2010年9月高级口译考试真题

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一、English-Chinese Translation （本大题2小题．每题30.0分，共60.0分。Translate the following passage（s） into Chinese ）

第1题 During the term of this Contract, all technical documentation, including but not limited to manufacturing technologies, procedures, methods, formulas, data, techniques and know-how, to be provided by one Party to the other shall be treated by the recipient as "Confidential Information". Each Party agrees to use Confidential Information received from the other party only for the purpose contemplated by this Contract and for no other purposes. Confidential Information provided is not to be reproduced in any form except as required to accomplish the intent of, and in accordance with the terms of, this Contract. Title to such information and the interest related thereto shall remain with the provider all the time.

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合同有效期内，所有对方提供的技术文档，包括但不限于生产技术，流程，方法，配方，工艺以及专有技术，接收方都应视作“保密信息”对待。各方一致同意按照合同规定使用对方的保密信息，不得擅自挪作他用。除非合同条款要求或者规定，否则双方不得以任何形式复制对方的保密信息。保密信息所有权以及产生的相关利益均归信息提供方所有。

第2题 Each Party shall provide the same care to avoid disclosure or unauthorized use of the other Party’s Confidential Information as it provides to protect its own similar proprietary information. Confidential Information must be kept by the recipient in a secure place with access limited to only such Party’s employees or agents who need to know such information for the purpose of this Contract and who have similarly agreed to keep such information confidential pursuant to a written confidentiality agreement which reflects the terms hereof. The obligations of confidentiality pursuant to this Article shall survive the termination or expiration of this Contract for a period of five (5) years. 【正确答案】：

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各方需像对待己方保密信息一样避免对方保密信息泄露或被侵权使用。接收方需存放保密信息于安全之处。保密信息的使用目的必须符合合同中所涉条款的规定，仅对有必要了解该信息的公司员工或代理人开放，且信息使用人需签订反映本条款的书面保密协议，保密协议有效期需至本合同终止或期满5年为止。二、Chinese-English Translation（本大题1小题．每题10.0分，共10.0分。Translate the following passage（s） into English . ）

第1题

我们应该牢记国际金融危机的深刻教训，正本清源，对症下药，本着简单易行、便于问责的原则推进国际金融监管改革，建立有利于实体经济发展的国际金融体系。要强调国际监管核心原则和标准的一致性，同时要充分考虑不同国家金融市场的差异性，提高金融监管的针对性和有效性。

我们要牢牢把握强劲、可持续、平衡增长三者的有机统一。我们应该积极推动强劲增长，注重保持可持续增长，努力实现平衡增长。实现世界经济强劲、可持续、平衡增长是一个长期复杂的过程，不可能一蹴而就，既要持之以恒、坚定推进，也要照顾到不同国家国情，尊重各国发展道路和发展模式的多样性。

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We must learn the hard lessons of the international financial crisis, take effective measures to address the root causes of the crisis, and push forward reform to ensure that the future international financial supervisory and regulatory regime is easy to operate and highly accountable. It is important to establish an international financial system that is good for the growth of the real economy. We need to stress the consistency of core principles and standards of international supervision and regulation and, at the same time, take into full consideration the differences between financial markets of individual countries to make financial supervision and regulation more focused and effective.

We must recognize that "strong, sustainable and balanced growth" is an integral concept. We need to take proactive steps to ensure strong growth, value sustainable growth, and strive for balanced growth. It will take a long and complex process to achieve strong, sustainable and balanced growth of the world economy. It cannot be done overnight. We must make persistent efforts to push forward this process. And in doing so, we must also take into account specific circumstances of individual countries and respect their diverse development paths and models.

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