Interpreting idioms Exercises:
I. Translate the following English idioms into Chinese.
1) To take French leave
2) A stony heart
3) At one’s fingertips
4) To have a hand like a foot
5) As mute as a fish
6) To return good for evil
7) To shut one’s eyes against…
8) To talk black into white
9) To turn a deaf ear to
10) Practice makes perfect.
11) Plain sailing
12) To be dead drunk
13) Laugh and grow fat
14) To fly into a rage
15) To look for a needle in a haystack
16) A leap in the dark
17) To show one’s colors
18) To make a noise in the world
19) More haste, less speed
20) Neither fish nor flesh
21) To pick holes in
22) To be at the end of one’s rope
23) To flog a dead horse
24) To turn over a new leaf
25) To put all one’s eggs in one basket
II. Translate the following idioms into English.
1）出尔反尔.
2）自食其果
3）忠言逆耳
4）一言既出，驷马难追。
5）画饼充饥
6）谋事在人，成事在天。
7）引狼入室
8）后患无穷
9）远亲不如近邻。
10）搬起石头砸自己的脚。
11）人怕出名猪怕壮。
12）东风压倒西风。
13）天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福。
14）有目共睹
15）说三道四
16）水滴石穿
17）隔墙有耳。
18）送君千里，终有一别。
19) 失败乃成功之母。
20）三思而后行。
21）习惯成自然。
22）君子动口不动手。
23）吃一堑，长一智。
24）突飞猛进。
25）一石二鸟/一箭双雕。
习语和谚语翻译挥金如土to spend money like water
视若无睹to shut one’s eyes against
以德抱怨to return good for evil
充耳不闻to turn a deaf ear to
临危不惧to face the music
心宽体胖to laugh and grow fat
勃然大怒to fly into a rage
海底捞针to look for a needle in a haystack
原形毕露to show one’s colors
名噪一时to make a noise in the world
吹毛求疵to pick holes in
谨言慎行to mind one’s P’s and Q’s
山穷水尽to be at the end of one’s rope
徒劳无益to flog a dead horse
改过自新to turn over a new leaf
孤注一掷to put all one’s eggs in one’s basket
擅自离开to take French leave
颠倒黑白to talk black into white
笑掉牙齿to laugh off one’s head
本末倒置to put the cart before the horse
铁石心肠a stony heart
轻举妄动a leap in the dark
了如指掌at one’s fingertips
乱七八糟at sixes and sevens
噤若寒蝉as mute as a fish
不伦不类neither fish nor flesh
一帆风顺plain sailing
空中楼阁castles in the air
进退两难between the devil and the deep sea
杀鸡儆猴Beat the dog before the lion.
得寸进尺Much will have more.
喧宾夺主The sauce is better than the fish.
棋逢对手Diamond cut diamond.
入乡随俗Do in Rome as the Romans do.
覆水难收Things done cannot be undone.
做贼心虚A bad conscience is a snake in one’s heart.
事与愿违All your swans are geese.
欲盖弥彰The more one tries to hide, the more one is exposed.
口腹蜜剑Peace on the forehead and war in the mind.
大智如愚He knows most who speaks least./ Still water runs deep.
自食其果As you make the bed, so you must lie in it.
居安思危In time of peace prepare for war.
贪多必失Grasp all, lose all.
趁热打铁Strike the iron while it is hot.
掌握经济大权to hold the purse string
生在富贵家to be born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth
以眼还眼，以牙还牙eye for eye and tooth for tooth
人不犯我，我不犯人We will not attack unless we are attacked.
隔篱有眼，隔墙有耳Hedges have eyes, and walls have ears.
谋事在人，成事在天Man proposes, God disposes.
时不我待，岁月无情Time and tide wait for no man.
前事不忘，后事之师The remembrance of the past is the teacher of the future.
一言既出，驷马难追A word spoken is past recalling.
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
宁为玉碎，不为瓦全It is better to die with honor than to live with shame.
不入虎穴，焉得虎子Nothing venture, nothing sake.
天网恢恢，疏而不漏Justice has long arms.
有福同享，有难同当to stick together through thick and thin
江山易改，本性难移A leopard cannot change its spots./ You cannot make a crab walk straight. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆As you sow, so will you reap.
智者千虑，必有一失It is a good workman that never blunders.
欲速则不达More haste, less speed.
滚石不生苔A rolling stone gathers no moss.
无官一身轻Out of office, out of danger.
无风不起浪There is no smoke without fire.
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
自助者天助之God helps those who help themselves.
健康胜于财富Health is better than wealth.
说曹操曹操到Talk of the devil and he’s sure to appear.
吃一堑，长一智。A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.
眼不见，心不烦。Out of sight, out of mind.
挂羊头，卖狗肉。He cries wine and sells vinegar.
新官上任三把火。A new broom sweeps clean.
天下乌鸦一般黑。Dogs bite in every country.
条条道路通罗马。All roads lead to Rome.
身正不怕影子歪。A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.
醉翁之意不在酒。Many kiss the baby for the nurse’s sake.
君子之交淡如水。A hedge between keeps friendship green.
一失足成千古恨。Short pleasure, long lament.
天涯何处无芳草。There are plenty of fish in the sea.
燕雀无鸿鹄之志。A small bird wants but a small nest.
青出于蓝而胜于蓝。The pupil outdoes the master.
罗马并非一日建成。Rome was not built in a day.
鱼与熊掌不可兼得。You can’t sell the cow and drink the milk.
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。Once bit, twice shy.
山中无老虎，猴子称霸王。When the cat’s away, the mice will play. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。A young idler, an old beggar.
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口译与听力杨俊峰答案 【篇一：口译与听力考试大纲】 >本课程的指定教材为《口译与听力教程》。该教材共分三个部分, 第一部分主要为听力训练,并附有单词、练习和听力原文。第二、三部分主要为口译训练,包括课文、单词、解说、练习等。 第一部分听力 课程内容 a. 劳动市场 1.工作面试 2.找工作 3.劳动市场的变化 b. 职业及社会角色 1.工作中的女性 2.家庭主妇 3,人工智能 c. 国际大都市 1,美国城市旧金山 2,英国城市伦敦 3,国外旅行 d. 思维与创新 1,美丽的梦幻 2,做梦与创新 3,梦中惊醒 e. 社会与文化 1.重要历史事件 2.不同国家的风俗 3.文化与产品 考核目标 听懂并能理解英语国家的人正常语速的交流(120~150 单词/分钟),掌 握教材内出现的词汇、语法项目、常用的口语表达方式等, 能回答(包括口头和笔头回答)就课文内容提出的问题。 第二部分口译:常规部分 课程内容 1.开幕式 2.闭幕式 3.欢迎词 4.祝酒词 5.大会宣言
考核目标 掌握一般会议的口译程序,各种会议礼节性讲话,如开幕式、闭幕式、欢迎词、祝酒词、大会宣言等的常见格式及口译技巧。能迅速、流 利、准确地转达发言人的讲话内容,语气、语调基本正确, 用词基本得当,句法规范。 第三部分口译:专题部分 课程内容 1,旅游2.经济3.政治4.教育 5.科技 6.体育 7.环保 8.工业 9.农业10.社会问题 11.人居、环境与持续发展 考核目标 每个专题都有自己的特点,如旅游专题介绍与旅游有关的内容,其中包括历史知识、地理知识、旅游资源等。专题类的内容一般专有名词 如人名地名出现频繁,学习时要有的放矢,根据不同专题的不同要求,掌握教材中所出现的词汇、固定用法以及有关知识。能比较流利、基 本准确地转达发言人的讲话内容,语气、语调基本正确,用词基本得当, 句法不出现大错误。 三、考试大纲实施要求 高等教育自学考试是一种国家考试。它既是对社会自学者进行的学 历考试,也是个人自学、社会助学和国家考试相结合的一种新 5.关于命题考试的若干规定 a: 听力考试 a)考试形式:闭卷,笔试,满分50 分。 b)考试时间:25~30 分钟。 c)题型及其他:正误题10 题,每题1 分(共10 分), 题干长度控制在40 个单词以内,听力原文形式或为独白或为对白, 总长度控制在400 一500 个单词之间, 正常语速听一遍,之后留出100 秒的时间做答; 三选 一10 题,每段5 题(共2 段),每题1 分(共10 分), 题干长度控制在35 个单词以内,听力原文形式或为独白或为对白, 每段总长度控制在400 一600 个单词之间,正常语速听一遍,每段之后留出75 秒的时间做答; 四选一20 题,每段5 题(共4 段)每题1.5 分(共30 分), 题干长度控制 在35 个单词以内,听力原文形式或为独白或为对白,每段总长度控制 在400 一600 个单词之间,正常语速听一遍,每段之后留出75 秒的时 间做答。
Unit1 P8 1.我们认为你方的格力空调在这里会很畅销，希望很快收到你们的样品。 2．贵方若能报优惠价并保证收到订单后四周内交货，我方将定期订购。 3.如能报到岸价，折扣以及发货日期等详细情况，将不胜感激。 4.随函附上我方最新的产品目录及CIF 纽约报价单。 5.关于贵方9月29日的询价信，我方就如下产品报价，以我方最后确认为准。 6. 此盘5天内不接受就作撤销论。 7. 很遗憾，我们的价格和你方还盘之间差距太大，所以恐怕我方不能接受你方还盘。 8. 考虑到我们长期以来的贸易关系和友好合作，我方建议你方能接受保兑，不可撤销即期信用证。 9. 石油价格将在未来一段时间内继续下降。 10. 我们还想指出我们主要以承兑交单方式结账。 Unit1 P9 1.（我们正打算订购）We are thinking of placing an order for your Flying Pigeon Brand bicycles. We would be very grateful if you could make us an offer for 200 ones with details. 2. （上述询价已于）The above inquiry was forwarded to you on Oct. 10, but we haven’t received your reply yet. Your early offer will be highly appreciated. 3. （我方的冷冻食品）Our frozen foods have been shipped to many countries where they are received favorably. It would be to your advantage to try out a shipment. 4. （很抱歉，贵方）We are sorry to say that the goods required by you are out of stock for the time being. Therefore we are unable to make you an offer at present. 5. （我方于两个月前）We sent you our Quotation No. 44 two months ago, but we haven’t received any news from you. It would be advisable if you could make an early decision on this matter. 6. （所有报盘都以）All quotations, except firm offers, are subject to our final confirmation. Unless otherwise stated or agreed upon, all prices are without any discount. 7.（许多外国电讯）Many foreign telecommunications companies wish to come into the Chinese market such as AT &T, etc. the competition is very keen. I understand some companies are lowering their prices and offering technical assistance and after-sale services. 8.（很高兴我们）I’m glad that we have settled the price. 9. （我们至多只能再减）The best we can do will be a reduction of another 30 pounds. That’ll be definitely rock-bottom. 10. （我们正在仔细研究）We’re now studying your offer carefully, so we hope that you can keep it open till the end of this month. Unit1 P10 1、我们的还盘与国际市场上的价格一致。如果你们接受，我们将说服客户向你们订货。如果你方不能做进一步的让步，我们就没有必要再谈下去了。我们不妨取消整个交易。顺便说一下，在考虑你方的新报价时，请考虑到我们的佣金问题。 2、我们的报价以合理利润为基础，不是漫天要价。你必须考虑到质量问题。这一行的每个人都知道三星产品质量上乘。如果我们不是朋友，我们愿意以这个价格为你们好。 Unit1 P11
2003年12月英语二级口译综合能力试题 试题部分： Test for Interpreters of Level 2 English Language Skills Transcripts for the Recorded Passages Part I Listen to the short passages and then decide whether the corresponding statements below are true or false. After hearing a short passage, blacken the circle of “True” on the answer sheet below if you think the statement is true, or blacken the circle for “False” if it is false. There are ten questions in this part of the test, twp points for each question. 1. In a series of radio broadcasts, Arnold Schwargenegger, the actor-turned-candidate-for-governor, staked out some middle ground on social issues, taking positions that might alienate his conservative fellow Republicans but match the views of a majority of Californians. 2. Early onset of depression in children and teens is increasingly common. Depressed adolescents are at high risk for school failure, social isolation, promiscuity, “self-medication,” and even suicide—the third leading cause of death among 15- to 24-year-olds. 3. Cheliean sea bass is a snow-white, flaky delicacy in restaurants in the United States, Japan and Europe. Environmentalists have warned that over-fishing and poaching could cause it to vanish from the coasts of Antarctica. 4. In western Sweden, a five-year-old girl was abducted and stabbed to death last week by an inmate from a psychiatric institute who was able to come and go at will in part because the cost of looking after such patients in this cradle-to-grave welfare state is becoming too high. 5. While women make up half the 325 million people in the Middle East and North Africa, and in some countries as many as 63 percent of university students, they comprise only 32 percent of the labor force, according to a World Bank report released on the eve of its annual meeting with the International Monetary Fund. 6. The United States on Tuesday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution, backed by Islamic and nonaligned nations, demanding that Israel back off its threat to deport the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. Eleven Council members voted in favor of the measure, while Britain, Germany
英汉同声传译技巧与训练 广东外语外贸大学副校长、高级翻译学院首任院长仲伟合 1、同声传译的概念 口译按工作方式分为连续(consecutive interpreting,又叫交替传译、逐步传译)和同声传译(simultaneous interpreting)。同声传译因为与发言人同步进行翻译，无须占用会议时间而受到了会议组织者的欢迎，二次世界大战之后，流行于许多国际组织。所谓同声传译指的是用一种语言（译入语）把另外一种语言（原语）所表达的思想内容，以与原语发言人几乎相同的速度，用口头形式表达出来的一种翻译方式。近年来，世界很多地方称这种翻译为“会议传译”(conference interpreting)。在大多数情况下，同声传译是通过会议设备来完成的。译员坐在特制的口译箱里，通过耳机接听发言人的讲话内容，随即通过麦克风把原语发言人的讲话内容用译人语传达给大会的听众，听众则利用耳机选择所需要的语言频道，接受翻译服务。 与交替传译相比，同声传译具有以下优点：(1)在同声传译中，发言与翻译同时进行，不占用会议时间；(2)同声传译可以利用电子设备，在同一时间内对多种语言同时进行翻译。(3)在大型国际会议中，译员有时可以事先得到发言稿件，早做准备，提高翻译的准确率。因此，现在国际上的会议，百分之九十都是采用同声传译的方式进行。 同声传译又可分为以下几种情况：(1)常规同传：在翻译中，译员没有稿件，靠耳听、心想、口译来在同一时间内完成同声传译工作。(2)视译：译员拿到讲话人的书面讲话稿，一边听讲话人的讲话、一边看稿、一边口译。(3)耳语传译：不需要使用同传设备。译员一边听讲话人的发言，一边与会代表耳边进行传译。 (4)同声传读：译员拿到书面译文，边听发言人念稿，边宣读译文。同声传读需要注意发言人在宣读论文过程中增加及减少的内容，有时发言人也可能会突然脱稿进行发言。 2、同声传译的工作程序 同声传译的工作程序可能简单表示为：也就是原语发言人在会议厅主席台（或会场）对着麦克风发言，同传译员则坐在特制的口译箱里通过耳机接听原语信息，同时用目的语言准确传达原语信息，通过麦克风把信息传达出去。面听众则通过耳机接收翻译内容。在上述同声传译程序中，以下几个方面对同声传译的质量会带来影响：(1)发言人：信息发出者。其讲话内容、发言速度、言语逻辑、讲话口音等都对同声传译员对原语的理解带来影响，进而影响整个翻译质量； (2)同传译员：同传译员是翻译成败的关键。同传译员在工作中要做到“一心多用”，听、想、记、译几乎要在同一时间内完成。因此同传译工作极具挑战性； (3)同传设备：同传译员的翻译结果要靠设备才能为听众所接受。同传活动中，译员要熟悉设备的操作。特别是遇到多语种翻译要用“接力翻译”(relay interpreting)时，更应该熟练掌握设备的操作。同传译员一般要在工作前30分钟到场检测设备。在检查过程中，一旦发现问题应立即找有关的技术人员解决。在口译过程中，始终应该有设备技术人员值班，以解决应急问题。
Unit 1 李颖：We are going to ascend the great wall tomorrow morning. So I’d like to go to bed early and have a good sleep this evening. You know climbing the great wall is not an easy job. 明天早上我们计划去爬长城，所以我想今晚早点休息，好好睡一觉。你知道爬长城可不是一件简单的事情。 Jack: Great. The Great Wall is very famous and becomes a must for tourist in Beijing. Would you tell me something about it? 好啊。长城那么有名，是游客来北京必去的景点。你能和我说一说长城么？ 李颖：OK. The construction of the great wall took altogether over 2000years.it started in the Zhou dynasty in the 7th century. B.C. And continued until Ming Dynasty in the 15th century A.D. The existing wall was built in the Ming Dynasty. 好。长城的整个建筑过程持续了总共两千多年，始于公元七世纪的周朝，后来一直延续到公元后十五世纪的明朝。现存的城墙都是明朝修建的。 Jack: The Great Wall is indeed the crystallization of the industry and wisdom of the Chinese people and also a symbol of ancient Chinese culture. Then why the ancient people built the wall? 长城的确是中国人民勤劳智慧的结晶，同时也是中国古代文化的象征.那么为什么古代人民要修建长城呢？ 李颖：It was constructed to guard against the invasion by nomadic tribes from the north. When enemy troops approached, guards on watch would send smoke signals from the beacon-fire towers as an alarm. 修建长城是为了抵御来自北方游牧民族的入侵。敌军逼近时，放哨的警卫就会在烽火台上发送烟雾信号作为警报。 Jack: How did they manage to do so? Can you be more specific? 他们怎么发送烟雾信号作为警报呢？你能说的具体点么？ 李颖：Those towers on the wall are spaced at equal distances from each other. When guards in a tower saw the signals from its neighbor, they immediately did the same thing .In this way; the signals would be relayed to the capital. 长城上的烽火台是均匀分布的。如果烽火台上的警卫看到相邻烽火台上发出的信号，他们就会立刻跟着发出信号。这样一个接一个信号就传到了都城。 Jack: what the smart idea the ancient people had! I was told that in china. People usually call the Great Wall “Ten Thousand Li Long Wall”. Does it really mean that long? 古代人民的想法真是巧妙啊！我听说在中国人们通常把长城称作“万里长城”。真的有那么长么？ 李颖：Yes, exactly. It runs all the way across the eastern half of china with a length of about 6 000 kilometers. 是的，正是这样。长城绵延约6 000公里，穿越了中国的东半部。 Jack: 6 000 kilometers! It is unbelievable. 6 000公里！难以置信。 李颖：The Great Wall is said to be the only building on the earth that can be seen from the outer space. 据说万里长城是从外太空可以看到的地球上唯一的建筑。
Lesson 1 美国副总统复旦演讲 韩市长，非常感谢您！谢谢您做介绍时的友好言辞。今天我们很高兴来到这里。我和我夫人为有这次机会再次来到中国访问感到荣幸。感谢贵国对我们的欢迎，特别感谢复旦大学的热情接待。我们为此感到不胜荣幸，谢谢你们！我们此行带来了布什总统和美国人民的良好祝愿。 我知道在座的许多人很快就要从这所优秀的大学毕业。我听说贵校有极为严格的标准，得到复旦大学的学位代表着多年的刻苦攻读和自我约束。我祝贺在座各位学业有成。对各位老师坚持复旦大学99年追求卓越的传统我深表钦佩。 Speech by Wang Guangya at Princeton University Ladies and Gentlemen, Good evening. I am honored to be invited to your seminar tonight. For me, for my colleagues and for many other Chinese, Princeton has long been a familiar name. With a history longer than the country, it has produced many outstanding people, Woodrow Wilson, the 28th US president, Albert Einstein, the great scientist, and T. S. Eliot, the famous poet, to name but a few. As former president Bill Clinton said in 1996 at the celebrations for the 250th anniversary of Princeton,“At every pivotal moment in American history, Princeton, its leadership, faculty and its students have played a crucial role.” ; I am more pleased to learn that all of you have a keen interest in China. Though our two countries are geographically far apart, we have a great deal in common in the everyday life. While many Chinese enjoy Hollywood movies and McDonald’s fast food, many Americans find that their clothes and daily necessities are made in China. I hope that today’s sem inar will help you gain a better understanding of China and its foreign policy, thus deepening further our friendship and cooperation. 新工厂落成典礼上的讲话 各位尊敬的来宾，女士们，先生们：下午好！ 欢迎大家前来参加我们公司在中国的首家新厂房的落成典礼！感谢各位拨冗光临，与我们共同庆祝这一盛大的活动！ 我谨代表公司对今天来参加典礼的各位供应商、客户嘉宾、各位员工和业务伙伴说声“谢谢！” ` 公司管理层深深为我们的新工厂感到骄傲，我们能干的员工感到骄傲，他们发展了工厂的业务，使之达到国际水平。 新厂房标志着公司对中国业务的重视和承诺。 各位供应商，我们希望与你们携手共进，使我们的业务更上一层楼。 各位经销商，我们将继续向你们提供尖端的高质量产品，以协助你们做好客户支持，改善中国和东南亚许许多多人士的生活。 各位邻居和朋友，我们将成为良好的企业公民，与各位同行一起维护在中国开展业务的规范性。 最后，我们承诺给员工们提供一个安全、舒适的工作环境。 再次感谢各位与我们共同庆祝今天的典礼！ Lesson 2
英语翻译二级口译综合能力模拟试题及答案解析（2） (1~5/共25题)Part Ⅲ Listen to the following longer passages and then choose the best answer to each of the questions by blackening the corresponding circle. You may need to scribble a few notes in order to answer the questions satisfactorily. There are 20 questions in this part of the test, two points for each question. Passage One Play00:0002:53 Volume 第1题 Which country exerts most efforts in educational reform? A.America. B.Germany. C.Britain. D.Estonia. 第2题 What has Britain done in its structural reform? A.It has put emphasis on the Charter schools. B.It has gotten rid of the under-performing school. C.It has established a database. D.It has made schools independent of local government. 第3题 Why have academy pupils′ results been improved faster? A.More state-funded schools have the power of autonomy. B.About 4, 000 secondary schools have been set free. C.The academy program gives schools more autonomy. D.Academy schools could design the curriculum on their own. 第4题 What can be inferred from the example of the pass-rate? A.The huge progress has been made in 16 years ago. B.The academies program has yielded great success. C.India and Kenya will follow the step of Britain. D.The ARK academy chain is a variety of the academic program. 第5题 What is the biggest concern of Mr. Gove? A.His working style. B.His staff. C.His election. D.The momentum of the program. 下一题 (6~10/共25题)Part Ⅲ Listen to the following longer passages and then choose the best answer to each of the questions by blackening the corresponding circle. You may need to scribble a few notes in order to answer the questions satisfactorily. There are 20 questions in this part of the test, two points for each