2004 年英语专八口试真题及答案

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　　Task One: Interpreting from English into Chinese

　　Directions: Please do not do interpreting when you listen to the speech this time.

　　Speech by a British High Official

　　I arrive in China this week at a time when relations between our two countries have never

been better. We are already cooperating more closely on more issues than ever before. Britain's

strongest bilateral relations with China have always been based on trade. However, as trade has

intensified, other aspects of our relationship have also prospered. Over 5000 Chinese students

are now studying in Britain. There are growing cultural links too.

　 　 Britain has a lot to offer China. 42 of Europe's top 100 companies are British. We are

increasingly strong in the knowledge-based industries of the future. One third of Europe's

biotechnology companies are located in Britain. We have the world's fifth largest electronics

sector. Ten of the world's 35 top-selling pharmaceuticals were researched and developed in the

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　 　 Upon these foundations I want to build a modern relationship with China. I want to

consolidate a partnership which' looks forward, not back. We can only tackle global problems if

we work together. With one of the great economies of the 21st century, China will increasingly be

called upon to share the responsibilities of international leadership. The need for cooperation has

never been greater. The agenda ranges from terrorism to nuclear proliferation, from international

crime to global poverty; from climate change to drugs. We can only defeat these threats together.

　 　 By tackling the challenges of the present together, China and Britain can forge a new

partnership for the future. I have come to Beijing to forge a new partnership for the future. In

doing so, I will be building on firm foundations laid during the complex but ultimately successful

transition in Hong Kong. The international community needs to face the challenges of

globalization together. With China's support I am confident we can do so.

　　Directions: Now listen again. Please begin interpreting when you hear a beep.
　 　 1. Britain has a lot to offer China. 42 of Europe's top 100 companies are British. We are

increasingly strong in the knowledge-based industries of the future.

　 　 2. One third of Europe's biotechnology companies are located in Britain. We have the

world's fifth largest electronics sector.

　 　 3. Upon these foundations I want to build a modern relationship with China. I want to

consolidate a partnership which looks forward, not back. We can only tackle global problems if

we work together.

　　4. With one of the great economies of the 21st century, China will increasingly be

　　called upon to share the responsibilities of international leadership. The need for

　　cooperation has never been greater.

　 　 5. The agenda ranges from terrorism to nuclear proliferation, from international crime to

global poverty; from climate change to drugs. We can only defeat these threats together.

　　Task Two: Interpreting from Chinese into English.

　　Directions: Please do not do interpreting when you listen to the speech this time.
　　Task Three: Making a comment on a given topic.

　　Directions: Please read the following passage carefully and then express your views on the

given event. You will have four minutes for preparation. The time limit for

　　your comment is three minutes.

　　Suggestions for the 2008 Beijing Olympics

　　As soon as the curtain came down on the 28th Olympic Games in Athens, the world's focus

shifted east to Beijing. The Olympics can be seen as a way for a nation to exhibit itself to the

world. Beijing is now busy preparing itself to hold the Olympic Games. What suggestions can you

offer to the Olympic organizing committee to ensure a successful 29th Olympic Games?

　　2004 年英语专业八级口语考试真题答案
　　任务-：英译中

　　1.英国可以给中国提供的还有很多。欧洲顶尖的 1,00 家公司中有 42 家是英国公司。在

知识密集型产业方面我们的实力日趋雄厚。

　　2 欧洲的生物技术公司有 1/3 设在英国。我们电子工业位居世界第五位。

　　3 在此基础上，我希望与中国建立一种现代的新型关系。巩固与中国的伙伴关系，这

种关系应该放眼未来，而不应该拘泥过去，我们只有携手合作才能解決全球性问题。

　　4.中国作为一个 21 世纪的经济大国，将越来越多地在世界事务中起主导作用。对合作

的需求从未像今天这样迫切过。

　　5 我们的合作议程范围广泛：从反恐主义到反核扩散，从国际犯罪到全球性贫困，从

气候变化到毒品问题。我们只要齐心协力才能战胜这些威胁。

任务二：中译英
　　1. Today is the time for us to bid farewell to the old and usher to the new. It is also the time

for us to look back and look forward ’

　　2. In the past year, we have broadcast to the world China’s achievement in modernization,

presenting to the world a China striding forward.

　　3. In the meantime, we follow closely with the changing world and its economic, social and

cultural development and progress.

　 　 4. We have also broadcast regrettable conflicts, unrest and disasters, but peace and

development are the mainstream. •

　 　 5. In the past year, we have been made great efforts to establish and consolidate the

friendship with our audience, receiving as many as 1.3 million letters from all parts of the world..