young kids. M: What happened? F: I was going home late at night, and I couldn’t see a single person on the street. And it was winter, oh, it was so cold , so I had my scarf wrapped around my face. And suddenly I walked straight into three guys, they looked about 14 or 15. and they said something threatening, like give us all your money or I’m going to kill you. I’m looking at them, because they look so young, and I’m thinking what on earth are you doing? They said blablabla, and I said, “listen, it’s very cold, give me a second, I have to take off my gloves.” M: You must be really scared F: Well I opened my purse and all I have got is few dollars. I was so nervous and I say, “ here it is”, and they say “four dollars?” Yeah, it’s 4 dollars and they say “that’s all you have?” M: So, so then what happened? F: Well I gave them money, and i just went home, But I felt so bad when I was walking down the street. You know I really had mixed feelings about it. I wanted to say Guys what are you doing? You know, go home, you asre ruining your lifes. And I think why are those kids on the street doing things they are not supposed to do? Something stupid, really stupid. That could lead to something worse. M: Why do you think Kids get involved in stealing? F: I don’t know , I mean it was only four dollars, you look at kids getting involved in this kind of small crime , and you think who is responsible? I don’t know what they were doing out on the street at that time of night M: Did you report the crime? F: No, I didn’t. Kids like that don't need prosecuting, they need parenting. They need someone to Put them on the right path, these kids really need, you know, help. M: In what way? F: Well, kids are so vulnerable. They have to have a lot of supervision. There are these kids hanging on the street doing things they are not supposed to do. I think if these kids have more self –esteem, they wouldn’t behave in that way. We have to find ways to help these kind of kids have good futures, then they wouldn’t commit crimes. 1.In what way has Emily been the victim of a crime? 2.At which of the following times did the crime occur? 3.What amount of loss did she suffer in the crime? 4.What did she do after the crime occurred? 5.What did she think about those who committed the crime?
本次高級口譯考試聽力部分conversation第一篇文章話題圍繞青少年犯罪問題展開，作為短對話的第一篇文章，難度不大，文章總體比較容易。 對話雙方圍繞其中的女當事人遭受到了一次搶錢不愉快地經歷展開，而犯罪者是14、15歲的青少年，接下來兩位對話者圍繞著青少年犯罪這一話題展開討論，在我們昂立口譯聽立課上青少年犯罪這一話題曾反復提到過，并且此次考題中并無生詞、難詞，只要考生們把握住問題的關鍵詞，這五道題目還是很容易的分的。短對話探討了為什么孩子們會去偷why do you think Kids get involved in stealing；問及女當事人有沒有報警Did you report the crime?等問題，通過問答指出了青少年需要更多父母的關心和幫助，將他們引向正確的道路。 孩子本身是脆弱容易受到攻擊的，他們需要很多supervision監管，如果孩子們有更多自尊心和家長關愛的話，他們也不會走向歧路。
總體解析 本次新聞題選材自China Daily, Reuters等國內外權威英語媒體，時間點為2008年12月初的新聞。 考題分布依然遵守“4+1”，即4題為主旨大意，1題為數字細節。 5篇新聞分別關于 ü 歐盟艦隊開赴索馬里打擊海盜 ü 美國國務卿敦促巴基斯坦配合恐怖主義襲擊調查 ü 加拿大保守黨政府與議會的斗爭 ü 菲律賓總統躲過議會彈劾 ü 哈佛所獲捐贈資金大幅減少 考試前為大家整理的新聞50條中，體現了這次新聞題的絕大多數關鍵詞。比如
文本 European Union A European Union flotilla will begin anti-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia next week, EU Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana said on Tuesday. The six warships and three maritime reconnaissance aircraft will replace a NATO naval force that has been patrolling the region and escorting cargo ships carrying relief aid to Somalia since the end of October. Although the NATO ships have successfully delivered nearly 30,000 tons of humanitarian supplies to the impoverished nation, they have not been able to stem the upsurge in pirate attacks on foreign shipping in one of the most important shipping lanes in the world. (101 words)
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged Pakistan yesterday to cooperate "fully and transparently" in investigations into the Mumbai attacks that have upset India-Pakistan relations. India has said the 10 militants who rampaged through its financial capital killing 171 people were from Pakistan, including one surviving gunman. If Pakistan fails to act swiftly against those responsible, India has threatened to pull out of a nearly five-year-old peace process between the nuclear rivals. "This is the time for everybody to cooperate and to do so transparently, and this is especially a time for Pakistan to do so," Rice told a press conference in New Delhi. (103 words)
Canada's minority Conservative government may seek the temporary suspension of Parliament to stop opposition parties from voting it out and taking power, an aide to Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Tuesday. The Liberals, New Democrats and Bloc Quebecois signed a deal on Monday committing them to bringing down the government, just seven weeks after it won re-election with a strengthened minority, and forming a coalition government to replace the Conservatives. The opposition says Harper is not doing enough to tackle the fallout from the financial crisis, so they proposed forging a coalition of Liberals and New Democrats, with the separatist Bloc promising its support. (105 words)
Philippine lawmakers allied to President Gloria Arroyo quashed an impeachment motion against her yesterday, shielding her from opposition moves to unseat her for the fourth time in as many years. Eleven opposition lawmakers walked out of the chamber when it became apparent that an overwhelming majority of the 238-member House of Representatives would throw out the impeachment complaint. Voting 183-21, with three abstaining, the House of Representatives adopted a report by a congressional justice panel dismissing the impeachment complaint for lack of substance, blocking a possible trial in the Senate. The complaint against Arroyo, due to serve until mid-2010, were based on charges of corruption, bribery and human rights abuses. Apart from surviving four impeachments, she has also escaped three attempts by troops since 2003 to seize power. (128 words)
Harvard University says its endowment has tumbled $8 billion in the four months since the end of the last fiscal year. The school’s endowment is the largest in higher education. The estimated 22 percent decline is the school's sharpest endowment drop in modern history. The endowment was valued at $36.9 billion on June 3. The school has said its U.S. stock portfolio and foreign equity portfolio had taken hard hits recently. The university's president warned that the estimated drop may be conservative because some money managers have yet to report figures.
Question 6: What can we know about the world’s efforts to fight pirate attacks? 歐盟艦隊開赴索馬里打擊海盜。之前北約海軍向該國提供了人道主義援助，但未能對海盜進行有效打擊。
cooperate "fully and transparently" in investigations into the Mumbai attacks 呼吁巴方全力透明地對孟買恐怖主義襲擊展開調查
原文首句seek the temporary suspension of Parliament to stop opposition parties from voting it out and taking power，重點在seek the temporary suspension of Parliament，臨時停止議會運作。
大意為菲律賓總體阿羅約再次躲過議會彈劾。在238席位的眾議院投票中，183票支持，21票反對，3票棄權，不支持彈劾總統的動議。
答案：8 billion dollars. 問題中的drop對應原文首句tumble，都表示下降。
文本： M: So you really believe that cloths carry a kind of message for other people and that what we put on is in some way a reflection of what we feel? W: oh, yes, very much so. People are beginning now to take seriously the idea of a kind of psychology of clothing to believe that there is not only individual taste in our cloth, but also a thinking behind what we wear, which is something we may not even be aware of ourselves. M: But truly this has been the case. We all dress up when we want to impress someone, such as for a job interview with the prospective employer. We tend to make an effort and put on something smart. W: True, but that is a conscious act. What I’m talking about is more of a subconscious thing. Take for example the student who is away from home at college or university, if he tends to wrap him self up more than the others, this is because he is probably feeling homesick. Similarly, a general feeling of insecurity can sometimes take the form of overdressing in warmer than are necessary. M: Can you give any other example of this kind? W: Yes. I think people who are sociable and outgoing tend to dress in an extrovert way, preferring brighter or more dazzling colours-----yellows, bright reds and so on. In the same way, aggressive cloth might indicate an aggressive personality or attitude toward life. M: Do you think the care or lack of it over the way we actually wear our cloth has anything to tell us? W: Yes, indeed. The ranks of a man’s trousers speaks volumes about his awareness his own image. Or if his trousers are at half messed, or sort of hanging down, this probably means he is absorbed by other things. M: Really? W: Or, to give you other examples, often minority groups who have perhaps failed to persuade with words tend to express themselves by wearing unconventional or what some might consider outrageous clothing as a way of showing their thoughts and feelings are different from the rest. And so they find an outlet in this way. M: That surely spills over into other things as well. W: Oh, yes, indeed. Hair cuts, music and songs can all be a form of rebellion. But to get to back to cloth, I would add that a whole lot about our personality is conveyed in our cloth and the way we look-------aggressiveness, rebelliousness, happiness, sadness and so on. This can all be interpreted. Think of the aging pop star who may be pushing middle age, he’ll keep on dressing up like a rebel to try to prove he is with it still and in touch with his young fans and current trends. 11.About which of the following topics is the woman being interviewed? 12. What does it probably show if an individual overdresses in warmer cloth than are necessary 13.According to the interviewee, what kind of people tend to dress in an extrovert manner? 14. According to the interviewe, which of the following speaks a lot about man’s awarness of his own image? 15. According to the interview, who tend to wear unconventional clothing? 本次高級口譯聽力選擇題第三篇圍繞“心理”和“著裝”的主題展開，中間幾乎不牽涉任何難詞，問題和文章的脈絡對應地條理清晰，因此難度較小，考生正常發揮要做全對難度不大。 第11題是主旨題，答案就是第一句，cloths carry a message for other people and that what we put on is in some way a reflection of what we feel，這個是我們考前講座所講到的multiple choice的技巧之一，首句一般是第一個問題的出題之處。第12題，的關鍵詞在于overdress，包括后面than are necessary，都是答案信號，容易定位。 第13題，關鍵詞：extrovert. 第14題 Awareness of his own image。第15題的關鍵詞是unconventional dress. 可見聽力選擇題是以細節為主，主旨為輔的思路來出題的。
16. Computers and the internet have revolutionized the way we do things, which of the following things is not mentioned in the talk? 17. Why is it that not everyone feels the internet is improving our lives? 18. Which of the following is the primary concern of online shoppers? 19. What can we know from the talk that people spending more time surfing the web? 20. What is the main argument of this talk? 解析： 本段獨白討論了電腦和網絡對人類生活的影響，有利也有弊。本段獨白生詞不多，相對于歷年高口考題，這段對話難度偏低。電腦，網絡等科技類話題在昂立的口譯聽力課上反復強調。 文中先提到一個客觀事實，即電腦和網絡給人們的生活帶來了巨大的改變。有了網絡，人們可以發電子郵件，可以在網絡上購物，可以結交新的朋友。但緊接著文章又提到網絡的消極影響，人們越來越依賴網絡，從而和家人，朋友的相聚時間減少，網上購物的一些缺點也顯現出來。最后文章提到，電腦和網絡講繼續影響人們的生活，但到底是利大于弊還是弊大于利，我們還要拭目以待。 文章中比較難的詞匯有：hyperlinks 超鏈接，conspiracy陰謀，文中用brier patch把web比作一團亂麻。以及一些和電子商務等有關的詞匯，如e-commerce, online shopping等。這提醒我們，應在平時就關注科技類談話的詞匯。 更多口譯信息,請關注:http://www.partnerpet.cn/Thematic/0901ky/ |
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