高级口译笔记——文化交流（Cultural Exchange）
一、词汇
汉字的四声（平声、上声、仄声和去声） the four tones of Chinese characters, namely, the level tone, the rising tone, the falling-rising tone, and the falling tone 笔画 stroke 部首 radical 偏旁 basic character component 象形文字 pictograph
独角戏 monodrama/one-man play 皮影戏 shadow play 折子戏 opera highlights 单口相声 monologue comic talk 对口相声 comic cro talk 说书 monologue story-telling 传说 legend 神话 mythology 寓言 fable 武术 martial art 气功 controlled breathing exercise 气功疗法 breathing technique therapy 春联 spring couplet 剪纸 paper-cut 戏剧脸谱 theatrical mask 草药的四气：寒、热、温、凉 four properties of medicinal herb: cold, hot, warm and cool 草药的五味：酸、苦、甘、辛、咸 five tastes of medicinal herb: sour, bitter, sweet, hot and salty 二十四节气 the twenty-four solar terms 天干地支 the heavenly stems and earthly branches 清明节 the Pure Brightne Day 端午节 the Dragon Boat Festival 中秋节 the Mid-Autumn Festival 文化事业 cultural undertaking 民族文化 national culture 民间文化 folk culture 乡土文化 native/country culture 跨文化交流 cro-cultural communication 文化冲击 culture shock 表演艺术 performing art 舞台艺术 stage art 流行艺术 popular/pop art 高雅艺术 elegant/high art 电影艺术 cinematographic art 十四行诗 sonnet 三幕六场剧 a three-act and six-scene play 音乐舞台剧 musical 复活节 Easter 万圣节 Halloween
1 内容与形式的统一 unity of content and form 古为今用，洋为中用。
Make the past serve the present and the foreign serve China.中国是一个历史悠久、文化灿烂的多民族国家。
China is a multinational country with a long history and splendid culture.文化交流不是让外国文化吞没自己的文化，而是为了丰富和充实本民族的文化。
Cultural exchange is by no means a proce of losing one’s won culture to a foreign culture, but one of inriching a nation’s own culture.
二、练习
【难度指数】☆☆☆
【难易程度】a piece of cake 筷子起源于中国，现在许多亚洲国家都使用它。第一批筷子是骨头或玉制成的。在春秋时期出现了铜制和铁制的筷子。 在古代，富人家用玉或金子制成筷子以显示其家庭的富有。许多帝王有银制的筷子来检查他们的食物是否被投了毒。
友情提示：
筷子：chopsticks 玉：jade
高级口译笔记——旅游观光（Tourism）
一、词汇
中国国家旅游局 China National Tourism Administration 中国国际旅行社 China International Travel Service 旅游管理局 tourist administration burear 旅行社 travel service/agency 旅游公司 tourism company 春/秋游 spring/autumn outing 假日旅行 vacation tour 目的地 destination 自然景观 natural scenery/attraction 人文景观 places of historic figures and cultural heritage 名山大川 famous mountains and great rivers 名胜古迹 scenic spots and historical sites 佛教名山 famous Buddhist mountain 五岳 five great mountains 避暑山庄 mountain resort 度假胜地 holiday resort 避暑胜地 summer resort 自然保护区 nature reserve 国家公园 national park 旅游景点 tourist attraction 古建筑群 ancient architectural complex 园林建筑 garden architecture 山水风光 scenery with mountains and rivers 诱人景色 inviting views 湖光山色 landscape of lakes and hills
2 青山绿水 green hills and clear waters 景色如画 picturesque views 金石印章 metal and stone seals 石刻碑文 stone inscriptions 天下第一泉 the finest spring under heaven 石舫 stone boat 水榭 waterside house 莲花池 lotus pond 国画 traditional Chinese painting 山水/水墨画 landscape/ink painting 手工艺品 artifact; handicrafts 陶器 earthenware 折扇 folding fan 木/竹/贝雕 wood/bamboo/shell carving 联合国教科文组织 UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization 国民生产总值 GNP gro national product 国内生产总值 GDP gro domestic product
二、例句
1.桂林山水甲天下，阳朔山水甲桂林。
Guilin landscape tops those elsewhere, and Yangshuo landscape tops that of Guilin.2.这座寺庙历史悠久，可追溯到初唐时期。
The temple has a long history dating back to the early period of the Tang Dynasty.3.该城市有全国规模最大、最负盛名的园林。
The city boasts the largest and the most famous garden in the country.
三、练习
【难度指数】☆☆☆ 【难易程度】适中
加拿大幅员辽阔，其面积仅次于俄罗斯。可是它只有2600万人，是联合王国人口的一半还不到。 国土的三分之一覆盖着森林，还有大片的草原，无数的湖泊和河流。其气候差异甚大。 除了温哥华以外，冬天异常寒冷。加拿大的夏天总的来说天气暖和，特别是内陆地区，因此你只需要轻薄的衣服。 温哥华 Vancouver
高级口译笔记——人物访谈(Interview) 采访人 interviewer 被采访人 interviewee
常驻记者 resident correspondent 特派记者 staff correspondent 驻外国记者 foreign correspondent 现场报道 on-the-spot report; live report 新闻发布会 news briefing 记者招待会 pre/news conference 消息灵通人士 well-informed source 权威人士/来源 authoritative source 可靠消息 reliable news 新闻/通讯稿 news release 头条新闻 top/headline news
3 标题新闻 headline news 内幕新闻 inside story 花边新闻 box news 时事 current news 杂闻 sidelights 专题报道 special report 专栏作家 columnist 特约撰稿人 staff writer 自由撰稿人 free-lancer 无可奉告 no comment 记者证 pre card 通讯社 news agency 新华社 Xinhua News Agency 路透社（英）Reuter’s News Agency 美联社（美） Aociated Pre 塔斯社（俄）TASS; Telegraphic Agency of Soviet Union 每日电讯报（英） The Daily Telegraph 纽约时报 The New York Times 华尔街时报 The Wall Street Journal 华盛顿邮报 The Washington Post
高级口译笔记——信息时代（The Information Age）第一部分 词汇
新兴产业 emerging industry 朝阳产业 sunrise industry 网络产业 Internet industry 虚拟现实 virtual reality 虚拟商店 virtual store 兼容性计算机平台 compatible computing platform 微型浏览器 microbrowser 宽带技术 broadband technology 拨号上网调制解调器 dial-up modem 交互式多媒体 interactive multimedia 交互式电子书籍 interactive e-book 界面 interface 无线掌上导航器 wirele palm pilot 蜂窝通信 cellular communications 家用电器 household electrical appliances 局域网 Intranet 网站 website 网民 netizen 网吧 cybercafe 网络世界 cyber world 网上贸易 cyberbusine 网上交易 networked transaction 上市 be listed on the stock market
市值 stock value 税后利润 after-tax profit 中国证监会 China Securities Regulatory Commision 纳斯达克 NASDAQ National Aociation of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations ADSL: Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line，不对称数字订阅线路
Delphi：读音／′delfai／，特尔斐，古希腊城市名，被古希腊人当成世界的中心，因有阿波罗神殿而出名。在电脑英语中指美国宝兰(Borland)公司的一种可视化、面向对象、事件驱动的电脑编程语言。 DLL：Dynamic Link Library, 动态链接库 DNS: Domain Name System，域名系统 FTP: File Transfer Protocol，文件传输协议
Ghost: General Hardware Oriented System Transfer，全面硬件导向系统转移 HTML: HyperText Markup Language，超文本标记语言 HTTP: HyperText Transfer Protocol，超文本传输协议 IP: Internet Protocol，网际协议
ISDN: Integrated Service Digital Network，综合服务数字网络 ISP: Internet Service Provider，因特网服务提供商
Java：由美国太阳(Sun)公司推出的新型面向对象程序设计语言。Java集面向对象、平台无关性、稳固性、安全性、多线程等诸多特性于一体，增加了异常处理、网络编程等方面的功能，特别适合于Internet应用的开发，是实现“一个世界，一个网络”构想的关键。用Java编写的各类软件能真正做到“Write Once,Run anywhere(一次写成，到处运行)”，也就是说，相同的软件可在不同计算机上运行，无论是PC机、苹果机、UNIX计算机、还是顶置盒、PDA(个人数据助理)乃至智能元器件无一例外。 LAN: Local Area Network，局域网
MIDI：Musical Instrument Digital Interface,乐器数字接口
MPEG：是Motion Picture Experts Group的，运动图像专家组 MSN: Microsoft Network，微软网络
OCR：Optical Character Recognition, 光学字符识别
OEM：Original Equipment Manufacturer, 原始设备制造商
RAM：Random Acce Memory，随机存储器，即人们常说的“内存”。 ROM：Read－Only Memory，只读存储器。 第二部分 例句
据中国因特网信息中心的统计数据，中国的公共网络已覆盖365个城市，上网电脑达520万台，经常上网者达1,260万人以上，网址有32,000个。
According to statistics from China Internet Network Information Center, the public network covers 365 cities, and the number of on-line computers reached 5.2 million, with 12.6 million regular Internet users and 23,000 web sites.
今天的因特网具有强大的通信功能，它可以提供电子邮件、即时信息和聊天室等多种通信方式。
Today’s Internet is a powerful way to communicate, including e-mail, instant meaging and chatroom services.
关注未来因特网的最佳方法是了解今日的因特网存在着什么问题。
The best way of looking at the Internet of the future is to ask what is wrong with today’s.
今天，商务和通信二十四小时不停地进行着。在有线电视的新闻节目中所报道的事件不是在几点钟发生，而是在一个小时或30分钟前发生。当地时间已不再是一个有意义的时间标志。
Today, commerce and communications never cease but go around the clock.On cable-TV news shows, events did not happen at which hour, but an hour or 30 minutes ago.Local time is no longer the meaning marker of events.
高级口译笔记——饮食文化（Catering Culture）
5 烹调术 cookery 色、香、味 color, aroma and taste 佐料 seasoning 刀功 slicing technique 清炒 plain-frying 煸 stir-frying 爆 quick-frying 炸 deep-frying 煎 pan-frying 焙 roasting 清蒸 steaming 氽 quick-boiling 熏 smoking 腌 salting 食谱 recipe 回锅肉 twice-cooked pork slices in brown sauce 炸猪排 fried pork chop 北京烤鸭 roast Beijing duck 什锦炒蔬 stir-fried mixed vegetables 酸辣汤 hot and sour soup 鸡茸蘑菇汤 cream of mushroom with chicken 主食 staple food 馒头 steamed bread 米饭 steamed rice 扬州炒饭 Yangchow fried rice 冷面 cold noodle 炒米粉 fried ground rice noodles 炸酱面 noodles with fried brown sauce paste 油条 fried twisted stick 锅贴 pan-fried dumping 花卷 steamed twisted roll 小笼包子 steamed meat dumpling 粽子 rice dumpling wrapped in reed leaves 黑啤 dark beer 黄酒/花雕酒 yellow rice wine 烈酒 spitits/ strong liquor 白干 white liquor 佐餐酒 table wine （酒）加冰块的 on the rocks （酒）不加冰块的 straight up 小啜 sip 矿泉水 mineral water 红茶 black tea 清咖啡 black coffee 全脂/脱脂奶 whole/skim milk 酸奶 yoghurt 粟子 chestnut
6 马蹄梨 water chestnut 莲子 lotus seed 藕 lotus root 猕猴桃 kiwi fruit 山楂 haw 枣 Chinese date 餐前开胃点心 appretizer 主菜 main course 附菜 side dish 餐后甜食 deert 什锦色拉 mixed fruit salad with ham 什锦水果圣代 mixed fruit sundae 民族风味餐 ethnic food 小吃 snack 冷盘 cold dish 点心 pastry 餐桌圆转盘 Lazy Susan Translate the following paage into English 评判中餐烹调的优劣可依据中餐的三大要素，即“色、香、味”。“色”作为“色、香、味”三要素中的首要标准，充分体现在宴会菜肴的装盘、摆放和图案上。最能显示色彩的是首先上桌的好道煞费苦心而精心制作的冷盘。“香”不仅是指鼻子对食物的直接感受，它还包括所选原料的新鲜成度以及佐料的合理搭配。“味”则体现了恰到好处的调味艺术，当然它也包括食物的质地，以及切菜的刀功。色、香、味这三大要素的高品质，只有通过选料、调料、适时烹调、把握火候、装盘上桌这些微妙步骤的细心协调，才能取得。
高级口译笔记——商务谈判(Busine Negotiation) 第一部分 基本词汇 询价 make an inquiry 报价 quotation 报/发盘 offer 底盘 floor offer 实/虚盘 firm/non-firm offer 开/收盘 opening/closing price 现/期货价 spot/forward price 还盘 counter-offer 回佣 return commiion 到岸价 C.I.F.（即Cost, Insurance and Freight) 到岸加佣金价 C.I.F.C.（即Cost, Insurance, Freight and Commiion) 现货 spot goods 库存有限 limited stock 批发价 wholesale price 零售价 retail price 净利润 net profit 定金 down payment 分期付款 payment by installment 现金结算 cash settlement 信用证结算 payment by letter of credit(L/C)
7 股东 shareholder; stockholder 我方 on our part 双赢战略 win-win strategy 中止合同 terminate the contract 提出索赔 lodge a claim 要求赔偿损失 claim for a compensation of the lo/damage 贸易索赔 busine claim 补偿贸易 compenstion trade 商品交易会 Commodities Fair 经营范围 line/scope of busine 独家经销代理 exclusive selling agency 市场准入 market acce 机床 machine tools 汽车零部件 auto parts 电子商务 e-commerce; e-busine 请给我一个有效期为90天的C.I.F.报价，目的港为洛杉矶，报价含5%的佣金。
I'd like to hear your quotation on a C.I.F.Los Angeles basis valid for 90 days, with an inclusion of 5% angent's commiion in your quotation.
高级口译笔记——礼仪祝词(Ceremonial Speech) 第一部分 基本词汇
开幕/闭幕式 opening/closing ceremony 开幕词 opening speech/addre 致开幕词 make an opening speech 友好访问 goodwill visit
阁下 Your/His/Her Honor/Excellency 贵宾 distinguished guest 尊敬的市长先生 Respected Mr.Mayor 远道而来/来自大洋彼岸的朋友 friends coming from a distant land/the other side of the Pacific 东道国 host country 宣布„„开幕 declare„„open 值此之际 on the occasion of 借此机会 take this opportunity to 以„„名义 in the name of 本着„„精神 in the spirit of 代表 on the behalf of
由衷的谢意 heartfelt thanks 友好款待 gracious hospitality 正式邀请 officioa invitation 回顾过去 look back on 展望未来 look ahead/look into the future 最后 in closing 圆满成功 a complete succe 提议祝酒 propose a toast 第二部分 词语扩展
一、政治词汇
8 亚太地区 Asian-Pacific region 建交 establishment of diplomatic relations between 互访 exchange of visit 外交政策 foreign policy 一贯奉行 in persistent pursuit of 平等互利 equality and mutual benefit 双边关系 bilateral relations 持久和平lasting peace 贸易额 trade volume 商业界 busine community 跨国公司 transnational corporation 经济强国/经济大国/经济列强（视具体情况翻译）economic power
第三部分 例句
1.我愿借此机会，代表我们代表团的全体成员，对我们东道主的诚挚邀请，表示真诚的谢意。
On the behalf of all the members of my miion, I would like to take this opportunity to expre our sincere thanks to our host for their earnest invitation.2.现在，我愉快地宣布第二十二届万国邮政联盟大会开幕。
Now, I have the pleasure to declare the 22nd Universal Postal Congre open.3.我很荣幸地代表中国政府和人民向来自联合王国的代表团表示热烈的欢迎。
I have the honor to expre this warm welcome on behalf of the Chinese Government and people to the delegation from the United Kingdom.4.我谨向各位表示最热烈的欢迎。
I would like to extend my warmest welocme to all of you.5.我预祝大会圆满成功！
I wish the conference a complete succe!
高级口译笔记——外事接待（reception) 第一部分 基本词汇 日程安排 schedule 预订 reserve
根据„„的要求 upon„„request 专程造访 come all the way
精心安排 a thoughtful arrangement 排忧解难 help out 第二部分 词语扩展
机场大楼 terminal building 候机大厅 waiting hall
起飞时间 departure/take-off time 抵达时间 arrival time 海关 the Customs
往返票 round-trip ticket
入境/出境/旅游签证 entry/exit/tourist visa 免税商店 duty-free shop 豪华套房 luxury suite
9 单/双人房 single/double room 第三部分 例句
1.You must be our long-expected guest,……
2.Excuse me, I haven't had the honor of knowing you.3.I'm glad to have the honor of introducing…… 4.Small world, isn't it? 5.Thank you for coming all the way to our company.6.I hop you'll enjoy your stay here.7.host a receptipn banquet in your honor
高级口译笔记——称谓口译
一、以“总„„”表示的首席长官，可选择general、chief、head这类词表示。
总书记 general secretary 总工程师 chief engineer 总会计师 chief accountant 总经理 general manager 总代理 general agent 总教练 head coach
二、一些行业的职称头衔，直接用“高级”或“资深”来表示，可用"senior"来称呼。高级记者 senior reporter 高级讲师 senior lecturer
三、“首席”英语常用chief来表达。 首席执行官 chief cxecutive officer(CEO) 首席顾问 chief advisor 首席检察官 chief inspector
四、还有一些高级职务带“长”字，例如： 参谋长 chief of staff 护士长 head nurse
秘书长 secretary-general
五、以“副”字的表示副职的行政职务头衔，可用vice、deputy表达。 副总统 vice president
副主席 vice chairman 副总理 vice minister 副秘书长 deputy secretary-general 副书记 deputy secretary 副市长 deputy mayor
六、学术头衔的“副”职称，常用aociate表示。 副教授 aociate profeor
副研究员 aociate research fellow 副审判长 aociate judge
副主任医师 aociate doctor
七、学术头衔中的初级职称如“助理”，我们可以用aistant来称呼。 助理教授 aistant profeor
助理研究员 aistant research fellow 助理工程师 aistant engineer
八、一般说来，“代理”可译作acting,例如： 代理市长 acting mayor 代理总理 acting premier 代理主任 acting director
九、常务”可以用“managing"表示。 常务理事 managing director
常务副校长 managing vice president
十、执行”可译作executive 执行秘书 executive secretary 执行主席 executive chairman
十一、还有很多称谓的英语表达方式难以归类，这就需要我们日积月累，逐步总结。例如：办公室主任 office manager 车间主任 workshop manager 客座教授 visiting profeor 村长 village head 税务员 tax collector 股票交易员 stock dealer
十二、最后是我们国家特有的一些荣誉称号的口译。 劳动模范 model worker
优秀员工 ortstanding employee 标兵 pacemaker
三好学生 "triple-A" outstanding student; outstanding student
高级口译笔记——谚语口译（Interpreting Proverbs）1.A bad conscience is a snake in one’s heart.做贼心虚。
2.Accidents will happen.天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福。 3.A clear conscience is a sure card.为人不做亏心事，半夜不怕鬼敲门。 4.A hedge between keeps friendship green.君子之交淡如水。
5.All your swans are geese.
11 事与愿违。
6.As you make the bed, so you must lie in it.自食其果。
7.A watched pot never boils.心急吃不了热豆腐。
8.Count one’s chickens before they are hatched.盲目乐观。
9.Danger is next neighbor to security.塞翁失马，安知非福？
10.Do in Rome as Romans do.入乡随俗。
11.Don’t trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.顺其自然。
12.Everybody’s busine is nobody’s busine.三个和尚无水吃。
13.Justice has long arms.天网恢恢，疏而不漏。
14.He knows most who speaks least./Still water runs deep.大智若愚。
15.Late fruit keeps well.大器晚成。
16.Many ki the baby by the name of the nurse’s sake.醉翁之意不在酒。
17.Misfortune might be a bleing in disguises.祸兮福所倚，福兮祸所伏。 18.Names are debts.树大招风。
19.Nothing venture, nothing have.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。 20.Rest breeds rust.生命在于运动。
21.Rome was not built in a day.冰冻三尺非一日之寒。
22.Save your breath to cool your porridge.各人自扫门前雪，莫管他人瓦上霜。 23.Short pleasure, long lament.一失足成千古恨。
24.Stick together through thick and thin.患难与共。
25.Take things as they come.既来之则安之。
26.The pot calls the kettle black.五十步笑一百步。
27.The shepherd would rather lose the wool than the sheep.留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。 28.Things done cannot be undone.木已成舟。/覆水难收。
12 29.True blue will never stain.真金不怕火炼。
30.You cannot make a crab walk straight.江山易移，本性难改。
1.A new broom sweeps clean.新官上任三把火。
2.All roads lead to Rome./ All rivers run into the sea.殊途同归。
3.As a man sows, so he shall reap.种瓜得瓜，和豆得豆。
4.A sparrow cannot understand the ambition of a swan.燕雀安知鸿鹄之志。
5.A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.身正不怕影儿斜。
6.A word spoken is past recalling.一言既出，驷马难追。
7.Beat the dog before the lion.杀鸡儆猴。
8 Better an open enemy than a false friend.明枪易躲，暗箭难防。 9.Diamond cut diamond.强中更有强中手。
10.Do one thing under cover of another.明修栈道，暗度陈仓。
11.Dogs bite in every country.天下乌鸦一般黑。
12.Every potter praises his pot.王婆卖瓜，自卖自夸。
13.Fine feathers make fine birds.佛要金装，人要衣装。 14.Gifts blind the eyes.拿了手短，吃了嘴软。
15.Good wine needs no bush.酒香不怕巷子深。
16.Have a card up one’s sleeve.胸有成竹。
17.He cries wine and sells vinegar.挂羊头，卖狗肉。
18.He takes a spear to kill a fly.杀鸡用牛刀。
19.In for a penny, in for a pound.一不做，二不休。
20.It is better to be the head of a dog/lizard than the tail of a lion.宁为鸡首，不为牛后。
21.It is better to die than to live when life is a disgrace./ Better die with honor than live with shame.宁可玉碎，不为瓦全。
13 22.Judge not a book by its cover.人不可貌相，海不可斗量。 23.Kill two birds with one stone.一箭双雕。/一石二鸟。 24.Let sleeping dogs lie.勿打草惊蛇。
25.Love me, love my dog.爱屋及屋。
26.Much will have more.得陇望蜀。/得寸进尺。 27.Once bit, twice shy.一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。
28.Peace on the forehead and war in the mind.口蜜腹剑。
29.Put the cart before the horse.本未倒置。
30.Speak of the devil( and he will appear).说曹操，曹操到。 31.Teach fish to swim.班门弄斧。
32.The pupil outdoes the master.青出于蓝而胜于蓝。
33.The same knife cuts bread and fingers.水能载舟，亦能覆舟。
34.The sauce is better than the fish.喧宾夺主。
35.There are plenty of fish in the sea.天涯何处无芳草。
36.There is no smoke without fire.无风不起浪。
A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit 吃一堑，长一智。
All shall be well, Jack shall have Jill.有情人终成成眷属。
A man should not bite the hand that feeds him.不要恩将仇报。
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.情人眼里出西施。 Busine is busine.公事公办。
Facts speak louder than words.事实胜于雄辩。
Failure is the mother of succe.失败乃成功之母。 Fish in troubled waters. 浑水摸鱼。
Friends must part.
14 聚散离合总有时。/天下无不散之宴席。 Great minds think alike.英雄所见略同。
Health is better than wealth.家有万贯财，不如一身健。
Hedges have eyes, walls have ears.隔篱有眼，隔墙有耳。
In time of peace prepare for war.居安当思危。
Like father, like son.有其父，必有其子。
Man proposes, God disposes.谋事在人，成事在天。
Misfortunes never come alone.祸不单行。
Money can’t buy time.寸金难买寸光阴。 More haste, le speed.欲速则不达。
Out of office, out of danger.无官一身轻。
Out of sight, out of mind./Far from eye, far from heart.眼不见为净。
Pride goes before a fall.骄者必败。
The style is the man.文如其人。
Time and tide wait for no man.时不我待。/岁月无情。
The remembrance of the past is the teacher of the future.前事不忘后事之师。/前车之覆，后车之鉴。 To teach is to learn.教学相长。
The tongue cuts the throat.祸从口出。/言多必失。
词语后置或暂存
例：联合国维和部队应该驻扎在那一地区，一直到所有各方签署了和约为止。我们的这一立场已得到公认。 Our position is widely received that the UN peace-keeping force will stay in that region until a peaceful agreement has been signed by all concerned parties. 添词
例：我很高兴地向各位通报，中美就知识产权问题签署了一项谅解备忘录，从而避免了一场可能出现的贸易战。 I feel very pleased to report to you that China and the United States signed a Memorandum of Understanding in terms of protecting intellectual property rights, an act that has averted a potential trade war.
15 减词 例：中国同其周边国家的关系比以往任何时期都好，这种十分珍贵的睦邻友好关系无论对中国人民还是这些国家的人们来说，都极为有益。
China’s relations with its neighboring countries are better than ever before, a situation that best represents the interests of the Chinese people and the peoples of other countries concerned. 重复
例：多年来，中国经济的持续增长发挥了越来越重要的作用，这种作用在于促进了亚太地区乃至全球经济的健康发展。
Over the years, China’s sustained economic growth has played an increasing more important role in boosting the healthy economic development in the Asian-Pacific region and the world as a whole.
同声传译的才能不是一种可望而不可及的天赋才能。常言说得好，“工夫不负有心人”。只要我们细心钻研同传知识和技巧，积极参与同传强化训练，水到自然渠成。
