英语翻译高级口译-听写题(九)及答案解析.doc

1、英语翻译高级口译-听写题(九)及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BSpot Dictation(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、BA/B(总题数：1，分数：50.00)Tammet is a genius of memory. He broke the European record for recalling , the U U 1 /U /U, to the furthest decimal point. He found it easy, because he didnt even have to “think“. To him, isnt an U U 2 /U

2、 /U; its a visual story, a film projected in front of his eyes. He U U 3 /U /Uand, last year, spent five hours recalling it in front of an adjudicator. He wanted to prove a point. “I memorized to U U 4 /U /Udecimal places, and I am technically disabled. I just wanted to show people that disability U

3、 U 5 /U /U.“Tammet is softly spoken, and shy about U U 6 /U /U, which makes him seem younger than he is. He lives on the Kent coast, but U U 7 /U /U there are too many pebbles to count. The thought of a mathematical problem U U 8 /U /Umakes him feel uncomfortable. Trips to the supermarket are always

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5、utine. For instance, he has to drink his cups of tea U U 13 /U /Uevery day. Things have to happen in the same order, he always brushes his teeth before he U U 14 /U /U. “I have tried to be more flexible, but I always end up feeling more uncomfortable. Retaining U U 15 /U /Uis really important. I lik

6、e to do things in my own time, and U U 16 /U /U, so an office with U U 17 /U /Ujust wouldnt work.“Instead, he has set up a business on his own, at home, U U 18 /U /Uin language learning, numeracy and literacy for private clients. It has U U 19 /U /Uof keeping human interaction to a minimum. It also

7、gives him time to work on the verb structures of U U 20 /U /U. （分数：50.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_三、BB/B(总题数：1，分数：50.00)Some may ask the following question: Was it envisioned for the eu

8、ro to eventually become U U 1 /U /Uthat it could compete with the dollar U U 2 /U /U? Or was that a dream then and U U 3 /U /U?I think it was an attainable dream, and it is becoming actually, in some ways, U U 4 /U /U. Why? Well, the dream to give credit where credit is due was not only advocated U

9、U 5 /U /Ubut by some American economists, including our Institutes director, Fred Bergsten. He was U U 6 /U /Uwith that. Richard Portes, who teaches at U U 7 /U /U, also was way out in the front with that. And they were U U 8 /U /Uof people like Martin Feldstein and others in London and the United S

10、tates who U U 9 /U /Uthe euro.At face value, the euro area is U U 10 /U /Uas the United States, roughly speaking. The euro area does have very large and U U 11 /U /U, although if you look in more detail, there are still some things there that U U 12 /U /Uthe United States. And the euro area has deli

11、vered price stability. They have a U U 13 /U /Upretty consistently. So you put those three things together. On paper it looks like the euro should be at least U U 14 /U /Uto the dollar in investors portfolios, in government reserve holdings, in how much you U U 15 /U /Uor planes or things like that.

12、But what U U 16 /U /Uin this book is the fact that if you look under the hood a bit, there is U U 17 /U /Ubetween what you would expect just based on size and how much the euro is used. So theres an awful lot of U U 18 /U /U, not in euros, even between countries that are not dollar countries. There

13、are U U 19 /U /Uthat come to the United States, and the depth of European assets and financial flows is U U 20 /U /U. （分数：50.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_英语翻译高级口译-听写题(九)答案解析(总分：100.00，做题

14、时间：90 分钟)一、BSpot Dictation(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、BA/B(总题数：1，分数：50.00)Tammet is a genius of memory. He broke the European record for recalling , the U U 1 /U /U, to the furthest decimal point. He found it easy, because he didnt even have to “think“. To him, isnt an U U 2 /U /U; its a visual story, a film p

15、rojected in front of his eyes. He U U 3 /U /Uand, last year, spent five hours recalling it in front of an adjudicator. He wanted to prove a point. “I memorized to U U 4 /U /Udecimal places, and I am technically disabled. I just wanted to show people that disability U U 5 /U /U.“Tammet is softly spok

16、en, and shy about U U 6 /U /U, which makes him seem younger than he is. He lives on the Kent coast, but U U 7 /U /U there are too many pebbles to count. The thought of a mathematical problem U U 8 /U /Umakes him feel uncomfortable. Trips to the supermarket are always a chore. “Theres U U 9 /U /U. I

17、have to look at every shape and texture. Every price, and every arrangement: U U 10 /U /U. So instead of thinking, What cheese do I want this week?, Im just U U 11 /U /U.“Tammet has never been able to U U 12 /U /U. It would be too difficult to fit around his daily routine. For instance, he has to dr

18、ink his cups of tea U U 13 /U /Uevery day. Things have to happen in the same order, he always brushes his teeth before he U U 14 /U /U. “I have tried to be more flexible, but I always end up feeling more uncomfortable. Retaining U U 15 /U /Uis really important. I like to do things in my own time, an

19、d U U 16 /U /U, so an office with U U 17 /U /Ujust wouldnt work.“Instead, he has set up a business on his own, at home, U U 18 /U /Uin language learning, numeracy and literacy for private clients. It has U U 19 /U /Uof keeping human interaction to a minimum. It also gives him time to work on the ver

20、b structures of U U 20 /U /U. （分数：50.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：mathematical constant）解析：听力原文 Tammet is a genius of memory. He broke the European record for recalling re, the mathematical constant, to the furthest decimal point. He found it easy, because he didnt even have to “think“. To him, isnt an abstract

21、 set of digits; its a visual story, a film projected in front of his eyes. He learnt the number forwards and backwards and, last year, spent five hours recalling it in front of an adjudicator. He wanted to prove a point. “I memorized to 22,514 decimal places, and I am technically disabled. I just wa

22、nted to show people that disability neednt get in the way.“ Tammet is softly spoken, and shy about making eye contact, which makes him seem younger than he is. He lives on the Kent coast, but never goes near the beachthere are too many pebbles to count. The thought of a mathematical problem with no

23、solution makes him feel uncomfortable. Trips to the supermarket are always a chore. “Theres too much mental stimulus. I have to look at every shape and texture. Every price, and every arrangement of fruit and vegetables. So instead of thinking, What cheese do I want this week?, Im just really uncomf

24、ortable.“ Tammet has never been able to work 9 to 5. It would be too difficult to fit around his daily routine. For instance, he has to drink his cups of tea at exactly the same time every day. Things have to happen in the same order: he always brushes his teeth before he has his shower. “I have tri

25、ed to be more flexible, but I always end up feeling more uncomfortable. Retaining a sense of control is really important. I like to do things in my own time, and in my own style, so an office with targets and bureaucracy just wouldnt work.“ Instead, he has set up a business on his own, at home, writ

26、ing email courses in language learning, numeracy and literacy for private clients. It has had the fringe benefit of keeping human interaction to a minimum. It also gives him time to work on the verb structures of a native Indian language.填空项 1:_ （正确答案：abstract set of digits）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：learnt t

27、he number forwards and backwards）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：22,514）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：neednt get in the way）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：making eye contact）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：never goes near the beach）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：with no solution）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：too much mental stimulus）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：fruit and vegetables）解析：填空项 1:_

28、（正确答案：really uncomfortable）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：work 9 to 5）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：at exactly the same time）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：has his shower）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：a sense of control）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：in my own style）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：targets and bureaucracy）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：writing email courses）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：had

29、the fringe benefit）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：a native Indian language）解析：三、BB/B(总题数：1，分数：50.00)Some may ask the following question: Was it envisioned for the euro to eventually become U U 1 /U /Uthat it could compete with the dollar U U 2 /U /U? Or was that a dream then and U U 3 /U /U?I think it was an atta

30、inable dream, and it is becoming actually, in some ways, U U 4 /U /U. Why? Well, the dream to give credit where credit is due was not only advocated U U 5 /U /Ubut by some American economists, including our Institutes director, Fred Bergsten. He was U U 6 /U /Uwith that. Richard Portes, who teaches

31、at U U 7 /U /U, also was way out in the front with that. And they were U U 8 /U /Uof people like Martin Feldstein and others in London and the United States who U U 9 /U /Uthe euro.At face value, the euro area is U U 10 /U /Uas the United States, roughly speaking. The euro area does have very large

32、and U U 11 /U /U, although if you look in more detail, there are still some things there that U U 12 /U /Uthe United States. And the euro area has delivered price stability. They have a U U 13 /U /Upretty consistently. So you put those three things together. On paper it looks like the euro should be

33、 at least U U 14 /U /Uto the dollar in investors portfolios, in government reserve holdings, in how much you U U 15 /U /Uor planes or things like that.But what U U 16 /U /Uin this book is the fact that if you look under the hood a bit, there is U U 17 /U /Ubetween what you would expect just based on

34、 size and how much the euro is used. So theres an awful lot of U U 18 /U /U, not in euros, even between countries that are not dollar countries. There are U U 19 /U /Uthat come to the United States, and the depth of European assets and financial flows is U U 20 /U /U. （分数：50.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：such a

35、strong currency）解析：听力原文 Some may ask the following question: Was it envisioned for the euro to eventually become such a strong currency that it could compete with the dollar on a global level? Or was that a dream then and is it still a dream now? I think it was an attainable dream, and it is becomin

36、g actually, in some ways, less attainable right now. Why? Well, the dream to give credit where credit is due was not only advocated by some European officials but by some American economists, including our Institutes director, Fred Bergsten. He was way out in the front with that. Richard Portes, who

37、 teaches at London Business School, also was way out in the front with that. And they were very much against the tide of people like Martin Feldstein and others in London and the United States who were very skeptical toward the euro. At face value, the euro area is the same size in GDP as the United

38、 States, roughly speaking. The euro area does have very large and deep financial markets, although if you look in more detail, there are still some things there that differentiate it from the United States. And the euro area has delivered price stability. They have a very low rate of inflation prett

39、y consistently. So you put those three things together. On paper it looks like the euro should be at least a very clear second to the dollar in investors portfolios, in government reserve holdings, in how much you invoice trade like oil or planes or things like that. But what our research finds in t

40、his book is the fact that if you look under the hood a bit, there is a huge shortfall between what you would expect just based on size and how much the euro is used. So theres an awful lot of trade thats still invoiced in dollars, not in euros, even between countries that are not dollar countries. T

41、here are huge amounts of financial flows that come to the United States, and the depth of European assets and financial flows is not commensurate with the size.填空项 1:_ （正确答案：on a global level）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：is it still a dream now）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：less attainable right now）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：by some European officials）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：way out in the front）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：London Business School）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：very much against the tide）解析：填空项 1:_