2009年9月13日中级口译Statements听译原文＋解析（新东方版）
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。 |
