第一篇：中級口譯閱讀專題經濟理財類文章之背景詞匯補充

閱讀專題

（一）經濟理財類文章之背景詞匯補充 表示經濟蕭條的詞匯：depression, recession, economic slowdown, economic meltdown, slump, fragility, stagnation, slackness recession ：a period when the economy of a country is not successful, business conditions are bad, industrial production and trade are at a low level and there is a lot of unemployment 2 表示經濟繁榮的詞匯：boom, flourish, thrive, prosperous, mushroom, prime, bloom 宏觀經濟的 macroeconomic 通貨膨脹 inflation 通貨緊縮 deflation 破產 insolvency 有償還債務能力的 solvent 合同 contract 匯率 exchange rate 緊縮信貸 tighten credit creation 私營部門 private sector 財政管理機構 fiscal authorities 寬松的財政政策 slack fiscal policy 稅法 tax bill 財政 public finance 財政部 the Ministry of Finance平衡預算 balanced budget 繼承稅 inheritance tax 貨幣主義者 monetarist 增值稅 VAT(value added tax)收入 revenue 總需求 aggregate demand 貨幣化 monetization 赤字 deficit 經濟好轉 turnabout 復蘇 recovery 成本推進型 cost push 貨幣供應 money supply 生產率 productivity 成本推進式通貨膨脹 cost-push inflation 需求拉動式通貨膨脹 demand-pull inflation 雙位數通貨膨脹 double-digit inflation 極度通貨膨脹 hyperinflation 長期通貨膨脹 chronic inflation 治理通貨膨脹 to fight inflation 蕭條的 sluggish 認購 subscribe to 支票帳戶 checking account 貨幣控制工具 instruments of monetry control 借據 IOUs(I owe you)本票 promissory notes 貨幣總監 controller of the currency 支票清算或結算 check clearing 資金劃撥 transfer of funds 可以相信的證明 credentials 被纏住 entangled 貨幣聯盟 Monetary Union 再購協議 repo 精明的討價還價交易 horse-trading 歐元 euro 公共債務 membership criteria 儲備貨幣 reserve currency 勞動密集型 labor-intensive 股票交易所 bourse 競爭領先 front run 牛市 bull market 非凡的牛市 a raging bull 規模經濟 scale economies 期貨（股票）futures 回報率 rate of return 股票 equities 違約 default 現金外流 cash drains 經濟人傭金 brokerage fee 存款單 CD(certificate of deposit)營業額 turnover 資本市場 capital market 布雷頓森林體系 The Bretton Woods System 道瓊斯指數 Dow Jones index 經常帳戶 current account 遠期匯率 forward exchange rate 即期匯率 spot rate 實際利率 real interest rates 貨幣政策工具 tools of monetary policy 銀行倒閉 bank failures 商業銀行 commercial bank 商業票據 commercial paper 本票，期票 promissory notes 傭金（經濟人）commission brokers 外匯儲備 foreign exchange reserves 固定匯率 fixed exchange rate 浮動匯率 floating/flexible exchange rate 空頭賣跌 selling short 按市價訂購股票 market order 股票經紀人 stockbroker 國際貨幣基金 the IMF 八國集團 the G-8 監督 surveillance 可兌換性 convertibility 軟通貨 soft currency 限制 restriction 交易 transaction 匯率機制 exchange rate regime 直接標價 direct quotes 資本流動性 mobility of capital 赤字 deficit 本國貨幣 domestic currency 外匯交易市場 foreign exchange market 國際儲備 international reserve 利率 interest rate 資產 assets 國際收支 balance of payments 貿易差額 balance of trade 債券 bond 資本 capital 資本支出 capital expenditures 商品 commodities 商品交易所 commodity exchange 期貨合同 commodity futures contract 普通股票 common stock 聯合大企業 conglomerate 貨幣貶值 currency devaluation 通貨緊縮 deflation 折舊 depreciation 匯率 exchange rate 財政年度fiscal year 自由企業 free enterprise 國民生產總值 gross national product 庫存 inventory 勞動力人數 labor force 債務 liabilities 市場經濟 market economy 合并 merger 貨幣收入 money income 跨國公司 Multinational Corporation 個人收入 personal income 優先股票 preferred stock 價格收益比率 price-earning ratio 優惠貸款利率 prime rate 利潤 profit/gains/ returns 回報 return on investment 使貨幣升值 revaluation 薪水 salary 季節性調整 seasonal adjustment 關稅 tariff 失業人員 unemployed person 效用 utility 價值 value 工資 wages 工資價格螺旋上升 wage-price spiral 收益 yield 補償貿易 compensatory trade, compensated deal 儲蓄銀行 saving banks 歐洲聯盟 the European Union 抵押貸款 mortgage lending 業主產權 owner's equity 普通股 common stock 無形資產 intangible assets 收益表 income statement 抵押貸款 mortgage lending 九五折 a five percent discount;a 95 percent charge

第二篇：口譯筆譯之中級口譯常用詞匯句型

口譯筆譯之中級口譯常用詞匯句型

1.我非常感謝……: Thank you very much for…… 2.熱情友好的歡迎辭：gracious speech of welcome 3……之一：be one of 4.訪問……是……:A visit to……has……

5.…是我多年夢寐以求的愿望：…has long been my dream

6……給予我一次……的機會……：（The visit will）give me（an excellent）opportunity to ……

7.我為……，再次表達（我的愉快之情和榮幸之感）：I wish to say again that I am so delighted and privileged to……

8.（我對您為我到達貴國后所做的一切安排）深表感謝：I’m deeply grateful for everything you’ve done for me since my arrival in China.9.（我很高興）有此機會（來貴公司工作），與中國汽車業的杰出人士合作共事：I‘m very glad to have the opportunity to work in your company with a group of brilliant people in China’s automobile industries.10……多年來一直盼望……：have been looking forward to ……for many years 11.我很感激……：I appreciate……

12.你若不在意的話，……：If you don‘t mind，…… 13.去……走走：tour around……

14.浦江商務旅游公司：Pu Jiang Business Travel Company 15.國家旅游局：the Chinese National Tourist Administration 16.經……批準的……：……approved by…… 17.在華……：……in China

18.以……為主要服務對象：provide services mainly to…… 19.公司的宗旨是……：We operate under the principal of …… 20.促進，改善，發展： improve，promote 21……及其周邊地區：……and its surrounding areas 22.提供全方位的服務：offer an all-round service to…… 23.竭誠：do one’s best

24.坦誠相待：……in an honest partnership 25.商務：business activities 26.我們很高興……：It gives us great pleasure to…… 27.再次接待……：to play host to …… once again

29.學校的全體師生員工：the faculty，students and staff of the university 30.向……表示熱烈歡迎：……wish to extend one‘s warm welcome to …… 31.格林博士和夫人：Dr.and Mrs.Green 32.我相信……：I am convinced that…… 33.這次對……的訪問：current visit to…… 34……必將為……：……will surely……

35.作出（重要）貢獻：make an important contribution to…… 36.祝大家……：wish you all……

37.友好合作關系：the friendly relations and cooperation 38.我懷著非常愉快的心情（出席本屆年會）：It is with great pleasure that I am here to attend this annual meeting.39.值此……之際，……：On the occasion of……

40.我為能有機會……，向……致以深深的謝意。：I would like to express my deep appreciation to …… for this opportunity to……

41.就……問題進行發言：to address the meeting on the topic of……

42……為……提供了（理想的）場所：……provides us with an ideal arena where we will…… 43.我愿借此機會，就全世界范圍內的環境保護問題，發表自己的一些看法，與各位一起商討：I wish to take this opportunity to discuss with you my thoughts on the issue of world-wide environmental protection.44.在這舉國同慶的夜晚，……：On the occasion of this evening of national celebration，…… 45.各位來賓：all the guests 46.光臨我們的春節聯歡晚會：come to this party to celebrate our Spring Festival 47.（在座）各位：all present here 48.輕松，歡快的：most relaxing and delightful 49.春節是我國一年中的良辰佳時：The Chinese Spring Festival is a very wonderful and joyous occasion in our tradition.50.我愿（希望）……：I hope…… 51.外國來賓：overseas visitors(guests)52.盡情品嘗中國的傳統美酒和佳肴：have a good time enjoying to one's hearts' content the finest traditional Chinese cuisine and wine 53.彼此溝通，增進友誼：to get to know each other and to increase our friendship 54.最后，我再次感謝各位嘉賓的光臨，并祝各位新年身體健康，事業有成，吉祥如意：In closing，I'd like to thank you again for your presence and wish everyone good health，a successful career and the very best of luck in the new year.55.熱情的迎接和款待：warm reception and hospitality 56.The past five days in China，……：在中國度過的這五天

57.令人愉快，難以忘懷：be truly pleasant and enjoyable and most memorable 58.我特別要稱頌我們的中國合作者，他們的真誠合作與支持使這項協議得以簽署：I particularly want to pay tribute to our Chinese partners for their sincere cooperation and support in concluding these agreements.59.我敬請各位與我一起舉杯，為我們兩家公司的永久友誼和合作而干杯!：May I ask all of you present here to join me in raising your glasses，to the lasting friendship and cooperation between our two companies.60.中美合資企業：a Sino-American joint venture 61.I have to say that……：我認為…… 62.business management：經營管理

63.由于……，所以……：……，due to…… 64.直率：direct and straightforward 65.I can't say our way of doing business is absolutely superior：我無法斷言，我們的經營方式一定在他們之上。

66.優點和弊端：strong and weak points in…… 67.近年來，……：In recent years，…… 68.business executives：經理人員 69.畢竟，……：After all，……

70……已認識到……：……have recognized…… 71.更具人情味的……：the more humane way of …… 72.管理方式：management 73……在……中(上)存在差異：there are differences in …… between/among…… 74.現狀：current situation 75.基于……，……：Considering the fact that……，……

76.轎車目前在中國的占有率為每580人一輛車。：There is only one car for every 580 Chinese at present 77.具有極大的誘惑力：be extremely attractive 78.（中國已將關稅）從（23%）降到了（17%）。：……cut ……from…… to…… 79.創造條件：create conditions 80……and in turn for the inevitable opening of its auto market to the outside world：進而敞開其汽車市場大門（創造了條件）81.（IBM上海公司的）正式開張典禮：official launch of IBM of Shanghai 82.各位如此鐘情IBM的產品，這對我們的業務來說是一個好兆頭：It’s a sign of good business that you show so much interest in IBM products.83……，我感到萬分榮幸：I regard it as a great honor that…… 84……期待著……：be looking forward to…… 85.在……地位：……position in……

86.富有（中華民族文化）特色的……：…… that is characteristic of Chinese national culture.87.安排了……的旅游路線：offer you…… tour program 88.各位將要……：You will……

89.景點和名勝 ：scenic spots and historical sites 90.雄偉的古建筑群 ：magnificent ancient architectural complexes 91.游覽，參觀 ：visit 92.真正的 ：authentic 93.觀賞 ：appreciate 94.中國烹調 ：Chinese cuisine 95.欣賞，品嘗 ：enjoy 96.地方風味小吃 ：local delicacies 97.我國人民傳統的熱情何好客將使得各位這次訪問愉快而難忘：The traditional warmth and hospitality with which the Chinese people entertain our guests will make your visit a pleasant and memorable experience.98……擁有……：……has……

99……，占（人口總數的六分之一）：……，constituting one-sixth of（her total population）100 勞動婦女：working women 101.取得(杰出的)成就：make outstanding achievements in the fields of…… 102.各行各業的(年輕婦女)：young women in all professions 103……迫切希望……：be eagerly seeking…… 104……有權……：……have the right to…… 105.參加：participate in 106……，因此(在社會和家庭中享有經濟獨立和平等地位)：……，thereby gaining economic independence and equal status in the society and at home.107.Right now，……：現在，……

108.elephant——>sheer size Reference：龐大的體形

109.zoo attractions：動物園園景

113.我代表我們代表團的全體成員，……：On behalf all the members of my delegation，114.During our stay，……：在我們逗留期間，……

115.impress sb.deeply Reference：給……留下很深刻的印象

116.歡迎各位參加“對外漢語”學習班：Welcome to the Program of “Chinese as a Foreign language”.117.近年來，世界各地學漢語者與日俱增：a worldwide interest in Chinese is increasing at an accelerating tempo 118.從某種意義上說，漢語是一種很古老的語言，其最早的漢字已有近四千年的歷史了：In a sense，……，with its earliest writings dating back nearly for four thousand 119.隨著……，……：With……，…… 120.我將適時介紹……：I will discuss in due time……

121.(漢語)對(中華民族的文化和思維)所產生的影響：the influence of the Chinese language on the cultural and intellectual development of the Chinese nation 122.對于這門擁有世界上使用人數最多，文學歷史最悠久的語言來說，這股學習熱潮早該出現了：Considering that Chinese has the largest number of speakers in the world and the greatest depth in its literature，this interest is long overdue.123.受到/接受完整的中等教育：receive a full secondary education

124.顯然這一現象已經影響了全民科學和文化水平的提高，與現代社會格格不入：This fact has obviously affected the improvement of general scientific and cultural levels and is fully incompatible with a modernized society.125.因此，中國在努力發展經濟的同時必須努力控制人口數量，并且提高人口素質：Therefore，China's efforts to develop the economy must be accompanied by equally vigorous efforts to control the population and improve its quality.126，人口增長也是中國普及中等教育比較緩慢的一個重要原因：Population increase is also a major factor behind China's relative slowness in establishing universal secondary school education.127.有人認為……：Some people hold the view that……

128.然而，更多人認為……：：However，more people are of the opinion that……

129.深圳應該當好內地與香港之間的橋梁：Shenzhen should continue to play its role as a bridge linking Hong Kong and mainland.130.借助……的優勢：make use of the advantages of…… 131……發展成為……：develop into……

132.國際商務港口Reference：international commercial port

133.今天，我們聚會在一起，……：Today，we meet here to …… 134.廣泛領域：a wide range of areas 135……反映了……：……reflects…… 136.共同愿望：shared desire

137.對……產生積極影響：have a positive impact on…… 138.我深信……：I am deeply convinced that…… 139.攜手合作：work together for……

140.本著……原則：in the principal of ……

141.會議的圓滿結束：a successful conclusion of this meeting 142.牢記以下幾點：keep certain points in mind 143.組建……(企業)：set up……

144.Now，let me go on to the legal aspect of a joint venture.：下面我接著談談合資企業的法律問題

145……，……，都要記住這一點。：……with this in mind.146.You have to understand the extent of your liability for actions of the joint venture：你必須考慮自己對該合資企業的行為承擔多少責任。

147.關注：be concerned about 148.現有市場：existing market 149.sales area：銷售區域

150.We are not finished with you：我們跟你還沒完呢!151.pick up the pieces and carry on：收拾殘局，重整旗鼓，再圖進取

152.I began my life as the son of immigrants，and with great efforts I worked my way up to the presidency of the Ford Company.：我是作為移民的兒子進入人世的，憑自己的努力，一步步地當上了福特汽車公司地總裁。

153.熱情接待：warm reception 154.衷心的感謝：heartfelt thanks for 155.沒有貴方的努力我們無法成功地達成合作協議：Without your effort it would have been impossible for us to reach the successful conclusion of our cooperative agreements 156.來華投資：come to invest in China 157.幅員遼闊：has vast land 158.勞動力資源豐富：abundant human resource 159.興辦(企業)：establish 160.market strategy：市場營銷戰略 161.business dealings：商務運作 162.這種投資方法對我們合作雙方來說，都有豐厚地經濟回報：I would say that this type of investment will yield fat economic returns for both parties in our partnership.163.產品有著優異的價格性能比note：這里的“有著” Reference：enjoy 164.I shall focus my remarks primary on……：我想重點談談…… 165……differs greatly from……：與……是截然不同地 166.I am certain that……：我相信……

167.The future of economic cooperation with China should be viewed with a

combination of enthusiasm and realism.：我們應該帶著滿腔熱忱和現實主義的精神來看待與中國未來的經濟合作。168.越來越(流行)：increasingly popular 169.to stay out traffic jams：以避免交通堵塞

170.College and high school students find biking an economical alternative to cars and buses.：大中小學生把自行車當作汽車和公交車的廉價代用工具。

171.I want to spend part of this lecture discussing……：我想在講座上花點時間討論…… 172.be incapable of doing sth.：不能夠做某事

173.The computer's advantage over us is that……：電腦優于我們之處在于… 174.重復的，反復的：repetitive 175……，其歷史可以追溯到……：Dating back to……，…… 176.貿易通道：thoroughfare 177.我社安排的“絲綢之路游”始于西安古城，止于新疆首府烏魯木齊：“The Silk Road Tour” that we offer follows a route beginning from the ancient city of Xi'an and ending at Urumqi，the capital of Xinjiang.178.游客們沿線可以……：Along the route…… 180.高超的工藝：the superior workmanship 181.領略自然景觀的魅力：take pleasure in the charms of the natural landscape 182.大量的：a wealth of 183……沿途：along……

184.(最精彩的)旅游節目(之一)：tourist attractions 185.過去10年來，……：In the last ten years，…… 186.帶來了(許多新的變化)：bring about 187.高檔消費品：high-grade consumer goods 188.請允許我介紹…： May I present somebody?/Allow meto introduce 189.為…而干杯：propose a toast to…

191.has been given the choice of……：……正面臨……的選擇 192.It was expected that…：人們希望……

193.have the freedom to(continue with their careers)：享有……的自由 194.in favour of sb./sth.：支持某人(某事)195.處于世紀之交的：at the turn of the century 196.迅速發展為……：develop rapidly into……

197.上海金融業的發展尤為引人注目，現已逐漸形成了一個具有相當規模與影響的金融市場體系：The development of finance industry in Shanghai is particularly remarkable，with a fairly large and influential system of financial market coming into shape.198.成了各國大銀行青睞的金融黃金寶地：become the favorite financial treasure destinations of major foreign banks 199.璀璨的：brilliant 200.遠見卓識的(金融家)：financiers and entrepreneurs with broad visions to……

第三篇：中級口譯真題之旅游類

中級口譯真題之旅游類 Passage 1: A lot of people think that Scotland is a part of England.But,as any Scotsman will tell you,it certainly is not.In fact,until the eighteenth century Scotland was an independent country,with a parliament of its own.// The English had tried many times over many centuries to bring Scotland under their rule,They succeeded at last in 1707,and some Scots have never forgiven them.// Scotland is now governed from London,but in some ways it is still a separate nation.It has its own capital city(Edinburgh),its own law,and its own stamps.It even has a language of its own,spoken now by only a few people in the islands.// In some ways southern Scotland is like England,with its good farmland and low green hills.But in central and northern Scotland there are high mountains and deep valleys,fast rivers and cold lakes.//

Passage 2: Welcome to the world’s first national park,the Yellowstone Park of the United States!Look!In this paradise,nature puts on a spectacular display.Hot springs display brilliant colors of blue,yellow and orange.You won’t find any place else like it on Earth.// Scientific expeditions visited this northwest corner of Wyoming in 1870 and 1871.The men who observed the wonders of the area saw the need to protect them.Through their efforts,Yellowstone National Park was born in 1872.// The park’s thermal areas make it unique.Hot springs are also found in New Zealand and Iceland.But Yellowstone has more hot springs than the rest of the earth combined.// More than 200 hot springs and 10,000 other thermal features dot the park.Today,all are protected.The park does not allow visitors to wander off the walkways or touch the thermal features.//

參考答案 Part A Passage 1: 很多人認為蘇格蘭是英格蘭的一部分。但是，任何一個蘇格蘭人都會告訴你：并不是這樣的。其實，在18世紀以前，蘇格蘭一直是一個獨立的國家，有自己的國會。// 幾百年來，英格蘭人多次企圖把蘇格蘭置于自己的統治之下。他們終于在1707年成功了。為此，一些蘇格蘭人永遠不會原諒他們。// 蘇格蘭現在由倫敦統治，但是在某些方面，仍然是一個獨立的國家。它有自己的首都（愛丁堡）、自己的法津、自己的郵票。它甚至還有自己的語言，不過只是幾個小島上的少數人使用。// 在某些方面，蘇格蘭南部同英格蘭很相似，有肥沃的農田和綠色的小山丘。但在蘇格蘭的中部和北部，有高聳的大山，深邃的山谷，湍急的河流和冰冷的湖泊。//

Passage 2: 歡迎來到世界第一座國家公園，美國的黃石公園！在這個人間仙境里，大自然呈現著壯觀的景色。大家看！溫泉展現出藍、黃、橙等艷麗的色彩。地球上再也找不到任何地方可與此地相媲美。// 科學家探險隊在1870和1871年來到懷俄明州西北角的這塊地方。目睹此地奇景的人意識到保護美景的必要。通過他們的努力，黃石國家公園終于于1872年誕生。// 溫泉區是這個國家公園的特色。雖然新西蘭和冰島也有溫泉，但是黃石公園的溫泉數比全世界其他地區加起來的總數還要多。// 整個公園布滿了200多個溫泉及一萬多個溫泉景觀。今天，所有這些都受到保護。公園不允許游客偏離步道或觸摸溫泉景觀。//

Passage 1: 現在我們談美國之行的最后一部分——住宿。在美旅游時，找個地方住并不難，難的是找一個稱心如意、價格合適的住所。// 如乘飛機前往，你會在機場看到許多賓館的廣告。如坐火車或駕車，你最好查詢電話本（黃頁）中的旅館、汽車旅館和公寓房欄目。// 住所可分為賓館、汽車旅館和度假村。賓館舒適但價格昂貴。汽車旅館通常鄰近公路。度假村則位于山間、海邊或鄰近湖泊。// 至于住在哪兒，你得從廣告中所提供的價格和服務的比較著手。在這種情況下，你還得打電話詢問他們是否有你需要的房間。//

Passage 2: 歡迎光臨巴塞羅納。想到西班牙，你的腦海中會浮現出什么呢？美食佳肴？了不起的藝術及建筑？精彩的夜生活？// 這一切都可以在巴塞羅納找到——而且還不只如此！這座城市的建筑物及教堂將會最先吸引你的注意力。巴塞羅納是“現代主義”建筑風格的領袖。// 100多年來，西班牙建筑師使用自然主題及形狀設計建筑物。他們以野生動物、水果及花朵裝飾建筑物門面。// 巴塞羅納比世界上任何其他城市有更多這樣的建筑物。想要體驗“現代主義”建筑，就要到黃金廣場，這個地區有此風格中最具代表性的建筑物。// Passage 1: A lot of people think that Scotland is a part of England.But,as any Scotsman will tell you,it certainly is not.In fact,until the eighteenth century Scotland was an independent country,with a parliament of its own.// The English had tried many times over many centuries to bring Scotland under their rule,They succeeded at last in 1707,and some Scots have never forgiven them.// Scotland is now governed from London,but in some ways it is still a separate nation.It has its own capital city(Edinburgh),its own law,and its own stamps.It even has a language of its own,spoken now by only a few people in the islands.// In some ways southern Scotland is like England,with its good farmland and low green hills.But in central and northern Scotland there are high mountains and deep valleys,fast rivers and cold lakes.//

Passage 2: Welcome to the world’s first national park,the Yellowstone Park of the United States!Look!In this paradise,nature puts on a spectacular display.Hot springs display brilliant colors of blue,yellow and orange.You won’t find any place else like it on Earth.// Scientific expeditions visited this northwest corner of Wyoming in 1870 and 1871.The men who observed the wonders of the area saw the need to protect them.Through their efforts,Yellowstone National Park was born in 1872.// The park’s thermal areas make it unique.Hot springs are also found in New Zealand and Iceland.But Yellowstone has more hot springs than the rest of the earth combined.// More than 200 hot springs and 10,000 other thermal features dot the park.Today,all are protected.The park does not allow visitors to wander off the walkways or touch the thermal features.//

第二套

Passage 1: 41．Seattle is famous for its damp weather and its own rainforest.Seattleites will say they like how rain keeps the city green,how clean the air tastes afterwards.// The sunny,gorgeous weather and blue skies draw Seattleites from their cozy little homes,ready to dry out and have fun.People go hiking,biking,and canoeing.// Folks work in their gardens,wash their cars and attend outdoor concerts in the park—all in the same day!// People host barbecues and picnics and water-skiing parties.It’s sin around here to not thoroughly enjoy every moment of every golden day.//

Passage 2: Have you ever been to the Grand Gorge in New York State?Today I’d like to show you around there.It’s magnificent,with sheer sandstone rising 550 feet;three gushing falls,one over a hundred feet high;river rafting.// Some 70 miles of hiking trails that can be used for skiing when blanketed with snow;and a forest that harbors nearly every species of eastern North American trees,several specied of wild orchids and a variety of birds.// The place is the so-called “Canyons of the East”,a 17-mile gorge cut by the Genesee River on its way north to Lake Ontario.Although overshadowed by New York’s another wonder,Niagara Falls,60 miles to the northwest,the 14,350-acre preserve has noteworthy attractions.// In addition to a series of three talls that stair-step downriver and provide much of the gorge’s usual drama,there are striking rock formations.//

參考答案 Part A Passage 1: 西雅圖以潮濕的氣候及其雨林而聞名。西雅圖人說他們喜歡雨水使城市常青，喜歡雨后清新的空氣。// 睛朗、燦爛的天氣和碧藍的天空把西雅圖人從舒適的小屋子里拽出來，準備曬太陽和玩樂。人們去遠足、騎自行車、劃獨木舟。// 人們在園子里干活，洗車，參加公園里的露天音樂會——全在同一天里完成！// 人們舉辦戶外燒烤、野餐、滑水聚會等活動。在這兒，不好好享受美好一天的每一時刻是一種罪過。// Passage 2: 你到過紐約州大峽谷嗎？今天我想請你到那里一游。它的確非常壯觀，兩岸聳立著550英尺高的砂巖峭壁；三個瀑布奔流直下，其中一個超過100英尺高；木筏在水上漂流；// 約70英里的步行小道，在被大雪覆蓋時，又可供滑雪使用；還有一片森林，里面北美洲東部的所有樹種在那里幾乎應有盡有，還有若干種野蘭花和各種各樣的鳥。// 這里就是所謂“東部大峽谷”——杰納西河在向北流入安大略湖的途中形成一條17英里長的峽谷的所在地。盡管其西北60英里處紐約州的另一個奇觀——尼亞加拉瀑布使它相形見絀，但這個占地14，350英畝的自然保護區有它吸引游人之處。// 除了三個呈階梯式分布的瀑布和峽谷所呈現出的豐富自然景觀外，還有令人嘆為觀止的巖石構造。//

Passage 1: 女士們、先生們，請跟我看黃石公園最壯觀的景色之一：黃石公園大峽谷。大峽谷長37公里，深366米。你可看到黃石河穿梭在色彩繽紛的峽谷中。// 在峽谷的北面和南面，可觀賞到截然不同的景色。你可以拍攝黃石公園壯麗的“下瀑布”。如果做好了運動的準備，可沿著小道往下走到瀑布底端。然后往上觀看看傾瀉而下的流水。// 峽谷南端是黃石湖，乃全世界最大淡水湖之一。不要去游泳，水太冷了！但是可以由“釣魚橋”搭船游湖。慢慢地走走看看。在溫泉區悠閑散步；// 在溪河旁尋找野生動物的蹤跡；在大樹下野餐；聽野生動物的怒吼聲；感覺濺在臉上的水花。公園為大家的福利及樂趣而建。祝大家玩得開心。//

Passage 2: 35當初，中國人剛剛知道遠隔太平洋的彼岸有一個國家叫美利堅時，就給她起了一個最好的中國式的名字——美國，意思是“美麗的國度”。// 這樣一個好名字，會使一個不了解美國的中國人對她也自然地產生好感。// 中國人熟知喬治·華盛頓、托馬斯·杰斐遜和亞伯拉罕·林肯，也熟知獨立戰爭、南北戰爭、珍珠港事件和美國人在二戰中的杰出貢獻。// 然而，考慮到朝鮮戰爭、越南戰爭，1972年中美上海聯合公報等歷史事件，中國人對美國的看法比對任何一個西方國家都顯得更為復雜和富有變化。// Passage 1: Ladies and gentlemen,please follow me to one of the most spectacular sights of Yellowstone Park:the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone.It’s 37km long and 366 meters deep.You’ll see Yellowstone River winding through the colorful canyou.// Stop on both the south and north sides for different views.You may take pictures of Yellowstone’s magnificent Lower Falls.Or if you’re ready for some exercise,walk down the trail that leads to the bottom of the falls.Then look up at the plunging water.// South of the canyou lies Yellowstone Lake,one of the world’s largest freshwater lakes.Don’t plan on going for a dip—the water is too cold!But from Fishing Bridge you can take a boat excursion on the lake.Take your time exploring the park.Walk around the thermal areas.// Look for wildlife along rivers and streams.Have a picnic under a big tree.Listen to the wild roar and feel the spray on your face.The park was created for the benefit and enjoyment of all.Have a good time.//

Passage 2: When the Chinese first came to know that there was a country on the other side of the Pacific Ocean called the United States of America,they named it “Mei Guo”in Chinese,which literally means “beautiful country”.// A Chinese who happens to hear this name would have a positive image of America,even though he or she might have little knowledge of the country.// Since then,Chinese have become familiar with George Washington,Thomas Jefferson,and Abraham Lincoln,and with the American Revolution,the Civil War,the Pearl Harbor Incident and the outstanding service and sacrifice of the American people during the Second World War.// However,compared to other Western countries,Chinese images of the United States have shown greater complexity and inconsistency,in light of historical events such as the Korean War,the Vietnam War,and the Sino-US Shanghai Joint Communique in 1972.//