2010年3月上海市高级口译第二阶段笔试真题

口语题
   Directions: Talk on the following topic for 5 minutes. Be sure to make your points clear and supporting details adequate. You should also be ready to answer any questions raised by the examiners during your talk. You need to have your name and registration number recorded. Start your talk with "My name is…," "My registration number is… ".
    1、 Topic: Will petty criminals get light punishment?
Questions for Reference：
   1. A new prosecution guideline was recently released: people convicted of petty crimes may get light punishment if they are minors, the elderly people, and people who have slightly breached the law because of poverty. What do you think of this new law?
   2. This new law is said to be a humane practice and it will help them put their lives back in order and better serve their families. Do you think it can achieve its end?
3. Some people think that if petty crimes are not punished in a timely way, more serious consequences will follow. What do you think of this argument?

Part A
  Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in English. After you have heard each paragraph, interpret it into Chinese. Start interpreting at the signal… and stop it at the signal… You may take notes while you are listening. Remember you will hear the passages ONLYONCE.
Now let's begin Part A with the first passage.

Part B
  Directions： In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in Chinese. After you have heard each paragraph, interpret it into English. Start interpreting at the signal… and stop it at the signal.., you may take notes while you're listening. Remember you will hear the passages ONLYONCE. Now, let's begin Part B with the first passage.