中级口译第二版与第三版翻译教程对照

中级口译第二版与第三版翻译教程对照现采用的中级口译翻译教程第三版与第二版相比内容作了一定程度的更新，特别是汉译英部分对部分原第二版的文章做了增补和删减。希望大家对照下面的增减部分有计划的利用好第三版教程。

英汉翻译部分在文章编排顺序上有些变动，增加了三篇文章，分别为:

6.2.0 The world Economic Forum in Davos;

7.2.0 The Ballooning Pension Crisis in Western Europe

8.2.0 Misinterpretation in Cross-cultural Communication

虽然是新增内容，可是都曾经出现在以往的中高级口译考试的阅读部分，所以我们认为重要度上并不高。

汉英翻译部分相对于英汉部分来说改动较大。部分文章做了内容上的增减，另外新增了两篇文章。

中级口译教程词汇翻译

第二单元接待口译Interpreting for Reception Service 2-1 机场迎宾Greeting at the Airport 人力资源部经理：manager of Human Resources. Top-notch: 顶尖的 能够成行：make it 不辞辛苦：in spite of the tiring trip 百忙中抽空：take time from busy schedule run into a storm:下暴雨 Be held up: 耽搁clear up:天气转好 Attending service：服务倒时差：get over the jet-lag 行李齐了：get all the luggage 下榻宾馆：take sb.to the hotel 设宴洗尘：host a reception in one’s honor 总裁：chairman 杂技表演：acrobatic show 2-2 宾馆入住Hotel Accommodation Check-in: 登记住宿预定房间：have a reservation with 确认函：confirmation letter travel agency：旅行社 Itinerary：行程表accommodation：住宿 双人间：double room 豪华套房：a deluxe suite 8折优惠价：have a good rate with 20% off morning cal：:叫醒 Photo-copy：复印express mail：快递邮件 总台：Front desk 餐饮部：Catering Service 洗熨部：Laundry Service 楼层服务台：Floor Service Desk Fitness exercise：健身教练：coach 2-3 宴会招待Banquet Service 敬业（的专家）：dedicated（experts）contribute one’s share：尽了…责任Maneuver ：机动，演习，策略，调遣大自然所赐予的：Mother Nature grant us Cuisine：菜系色，香，味，形：color，aroma,taste,appearance 食物的质地：raw materials with quality texture 调料：seasonings 原汁原味：original flavor appetizing：引起食欲的 特色点心：special snack 酸甜适口：a sweet and sour sauce 皮薄汁醇：with thin and translucent wrappers and rish tasty soup. 皮脆肉嫩：(with a ) crispy skin and tender meat figure out：想出 好戏还在后头：have more surprises to expect 祝酒：drink to (the health) of sb. 干杯：cheers 2-4 参观访问Getting Around 高科技园区：High-Tech Park 业务经理：operation manager 鸟瞰：take a bird’s eye view of 言归正传：come back to story 走马观花：cast a passing glance at flowers while riding on horsehack 显目审批权：be authorized to approve projects (with) 优惠政策：preferential policies 与国际管理体制接轨：operate under the management system of international standards 跨国公司：multinationals 骨干企业：enterprises of pillar industries 生物技术：biotechnology 高技术产业链：high-tech industry chains 一条龙服务：a stream –lined one-stop service 生态型开发：ecological conservation 可持续发展：sustainable development 绿草成茵：boasts stretches of green grass 流水潺潺：streams murmuring 鸟儿啁啾：birds chirping 四季花香：fragrant flowers blossoming all year round 安保服务：security service

中级口译教程词汇翻译

第二单元 接待口译 Interpreting for Reception Service 2- 1 机场迎宾 Greeting at the Airport 人力资源部经理:manager of Human Resources. 能够成行:make it 百忙中抽空：take time from busy schedule Be held up:耽搁 Attending service ：服务 行齐 了: get all the luggage 设宴洗尘:host a reception in one's honor 杂技表演：acrobatic show 2- 2 宾馆入住 Hotel Accommodation Check-in:登记住宿 确认函:confirmation letter Itinerary ：行程表 双人间：double room 8 折优惠价：have a good rate with 20% off Photo-copy ：复印 总台：Front desk 洗熨部:Laundry Service Fitness exercise ：健身 2-5 宴会招待 Banquet Service 敬业(的专家)：dedicated (experts) Maneuver :机动，演习,策略，调遣 Cuisine ：菜系 食物的质地:raw materials with quality texture 原汁原味：original flavor 特色点心：special snack 预立房间：have a reservation with travel agency: 旅行社 accommodation ：住宿 豪华套房：a deluxe suite morning cal ：:叫醒 express mail ： 快递 餐饮部：Catering Service 楼层服务台：Floor Service Desk 教练：coach contribute one's share ： 尽了 …责任 大自然所赐予的:Mother Nature grant us 色，香，味，形:color t aromadaste.appearance 调料：seasonings appetizing ：引起食欲的 酸甜适口: a sweet and sour sauce 皮薄汁醇：with thin and translucent wrappers and rish tasty soup ? 皮脆肉嫩：(with a ) crispy skin and tender meat figure out ：想出 好戏还在后头：have more suiprises to expect 祝洒：drink to (the health) of sb. 干杯：cheers 2- 4 参观访问 Getting Around 高科技园 区:High-Tech Park 鸟瞰:take a bird's eye view of 走马观花：cast a passing glance at flowers while riding on horsehack 显目审批权：be authorized to approve projects (with)优惠政策：preferential policies 与国际管理体制接轨:operate under the management system of international standards 跨国公司:multinationals 生物技术：biotechnology 一条龙服务：a stream -lined one-stop service 可持续发展：sustainable development 流水潺潺：streams murmuring 四季花香:fragrant flowers blossoming all year round 安保服务:security service Top-notch:顶尖的 不辞辛苦：in spite of the tiring trip nin into a stomi:下暴雨 clear up:天气转好 倒时差:get over the jet-lag 下榻宾馆:lake sb.to the hotel 总裁：chairman 业务经理:operation manager 言 归正传:come back to story 件干企业：enterprises of pillar industries 高技术产业链:high-tech industry chains 生态型开发：ecological conservation 绿草成茵：boasts stretches of green grass 鸟儿蜩啾:birds chirping

中级口译教程词汇翻译

. 第二单元接待口译Interpreting for Reception Service 2-1 机场迎宾Greeting at the Airport 人力资源部经理：manager of Human Resources. Top-notch: 顶尖的 能够成行：make it 不辞辛苦：in spite of the tiring trip 百忙中抽空：take time from busy schedule run into a storm:下暴雨 Be held up: 耽搁clear up:天气转好 Attending service：服务倒时差：get over the jet-lag 行李齐了：get all the luggage 下榻宾馆：take sb.to the hotel 设宴洗尘：host a reception in one's honor 总裁：chairman 杂技表演：acrobatic show 2-2 宾馆入住Hotel Accommodation Check-in: 登记住宿预定房间：have a reservation with 确认函：confirmation letter travel agency：旅行社 Itinerary：行程表accommodation：住宿 双人间：double room 豪华套房：a deluxe suite 8折优惠价：have a good rate with 20% off morning cal：:叫醒 Photo-copy：复印express mail：快递邮件 总台：Front desk 餐饮部：Catering Service 洗熨部：Laundry Service 楼层服务台：Floor Service Desk Fitness exercise：健身教练：coach 2-3 宴会招待Banquet Service 敬业（的专家）：dedicated（experts）contribute one's share：尽了…责任Maneuver ：机动，演习，策略，调遣大自然所赐予的：Mother Nature grant us Cuisine：菜系色，香，味，形：color，aroma,taste,appearance 食物的质地：raw materials with quality texture 调料：seasonings 原汁原味：original flavor appetizing：引起食欲的 特色点心：special snack 酸甜适口：a sweet and sour sauce 皮薄汁醇：with thin and translucent wrappers and rish tasty soup. 皮脆肉嫩：(with a ) crispy skin and tender meat figure out：想出 好戏还在后头：have more surprises to expect 祝酒：drink to (the health) of sb. 干杯：cheers 2-4 参观访问Getting Around 高科技园区：High-Tech Park 业务经理：operation manager

历年上海英语翻译中级口译汉译英真题及答案

历年上海英语翻译中级口译汉译英真题及答案 原文： 越来越多受英文教育的海外华人父母，已经认识到孩子在掌握不可或缺的英文的同时，也通晓中文的重要性。中国的崛起，让他们充分认识到孩子掌握双语的好处——既能增加他们的就业机会，也能让他们接触和熟悉东西方两种不同的文化。 这些人对中文的态度几乎没有完全改变。曾几何时，他们还非常骄傲地宣称自己只懂英文。现在，他们已开始积极支持孩子学习中文和中国文化，而且还不时走访中国，欣赏壮观的自然风光，认识丰富的文化遗产。 译文： An increasing number of English-educated Chinese parents overseas have come to the realization that while English learning is indispensable to their children, it is essential that their kids have a good command of Chinese. China’s rise has fully awakened their awareness of the fact that their kids can benefit from their bilingual ability which can not only enhance their competitiveness in the job market, but also facilitate their exposure to and familiarity with the two different cultures between the East and the West. They have hardly changed their attitudes towards Chinese. At one time they proudly declared that they knew English only. Now, they have begun to give full support to their kids learning Chinese and its culture, and they also make occasional visits to China, where they can enjoy its magnificent natural landscape and get to know its rich cultural heritage. 解析： 本段是一篇文化类介绍文章。总体难度一般，以句号结束的句子即可作为一

中级口译教程 梅德明 第三版 3-2 投资意向

3-2 投资意向 词汇预习 Share my thoughts with you Foreign firm Investment destination 翻了两番 投资热 全面对外开放 沿海城市 内地 有利可图 I'm all ears to…… 最大限度 发挥有关双方的优势 幅员辽阔 税收 消费者市场 基础设施 诱人的投资政策 资金 管理知识 研究资料 合资／独资企业 资金 Enlightening Consultant 课文口译 Ａ：您好，罗伯茨先生． Ｂ：Hi, Miss Chen. I have been thinking about something lately and I'd like to share my thoughts with you. A:好呀，请说．我很高兴能为您做些什么． Ｂ：In the West everybody is talking about going to the East and making an investment. Apparently a growing number of foreign firms have been pouring into Chine, and the Pudong Area of Shanghai is among the best choices of their investment destination. Today it is not a matter of whether to go east, but when and how. Ａ：你说的完全对．海外人士在上海及其周边地区的投资近年来翻了两番．出现这一高涨不止的投资热有多种缘由．除了中国是世界上经济增长最快的国家之一这个原因外，中国政府和地方政府很重视全面对外开放，不仅开放沿海城市．也开放内地，尽可能吸引外资．另外，许多海外机构与个人投资者认为，在中国直接投资比中国公司做生意更有利可图．Ｂ：I'm not sure if I understand the logic behind this preference. I'm all ears to your explanation.

中级口译教程-梅德明-第四版-句子精炼_2-16单元(全)

句子精炼( Sentences in Focus ) Unit 2 接待口译（机场迎宾、宾馆入住、宴会招待、参观访问） 1. This is a fantastic airport, absolutely one of the top-notch international airports.（这个机场太美了，绝对是一个顶尖的国际机场。） 2. I’m very bad with a jet-lag. But I will be all right in a couple of days.（我倒时差很慢，但两天后自然就回复了。） 3. I’d like to have a 7 o’clock morning call, breakfast sent up to my room, laundry done, some documents photocopied, an express mail sent out, and something like that.（我要早上7点钟叫醒，早餐送到我房间，衣服要熨，文件要复印，邮件要快递，诸如此类的事情需要服务。） 4. We all maneuvered successfully to get our job done, so to speak.（可以说我们每个人都成功的使我们的使命得以完成。） 5. Let’s delight ourselves completely in the foods that Mother Nature grants us.（让我们尽情享受大自然赋予我们的食物吧。） 6. 我要是没认错的话，您一定是从伦敦来的泰莱科教授吧。(You must be Prof. Tallack from London, if I’m not mistaken.) 7. 我是海通集团人力资源部经理。(I’m manager of Human Resources, the Haitong Group.) 8. 感激您不辞辛劳，从百忙之中抽空来我公司指导。(We are very grateful that you took time from your busy schedule and came to our company to give us advice.) 9. 今晚我们设宴为您洗尘。(We will host a reception dinner in your honor this evening.) 10. 我在你们的酒店预订了一间双人间，有确认函。(I have made a reservation for a double room with your hotel. And here is the confirmation letter.) 11. 提前10天预定房间可以享受8折优惠价。(You will have a good rate with 20％off when you make a reservation 10 days in advance.) 12. 我们有许多现代化的健身设备可以满足客人的不同需求。(We have many modern fitness facilities catering to the different needs of our guests.) 13. 没有凯兰女士的最后努力，现在还不知道怎样呢，恐怕我们还在谈判之中呢。(Without Ms. K eland’s last-minute effort, we would still be in the middle of nowhere, p robably in the middle of negotiations, I’m afraid.) 14. 同中国其他菜系一样，“本帮菜”具有“色、香、味”三大要素，特点是注重调料的使用、食物的质地和菜的原汁原味。(Like all other Chinese regional cuisines, Ben bang cuisine takes “color, aroma and taste” as its essential quality elements. It emphasizes in particular the expert use of seasonings, the selection of raw materials with quality texture, and original flavors.) 15. 这些菜绝对是首选，你一定喜欢。别客气，请随意。(These dishes are absolutely tasters′ choice. I bet you will like them. Please help yourself to the dishes.) 16. 各位能够赏光来此共度一年中的这个美好时光，我感到非常荣幸，让我们共同举杯，祝各位身体健康，事业有成，阖家幸福。(I consider it a great honor to have you all here for this wonderful time of the year. Let us drink to the health, great career and happy family of everybody present.) 17. 我们先来鸟瞰一下整个园区吧，然后在园区内各处转悠一下，用我们的话来说就是“走马观花”。(First of all, we will take a bird’s-eye view of the Park. And then we will look around in the Park and, to use a Chinese metaphor, we will “cast a passing glance at flowers while riding on a horseback”.) 18. 高科技园区享有国家授予的项目审批权和优惠政策，是一个与国际管理体质接轨的经济区域。(The high-tech Park is authorized by the state government to approve projects with preferential policies, operating under the management system of international standards.)

中级口译翻译

中译英 America’s great labor market slump continues to cast its pall over the economy, leaving one lonely group in particular shrouded in shadows. Over 6m Americans, more than 40% of all those unemployed, have now been out of work for more than six months. Most of these, 4.5m, haven't worked for a year or more. This crisis of long-term joblessness is unprecedented in the post-war period. 美国大型劳动力市场的萧条期在不断蔓延，以至于给经济蒙上了一层阴影，在特殊笼罩的阴影下，只剩下一部分孤独的人群。超过6百万的美国人中，在所有失业人群里，大于40%的人已经6个多月处于失业状态。这些大多数人中，有4500万人一年多以上没有工作了。这次长期的失业危机在战后时期是事无前例的。 英译中 原文朋友是暂时的，家庭是永久的。在好些人的行为里我发出现了这个信条。这个信条在我实在是不可理解的。对于我，要是没有朋友，我现在会变成呢个怎样可怜的东西，我自己也不知道。 最近我在法国哲学家居友的书里读到了这样的话：“生命的一个条件就是消费......世间有一种不能跟生存分开的慷慨，要是没有了它，我们就会死，就会从内部干枯。我们必须开花。道德、无私心就是人生的花。” 本意朋友是暂时的，家庭是永久的。从很多人的行为中我发现了这个道理。对于这个道理我实在难以理解。对于我，要是没有朋友，我不知道我现在会变得多么可怜。 最近我在读法国哲学家居友的书时，遇到了这样的话：“想要获得生命，我们就需要消费......时间上有一种事物与生存并存，要是缺少了它，我们就无法生存，我们的内心也会死去。我们必须开花。道德、无私心就是人生的话。 Friends are temporary and families are permanent.I found this sense from many people’s behaviors. I hardly understand this sense.For me,I don’t know how poor I am if I have no friends. When I recently have read a book from French’s philosopher called Juyou, I met these words：“If we want to get lives,we need consumption.There is a thing in the world that should exist at the same time with the living.If we are lack of it, we can’t live and our heart will die.We must be in flower. The flower of life is ethics and no selfishness.”

上海中级口译考试全攻略培训讲学

上海中级口译考试全 攻略

上海中级口译考试全攻略（笔试+口试） 两周前风尘仆仆地考完中级口译，常有人问我考得怎么样。我的答复总是：美女很多+非常紧张。 在参加考试之前，我常听到两种说法：中级口译太简单了，根本是没用的证，不如去考高口；中级口译太难了，只有高手才能拿到证。这两种说法都没错，对不同英语程度的人来说，中级口译的地位也不尽相同。我当初想到考中级口译并不是为了那一纸证书，因为我对于口译兴趣很小。想到报名完全是为了提高听力。上海交大去年做的一项调查显示，65%的同学认为经过口译训练，听力水平得到了大幅提高。当时我在《外国语》上看到这篇论文，立刻想到通过中级口译提高我可怜的听力。复习之后我还发现，口译对拓宽词汇量尤其是生活词汇作用巨大。 下面我就来谈谈怎么准备中级口译。 首先你需要买中级口译的教材，一共五本《中级听力教程》《中级阅读教程》《中级口语教程》《中级翻译教程》《中级口译教程》，但是，这五本中只需要买三本，那就是《中级翻译教程（第三版）》，《中级听力教程(第3版)》，《中级口译教程(第3版)》，另外两本千万别买，和考试根本没关系，除了这三本，我还推荐买《中级口译真题解析》，《中高级口译口试备考精要(附MP3)--新东方大愚英语学习丛书》，《英语口译资格考试分类词汇精编》。 书买好了，就可以开始准备了。

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