一派繁荣兴旺的景象!
Shanghai, which is known to the world as the oriental pearl, is China’s east gateway to the outside world. As early as in the Tang and Song dynasties, shanghai was a foreign trade town in East China and it established business relationship with Japan, Korea and southeastern Asian countries. Then during the periods of Emperor Qianlong and Emperor Jiaqing, shanghai became the big city and shipping center in Southeast China. At that time, there were thousands of merchants in Shanghai and there were hundreds of boats floating on the Huangpu River. How prosperous thescene was! Passage 2
London is the capital of the United Kingdom and chief city of the British Commonwealth. With a population of about 7 million and an area of 1,580 sq km, this vast metropolis is by far the largest city in Europe, a distinction it has maintained since the 17th century. In the 19th century it was the largest and most influential city in the world, the center of a large and prosperous overseas empire. Although it no longer ranks among the world?s most populous cities, London is still one of the world?s major financial and cultural capitals.
What Londoners do for a living has changed considerably since the city was a commercial and industrial center in the 19th century. Manufacturing has steadily declined and today accounts for less than 10 percent of total employment. The printing and publishing industry is now a leading employer. Far more important is the services sector, which employs 85 percent of London’s workforce. This is led by financial and business services. Tourism is another important part of the services sector. London attracts more than 24 million visitors annually, more than half of them from outside the country. Serving tourists is thought to employ at least 300,000 Londoners. Unit 6
1. 城市急剧膨胀，人口增长过速，农村人口大量移居城镇，将使城市变得想象不到的庞大和拥挤。//
城市人口的迅速增长，将对公共卫生、淡水供应、医疗保健、食品、住房、交通和就业造成极大压力，并且带来一些恶性社会问题。//
同时，由于城镇发展而失去优质农田、日益严重的空气和水质的污染使农作物受到损害。农业发展将更加步履维艰。//
地球资源目益匮乏，这也是一个不容忽视的问题。看来解决人口过激增长的问题，是摆在现代人面前的一项艰巨而迫切的任务。
The sharp expansion of cities, the rapid growth of population and the shift of a large rural population into cities and towns, will make the urban areas unimaginably expanded and crowded.//
The rapid growth of urban population will put heavy pressure on public health, fresh water supply, medical care, food supply, housing, transportation and employment, and also bring about some vicious social problems.//
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In the meantime, the urban and township development will cause more loss of fertile farmland. The ever-increasing serious air and water pollution will damage crops. All these will form more obstacles to the development of agriculture.//
The increasing shortage of resources on earth is also a major problem that cannot be ignored. It seems that the solution to the problem concerning the extremely rapid growth of population is a difficult and pressing task facing all the people in modern society.
2． 当今世界，环境保护已成为各国政府和各界人士共同关心的问题。在过去的10年中，海平面升高和森林被砍伐的速度都是前所未有的。//
生态恶化、物种灭绝、臭氧层破坏、温室效应、酸雨、土地沙漠化等一系列环境问题已经严重影响到人们的生存环境和身体健康。//
环境问题已经成为人类的最大威胁之一。环境恶化造成的问题之一就是缺水。目前，全世界40%以上的人口，即24亿人面临缺水问题。//
据预测，未来25年全球人口将由60亿增长到80亿，环境面临更大的压力。人类在解决环境与发展问题上面临的困难还很多，道路还很长。//
Nowadays, environmental protection has become the common issue. It is a concern of governments in various countries and people of all walks of life. Sea levels rose and forests were destroyed at unprecedented rates during the last decade. //
A series of environmental problems such as the deterioration of the ecosystem, the extinction of bio-species, damage to the ozone layer, the “green-house effect”, acid rain and desertification have posed a serious threat to human living conditions and health. //
Environmental problems have become one of the biggest threats to human civilization. The environmental crisis has led to a serious water shortage. Presently, more than 40 percent of the world’s population- 2.4 billion people-now are short of water. //
And it is predicted that with the global population expected to increase from six billion to eight billion over the next 25 years, more stress will be placed on the environment. There is a long way to go in overcoming problems and striking a balance between economic development and environmental protection.// Unit 7
1. Since 1980s when China adopted reform and opening policies, China has always been a focus of attention of the world as its trade relations with other countries have developed by leaps and bounds.\\\\
Many foreign businessmen have found that China is one of the fastest growing economies in the world and one of the best choices of their investment destinations.\\\\
Today, we American businessmen are eager to learn more about trade and investment opportunities in China, especially after its accession to the WTO and its victory over the bid for 2008 Olympics and 2010 World Exposition.\\\\
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Many American businessmen and their lawyers now understand that they must study the laws, trade practices, and cultural traditions of China in order to be more effective in doing business with their partners.
自从20世纪80年代中国实行改革开放政策以来，中国与其他国家的贸易关系发展迅速，一直是世界的焦点。//
很多外国商人发现中国是世界上经济发展最快的国家之一，也是他们投资最理想的选择之一。//
如今，美国商人渴望更多的了解，特别是中国入世、申办2008 年奥运会和2010 年世博会成功之后的，在华贸易和投资的机会。//
很多美国商人和他们的律师现在认识到，为了更有效地和他们的贸易伙伴做生意，他们必须研究中国法律，贸易惯例和文化传统。
2. As a responsible nation, we have strong interest in making global trade and investment as free as possible, as fair as possible, and so open as possible.//
The past five years has witnessed a steady and sustained increase in US trade, which has produced more than one-third of our country?s economic growth.//
If we are to continue generating good jobs and higher incomes in our country, when we are just 4 percent of the world?s population, we must continue to sell more to the other 96 percent.//
With a quarter of the world?s population and its fastest growing economy, China could and should be a big market for our goods and services.
作为一个有责任心的民族，我们十分关注要使全球贸易与投资尽可能地做到自由、公正与开放的。//
过去五年中美国贸易稳定、持续增长，占我国经济增长（总量）的三分之一以上。// 如果要继续在我国创造良好的就业机会和更高的收入，我们这个人口仅为世界人口4%的国家必须继续向另外96%的人口出售更多的商品。//
中国作为一个拥有世界人口四分之一、经济发展最快的国家，能够而且也应该成为我国商品和服务的大市场。
Unit 8
1． Ladies and gentlemen, today I would like to devote myself to the topic of globalization. The world is changing rapidly as nations reach out to establish new and expanded commercial
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relationships to stimulate national growth.\\\\
International travel is increasingly common, and communications between countries are not only easy but also fast, thanks to the rapid development of modem science and technology.\\\\
Worldwide financial networks facilitate the movement of currencies across national borders, and economic relations among nations are becoming a major consideration in foreign-policy-making.\\\\ With the world economic globalization coming into being, all businessmen with different cultural and traditional backgrounds will share the benefits that modem science and technology have brought them.
女士们，先生们：今天我只想谈谈全球化这个话题。世界变化飞快，为了促进本国国民经济的发展，各国都在争取建立或扩大与其他国家的商务来往。\\\\
由于现代科技的迅速发展，国际旅游日趋频繁，各国之间的通讯便利捷达。\\\\
国际金融网络的建立，使货币流通冲破了国界，国与国之间的经济关系成为（世界各国）制定外交关系的一个重要（考虑）因素。\\\\
随着世界经济全球化的实现，有着不同文化和传统背景的商人将分享现代科技给他们所带来的好处。
2． The American computer firm Microsoft has announced that it will invest four hundred million dollars in India over the next three years. The investments will include information technology education and the development of software for the local market.//
Part of the investment will be in IT education in local schools, and it will affect three and a half million students and eighty thousand teachers.//
The investment in the development of software will create three hundred more jobs in the southern Indian. This was the largest investment Microsoft had made outside the United States.//
As Microsoft?s Chairman, Bill Gates pointed out that India is of strategic importance. He did not believe the suggestions that the world wide growth in the software industry would slow down. 美国微软电脑公司宣布将在未来三年来印度投资4 亿美元。投资包括信息技术教育和用于当地市场的软件开发。//
其中的一部分投资将用于当地学校，涉及350 万学生和8 万教师的信息技术教育。//用于软件开发的投资将在印度南部提供300 个工作岗位。这是微软在美国以外最大的投资。// 微软总载比尔。盖茨指出，印度有重要的战略地位。他不同意世界范围内的软件业在增长会缓慢/走下坡路这种说法。
3． With the rapid spread of the Internet and the technological innovations, the information era is
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truly upon us, profoundly influencing and changing not only our lifestyle, but also the way we work.//
Therefore many countries have, or are in the process of creating, their own “Silicon Valley.” So far, none of them will threaten the preeminence of the U.S. prototype. What makes Silicon Valley in the U.S. such a unique entity?//
First and foremost, it has the largest concentration of brilliant computer professionals and the best supporting services in the world, and easy access to world-class research institutions.//
Secondly, it encourages risk taking. Hence failure will not result in fear or terror .On the contrary, those computer professionals will even harder next round.
因特网急速普及，技术不断创新，使我们真正地进入了信息时代，深刻地影响并改变着我们的生活和工作方式。//
因此，有些国家有了自己的“硅谷”，有些国家则正在创建自己的“硅谷”。但美国正统硅谷的龙头地位未受到威胁。那么美国硅谷为何会如此与众不同呢？//
首先，硅谷有着全球最密集的优秀电脑专业人才和最佳支持性服务系统，并且毗邻世界一流的科研机构。//
再次，硅谷鼓励冒险精神。所以失败并不可怕。相反，那些电脑专业人才会再接再厉、加倍奋斗/下次会更加努力。//
中高级口译笔试十大句型
1. leave sb the choice of ... or ... 要么...,要么... ★（选择类经典句）
Our cruel and unrelenting enemy leaves us the choice of brave resistance or the most abject submission.
敌人冷酷无情/铁石心肠，我们要么顽强抵抗，要么屈膝投降。
The age of 30s leaves you the choice of marriage or remaining a bachelor. 年过三十，要么成婚，要么单身。
2. be the instrument of sth 引来某事物的人或事 ★（使动类经典句）
The eyes of all our countrymen are now upon us, and we shall have the blessings and praises, if happily we are the instruments of saving them from the tyranny meditated against them. 全国同胞都在关注我们，如果我们有幸能够拯救他们脱离强加于身的暴政，那将得到他们的祝福和赞颂。
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