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1、An Intermediate Course of Interpretation中级口译教程 Lecture 4What is life?人生是路，铺满鲜花，也布满荆棘。 人生是烛，照亮别人，却燃尽自己。 Life is a road, strewn with flowers and beset with brambles. Life is a candle, illuminating others and burning itself out.生不带来，死不带去。 At birth, we bring nothing; at death we take away nothing. Mouth
2、 Warm-up: Read the following, please.Life is a song. Sing it. 人生是乐曲，歌唱吧。 Life is a gift. Accept it.人生是礼物，接受吧。 Life is a duty. Perform it.人生是责任，履行 吧。 Life is a struggle. Fight it. 人生是斗争，奋斗吧。 Life is a mystery. Unfold it.人生是奥秘，揭开吧。 Life is a mountain. Climb it. 人生是山峰，攀登吧。 Life is an adventure. Dare it
3、. 人生是奇遇，历险吧。 Life is a flower. Appreciate it.人生是花朵，欣赏吧。 Life is a tragedy. Face it.人生是悲剧，面对 吧。 Life is a journey. Complete it.人生是旅程，完成吧。What is life ?Life is a boat. Sail it.人生是帆船，扬帆吧。 Life is a game. Play it.人生是游戏，玩耍吧。 Life is a drama. Enact it.人生是戏剧，上演 吧。 Life is a puzzle. Solve it. 人生是困惑，解开 吧。 Li
4、fe is a dream. Dream it.人生是幻境，梦游吧。 Life is a garden. Cultivate it. 人生是花园，栽培吧。 Life is a challenge. Meet it.人生是挑战，迎接吧。 Life is a sorrow. Overcome it.人生是哀伤，克服吧。 Life is an opportunity. Take it.人生是机遇，抓住 吧。 Life is a goal. Achieve it.人生是目标，实现 吧。 Test your memoryQuotations On Life from Celebrities 名人论人生R
5、eading Aloud and Reciting要支配人生，二十岁靠意志，三十岁靠机敏，四十岁靠 判断。 富兰克林 At twenty years of age, the will reigns; at thirty, the wit; and at forty, the judgment. - Benjamin Franklin人生的大悲剧不在于人们死亡，而在于他们不再热爱生 活。 毛姆 The great tragedy of life is not that men perish, but that they cease to love. - William MaughamQuotat
6、ions from Celebrities人生的悲剧不在于人们所受的苦，而在于他们错失的良 机。 卡莱尔 The tragedy of life is not so much what men suffer, but what they miss.- Thomas Carlyle人生是一连串教训，经历了才会理解。 爱默生 Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.- Ralph EmersonNow lets learn a poem“Life”.LifeLife can be good. Life
7、 can be bad. Life is mostly cheerful, But sometimes sad.Life can be dreams. Life can be great thought. Life can mean a person, Sitting in court.LifeLife can be dirty. Life can even be painful. But life is what you make it. So try to make it beautiful.Please watch Chinese and speak English生活也许美满; 生活也
8、许悲伤。 生活充满着欢乐， 但有时也令人沮丧。生活也许是虚幻的梦境; 生活也许是智慧的结晶 。 生活可以把一个人， 推上被告法庭。生活也许丑陋; 生活甚至痛苦。 但生活是你自己创造, 所以努力使生活美好幸 福。Some up-to-date expressions 禽流感肆虐亚洲。 Bird flu is rampant in Asia. 禽流感的爆发使家禽业的损失惨重。 The outbreak of bird flu has inflicted devastating losses on the poultry sector. 亚洲因禽流感而死亡的人数已达20人。 The death to
9、ll from the bird flu outbreak in Asia has hit 20. 数以亿计的鸡和其它家禽已被扑杀。 Hundreds of millions of chickens and other fowls have been culled.Some up-to-date expressions 上海的疫情已得到有效控制。 The epidemic has been brought under effective control in Shanghai. 世界卫生组织警告说，根除禽流感病毒也许要花数 月甚至数年时间。 WHO (the World Health Orga
10、nization) warned that it could take months, if not years, to eradicate the bird flu virus. 我们切不可对病毒的防治等闲视之，掉以轻心。 We must not treat the prevention and control of the virus casually or take it lightly.Some up-to-date expressions 提高综合国力Improve the overall national strength 全面建设小康社会Build a well-off soci
11、ety in an all-round way 振兴中华The rejuvenation of the Chinese nation 乱收费、乱摊派Arbitrary collection of charges and unchecked apportionment 下岗人员再就业The re-employment of laid-off workers 脱贫致富Shake off poverty and set out on a road to prosperity “菜篮子”工程The “shopping basket” project 技术(劳动）密集型产业Technology (lab
12、or) - intensive industriesSome up-to-date expressions 炒股 Buy and sell stocks 股份制The joint stock system 谁控股？Who holds the controlling shares? 良好增长势头Healthy momentum of growth 经济起飞Economic take-off 扭亏为盈Turn losses into profits 减员增效Increase efficiency by reducing the staff 呆帐和坏帐Stagnant and bad debts 招
13、商invite investment 招标/投标/中标Invite / submit / win a tender (a bid)Watch and InterpretPlease watch and interpret: 学习习惯可以改变 。 要充分利用时间。 二加六等于八。 上海是国际大都市 。 他考试不及格。 今天是阴天。 运动有益健康。 知识就是力量。 这是额外任务。 劳动创造世界。 我天不亮就起床。 光传得非常快。 他们性格不合。 银行要有储备。 金钱是万恶之源。 Study habits can change. Full use should be made of time. Tw
14、o plus six makes eight. Shanghai is a cosmopolitan city. He failed in the examination. It is overcast today. Sports are good for health. Knowledge is power. This is an additional task. Labor creates the world. I get up before light. Light travels fast. They differ in character. The bank should keep
15、a reserve. Money is the source of all evils.Please watch and interpret: 旗帜在风中飘动。 他们已安全到达。 他的薪水相当高。 他们被吓得发呆。 电梯运行正常。 他们有意见分歧。 他常常与人吵架。 骄傲使人落后。 爱情不能强求。 友谊在于信任。 火车八点钟开。 他受了点轻伤。 人们应和睦相处。 会议顺利进行。 汤姆每天上学。 The flag flaps in the wind. They have safely arrived. He has a handsome salary. They were scared stiff. The elevator operates properly. They have different opinions. He often quarrels with others. Conceit makes one lag
