on the 3rd, and the 17th. On each occasion, the smell of alcohol was obvious. Today, the smell of alcohol is obvious. Drinking while on the job is strictly against company policy. Is there a reason for this change in your behavior?
B: There is no change in behavior. I only had one beer at lunch. That's not a crime, is it?
A: I'd like this to be a problem solving session, not a warning session. You are a valuable employee, and I'd like it to stay that way. I'd like to help you, but you have to be willing to be truthful. Would you like to talk about this with a professional councilor?
B: If you think that would help.
A: I don't know if it will help. That part is up to you. But I'm willing to work with you. Here's the telephone number of Dr. Laurence. I'd like you to call him and set up an appointment. In the mean time, you must understand that alcohol during working hours is strictly forbidden. Failure to observe this rule will lead to dismissal. May I count on you to observe this rule?
B: I'll do my best.
27. What does the man think of the woman's opening remark?
28. According to the conversation, what has the woman observed recently?
29. What does the woman suggest to help solve the problem?
30. What is the company rule according to the woman?
Sentence Translation
1. Workers who can still demonstrate their capacity to carry out their work should not be asked to retire, simply because they have reached a certain age.
2. We had only expected around 20 people to apply for that post, but twice as many showed up. So we had to work overnight for the arrangement of interviews.
3. Many American companies now understand that they must study Chinese laws, trade practices and culture in order to be more effective in doing business with their new trading parnters.
4. Not long ago, people were still arguing over whether or not climate change was actually taking place. Now there is broad consensus that it is happening, and that human activities are largely to blame.
5. It is known that human intelligence is attributable to both heredity and environment, but the genetic factors are more important than the environmental ones.
Passage Translation
1. I think examinations are much better than homework. I prefer having exams at the end of a school year to doing homework every week. For me, the problem with homework is that the pressure is on you all the time, and everything you do counts towards your final result. With examinations you can work really hard only in the final stages. I also like to get up early and go through my notes on the day of the exam. That way, everything is fresh in my mind.
2. Listening is one of the things we do most. Yet listening isn't easy. First we are surrounded by noise. People talking or shouting, the sound of traffic, or the roar of airplanes overhead, which makes any listening job a challenge. Second, we often don't seem to remember even when we do listen. By the time the speaker has finished a 10-minutes' speech, the average person has already forgotten half of what was said. Within 48 hours, another 50% has been forgotten. In other words, we quickly forget nearly all of what we hear.
首发：新东方Stella发布9.13中口SD答案与评析
新东方口译研究中心 听力课题组 Stella(独家发布)
1. two sides
2. letting everybody trade freely
3. makes it harder
4. partly right
5. the life of people
6. did not trade
7. likely to get
8. 70 billon dollar
9. energy use
10. more expensive
11. feel the same
12. export
13. only within
14. domestic students
15. cutting off
16. strong effects
17. American-made goods
18. anger
19. endanger
20. give preference to
本次Spot-Dictation中较难的空格都出现在了偏前，尤其第二格就出现了填4个单词的情况，这在历年是从未有过的，给了考生一个下马威。我在考前3小时的时候，还在新东方口译现场视频中提醒过考生，考场中总有艰难的时刻，沉着冷静方见英雄本色！只要熬过了前几个空格，后面应该是越做越得心应手。
第三格和第十格比较级的记录，我们在课堂上强调过，就在两星期前的模考里还在反复提醒。唯一的数字700亿，只需轻松记下70b即可。需要当心的是，第十五格的off，决不能漏写一个f；第一格的sides中s不能漏，第十六格的effects同理；第十七格的定语American-made中，需要加上“-”；第十九个的前缀en不能写成in。
首发：新东方Stella发布9.13中口Statements原文与评析
新东方口译研究中心 听力课题组 Stella
1. Are you looking for someone who can translate this contract into Portuguese? What about our new secretary, I hear she had stayed in Brazil for several years.
2. Finding employment is not easy these days even in big cities. If I were you, I would be delighted wih such a job offer.
3. Also present at the conference is Dr. Madison, who will join our discussion this afternoon to give an expert view on the current situation of global economy.
4. If you intend to try bungee jumping, most countries require that you be over the age of 18, and join a bungee jumping club, or be properly instructed for the sport.
5. Keeping a business firm running is far more difficult than starting it. According to current statistics, two thirds of new business firms will fail in the first five years.
6. Scientists report that hunting or eating wild animals not only destroy the balance of nature, but also run the risk of being infected by virus from animals.
7. We can never learn a foreign language in the same way as we acquire our first. For even a 3-year-old child can have thousands of hours of contact with his mother tongue.
8. Once you enroll in full or part-time courses at this college, our services are all free of charge, except that you pay 30 pence a copy for any photo copying made here.
9. If you have yet to appoint a new sales manager in charge of our L.A. office, Mrs. Coleman was born there and has good connections.
10. Suppose the gasoline tank of your car holds 20 gallons and you average 16 miles to the gallon, how far can you drive on a tank tull of gasoline?
本次Statements题并没有特别的难句，都是新东方课堂上分类详述过的，比如第二句的虚拟语气、第四和第九句的条件句型、第十句的数字计算等。
最难的莫过于最后一句，考生乍一听可能不知所云，但我们在课堂上提到过数字题的考法无非两种――直接答案型和计算，而计算也不会超出加减乘除的范围。因此只要记下20 gallons和16 miles的关键字，应该能想到将两者相乘。
牵涉到的话题以商务和经济居多，比如第一句的商务翻译、第二句的求职、第三句的全球经济形势、第五句的企业运营、第九句招揽人才等，参加明年3月考试的同学应该引起重视。
首发：新东方Stella发布9.13中口Talks & Conversation讲解
新东方口译研究中心 听力课题组 Stella
“可怜天下父母心”是第一篇对话的主题。女生抱怨自己的父母太守旧（old-fashioned），很难跟他们相处（not easy to put up with），而且永远没时间坐下来跟自己谈心。男生觉得自己的父母太容易焦虑，至今把自己当小孩看，什么都不放心。但两人静下心来想想，也能渐渐体会爸妈的心情，父母永远是最爱自己的人。
第二篇的主题是我们中国人的骄傲－－－张衡的地动仪（seismoscope）。虽然科学技术日新月异，但地震一直以来都极难预测，更不要提避免了。然而，在公元200年前，张衡就发明了世界上第一台能够准确记录地震的精密仪器，并记下了公元138年的洛阳地震。尽管文章中有些生字难字出现，但根据关键字earthquake，record等，以及人名Zhang Heng，考生们
应该能够轻易猜出文章的主题。
第三篇继续回到轻松的话题－－－度假。当两个学生好不容易抱完佛脚考完期末考试之后，在学生中心讨论起了假期的目的地。男生觉得，相比美国，更应留在英国度假，原因是英格兰近，旅行花费少，可供支配的钱就多了，并且可以打打短工，准备之后的学费。而女生并不担心开销，因此更向往遥远的美国，那样就有更多的地方去参观游览，比如纽约、旧金山、大峡谷（新东方课堂上我曾经介绍过）以及迪斯尼乐园。
第四篇一如既往的成为了整个五篇中最难的一篇，讲的是青少年的压力。这个话题很现实，在残酷的竞争中，现今的青少年天真无邪的童年时光变短了，更早地成人化了，很小开始就要面临诸如金钱、家庭问题、同龄人的接受度、升学、求职等各种压力，考生在听的时候应该能够感同身受。
最后一篇很能吸引人的兴趣，从一开始女士调侃的开场中，大家并不一定能猜出对话中两人的关系。但随着对话的深入，当考生听到女士说一直跟男士工作合作地很愉快，但今天准备要跟男士讨论一个\I have observed\并且指望讨论结束后能\a solution worked out for this problem\，就能明确他们的上下级关系，并感觉到紧张的气氛了。接着，她指出男士在过去的一个月中迟到五次，工作效率降低，甚至每次午饭归来都一身酒气的事实。男士百般抵赖，女士仍严肃地建议他去找心理咨询，并警告他如果再酗酒，将直接被炒鱿鱼。
整个五篇文章，如果考生能够按照我们在新东方课堂上讲解的技巧，寻找诸如转折、因果、数字、对比等出题关键字，找出答案还是有很大把握的。
首发：新东方Stella发布9.13中口句子听译原文与评析
新东方口译研究中心 听力课题组 Stella
1. Workers who can still demonstrate their capacity to carry out their work should not be asked to retire, simply because they have reached a certain age.
2. We had only expected around 20 people to apply for that post, but twice as many showed up. So we had to work overnight for the arrangement of interviews.
3. Many American companies now understand that they must study Chinese laws, trade practices and culture in order to be more effective in doing business with their new trading parnters.
4. Not long ago, people were still arguing over whether or not climate change was actually taking place. Now there is broad consensus that it is happening, and that human activities are largely to blame.
5. It is known that human intelligence is attributable to both heredity and environment, but the genetic factors are more important than the environmental ones.