高口听力：9.13对决3.15 (长对话篇)

2009.9.13 与 2009.3.15 高口听力考试对比- 长对话篇

上海新东方口译研究中心 听力课题组 K

我们首先浏览一下两年高级口译的考题，并观察答案出处。

2009.9.13高级口译

A: Grace, what's interesting to you about living in the city? Why do you like it?

B: Well, I'm just a city girl. One time I bought a house in the country to escape from the urban ills, and then found myself totally bored with country life. Because you have to drive everywhere, and there's not much to do. I'm used to the fast pace of the city. There's a whole variety of museums, movies, coffee shops, and places to interact with people. But sitting alone in the country, you know, unless you like to grow a garden, or patter around and build things with your hands.

A: Okay, but what about your vacation? I mean, a lot of city people rent vacation houses in the country.

B: But to me, going to the country for a vacation makes no sense at all. There's so much work to do. First you have to get there, and then, I don't know. I think I can relax better in the city. Besides, the country has bugs. There you are supposedly enjoying yourself in the fresh country air, but you are been eaten alive by a variety of different bugs. You can't enjoy yourself. You are been stung and eaten to death. You can't relax. Let's put it this way. If you like boredom, you'll like the country. People who like a lot of stimulation, you know, can't hack it. And then there's the transportation thing, I mean, to get a carton of milk, you have to drive three miles. So the whole car culture thing kicks in. Gives me the city any time.

A: Well, what would you say is the one thing you like most about the city?

B: The interactive social life. People get together. I like it when you call up and people say "come on over", and you hang out together. And it's just fun.

A: Yah, and what about the suburbs?

B: Well, that's even more hateful than the country to me.

A: Why?

B: Well, the suburbs don't even have any of the good country air. There's nothing to do. You just stuck there. And for young people, there are all sorts of problems, alcohol, drugs, you have to drive everywhere... Look, I go to my friend's house in the suburbs. Do you ever see anyone walking in the street? No, it's totally zero. There's nothing going on. What can I say?! You know, it's not for me. I do have one or two suburban friends who like it, because they make a barbeque and the birds are chirping, but not me. And then there's another thing I really hate, in the city, you can make mistakes but you always get a second chance; But in the country and the suburbs, you are labeled. You feel like "wow, that's it!" you are labeled. And that label doesn't come off easily.

A: Well, do you think the city is lonely, or dangerous?

B: NO! In the city, people live in little communities, they have interactive social lives. And I don't think the city is particularly dangerous.

Q1 There are several reasons why the woman likes living in the city, which of the following is NOT one of the reasons?

Q2 What does the woman think of vacation in the country?

Q3 What does the woman like most about the city?

Q4 Which of the following is true about living in the suburbs according to the woman?

Q5 How does the woman describe the city life?

2009.3.15高级口译

M: Emily I know you’ve been the victim of a crime.

F: Unfortunately, yes. Once I was mugged by some young kids.

M: What happened?

F: I was going home late at night, and I couldn’t see a single person on the street. And it was winter, oh, it was so cold , so I had my scarf wrapped around my face. And suddenly I walked straight into three guys, they looked about 14 or 15. and they said something threatening, like give us all your money or I’m going to kill you. I’m looking at them, because they look so young, and I’m thinking what on earth are you doing? They said blablabla, and I said, “listen, it’s very cold, give me a second, I have to take off my gloves.”

M: You must be really scared

F: Well I opened my purse and all I have got is few dollars. I was so nervous and I say, “ here it is”, and they say “four dollars?” Yeah, it’s 4 dollars and they say “that’s all you have?”

M: So, so then what happened?

F: Well I gave them money, and i just went home, But I felt so bad when I was walking down the street. You know I really had mixed feelings about it. I wanted to say Guys what are you doing? You know, go home, you asre ruining your lifes. And I think why are those kids on the street doing things they are not supposed to do? Something stupid, really stupid. That could lead to something worse.

M: Why do you think Kids get involved in stealing?

F: I don’t know , I mean it was only four dollars, you look at kids getting involved in this kind of small crime , and you think who is responsible? I don’t know what they were doing out on the street at that time of night

M: Did you report the crime?

F: No, I didn’t. Kids like that don't need prosecuting, they need parenting. They need someone to Put them on the right path, these kids really need, you know, help.

M: In what way?

F: Well, kids are so vulnerable. They have to have a lot of supervision. There are these kids hanging on the street doing things they are not supposed to do. I think if these kids have more self –esteem, they wouldn’t behave in that way. We have to find ways to help these kind of kids have good futures, then they wouldn’t commit crimes.

1.In what way has Emily been the victim of a crime?

2.At which of the following times did the crime occur?

3.What amount of loss did she suffer in the crime?

4.What did she do after the crime occurred?

5.What did she think about those who committed the crime?

从两篇对话考题的对比我们可以看出，五个问题的答案均来自于回答者的话。这是一种符合常理的考试规律。对话基本是一问一答，或互问互答。如果是一问一答的类型，如interview,考试时只需重点关注回答者的话，便可以拿到基本的通过性的分数。但有时较难的题目在于有时回答者会说好多句话，听力较差的同学不知该重点听哪一句，关于这一点，我在新东方口译课堂上列举了高口对话五大常见出题位置，目的是为了取得高分。对于互问互答的类型，即回答者答完后又向对方发问，此时原来的问方又变成了答方，需要考生及时变换回答人的角色，定位听力重点，但这种类型历年出现较少（2006.3）。

另外，在有些题型上，如细节题、态度题、数字题、事实题等，皆有解题技巧。譬如在9.15这篇，其实在开始我们便可听出女士对城市生活的态度，听出“热爱”这个态度，其实对5个题目的解题很有帮助，起了一个总的指导作用，帮你去选择积极的或消极的选项。

本文选自新东方中高级口译名师邱政政的博客，博客链接地址：http://blog.hjenglish.com/qiuzhengzheng

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