【简介】
帮助学生从容应对英语高级口译证书考试,培养更多高素质、高层次的英语口译工作者!
●英语高级口泽证书考试指定用书:最权威、使用最广泛
●著名高校口译教学专家学者联袂编写:包含口译、翻译、听力、口语、阅读五门课程
●为越来越多的口译学习者和高校学生所青睐:前四版发行总印数超过100万册
●第五版大幅修订,精益求精:大量更新内容,充实热点话题,拓展选材范围注重选材时效
【序】
上海市外语口译岗位资格证书培训与考试”诞生于1995年,被确认为20世纪90年代上海市紧缺人才培训工程重要项目之一。项目创立之初,在缓解改革开放初期国家外语翻译类人才紧缺的同时,激发了社会公众学习外语的热情,“千军万马奔口译”的盛况历历在目。2009年该项目名称变更为上海外语口译证书考试”,2015年起改由上海外国语大学主办。
上海外国语大学是新中国外语教育的发样地之一,是教育部直属并与上海市人民政府共建进入国家“211工程”和“双一流”建设的全国重点大学上海外语口译证书考试借助学校一流学科深厚的学术积淀和学科优势得以持续发展。项目专家组汇聚了一批在外语测试、口译教学、口译研究上卓有建树的专家和富有实战经验的译员,他们来自上海外国语大学、复旦大学、上海交通大学、同济大学、华东师范大学等高校。专家组全过程参与命题、审题、阅卷和质量监控,将严谨的治学态度、鲜活的教学经验、深入的理论研究融汇于测试的内容和方法之中,在考试的发展规划、资源开拓、质量控制上发挥了不可取代的作用,也在很大程度上推动了口译教学和测试范式的转变。
上海外语口译证书考试的命题、考试和评分始终秉持“科学合理、专业权威、客观公正”的宗旨,坚持严格的质量标准和严密的组织管理,赢得了广大口译学习者、考生和社会的高度认可和推崇,已成为我国外语教育领域规模大、认可度高的社会性外语能力考试项目之一,上海外语口译证书被誉为求职的“白金证书”。上海外语口译证书考试主办方还组织专家参加一些高校的学科发展和专业建设。2019年10月,该项目荣获上海市2019年“终身学习品牌项目”荣誉称号;11月,该项目再获全国2019年“终身学习品牌项目”。可谓双喜临门,实至名归。上海外语口译证书考试在新中国外语教育史上必将留下浓墨重彩的一笔。
上海外语口译证书培训与考试系列丛书”作为考试的有机组成部分,是学习者自学、备考,培训机构开展培训必不可少的教材。2018年,丛书启动了新一轮的修订。“英语高级口译证书考试系列教程”属于该丛书,是一套完整系统、科学、严谨的配套教材,共五册,包括《高级听力教程》《高级口语教程》
《高级阅读教程》《高级翻译教程》和《高级口译教程》,既可作自学教材使用,又可作培训教材使用,历年来广受欢迎,部分教程多次获奖。“英语高级口译证书考试系列教程”与时俱进,推陈出新,经历多次改版调整。本轮修订中,编写组通力合作,精心打磨,历时两年,现推出第五版。第五版继承了前四版的特色与优势,遵循口译教学和测试规律,贯彻“分类指导,因材施教”的原则,更加强调专业技能、专业知识及相关领域知识的要素互补、有机结合,更加注重材料的质量、甄选和加工,更加突出对考试的指导。
新的时代,新的使命,新的作为。“英语高级口译证书考试系列教程”的修订必将使上海外语口译证书考试项目日臻完善,焕发出新的光彩,续写新的篇章,为培养更多高素质口译人才做出新的、更大的贡献!
戴炜栋
上海外语口译证书考试项目顾问
原教育部高等学校外语专业教学指导委员会主任
原国务院学位委员会外语学科评议组召集人
原上海外国语大学校长
2020年5月
【前言】
作为人类社会历史最悠久的活动之一,口译对文化交流与社会发展具有强大的推动作用。当今世界日益互联,中国日益走近世界舞台中央,中外交流日益频繁深入,中外合作不断扩大与深化。中国倡导加强中外人文交流以我为主,兼收并蓄;推进国际传播能力建设,讲好中国故事,展现真实、立体、全面的中国,提高国家文化软实力。因此,培养和选拔更多高素质口译人才刻不容缓。
上海外语口译证书考试是国内最早的口译考试项目,包括英语和日语两个语种。考试遵循外语学习规律和测试规律,注重考试的信度和效度。考试坚持优良传统,秉持高度的文化自觉,服务国家战略。考试内容与时俱进,将带一路”倡议、“讲好中国故事”、“习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想等融入考试,有助于学习者和考生深化对新时代、新思想的认识,推动中国文化、中国故事走向世界,让世界认识、了解新时代的中国。
十余年来,考试立足上海,深耕长三角,辐射全国,目前已在黑龙江、上海、江苏、浙江、安徽、江西、山东、河南、湖北、湖南、广东、四川、重庆、陕西、甘肃、新疆等16个省、市、自治区共设立42处考点。考试培养和选拔了大批口译人才,推动了外语教育的改革和创新。考试已成为含金量高、认可度广的外语教育培训品牌,并得到了多家战略合作伙伴的大力支持。考试将着力建设学习平台,以学习者和考生为中心,加大学习指导力度,增加与学习者和考生的互动。
“上海外语口译证书培训与考试系列丛书”注重口译基本功的培养,帮助学习者和考生循序渐进,全面提升口译能力。“英语高级口译证书考试系列教程”属于该丛书,共五册。其中《高级听力教程》涵盖教育、经济、政治、文化科技等领域,精心筛选听力材料,精心设计配套练习,重在帮助学习者夯实英语听力基础,提高跨文化交际能力。《高级口语教程》强化培养系统性专题表述的技能,力求通过¨朗读理解一操练运用一自主表达”的循序渐进式操练,实现使用流畅的口语沟通的目标。《高级阅读教程》选文反映了英语国家近年来的社会发展变化,注重拓展学习者的知识维度,培养对语言、文体、风格、修辞、思想等的品评意识,提升以跨文化视角分析问题的能力。《高级翻译教程》结合国际、国内的新形势、新发展,翻译练习取材兼顾时效性、适用性和多样性。《高级口译教程》突出口译工作的基本要求,选取与口译工作密切相关的热门话题,展现新时代中外人文交流与合作的新面貌和口译工作的新气象。
在“英语高级口译证书考试系列教程”的本轮修订过程中,我们多次召开修订研讨会,明确修订的理念和重点,更加注重教程内部的衔接、教程与考试的衔接,注重激发学习兴趣,提升学习效率,力求设计合理、体例科学、取材广泛、内容丰富,帮助学习者和考生掌握口译的精髓,实现从量的积累到质的突破。各册主编和参编者为修订投入大量精力,兢兢业业,精益求精。各册教程采众家之长,集于一书。每册均提供了丰富的练习材料,学习者若能勤于操练,持之以恒,口译能力一定会得到较大提升。
英语高级口译证书考试系列教程”的本轮修订是上海外语口译证书考试发展史上的一件大事,将惠及广大学习者和考生。戴炜栋教授始终热情耐心地指导修订,上海外语教育出版社给予了甚多支持,广大口译学习者和考生提供了不少宝贵建议,在此谨致谢忱。“英语高级口译证书考试系列教程”虽经多轮修订,但一定仍存在不足,真诚期待使用者提出建议和意见,帮助我们不断改进。
张廷佺
上海外语口译证书考试委员会
2020年5月
【目录】
Unit 1 Public Speaking
Section A The Core Text:Public Speaking Strategies
Section B Sample Interview:English Speaking Contest in China
Section C Passages for Reading and Group Discussion
1.Barriers to Effective Communication
2.Strategies for Effective Communication
3.The Function of Body Language
Section D Sample Speech and Oral Practice
Part A Sample Speech:Ways to Improve Your Spoken English
Part B Critical Thinking and Discussion
Part C Oral Presentation
Unit 2 Education in Development
Section A The Core Text:Advice for College New Grads
Section B Sample Interview:Europe Vs America in Higher Education
Section C Passages for Reading and Group Discussion
1.New Policies on College Life
2.English Still Has Its Priority
3.Reform Actions on Education Equality
Section D Sample Speech and Oral Practice
Part A Sample Speech:Cultivate Students' Creativity
Part B Critical Thinking and Discussion
Part C Oral Presentation
Unit 3 The Two Centenary Goals
Section A The Core Text:Forge Ahead to Realize the Two Centenary Goals
Section B Sample Interview:On Governance of China
Section C Passages for Reading and Group Discussion
1.Harmonious Society-China's Dream
2."Inclusive Growth"- New Economic Buzzword
3.New Concepts for Further Development
Section D Sample Speech and Oral Practice
Part A Sample Speech:Chinese Dream Resonates Worldwide
Part B Critical Thinking and Discussion
Part C Oral Presentation
Unit 4 Social Responsibility
Section A The Core Text:What to Be Done for Social Responsibility
Section B Sample Interview:How to Make the Tax System Better and Simpler
Section C Passages for Reading and Group Discussion
1.Governance Reflects Public Will
2.Make City Life More Than Bright Lights
Section D Sample Speech and Oral Practice
Part A Sample Speech:Social Ethics and Responsibility
Part B Critical Thinking and Discussion
Part C Oral Presentation
Unit 5 Ongoing Urbanization
Section A The Core Text:Bike Share Program
Section B Sample Interview. Mumbai Needs to Learn from Shanghai in Urbanization
Section C Passages for Reading and Group Discussion
1.A Successful Model May Not Work for All Thing
2.Food Security and Urbanization
3. Challenges in Urban-Rural Integration
Section D Sample Speech and Oral Practice
Part A Sample Speech:Bridge the Urban-Rural Divide
Part B Critical Thinking and Discussion
Part C Oral Presentation
Unit 6 Belt and Road
Section A The Core Text:The Belt and Road Initiative
Section B Sample Interview:The Belt and Road—Win-win Development
Section C Passages for Reading and Group Discussion
1.Features of One Belt and One Road Initiative
2.Embracing a Brighter Future Together
3.The Belt and Road Connects Asia and Europe
Section D Sample Speech and Oral Practice
Part A Sample Speech:China in Action
Part B Critical Thinking and Discussion
Part C Oral Presentation
Unit 7 Environmental Protection
Section A The Core Text:Low-Carbon Economy
Section B Sample Interview:The Price of Being Green
Section C Passages for Reading and Group Discussion
1.Low-Carbon Lifestyle
2.Convergence of Development and Conservation Priorities
3.Environmental Protection in China
Section D Sample Speech and Oral Practice
Part A Sample Speech:China Needs Recycling Economy
Part B Critical Thinking and Discussion
Part C Oral Presentation
Unit 8 The Changing World
Section A The Core Text:The Law Is Adapting to a Software-driven World
Section B Sample Interview:Wealth and Income Inequality
Section C Passages for Reading and Group Discussion
1.Caution:Income Gap in China
2.Governance and Science Report
3.A Two-Edged Sword:the Development of Science and Technology
Section D Sample Speech and Oral Practice
Part A Sample Speech:Social Fairness Calls for Better Governance
Part B Critical Thinking and Discussion
Part C Oral Presentation
Unit 9 Mass Media
Section A The Core Text:To Be Media Wise
Section B Sample Interview:Success in Internet Marketing
Section C Passages for Reading and Group Discussion
1.More Open to Use Net for Public Input
2.Chinese Media Supervision
3.Media Selection for Advertisements
Section D Sample Speech and Oral Practice
Part A Sample Speech:Journalists' Code of Ethics
Part B Critical Thinking and Discussion
Part C Oral Presentation
Unit 10 Health Care
Section A The Core Text:Health Care in China
Section B Sample Interview:Health Care Reform in the U.S
Section C Passages for Reading and Group Discussion
1.A Blueprint for Health Care Reform in China
2.Health Care System in Japan
3.Health Care in Singapore
Section D Sample Speech and Oral Practice
Part A Sample Speech:Should Citizens Take Out Private Health Insurance?
Part B Critical Thinking and Discussion
Part C Ora| Presentation
Unit 11 Globalization
Section A The Core Text:Economic Globalization
Section B Sample Interview:UN Still Matters in World Affairs
Section C Passages for Reading and Group Discussion
1.Does Globalization Cause Poverty?
2.Steps to Deal with Global Financial Crisis
3.Four Aspects of Globalization
Section D Sample Speech and Oral Practice
Part A Sample Speech:Globalization in China and the World Economy
Part B Critical Thinking and Discussion
Part C Oral Presentation
Unit 12 Real Estate
Section A The Core Text:Perspectives on Property
Section B Sample Interview:Japan's Intellectual Property Rights System
Section C Passages for Reading and Group Discussion
1.Property Buyers Like Moths to a Flame
2.Mortgages Saddle Three Generations in China
3.House Prices Will See Slow but Continuous Decline
Section D Sample Speech and Oral Practice
Part A Sample Speech:A Man's Home Is Like a Castle in the Air
Part B Critical Thinking and Discussion
Part C Oral Presentation
Unit 13 Culture
Section A The Core Text:The Importance of Intercultural Communication
Section B Sample Interview:Overseas Life Experience
Section C Passages for Reading and Group Discussion
1.Cultural Identity
2.When in China, Do as Chinese Do
3.Strategies for Cross-cultural Communication
Section D Sample Speech and Oral Practice
Part A Sample Speech:Why Young People Enjoy Foreign Festivals?
Part B Critical Thinking and Discussion
Part C Ora| Presentation
Unit 14 Modern Technology
Section A The Core Text:Does Technology Make Us Smarter?
Section B Sample Interview:Internal Communications
Section C Passages for Reading and Group Discussion
1.Add Overseas Flare to City's Creative Cocktail
2.Science and Technology Is a Two-Edged Sword
3.The Power of the Computer
Section D Sample Speech and Oral Practice
Part A Sample Speech:Information Superhighways
Part B Critical Thinking and Discussion
Part C Oral Presentation
Unit 15 International Business
Section A The Core Text:Principles of World Trade
Section B Sample Interview:Enterprise Culture and Business Success
Section C Passages for Reading and Group Discussion
1.China Opinion Divided on Purchase of US Treasuries
2.The Success of New Products
3.Business Ethics
Section D Sample Speech and Oral Practice
Part A Sample Speech:Basic Strategies for Marketing
Part B Critical Thinking and Discussion
Part C Oral Presentation
Unit 16 World Future
Section A The Core Text:What Will Future Life Be Like?
Section B Sample Interview:United Future World Currency
Section C Passages for Reading and Group Discussion
1.Computers in Development
2.Will Computers Replace Teachers in the Future?
3.Guidelines for the 13th Five-Year Program
Section D Sam ple Speech and Oral Program
Part A Sample Speech:On-campus and Online Learning
Part B Critical Thinking and Discussion
Part C Oral Presentation