英語(yǔ)口譯教程(第二版)--高級(jí) 02

[00:01.00]英語(yǔ)高級(jí)口譯資格證書(shū)考 試 高級(jí)口譯教程第二版 第二盒; [00:36.86]Unit four Business Negotiation; [00:53.10]Passage 2 English-Chinese Interpretation; [01:01.42]Listen to the tape and interpret the following passage from English into Chinese:; [01:11.16]Ladies and gentlemen, We're aware of an emergence of a new; [01:16.84]and exciting mode of information economy driven by networked technology.; [01:22.93]What I want to say is that the computer Internet; [01:27.06]is transforming business operation patterns and contributing to; [01:31.45]what is called the new information economy.; [01:34.97]An immediate consequence of this profound change; [01:38.56]is the simplification of business transaction.; [01:42.68]Take,for example,the way that I recently bought my car.; [01:47.62]First I went to an Internet site listing cars,their features and their prices,; [01:54.93]both wholesale and retail.I did all my research.; [02:00.41]And then I went to an auto dealership and asked for this particular price.; [02:07.11]The transaction lasted less than 30 minutes. No hassle.Easy.Simple. I was informed.; [02:17.39]I went in. I was an informed buyer.It's not that none of these things is happening.; [02:25.57]It's the importance of these things compared to; [02:29.24]what we have been used to for the last 200 years.; [02:33.71]Thanks to technology something very important is happening to the US economy.; [02:40.13]Indeed, something new and different is happening around us.; [02:45.41]We are able to grow faster without triggering inflation; [02:49.71]than we thought possible. Of course, there's the down side.; [02:54.10]The new economy does not mean we will never have another recession; [02:58.88]or even a deflationary spiral. It does not mean inflation is dead.; [03:04.82]It does not mean stock prices will stay at their lofty levels; [03:09.21]or that there will never be another bear market.; [03:12.46]Nobody is promising you a rose garden. I anticipate dislocation,; [03:18.62]volatility and uncertainty accompanying the emergence; [03:23.57]of the new information economy. But because of what I view as higher productivity,; [03:30.07]I see the possibility of sustained economic growth without the threat of inflation,; [03:36.00]more jobs and higher wages.The emergence of electronic business has created enormous; [03:44.34]and exciting challenges for business managers.; [03:47.67]Internet commerce immediately opens global and more efficient markets.; [03:53.71]I woutd challenge many people to tell me; [03:56.90]where it has not brought about greater efficiency in markets.; [04:01.40]We as consumers have benefited from that.; [04:05.19]Of course, there are companies that have been hurt by that,; [04:08.99]which is the other side of the story.; [04:11.41]In any case, the Internet will transform the way companies do business.; [04:16.99]And those companies that do not address that issue will not be the market winners.; [04:24.56]Unit five Conference Address; [04:32.19]Text for Interpretation; [04:37.51]Passage 1 Chinese-English Interpretation Text interpreting; [04:47.78]Listen to the tape and interpret the following passage from Chinese into English:; [04:57.07]各位嘉賓，女士們、先生 們： 初秋時(shí)節(jié)的北京，萬(wàn)木蔥 蘢，金風(fēng)送爽。; [05:06.77]今天，第二十二屆萬(wàn)國(guó)郵 政聯(lián)盟大會(huì)將在這里隆重 開(kāi)幕。; [05:13.96]這是萬(wàn)國(guó)郵政聯(lián)盟成立一 百二十五年和中國(guó)加入萬(wàn) 國(guó)郵政聯(lián)盟八十五年來(lái)，; [05:21.83]首次在中國(guó)舉行這樣的 在大會(huì)。 我代表中國(guó)政府和中國(guó)人 民，并以我個(gè)人的名義，; [05:30.73]向大會(huì)致以衷心的祝賀! 向與會(huì)的各國(guó)代表和來(lái) 賓表示誠(chéng)摯的歡迎。; [05:39.30]在人類(lèi)進(jìn)入21世紀(jì)這樣 的時(shí)刻，大家共同討論面 向新世紀(jì)的郵政發(fā)展戰(zhàn)略 和行動(dòng)綱領(lǐng)，; [05:49.64]其意義十分重要。 我相信，這次大會(huì)將在 國(guó)際郵政史上留下光輝 的一頁(yè)。; [05:59.09]現(xiàn)代科學(xué)技術(shù)正在突飛 猛進(jìn)，世界多極化和經(jīng) 濟(jì)全球化的趨勢(shì)繼續(xù)發(fā) 展，; [06:08.14]人類(lèi)社會(huì)的進(jìn)步正處在 重要的歷史關(guān)頭。各國(guó) 都面臨著機(jī)遇和挑戰(zhàn)。; [06:16.82]和平與發(fā)展仍然是我們 這個(gè)時(shí)代潮流。 實(shí)現(xiàn)世界的持久和來(lái)與 普遍繁榮，; [06:27.24]需要各國(guó)人民共同努力。 郵政應(yīng)成為致力于世界 和平與發(fā)展的崇高事業(yè) 的一支重要力量，; [06:37.08]在推動(dòng)建立公正合理的 國(guó)際新秩序中發(fā)展積極 的作用。; [06:42.50]郵政活動(dòng)深入千家萬(wàn)戶， 通達(dá)五洲四海，對(duì)促進(jìn) 人類(lèi)社會(huì)的政治、經(jīng)濟(jì)、; [06:50.57]科技、文化、教育等事 業(yè)的發(fā)展，具有重要的 作用。日新月異的現(xiàn)代 信息技術(shù)，; [06:59.91]給國(guó)際郵政事業(yè)的發(fā)展 注入了新的活力。郵政 的信息傳遞、物品運(yùn)送、 資金流通三項(xiàng)基本功能，; [07:09.13]其內(nèi)涵正在日新月異地 豐富和拓寬。郵政事業(yè) 有著廣闊的發(fā)展前景。; [07:17.88]郵政事業(yè)要適應(yīng)當(dāng)今經(jīng) 濟(jì)發(fā)展和社會(huì)進(jìn)步的新 形態(tài)，發(fā)揮更大的作用，; [07:25.36]必須進(jìn)行體制改革和技 術(shù)創(chuàng)新。各國(guó)的經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā) 展水平、歷史文化傳統(tǒng) 和社會(huì)制度不同，; [07:34.67]郵政發(fā)展水平也不同， 進(jìn)行改革不可能有一種 統(tǒng)一的模式。各國(guó)應(yīng)根 據(jù)本國(guó)的實(shí)際情況，; [07:44.84]本著有利于社會(huì)需求、 促進(jìn)社會(huì)進(jìn)步和普遍服 務(wù)的目的，積極進(jìn)行改 革的探索與實(shí)踐。; [07:54.15]中國(guó)政府歷來(lái)重視郵政 事業(yè)的發(fā)展。經(jīng)過(guò)新中 國(guó)成立五十年特別是改 革開(kāi)放二十年來(lái)銳意進(jìn)取; [08:05.01]中國(guó)郵政事來(lái)有了長(zhǎng)足 的發(fā)展。一個(gè)溝通城鄉(xiāng)、 覆蓋全國(guó)、連通世界觀 的郵政體系已經(jīng)形成，; [08:15.49]并正在向現(xiàn)代化邁進(jìn)。 中國(guó)實(shí)行了全行業(yè)的郵 電分營(yíng)。; [08:23.55]中國(guó)郵政已成為國(guó)民經(jīng) 濟(jì)體系中獨(dú)立運(yùn)營(yíng)的一 個(gè)部門(mén).具有悠久歷史的 中國(guó)郵政煥發(fā)出勃勃生機(jī); [08:34.84]我們將繼續(xù)推進(jìn)中國(guó)郵政 的現(xiàn)代化建設(shè)，使它能 更好地為中國(guó)人民和世界 人民服務(wù)。; [08:43.54]發(fā)展國(guó)際郵政事業(yè)，應(yīng) 堅(jiān)持平等協(xié)商、求同存 異、相互支持、互利合 作，; [08:52.15]這樣才能共謀發(fā)展， 共求繁榮。; [08:56.87]積極幫助發(fā)展中國(guó)家克服 郵政建設(shè)中面臨的努力縮 小發(fā)展中國(guó)家與發(fā)達(dá)國(guó)家 在郵政領(lǐng)域的差距，; [09:06.36]應(yīng)成為國(guó)際郵政合作的 當(dāng)務(wù)之急。中國(guó)政府愿意 在相互尊重、平行互利的 基礎(chǔ)上，; [09:14.54]加強(qiáng)與在萬(wàn)國(guó)郵政聯(lián)盟各 成員國(guó)在郵政領(lǐng)域的交流 與合作，; [09:20.33]為促進(jìn)郵政領(lǐng)域高新技術(shù) 的開(kāi)發(fā)和應(yīng)用,促進(jìn)國(guó)際 郵政事業(yè)的發(fā)展作出自己 應(yīng)有的貢獻(xiàn)。; [09:29.21]最后，我預(yù)祝第二十二屆 萬(wàn)國(guó)郵政聯(lián)盟大會(huì)圓滿 成功。謝謝各位。; [09:38.61]Passage 2 English-Chinese Interpretation Text Interpreting; [09:51.07]Listen to the tape and interpret the following passage from English into Chinese:; [10:00.47]Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen,; [10:04.84]Good afternoon, and thank you for inviting me; [10:08.54]to the "International Conference on Leadership."; [10:11.51]I feel privileged to have been asked to be with the people of Tsinghua University; [10:17.59]and address the issue of "The Importance of Working Together".; [10:22.64]It is always a pleasure to be among the best; [10:26.38]and the brightest in an atmosphere of learning.; [10:30.36]The university setting is the best incubator; [10:34.05]that exists for the inception and sharing of ideas.; [10:39.28]The agenda you've set forth here for the next two-and-a-half days; [10:45.07]is one that goes to the heart of what is exciting; [10:48.90]and important to business and industry today.; [10:53.93]I've been asked to share my thoughts with you today about moving from; [10:59.72]"me" thinking to "we" thinking.; [11:03.28]My view is simple: individuals add; team players multiply.; [11:12.12]Tsinghua undergrads are fortunate in that; [11:16.18]more and more your university is encouraging teamwork in your case work,; [11:22.63]stimulating the transition from "me" to "we".; [11:27.84]At Wilson, we, too,are making great strides in breaking down the psychological; [11:35.49]and organizational barriers that result from "me" thinking.; [11:40.45]Even though we have more yet to do,; [11:44.67]we have been reaping exciting rewards by effectively using work teams; [11:50.42]to reengineer processes; [11:52.85]to gain improvements in costs, quality andresponse times.; [11:58.29]More than five years ago,we began gathering the leaders of all Wilson divisions; [12:05.00]together monthly for the purpose of integrating separate efforts of authority,; [12:10.77]sharing best practices and seeking creative ways; [12:15.15]to use our resources cross-functionally.; [12:18.95]Also, we've been using work teams to shorten new product development cycles;; [12:24.98]to implement demand flow manufacturing to shorten deliver cycles to customers; [12:31.19]and reduce inventory; and to encourage innovation in all business processes.; [12:38.63]The cumulative result of these efforts is the healthy; [12:42.26]and sustained business growth in the last five years.; [12:47.31]Our success shows in earnings per share; [12:50.65]that have grown at an average compound annual rate of 24 percent.; [12:56.23]Our operating margins have increased by more than 65 percent.; [13:02.11]We have reduced working capital investments by about 56 percent,; [13:07.77]increased inventory turnover by nearly 43 percent,; [13:12.62]reduced outstanding receivables by over 15 percent,; [13:17.21]and saved $ 150 million in purchasing costs; [13:22.51]via a corporate-wide strategic sourcing initiative.; [13:26.94]These efforts have persuaded fourteen key analysts, who follow the company,; [13:33.11]to recommend that investors buy our stock.; [13:36.85]But, as much as I enjoy talking about Wilson,; [13:40.63]I'm not here to boast about the successes; [13:43.63]that were made possible through teamwork.; [13:46.66]The truth is that while we at Wilson think we are doing unusually well; [13:52.96]with what we are doing how we are doing it is not unusual in the business; [13:58.97]and manufacturing industries today.; [14:02.71]Increasingly, U.S. companies are becoming relationship-focused.; [14:09.34]We seek to be customer-driven. We want to partner with suppliers.; [14:16.64]We are moving from a manufacturing economy to a value-added,; [14:21.75]service-oriented economy. And at the heart of service are relationships:; [14:29.08]interpersonal relationships, intergroup relationships,; [14:33.67]and interdepartmental relationships.; [14:37.84]The ascendance of work teams in large U.S. organizations puts a new premium; [14:44.10]on the relationship of team members.; [14:47.20]In fact, emphasis on teamwork; [14:50.29]has long become the most frequently valued managerial competence; [14:55.36]in studies of organizations around the world.; [14:58.88]About half the Fortune 500 companies say they are using self-managed work teams; [15:05.92]and expect to expand their use in coming years.; [15:10.35]Teamwork,for many of us,; [15:13.79]is a big switch from how we're accustomed to functioning.; [15:18.18]And that's especially true for those of you at the beginning of your careers.; [15:24.61]Some people never get out of the individual contributor mode; [15:29.62]because they have limited expertise with the interpersonal skills required; [15:35.08]for team-building. But the highly-effective people of success; [15:40.35]are those who move from child-like dependence to independence,; [15:45.86]and then onto interdependence, or win-win, "we" thinking.; [15:52.57]Teamwork really builds.If there's no trust and honesty among employees; [15:59.46]and everyone is maneuvering based on what it might do for their own careers,; [16:04.57]you're not going to accomplish much.; [16:07.50]An old Oriental proverb; [16:10.26]that "people with one mind will remove Mount Tai"is true.; [16:16.25]Another way is to consider this: individuals add; team players multiply.; [16:24.86]Of course,as the whole is never the sum of its parts, it may be greater or lesser,; [16:31.93]depending on how well the individuals work together.; [16:36.84]A good team leader is one who can create group synergy; [16:41.22]in order to pursue collective goals.; [16:45.04]If you're going to be a good boss, make sure that you support people around you; [16:50.88]and keep the group working well.; [16:53.63]That's an important lesson I learned from one of my former chief executive officers,; [16:59.71]who held me accountable for my beliefs—in fact,; [17:04.28]there were times he held my feet to the fire —; [17:07.50]but he never held a grudge against me for believing in something different from him.; [17:13.68]You're never too old to learn something new.; [17:17.79]There's plenty of research; [17:19.72]that proves that emotional intelligence skills can be learned, honed,; [17:24.83]and enjoyed at any stage in life.; [17:28.31]It's called the "acquisition of wisdom", and it's a lifetime project.; [17:34.67]Remember this: individuals add; team players multiply.; [17:41.51]Thank you and good luck.; [17:45.84]Extra Text for Practice Passage 1 Chinese-English Interpretation; [17:58.81]Listen to the tape and interpret the following passage from Chinese into English:; [18:08.49]校長(zhǎng)先生、同學(xué)們、 老師們、女士們、 先生們：; [18:16.78]我感謝布羅斯校長(zhǎng)的邀 請(qǐng)，使我有機(jī)會(huì)來(lái)到久 負(fù)盛名的劍橋大學(xué)訪問(wèn)。; [18:23.23]能夠與青年朋友們聚集 一堂，共同討論人類(lèi)如 何在新世紀(jì)里迎接挑戰(zhàn)、; [18:30.31]共同創(chuàng)造更加美好的未 來(lái)，我感到很高興。; [18:34.23]劍橋大學(xué)是具有七百年歷 史的世界著名學(xué)府，曾經(jīng) 培養(yǎng)出牛頓、培根、彌爾 頓、拜倫、; [18:43.63]達(dá)爾文等對(duì)人類(lèi)進(jìn)步事業(yè) 作出杰出貢獻(xiàn)的偉大科學(xué) 家、思想家和詩(shī)人。; [18:50.75]今天，劍橋大學(xué)作為獲得 諾貝爾獎(jiǎng)學(xué)者最多的大 學(xué)，在世界高等學(xué)府中依 然居于顯要的地位。; [19:00.61]劍橋大學(xué)與中國(guó)交往的歷 史，始于一百多年前。 那時(shí)劍橋大學(xué)開(kāi)設(shè)了漢語(yǔ) 課程。; [19:09.51]貴校已故的李約瑟博士中 國(guó)學(xué)術(shù)界享有很高的聲 名。他傾注畢生心血撰寫(xiě) 的《中國(guó)科學(xué)技術(shù)史》，; [19:19.37]是一部研究中國(guó)古代科學(xué) 技術(shù)和文明成就的鴻篇巨 制。; [19:24.97]一百年來(lái)，許多中國(guó)學(xué)者 不遠(yuǎn)萬(wàn)里到劍橋求學(xué)訪問(wèn) 中國(guó)杰出的數(shù)學(xué)家華羅庚 就是其中最著名的代表。; [19:36.51]今天，中國(guó)學(xué)術(shù)界和劍橋 大學(xué)繼續(xù)保持著良好的交 流與合作。; [19:42.96]這對(duì)加強(qiáng)中英人民的文化 交流和友誼，推進(jìn)科技和 思想進(jìn)步產(chǎn)生了積極的作 用和影響。; [19:51.42]20世紀(jì)，人類(lèi)創(chuàng)造的物質(zhì) 文明和精神財(cái)富，超過(guò)了 以往任何一個(gè)時(shí)代。; [19:59.60]令人遺憾的是，人類(lèi)在這 一百年中也經(jīng)歷了前所未 有的苦難，特別遭受了 兩次世界大戰(zhàn)的浩劫。; [20:09.66]但是世界的歷史從來(lái)是由 世界人民創(chuàng)造和書(shū)寫(xiě)的， 因而正義戰(zhàn)勝邪惡，光明 總會(huì)戰(zhàn)勝黑暗，; [20:21.13]進(jìn)步總會(huì)戰(zhàn)勝落后，人類(lèi) 必然會(huì)不斷地克服艱難險(xiǎn) 阻，向著美好的未來(lái)開(kāi)拓 前進(jìn)。; [20:31.59]在21世紀(jì)，世界人民雖然 仍然面臨著許多嚴(yán)峻的挑 戰(zhàn),可以肯定地說(shuō),人類(lèi)也 面臨著巨大的發(fā)展機(jī)遇.; [20:42.84]只要世界人民同心協(xié)力， 形成戰(zhàn)勝一切挑戰(zhàn)的巨大 力量,人類(lèi)文明進(jìn)步的航 船就必將乘風(fēng)破浪地前進(jìn); [20:54.17]世界是豐富多彩的。各國(guó) 人民走過(guò)了不同的歷史發(fā) 展道路，有著不同的文化 背景、; [21:02.59]社會(huì)制度和價(jià)值觀念， 延續(xù)著不同的生活方式。 這種多樣性正是世界充滿 競(jìng)賽、; [21:11.46]活力和創(chuàng)新的根本原因， 各國(guó)之間應(yīng)該加強(qiáng)交流和 了解，在相互尊重和平等 相待的基礎(chǔ)上。; [21:23.22]而不應(yīng)讓這種多樣性成為 阻礙各國(guó)人民攜手共進(jìn)的 隔閡，更不應(yīng)人為地從中 挑起對(duì)立和沖突。; [21:32.80]尊重和發(fā)展世界文明的多 樣性，并在這種多樣性中 找到共同利益之所在，; [21:39.32]是人類(lèi)社會(huì)向前發(fā)民兵的 偉大動(dòng)力。; [21:42.92]兩千五百五十年前誕生的 中國(guó)古代杰出的教育家、 思想家孔子說(shuō)過(guò)：“逝者 如斯夫!不舍晝夜?！? [21:53.83]時(shí)光流逝不可逆轉(zhuǎn)。人類(lèi) 美好的未來(lái)要靠一代代年 輕人去創(chuàng)造。; [22:01.59]我希望中英兩國(guó)青年順應(yīng) 時(shí)代的要求和世界發(fā)展的 潮流，刻苦學(xué)習(xí)，知難而 進(jìn)，為建設(shè)自己的國(guó)家，; [22:11.26]為維護(hù)世界和平、促進(jìn)人 類(lèi)進(jìn)步事業(yè)作出應(yīng)有的貢 獻(xiàn)。謝謝各位。; [22:19.76]Passage 2 English-Chinese Interpretation; [22:27.63]Listen to the tape and interpret the following passage from English into Chinese:; [22:37.14]Mr. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen,; [22:41.60]It is a privilege to participate in this conference.; [22:46.26]I have been asked this morning to share a few thoughts; [22:50.06]on the state of the pharmaceutical industry,; [22:53.28]and that's a pretty daunting task when you think about it.; [22:57.93]In an industry that is so fragmented,; [23:00.97]there is obviously likely to be fragmented opinion; [23:04.91]on how the industry is doing.; [23:08.19]So I'm not going to spend that much time today; [23:12.28]discussing the current state of the industry.; [23:15.29]Instead, what I'd like to do is focus on how Merck is doing.; [23:20.67]Specifically, I will describe how Merck is pursuing a growth strategy; [23:27.06]that is grounded in the belief that innovation is the key to global success.; [23:34.07]We—leaders in industry academia and government — operate; [23:40.57]in a dynamic environment that is growing more complex and competitive.; [23:46.82]And this is particularly true in the pharmaceutical industry,; [23:51.63]which faces increasing globalization, competition; [23:56.40]and rapid advances in science and technology.; [24:00.37]Within this environment, we make decisions; [24:04.68]that affect not only the men and women who work for us and with us,; [24:09.56]but also those who rely on our medicines and services worldwide.; [24:15.50]To succeed, we need a winning strategy that will make us unique and set us apart,; [24:23.94]and one that will give us a clear competitive advantage.; [24:28.23]At Merck, we believe that a commitment to innovation is important; [24:34.46]for global success today. Innovation as a strategy can be high risk.; [24:41.81]But as a means to grow and compete in today's global economy, innovation offers,; [24:49.19]I believe, the highest return. Because Merck is a research-based pharmaceutical company; [24:58.84]it should come as no surprise; [25:01.44]that innovation plays a central role in our strategy for growth.; [25:07.12]Our strategy is to discover truly innovative medicines; [25:13.31]through breakthrough research that are unique-in-class; [25:17.90]and have proven health outcomes.; [25:20.79]We focus on medicines for diseases with large patient populations worldwide,; [25:27.89]taking advantage of new knowledge about pathways of disease,; [25:33.40]and using that new knowledge to come up with a novel drug.; [25:38.56]And we look for drugs that are highly potent and highly specific and that are oral; [25:46.58]and once-a-day — and therefore easy to use.; [25:51.48]Innovation has been the hallmark of Merck's success in the past, and we know; [25:57.95]that it will continue to be the driving force behind our success in the future.; [26:03.63]Speaking more generally, innovation has emerged as a theme for the new century.; [26:11.09]Innovation is now driving the growth of the whole business; [26:15.95]and manufacturing industry as companies realize; [26:20.25]they must innovate to remain competitive in today's global market.; [26:25.55]In the last century companies sought to s trengthen their competitiveness; [26:31.35]by increasing productivity.; [26:33.78]Today, in addition to improving the bottom line through increases in productivity,; [26:40.82]companies are aiming to grow the top line through investment in innovation.; [26:47.32]Also, governments all over the world are beginning; [26:52.33]to realize the value of innovation to the overall economic health; [26:57.09]and well-being of their nations.; [27:00.23]Innovation is indispensable to the progress of a nation.; [27:05.67]Just as your president Mr. Jiang Zemin said, innovation is the soul of a nation's progress; [27:13.88]The economic prosperity the United States enjoys today,; [27:19.73]despite the financial turmoil in the global market,; [27:23.82]shows that we are reaping the benefits of innovation.; [27:28.05]And I believe there is no better case study of the importance; [27:33.35]and value of innovation than the pharmaceutical industry.; [27:38.93]Pharmaceutical innovation holds the greatest promise for providing long-term,; [27:45.10]sustainable solutions to our current and future health care challenges worldwide.; [27:51.72]Medicines not only offer hope to patients and their families,; [27:57.31]but also can be cost-effective alternatives to other forms of care,; [28:02.36]such as surgery and hospitalization.; [28:06.04]Merck has discovered more important new medicines; [28:09.93]than any other research organization in the world.; [28:13.86]In the past three years, we have introduced 12 new medicines and vaccines; [28:20.03]— more than in any similar period in our history.; [28:24.17]Of those 12, we introduced five in just the past nine months.; [28:30.67]Last year, we strengthened our commitment to innovation; [28:35.04]by doubling the rate of increase of spending for basic and applied research,; [28:40.19]compared to the rate in the year before.; [28:43.35]Clearly,innovation not only is driving growth at Merck,; [28:48.59]but also is benefiting millions of people worldwide.; [28:52.92]For patients, innovation by Merck has meant new medicines for HIV/AIDS; [28:59.83]osteoporosis, asthma, migraine and cardiovascular disease.; [29:06.65]For investors, it has translated into strong earnings growth; [29:11.76]and stock price appreciation. And for our employees,; [29:16.75]it has brought meaningful work and advancement opportunities.; [29:21.77]As Merck expands into new therapeutic areas and parts of the world,; [29:28.22]as we become even larger,; [29:30.70]more complex and more geographically dispersed,; [29:34.87]we'll continue to face new difficulties and competitive scientific challenges.; [29:42.02]The key to overcoming those challenges and the key to our success is constant innovation; [29:49.79]It is what we believe sets us apart and creates a true competitive advantage.; [29:56.73]The firm commitment to innovation defines the type of leadership; [30:01.98]we need at Merck to succeed in the 21st century. Thank you.; [30:12.93]Passage 3 Chinese-English Interpretation; [30:21.15]Listen to the tape and interpret the following passage from Chinese into English:; [30:30.58]李文先生、各位嘉賓、 朋友們、同志們、 女士們、先生們：; [30:39.06]在這月明中秋的良宵， 我們?cè)跂|海之濱的上海歡 聚一堂。我代表中國(guó)政府 和人民，; [30:48.88]向前來(lái)參加時(shí)代納集團(tuán)舉 辦的“99《財(cái)富》全球論 壇”活動(dòng)的朋友們，表示 熱烈歡迎!; [30:57.06]這次論壇的主題是： “中國(guó)，未來(lái)的五十年 ”中國(guó)是一個(gè)發(fā)展中的社 會(huì)主義大國(guó)，; [31:06.16]它的未來(lái)發(fā)展，不僅直接 關(guān)系著中國(guó)人民的前途， 而且對(duì)亞洲和世界的發(fā)展 與進(jìn)步也會(huì)產(chǎn)生重要影響; [31:15.93]在過(guò)去的一進(jìn)多年間， 中國(guó)人民經(jīng)歷滄桑，在奮 起斗爭(zhēng)的過(guò)程中進(jìn)行了偉 大的歷史變革。; [31:25.78]新中國(guó)五十年的發(fā)展取得 了令世人矚目的巨大 成就。; [31:31.80]今晚我們所在的上海浦東 陸家嘴地區(qū)，六年前還是 一些簡(jiǎn)陋的住宅和農(nóng)田， 如今是高樓林立、; [31:42.09]生機(jī)盎然的金融貿(mào)易區(qū)。 我相信，在座各位也目睹 了上海日新月異的變化。; [31:50.03]上海的發(fā)展，從一個(gè)側(cè)面 反映了中國(guó)所發(fā)生的巨大 變化。; [31:56.65]在20世紀(jì)的前五十年里， 中國(guó)人民堅(jiān)持不懈地繼續(xù) 著鴉片戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)以來(lái)為改變自 己悲慘命運(yùn)而進(jìn)行的努力; [32:07.50]經(jīng)過(guò)艱苦卓絕的斗爭(zhēng)，綞 在中國(guó)共產(chǎn)黨的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)下結(jié) 束了半殖民地半封建的 歷史，; [32:15.08]贏得民族獨(dú)立和人民解 放，建立了中華人民共 和國(guó)。; [32:20.95]在20世紀(jì)的后五十年里， 中國(guó)人民自務(wù)更生，奮發(fā) 圖強(qiáng)，開(kāi)展社會(huì)主義 建設(shè)，; [32:29.44]在舊中國(guó)一窮二白的基礎(chǔ) 上建立了比較完整的工業(yè) 體系和國(guó)民經(jīng)濟(jì)體系，; [32:36.90]使自己的物質(zhì)生活水平和 精神文明程度得到了大幅 度的提高，中國(guó)日益走向 繁榮昌盛。; [32:45.91]現(xiàn)在，中國(guó)人民正滿懷信 心地沿著鄧小平同志開(kāi)創(chuàng) 的建設(shè)有中國(guó)特色的社會(huì) 主義道路走向未來(lái)。; [32:54.77]中國(guó)人民進(jìn)行的這些歷史 性的創(chuàng)造，不公徹底改變 了近代中國(guó)的悲慘命運(yùn)，; [33:01.07]而且也是中華民族對(duì)人類(lèi) 進(jìn)步事來(lái)的重大貢獻(xiàn)。; [33:06.10]展望未來(lái)五十年的前景， 我們充滿信心，中國(guó)人民 將繼續(xù)堅(jiān)定不移地走改革 開(kāi)放的道路。; [33:15.59]我們的目標(biāo)是，到二十一 世紀(jì)中葉基本實(shí)現(xiàn)現(xiàn)代 化，; [33:21.37]把我國(guó)建成富強(qiáng)民主文明 的社會(huì)主義現(xiàn)代化國(guó)家， 實(shí)現(xiàn)中華民族的偉大 復(fù)興。; [33:29.71]中國(guó)的發(fā)展與外國(guó)的發(fā) 展，世界南方的發(fā)展與 北方的發(fā)展，是互相聯(lián) 系、相互補(bǔ)充的，; [33:38.41]應(yīng)該平等互利地加強(qiáng)交流 與合作。中國(guó)人民希望過(guò) 上和平幸福的生活。; [33:46.34]也希望各國(guó)人民攜手努 力，戰(zhàn)勝人類(lèi)生存與發(fā) 展面臨的各種挑戰(zhàn)，保 護(hù)生態(tài)環(huán)境，; [33:53.92]縮小貧富差距，建立公正 合理的國(guó)際經(jīng)濟(jì)新秩序， 實(shí)現(xiàn)共同發(fā)展和普遍 繁榮。; [34:03.02]發(fā)達(dá)國(guó)家在這方面應(yīng)多承 擔(dān)責(zé)任，發(fā)展中國(guó)家要自 強(qiáng)不息。; [34:10.20]讓我們?yōu)榇龠M(jìn)人類(lèi)和平與 發(fā)展的崇高事業(yè)而共同努 力!我堅(jiān)信，中國(guó)的明天 將會(huì)更加美好，; [34:19.53]世界的明天將會(huì)更加美 好。謝謝各位。; [34:25.51]Unit six Publicity and Presentation; [34:33.61]Text for Interpretation; [34:38.42]Passage 1 Chinese-English Interpretation Text Interpreting; [34:48.56]Listen to the tape and interpret the following passage from Chinese into English:; [34:59.25]上海的字面意思是指“海 上之埠”，這是世界上最 大的海港城市之一，; [35:07.64]也是中國(guó)主要的工業(yè)和商 業(yè)中心。隨著經(jīng)濟(jì)改革的 日益深化，這座昔日被譽(yù) 為遠(yuǎn)東金融、; [35:18.33]經(jīng)濟(jì)和貿(mào)易中心的城市正 在為促進(jìn)長(zhǎng)江流域的經(jīng)濟(jì) 發(fā)展起著龍頭作用。; [35:25.84]與此同時(shí)，上海以她獨(dú)特 的風(fēng)韻吸引著數(shù)以百萬(wàn)計(jì) 的海內(nèi)外游客。; [35:33.58]作為一座國(guó)際大都市， 上海的國(guó)際航班可直達(dá) 曼谷、新加坡、香港、 漢城、東京、大坂、; [35:43.72]名古屋、長(zhǎng)崎、廣島、 布魯塞爾、法蘭克福、 紐約、; [35:49.49]洛杉磯、舊金山、 芝加哥、多倫多、 溫哥華、悉尼等20多 個(gè)城市。; [35:56.86]以東方明珠聞名于世的上 海是中國(guó)通向世界的東大 門(mén)。; [36:04.41]早在唐宋時(shí)期上海便是中 國(guó)東部的一座外貿(mào)商鎮(zhèn)， 與日本、朝鮮和東南亞各 國(guó)之間有著商貿(mào)關(guān)系。; [36:16.84]到了清朝乾隆、喜慶年 間，上海成了中國(guó)東南 部的大都市和海運(yùn)中心。; [36:25.47]那時(shí)，申城里萬(wàn)商云集， 浦江上千帆斗艷，好一派 繁榮興旺的景象!; [36:34.91]自20世紀(jì)50年代起，上海 取代廣州，成了中國(guó)的外 貿(mào)中心，至今仍保持著這 一龍頭地位。; [36:45.85]今天這座著名的國(guó)際港市 已發(fā)展成為中國(guó)重要的經(jīng) 濟(jì)、金融、貿(mào)易、科技、 信息、文化中心。; [36:56.51]上海作為中國(guó)的一座歷史 文化名城，有70余處國(guó)家 級(jí)和市級(jí)重點(diǎn)歷史文物保 護(hù)單位，; [37:06.98]充分展示了特色鮮明的海 派文化。上海是美食家的 樂(lè)園，全市數(shù)以千計(jì)的餐 館匯集了全國(guó)各大名菜，; [37:20.68]如魯菜、川菜、粵菜、 揚(yáng)州菜、閩菜等各種風(fēng) 味，一應(yīng)俱全。世界各地 的風(fēng)味烹調(diào)，; [37:31.84]如法、俄、意、英、德、 日、韓、印等外邦菜， 比比皆是，各領(lǐng)風(fēng)騷。; [37:41.89]清真人士和素食者，自有 去處，各得其所。享有 “萬(wàn)國(guó)建筑博覽會(huì)”之美 譽(yù)的上海，; [37:51.71]在外灘和市內(nèi)各處都有風(fēng) 格各異的建筑物。浦東的 金茂大廈、國(guó)際會(huì)議中心 和東方明珠電視塔，; [38:03.23]相伴電視塔左右的雄偉的 南浦大橋和楊浦大橋，連 接兩橋的內(nèi)環(huán)線高架交通 干道，; [38:12.83]以及人民廣場(chǎng)上的上海博 物館、上海大劇院和上海 城市規(guī)劃展示館，使申城 舊貌換新顏。; [38:24.81]上海是旅游者的天地。 上海有眾多的休閑度假勝 地，; [38:31.72]如佘山國(guó)家旅游度假區(qū)、 淀山湖風(fēng)景區(qū)、太陽(yáng)島度 假區(qū)、環(huán)球樂(lè)園、夢(mèng)幻世 界以及野生動(dòng)物園。; [38:43.68]上海每年都要舉辦多姿多 彩的旅游節(jié)，其中包括除 夕夜的龍華迎新撞鐘活 動(dòng)，; [38:53.65]春天的龍華廟會(huì)、南匯桃 花節(jié)和國(guó)際茶文化節(jié)，金 秋時(shí)節(jié)的上海黃浦東旅游 節(jié)和上海桂花節(jié)。; [39:06.53]這些海派氣息濃郁而又十 分迷人的節(jié)慶活動(dòng)，引來(lái) 無(wú)數(shù)海外游客競(jìng)相參與。; [39:15.16]海派文化是南北東西文化 交匯、融合的結(jié)晶。海納 百川，有容乃大。; [39:24.82]上?；趾甑臍舛仍从诔浞?開(kāi)放的歷史。上海的快速 崛起上改革開(kāi)放的成果。; [39:34.53]論歷史，上海在宋代成 鎮(zhèn)，元代設(shè)縣，明代長(zhǎng) 城，在中國(guó)燦若群星的名 城古都中，; [39:45.95]并不耀眼奪目，遠(yuǎn)不能比 西安、開(kāi)封、洛陽(yáng)、，近 不能比南京、蘇州、 杭州。; [39:56.56]但是上海自開(kāi)埠以來(lái)，以 超常的速度發(fā)展。自改革 開(kāi)放以來(lái)，尤其是自20世 紀(jì)90年代初以來(lái)，; [40:06.96]上海開(kāi)始了新的騰飛， 城市面貌日新月異，在建 設(shè)現(xiàn)代化國(guó)際大都市的征 途上高歌猛進(jìn)，; [40:16.84]其巨大成就，舉世矚目。 “兩千年看西安，五百年 看北京，一百年看上海。; [40:26.59]”上海已成為現(xiàn)代中國(guó)城 市的象征。; [40:31.91]歷史曾經(jīng)厚愛(ài)過(guò)上海，也 委屈過(guò)上海，現(xiàn)在又給上 海以難得的機(jī)遇.“乘騏驥 以馳騁兮.來(lái)吾道夫先路"; [40:47.58]21世紀(jì)的上海人既是聰明 人，也是精明人，更是具 有大氣魄的高明人。; [40:55.71]21世紀(jì)的上海不僅會(huì)說(shuō)上 海話，也會(huì)說(shuō)普通話，還 會(huì)說(shuō)國(guó)際通用語(yǔ)言，具有 世界公民的特質(zhì)。; [41:06.11]21世紀(jì)的上海成為世界經(jīng) 濟(jì)、金融和貿(mào)易中心已屬 必然。世界注視著中國(guó)， 尤其注視著上海。; [41:18.13]上海這座地球上最具有希 望的城市之一，竭誠(chéng)歡迎 各國(guó)朋友光臨。; [41:27.28]Passage 2 English-Chinese Interpretation Text interpreting; [41:38.97]Listen to the tape and interpret the following passage from English into Chinese:; [41:48.51]London is the capital of the United Kingdom and chief city of the British Commonwealth.; [41:55.73]With a population of about 7 million and an area of 1,580 sq km,; [42:03.97]this vast metropolis is by far the largest city in Europe,; [42:09.07]a distinction it has maintained since the 17th century.; [42:14.13]In the 19th century it was the largest and most influential city in the world,; [42:19.88]the center of a large and prosperous overseas empire.; [42:23.94]Although it no longer ranks among the world's most populous cities,; [42:29.41]London is still one of the world's major financial and cultural capitals.; [42:35.51]By European standards, London is physically spread out and dispersed,; [42:41.45]without a predominant focal point.; [42:44.11]London's metropolitan area is divided into 32 boroughs and the City of London.; [42:51.72]At the core of this immense urban area is Central London,; [42:56.61]which includes the City of London, the City of Westminster,; [43:00.72]and districts in the West End.; [43:03.49]The City of London is the traditional heart of the city; [43:07.59]and stands as its own political unit.; [43:10.62]The City of Westminster is the seat of the national government.; [43:15.61]Much of the outer portion of this huge conglomeration of people; [43:20.26]and activities is made up of low-rise residential development.; [43:25.17]The historical center of London is now a relatively small area still known; [43:30.66]as the City, which covers only about 2.6 sq km.; [43:37.21]This is where London began as a Roman colonial town around AD 50.; [43:43.37]Today this area is one of the world's leading financial centers.; [43:48.97]The permanent residential population of the City is now less than 6,000,; [43:54.79]but about 350,000 commute here daily to work.; [43:59.57]The most prominent landmark of the City is Saint Paul's Cathedral.; [44:04.71]The City of Westminster, about two miles from the City of London,; [44:09.25]emerged as England's political; [44:11.56]and religious center of power after the 11th century.; [44:15.61]At the heart of Westminster is Westminster Abbey,; [44:19.67]which has always been closely associated with the monarchy; [44:23.33]and is used for such state occasions as coronations and royal funerals.; [44:29.05]Virtually across the street are the Houses of Parliament,; [44:32.69]officially called the New Palace of Westminster.; [44:36.71]Farther west is the monarch's permanent residence in London, Buckingham Palace.; [44:43.45]To the west and north of London's Trafalgar Square is the West End,; [44:49.08]which is usually regarded as the center of town because it is London's shopping; [44:54.35]and entertainment hub. The busiest shopping area is Oxford Street,; [44:59.80]where famous large department stores are located.; [45:03.67]Scattered throughout the Soho and Covent Garden sections are foreign restaurants; [45:09.20]and entertainment attractions, including the Royal Opera House; [45:13.27]and most of London's major theaters and movie houses.; [45:17.18]In the northern part of the West End is Bloomsbury,; [45:21.27]the city's traditional intellectual center, with its concentration of bookshops; [45:26.52]and homes of writers and academics.; [45:29.29]Here, too, are the British Museum and the giant complex of the University of London.; [45:35.69]The East End of London, in strong contrast to the prosperous West End,; [45:40.64]has frequently been characterized by slums, poverty, and crime.; [45:46.06]The East End grew with the spread of industries to the east of the City.; [45:50.84]It is especially famous as the centre of the clothing industry in London.; [45:56.10]Petticoat market takes place every Sunday morning; [45:59.94]and has become one of the beautiful sights of London.; [46:04.03]London is one of the world's great centers for classical and popular culture.; [46:09.50]It has enjoyed a reputation for superb theater; [46:13.82]since the time of Shakespeare in the 16th century.; [46:17.63]The variety ranges from the majestic Royal National Theatre; [46:22.08]to the lavish Royal Opera House.; [46:24.66]The sheer number of symphony orchestras is impressive; [46:28.40]and includes the London Symphony Orchestra,; [46:31.62]the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the English Chamber Orchestra.; [46:36.50]Some of the most well-known concert halls in the world,; [46:40.22]such as the Royal Festival Hall,; [46:42.41]provide favorable venues for the cornucopia of performances in London; [46:48.65]London itself is a living museum, with more than 2000 years of history and culture; [46:56.37]But it also boasts one of the greatest concentrations; [47:00.26]of significant museums (more than 100) of any city in the world.; [47:06.14]The jewel in this cultural crown is the British Museum,; [47:10.27]with 4 km of galleries and more than 4 million exhibits.; [47:15.53]The Victoria and Albert Museum displays an important; [47:20.04]and varied collection of applied arts.; [47:23.31]Across the street are the Natural History Museum with its dinosaurs,; [47:28.95]and the Science Museum,; [47:30.57]which includes a renowned section on the history of medicine.; [47:35.46]The Museum of London effectively introduces visitors to London's history; [47:40.76]by walking them through successive eras chronologically.; [47:44.86]London is a major repository of the greatest Western art; [47:49.10]and a creative center for contemporary artists.; [47:52.84]The National Gallery on Trafalgar Square contains Britain's premier art collection; [47:58.36]with holdings from every major European art school.; [48:02.40]Next door is the National Portrait Gallery,; [48:05.79]with thousands of striking portraits of Britons.; [48:09.43]The Tate Gallery contains the principal collection of British art; [48:14.03]and modern international art.; [48:16.56]What Londoners do for a living has changed considerably since the city was a commercial; [48:22.25]and industrial center in the 19th century.; [48:25.31]Manufacturing has steadily declined; [48:27.85]and today accounts for less than 10 percent of total employment.; [48:32.52]The printing and publishing industry is now a leading employer.; [48:36.95]Far more important is the services sector,; [48:40.28]which employs 85 percent of London's workforce.; [48:44.12]This is led by financial and business services.; [48:48.17]Tourism is another important part of the services sector.; [48:52.66]London attracts more than 24 million visitors annually ,; [48:57.36]more than half of them from outside the country.; [49:00.27]Serving tourists is thought to employ at least 300,000 Londoners.; [49:06.91]Although London has suffered some growing pains through its history,; [49:11.19]we have reasons to be optimistic about its future.; [49:14.76]We're positive that this old city will continue; [49:17.96]to be one of the world's great cities in a new spirit of youthful enthusiasm.; [49:24.53]Extra Text for Practice; [49:29.92]Passage 1 Chinese-English Interpretation; [49:37.44]Listen to the tape and interpret the following passage from Chinese into English:; [49:47.62]上海奧特茵中心是一家裝 潢華麗的四星級(jí)花園式旅 游賓館。; [49:55.34]“中心”占地面積30畝， 集住宿、餐飲、娛樂(lè)、 健身、商務(wù)、會(huì)務(wù)于一 體。; [50:04.83]賓館擁有88間豪華套房、 168間標(biāo)準(zhǔn)客房以及可容 納300多人的會(huì)議廳。; [50:15.45]賓館內(nèi)設(shè)有中西餐廳，全 天供應(yīng)各種應(yīng)時(shí)美味佳 肴，直至深夜。; [50:24.35]各種娛樂(lè)設(shè)施一應(yīng)俱全： 如網(wǎng)球場(chǎng)、保齡球場(chǎng)、 游泳池、健身房、 桌球房、; [50:34.04]迷你高爾夫球場(chǎng)、卡拉OK 歌舞廳等。; [50:38.32]賓館提供各種便利服務(wù) 項(xiàng)目，其中包括出租車(chē) 聯(lián)系、機(jī)票預(yù)訂、外匯 兌換、國(guó)際電話直拔、; [50:51.66]因特網(wǎng)使用等;賓館接受 主要信用卡，提供衣服洗 熨、美容美發(fā)、桑那沐 浴、按摩推拿等服務(wù)。; [51:04.00]上海奧特茵中心那田園式 的環(huán)境，優(yōu)雅靜謐，頗有 歐美鄉(xiāng)村情調(diào)，是旅游 度假或商住的理想場(chǎng)所。; [51:16.02]賓館服務(wù)人員訓(xùn)練有素， 為每位賓客提供一流服 務(wù)，使他們?cè)谫e館期間愉 快舒適，; [51:25.56]有一種賓至如歸的感覺(jué)， 離別時(shí)所帶走的是種種美 好的回憶。; [51:32.76]上海奧特茵中心地處滬嘉 高速公路的北出口，毗鄰 享有“東方迪士尼”美譽(yù)的 哥士摩樂(lè)園。; [51:43.61]上海奧特茵中心地理位置 優(yōu)越，交通便利，驅(qū)車(chē) 20分鐘可達(dá)虹橋機(jī)場(chǎng)， 30分鐘可至上海火車(chē)站，; [51:54.61]前往市中心的商貿(mào)區(qū)或興 世聞名的外灘風(fēng)景區(qū)也同 樣便利。; [52:02.64]Passage 2 English-Chinese Interpretation; [52:10.61]Listen to the tape and interpret the following passage from English into Chinese:; [52:20.43]New Zealand is a South Pacific country located midway between the Equator; [52:26.63]and the South Pole. Lying within the South Temperate Zone,; [52:32.52]New Zealand has an oceanic climate, without extremes of heat or cold.; [52:39.61]Most parts of the country enjoy ample sunshine and rainfall,; [52:44.92]although the weather is rather changeable.; [52:49.01]Seasons are the reverse of the Northern Hemisphere,; [52:52.84]with temperatures generally higher in the north of the country,; [52:56.64]which experiences sub-tropical warmth in summer.; [53:00.51]Winter brings extensive snowfalls in the Southern Alps.; [53:05.29]There are now over 3,300,000 New Zealanders of all races,; [53:11.73]predominantly of European and Polynesian origin.; [53:16.64]The Maori population is around 12% of the total.; [53:22.20]As the result of intermarriage,; [53:24.57]many New Zealanders have both Maori and European ancestors.; [53:30.11]This country has a low population density,; [53:34.00]with about 12 people in every square kilometer.; [53:38.35]More than two-thirds of New Zealanders live in the North Island; [53:43.00]and three quarters of the people live in cities and towns along the coastal areas; [53:48.01]and lowland plains.; [53:50.52]New Zealanders are traditionally keenly interested in sports of all kinds,; [53:56.51]and the temperate climate encourages most forms of outside recreation.; [54:01.87]Although rugby probably remains the major national winter sport, football,; [54:07.88]netball, hockey, rugby league and skiing are increasingly popular.; [54:14.04]The principal summer sports include cricket, softball, tennis, athletics,; [54:20.46]swimming, surfing and boating,; [54:22.80]while golf and horseracing are enjoyed throughout the year.; [54:27.27]New Zealanders have a strong and increasing involvement; [54:31.66]in a wide range of cultural activities throughout the country.; [54:35.72]The performing arts are well established, with professional; [54:39.96]and amateur companies active in music, drama and dance.; [54:44.55]New Zealand writing, painting, pottery; [54:47.25]and weaving have achieved growing international recognition; [54:51.95]in recent years.; [54:53.04]Filmmaking has also become an important industry over the past twenty years.; [54:59.57]The educational system strongly encourages music,; [55:03.31]drama and the visual arts at all levels.; [55:07.34]A pioneer in social welfare,; [55:10.90]New Zealand has a comprehensive social security scheme for the aged, disabled,; [55:16.34]sick and unemployed. An innovative accident compensation scheme provides compensation; [55:22.43]and rehabilitation for all people injured by accident.; [55:28.84]Comprehensive health services, mostly supported by the State,; [55:34.05]are available to New Zealanders. Public hospital treatment,; [55:36.95]prenatal and maternity service, and many medicines are state subsidized,; [55:45.00]as is dental treatment for children.; [55:48.20]There is also an expanding private health service industry.; [55:52.97]The infant mortality rate is 10.8 per thousand births.; [55:58.58]Average life expectancy is 77 years for women and 71 for men.; [56:05.94]Education is provided from primary school to university,; [56:10.85]and is compulsory between the ages of six to fifteen.; [56:15.34]The majority of schools are supported by the state,; [56:18.36]and administered by School Boards of Trustees.; [56:22.76]Others are supported by churches or private interests.; [56:27.22]There are 7 universities, and the larger towns and cities; [56:31.87]have technical institutes; [56:33.43]and community colleges to provide further tertiary education.; [56:38.77]A state correspondence school caters for children; [56:42.81]who cannot attend school in the normal way (for reasons of isolation,; [56:47.93]illness or disability) and for others enrolled in continuing education courses.; [56:54.68]New Zealand has a worldwide reputation for quality agricultural products,; [57:00.12]and almost half of the nation's export earnings are derived from farming.; [57:05.78]A tradition of scientific agricultural research and development,; [57:09.98]the use of modern machinery including aerial topdressing of pasture,; [57:15.79]and efficient pasture and soil management enables full advantage; [57:20.45]to be taken of a temperate climate; [57:22.81]and ample rainfall to obtain high yields from the land.; [57:28.53]Grassland farming remains New Zealand's most important industry.; [57:33.90]New Zealand is an active trading nation,; [57:36.98]linked to its principal trade partners by regular sea and air services.; [57:42.24]The country is one of the world's largest exporters of wool,; [57:46.44]and the largest single-country exporter of dairy products; [57:50.24](notably butter,cheese and milk powder), lamb and mutton.; [57:55.36]Other major exports are timber and timber products, fish and horticultural produce.; [58:02.83]China is one of New Zealand's principal trade partners.; [58:07.38]The two countries have experienced increasing exchanges in many areas in recent years,; [58:12.31]including the frequent exchanges in cultural, educational and public health fields.; [00:01.00]英語(yǔ)高級(jí)口譯資格證書(shū)考 試 高級(jí)口譯教程第二版 第二盒; [00:36.86]Unit four Business Negotiation; [00:53.10]Passage 2 English-Chinese Interpretation; [01:01.42]Listen to the tape and interpret the following passage from English into Chinese:; [01:11.16]Ladies and gentlemen, We're aware of an emergence of a new; [01:16.84]and exciting mode of information economy driven by networked technology.; [01:22.93]What I want to say is that the computer Internet; [01:27.06]is transforming business operation patterns and contributing to; [01:31.45]what is called the new information economy.; [01:34.97]An immediate consequence of this profound change; [01:38.56]is the simplification of business transaction.; [01:42.68]Take,for example,the way that I recently bought my car.; [01:47.62]First I went to an Internet site listing cars,their features and their prices,; [01:54.93]both wholesale and retail.I did all my research.; [02:00.41]And then I went to an auto dealership and asked for this particular price.; [02:07.11]The transaction lasted less than 30 minutes. No hassle.Easy.Simple. I was informed.; [02:17.39]I went in. I was an informed buyer.It's not that none of these things is happening.; [02:25.57]It's the importance of these things compared to; [02:29.24]what we have been used to for the last 200 years.; [02:33.71]Thanks to technology something very important is happening to the US economy.; [02:40.13]Indeed, something new and different is happening around us.; [02:45.41]We are able to grow faster without triggering inflation; [02:49.71]than we thought possible. Of course, there's the down side.; [02:54.10]The new economy does not mean we will never have another recession; [02:58.88]or even a deflationary spiral. It does not mean inflation is dead.; [03:04.82]It does not mean stock prices will stay at their lofty levels; [03:09.21]or that there will never be another bear market.; [03:12.46]Nobody is promising you a rose garden. I anticipate dislocation,; [03:18.62]volatility and uncertainty accompanying the emergence; [03:23.57]of the new information economy. But because of what I view as higher productivity,; [03:30.07]I see the possibility of sustained economic growth without the threat of inflation,; [03:36.00]more jobs and higher wages.The emergence of electronic business has created enormous; [03:44.34]and exciting challenges for business managers.; [03:47.67]Internet commerce immediately opens global and more efficient markets.; [03:53.71]I woutd challenge many people to tell me; [03:56.90]where it has not brought about greater efficiency in markets.; [04:01.40]We as consumers have benefited from that.; [04:05.19]Of course, there are companies that have been hurt by that,; [04:08.99]which is the other side of the story.; [04:11.41]In any case, the Internet will transform the way companies do business.; [04:16.99]And those companies that do not address that issue will not be the market winners.; [04:24.56]Unit five Conference Address; [04:32.19]Text for Interpretation; [04:37.51]Passage 1 Chinese-English Interpretation Text interpreting; [04:47.78]Listen to the tape and interpret the following passage from Chinese into English:; [04:57.07]各位嘉賓，女士們、先生 們： 初秋時(shí)節(jié)的北京，萬(wàn)木蔥 蘢，金風(fēng)送爽。; [05:06.77]今天，第二十二屆萬(wàn)國(guó)郵 政聯(lián)盟大會(huì)將在這里隆重 開(kāi)幕。; [05:13.96]這是萬(wàn)國(guó)郵政聯(lián)盟成立一 百二十五年和中國(guó)加入萬(wàn) 國(guó)郵政聯(lián)盟八十五年來(lái)，; [05:21.83]首次在中國(guó)舉行這樣的 在大會(huì)。 我代表中國(guó)政府和中國(guó)人 民，并以我個(gè)人的名義，; [05:30.73]向大會(huì)致以衷心的祝賀! 向與會(huì)的各國(guó)代表和來(lái) 賓表示誠(chéng)摯的歡迎。; [05:39.30]在人類(lèi)進(jìn)入21世紀(jì)這樣 的時(shí)刻，大家共同討論面 向新世紀(jì)的郵政發(fā)展戰(zhàn)略 和行動(dòng)綱領(lǐng)，; [05:49.64]其意義十分重要。 我相信，這次大會(huì)將在 國(guó)際郵政史上留下光輝 的一頁(yè)。; [05:59.09]現(xiàn)代科學(xué)技術(shù)正在突飛 猛進(jìn)，世界多極化和經(jīng) 濟(jì)全球化的趨勢(shì)繼續(xù)發(fā) 展，; [06:08.14]人類(lèi)社會(huì)的進(jìn)步正處在 重要的歷史關(guān)頭。各國(guó) 都面臨著機(jī)遇和挑戰(zhàn)。; [06:16.82]和平與發(fā)展仍然是我們 這個(gè)時(shí)代潮流。 實(shí)現(xiàn)世界的持久和來(lái)與 普遍繁榮，; [06:27.24]需要各國(guó)人民共同努力。 郵政應(yīng)成為致力于世界 和平與發(fā)展的崇高事業(yè) 的一支重要力量，; [06:37.08]在推動(dòng)建立公正合理的 國(guó)際新秩序中發(fā)展積極 的作用。; [06:42.50]郵政活動(dòng)深入千家萬(wàn)戶， 通達(dá)五洲四海，對(duì)促進(jìn) 人類(lèi)社會(huì)的政治、經(jīng)濟(jì)、; [06:50.57]科技、文化、教育等事 業(yè)的發(fā)展，具有重要的 作用。日新月異的現(xiàn)代 信息技術(shù)，; [06:59.91]給國(guó)際郵政事業(yè)的發(fā)展 注入了新的活力。郵政 的信息傳遞、物品運(yùn)送、 資金流通三項(xiàng)基本功能，; [07:09.13]其內(nèi)涵正在日新月異地 豐富和拓寬。郵政事業(yè) 有著廣闊的發(fā)展前景。; [07:17.88]郵政事業(yè)要適應(yīng)當(dāng)今經(jīng) 濟(jì)發(fā)展和社會(huì)進(jìn)步的新 形態(tài)，發(fā)揮更大的作用，; [07:25.36]必須進(jìn)行體制改革和技 術(shù)創(chuàng)新。各國(guó)的經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā) 展水平、歷史文化傳統(tǒng) 和社會(huì)制度不同，; [07:34.67]郵政發(fā)展水平也不同， 進(jìn)行改革不可能有一種 統(tǒng)一的模式。各國(guó)應(yīng)根 據(jù)本國(guó)的實(shí)際情況，; [07:44.84]本著有利于社會(huì)需求、 促進(jìn)社會(huì)進(jìn)步和普遍服 務(wù)的目的，積極進(jìn)行改 革的探索與實(shí)踐。; [07:54.15]中國(guó)政府歷來(lái)重視郵政 事業(yè)的發(fā)展。經(jīng)過(guò)新中 國(guó)成立五十年特別是改 革開(kāi)放二十年來(lái)銳意進(jìn)取; [08:05.01]中國(guó)郵政事來(lái)有了長(zhǎng)足 的發(fā)展。一個(gè)溝通城鄉(xiāng)、 覆蓋全國(guó)、連通世界觀 的郵政體系已經(jīng)形成，; [08:15.49]并正在向現(xiàn)代化邁進(jìn)。 中國(guó)實(shí)行了全行業(yè)的郵 電分營(yíng)。; [08:23.55]中國(guó)郵政已成為國(guó)民經(jīng) 濟(jì)體系中獨(dú)立運(yùn)營(yíng)的一 個(gè)部門(mén).具有悠久歷史的 中國(guó)郵政煥發(fā)出勃勃生機(jī); [08:34.84]我們將繼續(xù)推進(jìn)中國(guó)郵政 的現(xiàn)代化建設(shè)，使它能 更好地為中國(guó)人民和世界 人民服務(wù)。; [08:43.54]發(fā)展國(guó)際郵政事業(yè)，應(yīng) 堅(jiān)持平等協(xié)商、求同存 異、相互支持、互利合 作，; [08:52.15]這樣才能共謀發(fā)展， 共求繁榮。; [08:56.87]積極幫助發(fā)展中國(guó)家克服 郵政建設(shè)中面臨的努力縮 小發(fā)展中國(guó)家與發(fā)達(dá)國(guó)家 在郵政領(lǐng)域的差距，; [09:06.36]應(yīng)成為國(guó)際郵政合作的 當(dāng)務(wù)之急。中國(guó)政府愿意 在相互尊重、平行互利的 基礎(chǔ)上，; [09:14.54]加強(qiáng)與在萬(wàn)國(guó)郵政聯(lián)盟各 成員國(guó)在郵政領(lǐng)域的交流 與合作，; [09:20.33]為促進(jìn)郵政領(lǐng)域高新技術(shù) 的開(kāi)發(fā)和應(yīng)用,促進(jìn)國(guó)際 郵政事業(yè)的發(fā)展作出自己 應(yīng)有的貢獻(xiàn)。; [09:29.21]最后，我預(yù)祝第二十二屆 萬(wàn)國(guó)郵政聯(lián)盟大會(huì)圓滿 成功。謝謝各位。; [09:38.61]Passage 2 English-Chinese Interpretation Text Interpreting; [09:51.07]Listen to the tape and interpret the following passage from English into Chinese:; [10:00.47]Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen,; [10:04.84]Good afternoon, and thank you for inviting me; [10:08.54]to the "International Conference on Leadership."; [10:11.51]I feel privileged to have been asked to be with the people of Tsinghua University; [10:17.59]and address the issue of "The Importance of Working Together".; [10:22.64]It is always a pleasure to be among the best; [10:26.38]and the brightest in an atmosphere of learning.; [10:30.36]The university setting is the best incubator; [10:34.05]that exists for the inception and sharing of ideas.; [10:39.28]The agenda you've set forth here for the next two-and-a-half days; [10:45.07]is one that goes to the heart of what is exciting; [10:48.90]and important to business and industry today.; [10:53.93]I've been asked to share my thoughts with you today about moving from; [10:59.72]"me" thinking to "we" thinking.; [11:03.28]My view is simple: individuals add; team players multiply.; [11:12.12]Tsinghua undergrads are fortunate in that; [11:16.18]more and more your university is encouraging teamwork in your case work,; [11:22.63]stimulating the transition from "me" to "we".; [11:27.84]At Wilson, we, too,are making great strides in breaking down the psychological; [11:35.49]and organizational barriers that result from "me" thinking.; [11:40.45]Even though we have more yet to do,; [11:44.67]we have been reaping exciting rewards by effectively using work teams; [11:50.42]to reengineer processes; [11:52.85]to gain improvements in costs, quality andresponse times.; [11:58.29]More than five years ago,we began gathering the leaders of all Wilson divisions; [12:05.00]together monthly for the purpose of integrating separate efforts of authority,; [12:10.77]sharing best practices and seeking creative ways; [12:15.15]to use our resources cross-functionally.; [12:18.95]Also, we've been using work teams to shorten new product development cycles;; [12:24.98]to implement demand flow manufacturing to shorten deliver cycles to customers; [12:31.19]and reduce inventory; and to encourage innovation in all business processes.; [12:38.63]The cumulative result of these efforts is the healthy; [12:42.26]and sustained business growth in the last five years.; [12:47.31]Our success shows in earnings per share; [12:50.65]that have grown at an average compound annual rate of 24 percent.; [12:56.23]Our operating margins have increased by more than 65 percent.; [13:02.11]We have reduced working capital investments by about 56 percent,; [13:07.77]increased inventory turnover by nearly 43 percent,; [13:12.62]reduced outstanding receivables by over 15 percent,; [13:17.21]and saved $ 150 million in purchasing costs; [13:22.51]via a corporate-wide strategic sourcing initiative.; [13:26.94]These efforts have persuaded fourteen key analysts, who follow the company,; [13:33.11]to recommend that investors buy our stock.; [13:36.85]But, as much as I enjoy talking about Wilson,; [13:40.63]I'm not here to boast about the successes; [13:43.63]that were made possible through teamwork.; [13:46.66]The truth is that while we at Wilson think we are doing unusually well; [13:52.96]with what we are doing how we are doing it is not unusual in the business; [13:58.97]and manufacturing industries today.; [14:02.71]Increasingly, U.S. companies are becoming relationship-focused.; [14:09.34]We seek to be customer-driven. We want to partner with suppliers.; [14:16.64]We are moving from a manufacturing economy to a value-added,; [14:21.75]service-oriented economy. And at the heart of service are relationships:; [14:29.08]interpersonal relationships, intergroup relationships,; [14:33.67]and interdepartmental relationships.; [14:37.84]The ascendance of work teams in large U.S. organizations puts a new premium; [14:44.10]on the relationship of team members.; [14:47.20]In fact, emphasis on teamwork; [14:50.29]has long become the most frequently valued managerial competence; [14:55.36]in studies of organizations around the world.; [14:58.88]About half the Fortune 500 companies say they are using self-managed work teams; [15:05.92]and expect to expand their use in coming years.; [15:10.35]Teamwork,for many of us,; [15:13.79]is a big switch from how we're accustomed to functioning.; [15:18.18]And that's especially true for those of you at the beginning of your careers.; [15:24.61]Some people never get out of the individual contributor mode; [15:29.62]because they have limited expertise with the interpersonal skills required; [15:35.08]for team-building. But the highly-effective people of success; [15:40.35]are those who move from child-like dependence to independence,; [15:45.86]and then onto interdependence, or win-win, "we" thinking.; [15:52.57]Teamwork really builds.If there's no trust and honesty among employees; [15:59.46]and everyone is maneuvering based on what it might do for their own careers,; [16:04.57]you're not going to accomplish much.; [16:07.50]An old Oriental proverb; [16:10.26]that "people with one mind will remove Mount Tai"is true.; [16:16.25]Another way is to consider this: individuals add; team players multiply.; [16:24.86]Of course,as the whole is never the sum of its parts, it may be greater or lesser,; [16:31.93]depending on how well the individuals work together.; [16:36.84]A good team leader is one who can create group synergy; [16:41.22]in order to pursue collective goals.; [16:45.04]If you're going to be a good boss, make sure that you support people around you; [16:50.88]and keep the group working well.; [16:53.63]That's an important lesson I learned from one of my former chief executive officers,; [16:59.71]who held me accountable for my beliefs—in fact,; [17:04.28]there were times he held my feet to the fire —; [17:07.50]but he never held a grudge against me for believing in something different from him.; [17:13.68]You're never too old to learn something new.; [17:17.79]There's plenty of research; [17:19.72]that proves that emotional intelligence skills can be learned, honed,; [17:24.83]and enjoyed at any stage in life.; [17:28.31]It's called the "acquisition of wisdom", and it's a lifetime project.; [17:34.67]Remember this: individuals add; team players multiply.; [17:41.51]Thank you and good luck.; [17:45.84]Extra Text for Practice Passage 1 Chinese-English Interpretation; [17:58.81]Listen to the tape and interpret the following passage from Chinese into English:; [18:08.49]校長(zhǎng)先生、同學(xué)們、 老師們、女士們、 先生們：; [18:16.78]我感謝布羅斯校長(zhǎng)的邀 請(qǐng)，使我有機(jī)會(huì)來(lái)到久 負(fù)盛名的劍橋大學(xué)訪問(wèn)。; [18:23.23]能夠與青年朋友們聚集 一堂，共同討論人類(lèi)如 何在新世紀(jì)里迎接挑戰(zhàn)、; [18:30.31]共同創(chuàng)造更加美好的未 來(lái)，我感到很高興。; [18:34.23]劍橋大學(xué)是具有七百年歷 史的世界著名學(xué)府，曾經(jīng) 培養(yǎng)出牛頓、培根、彌爾 頓、拜倫、; [18:43.63]達(dá)爾文等對(duì)人類(lèi)進(jìn)步事業(yè) 作出杰出貢獻(xiàn)的偉大科學(xué) 家、思想家和詩(shī)人。; [18:50.75]今天，劍橋大學(xué)作為獲得 諾貝爾獎(jiǎng)學(xué)者最多的大 學(xué)，在世界高等學(xué)府中依 然居于顯要的地位。; [19:00.61]劍橋大學(xué)與中國(guó)交往的歷 史，始于一百多年前。 那時(shí)劍橋大學(xué)開(kāi)設(shè)了漢語(yǔ) 課程。; [19:09.51]貴校已故的李約瑟博士中 國(guó)學(xué)術(shù)界享有很高的聲 名。他傾注畢生心血撰寫(xiě) 的《中國(guó)科學(xué)技術(shù)史》，; [19:19.37]是一部研究中國(guó)古代科學(xué) 技術(shù)和文明成就的鴻篇巨 制。; [19:24.97]一百年來(lái)，許多中國(guó)學(xué)者 不遠(yuǎn)萬(wàn)里到劍橋求學(xué)訪問(wèn) 中國(guó)杰出的數(shù)學(xué)家華羅庚 就是其中最著名的代表。; [19:36.51]今天，中國(guó)學(xué)術(shù)界和劍橋 大學(xué)繼續(xù)保持著良好的交 流與合作。; [19:42.96]這對(duì)加強(qiáng)中英人民的文化 交流和友誼，推進(jìn)科技和 思想進(jìn)步產(chǎn)生了積極的作 用和影響。; [19:51.42]20世紀(jì)，人類(lèi)創(chuàng)造的物質(zhì) 文明和精神財(cái)富，超過(guò)了 以往任何一個(gè)時(shí)代。; [19:59.60]令人遺憾的是，人類(lèi)在這 一百年中也經(jīng)歷了前所未 有的苦難，特別遭受了 兩次世界大戰(zhàn)的浩劫。; [20:09.66]但是世界的歷史從來(lái)是由 世界人民創(chuàng)造和書(shū)寫(xiě)的， 因而正義戰(zhàn)勝邪惡，光明 總會(huì)戰(zhàn)勝黑暗，; [20:21.13]進(jìn)步總會(huì)戰(zhàn)勝落后，人類(lèi) 必然會(huì)不斷地克服艱難險(xiǎn) 阻，向著美好的未來(lái)開(kāi)拓 前進(jìn)。; [20:31.59]在21世紀(jì)，世界人民雖然 仍然面臨著許多嚴(yán)峻的挑 戰(zhàn),可以肯定地說(shuō),人類(lèi)也 面臨著巨大的發(fā)展機(jī)遇.; [20:42.84]只要世界人民同心協(xié)力， 形成戰(zhàn)勝一切挑戰(zhàn)的巨大 力量,人類(lèi)文明進(jìn)步的航 船就必將乘風(fēng)破浪地前進(jìn); [20:54.17]世界是豐富多彩的。各國(guó) 人民走過(guò)了不同的歷史發(fā) 展道路，有著不同的文化 背景、; [21:02.59]社會(huì)制度和價(jià)值觀念， 延續(xù)著不同的生活方式。 這種多樣性正是世界充滿 競(jìng)賽、; [21:11.46]活力和創(chuàng)新的根本原因， 各國(guó)之間應(yīng)該加強(qiáng)交流和 了解，在相互尊重和平等 相待的基礎(chǔ)上。; [21:23.22]而不應(yīng)讓這種多樣性成為 阻礙各國(guó)人民攜手共進(jìn)的 隔閡，更不應(yīng)人為地從中 挑起對(duì)立和沖突。; [21:32.80]尊重和發(fā)展世界文明的多 樣性，并在這種多樣性中 找到共同利益之所在，; [21:39.32]是人類(lèi)社會(huì)向前發(fā)民兵的 偉大動(dòng)力。; [21:42.92]兩千五百五十年前誕生的 中國(guó)古代杰出的教育家、 思想家孔子說(shuō)過(guò)：“逝者 如斯夫!不舍晝夜。”; [21:53.83]時(shí)光流逝不可逆轉(zhuǎn)。人類(lèi) 美好的未來(lái)要靠一代代年 輕人去創(chuàng)造。; [22:01.59]我希望中英兩國(guó)青年順應(yīng) 時(shí)代的要求和世界發(fā)展的 潮流，刻苦學(xué)習(xí)，知難而 進(jìn)，為建設(shè)自己的國(guó)家，; [22:11.26]為維護(hù)世界和平、促進(jìn)人 類(lèi)進(jìn)步事業(yè)作出應(yīng)有的貢 獻(xiàn)。謝謝各位。; [22:19.76]Passage 2 English-Chinese Interpretation; [22:27.63]Listen to the tape and interpret the following passage from English into Chinese:; [22:37.14]Mr. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen,; [22:41.60]It is a privilege to participate in this conference.; [22:46.26]I have been asked this morning to share a few thoughts; [22:50.06]on the state of the pharmaceutical industry,; [22:53.28]and that's a pretty daunting task when you think about it.; [22:57.93]In an industry that is so fragmented,; [23:00.97]there is obviously likely to be fragmented opinion; [23:04.91]on how the industry is doing.; [23:08.19]So I'm not going to spend that much time today; [23:12.28]discussing the current state of the industry.; [23:15.29]Instead, what I'd like to do is focus on how Merck is doing.; [23:20.67]Specifically, I will describe how Merck is pursuing a growth strategy; [23:27.06]that is grounded in the belief that innovation is the key to global success.; [23:34.07]We—leaders in industry academia and government — operate; [23:40.57]in a dynamic environment that is growing more complex and competitive.; [23:46.82]And this is particularly true in the pharmaceutical industry,; [23:51.63]which faces increasing globalization, competition; [23:56.40]and rapid advances in science and technology.; [24:00.37]Within this environment, we make decisions; [24:04.68]that affect not only the men and women who work for us and with us,; [24:09.56]but also those who rely on our medicines and services worldwide.; [24:15.50]To succeed, we need a winning strategy that will make us unique and set us apart,; [24:23.94]and one that will give us a clear competitive advantage.; [24:28.23]At Merck, we believe that a commitment to innovation is important; [24:34.46]for global success today. Innovation as a strategy can be high risk.; [24:41.81]But as a means to grow and compete in today's global economy, innovation offers,; [24:49.19]I believe, the highest return. Because Merck is a research-based pharmaceutical company; [24:58.84]it should come as no surprise; [25:01.44]that innovation plays a central role in our strategy for growth.; [25:07.12]Our strategy is to discover truly innovative medicines; [25:13.31]through breakthrough research that are unique-in-class; [25:17.90]and have proven health outcomes.; [25:20.79]We focus on medicines for diseases with large patient populations worldwide,; [25:27.89]taking advantage of new knowledge about pathways of disease,; [25:33.40]and using that new knowledge to come up with a novel drug.; [25:38.56]And we look for drugs that are highly potent and highly specific and that are oral; [25:46.58]and once-a-day — and therefore easy to use.; [25:51.48]Innovation has been the hallmark of Merck's success in the past, and we know; [25:57.95]that it will continue to be the driving force behind our success in the future.; [26:03.63]Speaking more generally, innovation has emerged as a theme for the new century.; [26:11.09]Innovation is now driving the growth of the whole business; [26:15.95]and manufacturing industry as companies realize; [26:20.25]they must innovate to remain competitive in today's global market.; [26:25.55]In the last century companies sought to s trengthen their competitiveness; [26:31.35]by increasing productivity.; [26:33.78]Today, in addition to improving the bottom line through increases in productivity,; [26:40.82]companies are aiming to grow the top line through investment in innovation.; [26:47.32]Also, governments all over the world are beginning; [26:52.33]to realize the value of innovation to the overall economic health; [26:57.09]and well-being of their nations.; [27:00.23]Innovation is indispensable to the progress of a nation.; [27:05.67]Just as your president Mr. Jiang Zemin said, innovation is the soul of a nation's progress; [27:13.88]The economic prosperity the United States enjoys today,; [27:19.73]despite the financial turmoil in the global market,; [27:23.82]shows that we are reaping the benefits of innovation.; [27:28.05]And I believe there is no better case study of the importance; [27:33.35]and value of innovation than the pharmaceutical industry.; [27:38.93]Pharmaceutical innovation holds the greatest promise for providing long-term,; [27:45.10]sustainable solutions to our current and future health care challenges worldwide.; [27:51.72]Medicines not only offer hope to patients and their families,; [27:57.31]but also can be cost-effective alternatives to other forms of care,; [28:02.36]such as surgery and hospitalization.; [28:06.04]Merck has discovered more important new medicines; [28:09.93]than any other research organization in the world.; [28:13.86]In the past three years, we have introduced 12 new medicines and vaccines; [28:20.03]— more than in any similar period in our history.; [28:24.17]Of those 12, we introduced five in just the past nine months.; [28:30.67]Last year, we strengthened our commitment to innovation; [28:35.04]by doubling the rate of increase of spending for basic and applied research,; [28:40.19]compared to the rate in the year before.; [28:43.35]Clearly,innovation not only is driving growth at Merck,; [28:48.59]but also is benefiting millions of people worldwide.; [28:52.92]For patients, innovation by Merck has meant new medicines for HIV/AIDS; [28:59.83]osteoporosis, asthma, migraine and cardiovascular disease.; [29:06.65]For investors, it has translated into strong earnings growth; [29:11.76]and stock price appreciation. And for our employees,; [29:16.75]it has brought meaningful work and advancement opportunities.; [29:21.77]As Merck expands into new therapeutic areas and parts of the world,; [29:28.22]as we become even larger,; [29:30.70]more complex and more geographically dispersed,; [29:34.87]we'll continue to face new difficulties and competitive scientific challenges.; [29:42.02]The key to overcoming those challenges and the key to our success is constant innovation; [29:49.79]It is what we believe sets us apart and creates a true competitive advantage.; [29:56.73]The firm commitment to innovation defines the type of leadership; [30:01.98]we need at Merck to succeed in the 21st century. Thank you.; [30:12.93]Passage 3 Chinese-English Interpretation; [30:21.15]Listen to the tape and interpret the following passage from Chinese into English:; [30:30.58]李文先生、各位嘉賓、 朋友們、同志們、 女士們、先生們：; [30:39.06]在這月明中秋的良宵， 我們?cè)跂|海之濱的上海歡 聚一堂。我代表中國(guó)政府 和人民，; [30:48.88]向前來(lái)參加時(shí)代納集團(tuán)舉 辦的“99《財(cái)富》全球論 壇”活動(dòng)的朋友們，表示 熱烈歡迎!; [30:57.06]這次論壇的主題是： “中國(guó)，未來(lái)的五十年 ”中國(guó)是一個(gè)發(fā)展中的社 會(huì)主義大國(guó)，; [31:06.16]它的未來(lái)發(fā)展，不僅直接 關(guān)系著中國(guó)人民的前途， 而且對(duì)亞洲和世界的發(fā)展 與進(jìn)步也會(huì)產(chǎn)生重要影響; [31:15.93]在過(guò)去的一進(jìn)多年間， 中國(guó)人民經(jīng)歷滄桑，在奮 起斗爭(zhēng)的過(guò)程中進(jìn)行了偉 大的歷史變革。; [31:25.78]新中國(guó)五十年的發(fā)展取得 了令世人矚目的巨大 成就。; [31:31.80]今晚我們所在的上海浦東 陸家嘴地區(qū)，六年前還是 一些簡(jiǎn)陋的住宅和農(nóng)田， 如今是高樓林立、; [31:42.09]生機(jī)盎然的金融貿(mào)易區(qū)。 我相信，在座各位也目睹 了上海日新月異的變化。; [31:50.03]上海的發(fā)展，從一個(gè)側(cè)面 反映了中國(guó)所發(fā)生的巨大 變化。; [31:56.65]在20世紀(jì)的前五十年里， 中國(guó)人民堅(jiān)持不懈地繼續(xù) 著鴉片戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)以來(lái)為改變自 己悲慘命運(yùn)而進(jìn)行的努力; [32:07.50]經(jīng)過(guò)艱苦卓絕的斗爭(zhēng)，綞 在中國(guó)共產(chǎn)黨的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)下結(jié) 束了半殖民地半封建的 歷史，; [32:15.08]贏得民族獨(dú)立和人民解 放，建立了中華人民共 和國(guó)。; [32:20.95]在20世紀(jì)的后五十年里， 中國(guó)人民自務(wù)更生，奮發(fā) 圖強(qiáng)，開(kāi)展社會(huì)主義 建設(shè)，; [32:29.44]在舊中國(guó)一窮二白的基礎(chǔ) 上建立了比較完整的工業(yè) 體系和國(guó)民經(jīng)濟(jì)體系，; [32:36.90]使自己的物質(zhì)生活水平和 精神文明程度得到了大幅 度的提高，中國(guó)日益走向 繁榮昌盛。; [32:45.91]現(xiàn)在，中國(guó)人民正滿懷信 心地沿著鄧小平同志開(kāi)創(chuàng) 的建設(shè)有中國(guó)特色的社會(huì) 主義道路走向未來(lái)。; [32:54.77]中國(guó)人民進(jìn)行的這些歷史 性的創(chuàng)造，不公徹底改變 了近代中國(guó)的悲慘命運(yùn)，; [33:01.07]而且也是中華民族對(duì)人類(lèi) 進(jìn)步事來(lái)的重大貢獻(xiàn)。; [33:06.10]展望未來(lái)五十年的前景， 我們充滿信心，中國(guó)人民 將繼續(xù)堅(jiān)定不移地走改革 開(kāi)放的道路。; [33:15.59]我們的目標(biāo)是，到二十一 世紀(jì)中葉基本實(shí)現(xiàn)現(xiàn)代 化，; [33:21.37]把我國(guó)建成富強(qiáng)民主文明 的社會(huì)主義現(xiàn)代化國(guó)家， 實(shí)現(xiàn)中華民族的偉大 復(fù)興。; [33:29.71]中國(guó)的發(fā)展與外國(guó)的發(fā) 展，世界南方的發(fā)展與 北方的發(fā)展，是互相聯(lián) 系、相互補(bǔ)充的，; [33:38.41]應(yīng)該平等互利地加強(qiáng)交流 與合作。中國(guó)人民希望過(guò) 上和平幸福的生活。; [33:46.34]也希望各國(guó)人民攜手努 力，戰(zhàn)勝人類(lèi)生存與發(fā) 展面臨的各種挑戰(zhàn)，保 護(hù)生態(tài)環(huán)境，; [33:53.92]縮小貧富差距，建立公正 合理的國(guó)際經(jīng)濟(jì)新秩序， 實(shí)現(xiàn)共同發(fā)展和普遍 繁榮。; [34:03.02]發(fā)達(dá)國(guó)家在這方面應(yīng)多承 擔(dān)責(zé)任，發(fā)展中國(guó)家要自 強(qiáng)不息。; [34:10.20]讓我們?yōu)榇龠M(jìn)人類(lèi)和平與 發(fā)展的崇高事業(yè)而共同努 力!我堅(jiān)信，中國(guó)的明天 將會(huì)更加美好，; [34:19.53]世界的明天將會(huì)更加美 好。謝謝各位。; [34:25.51]Unit six Publicity and Presentation; [34:33.61]Text for Interpretation; [34:38.42]Passage 1 Chinese-English Interpretation Text Interpreting; [34:48.56]Listen to the tape and interpret the following passage from Chinese into English:; [34:59.25]上海的字面意思是指“海 上之埠”，這是世界上最 大的海港城市之一，; [35:07.64]也是中國(guó)主要的工業(yè)和商 業(yè)中心。隨著經(jīng)濟(jì)改革的 日益深化，這座昔日被譽(yù) 為遠(yuǎn)東金融、; [35:18.33]經(jīng)濟(jì)和貿(mào)易中心的城市正 在為促進(jìn)長(zhǎng)江流域的經(jīng)濟(jì) 發(fā)展起著龍頭作用。; [35:25.84]與此同時(shí)，上海以她獨(dú)特 的風(fēng)韻吸引著數(shù)以百萬(wàn)計(jì) 的海內(nèi)外游客。; [35:33.58]作為一座國(guó)際大都市， 上海的國(guó)際航班可直達(dá) 曼谷、新加坡、香港、 漢城、東京、大坂、; [35:43.72]名古屋、長(zhǎng)崎、廣島、 布魯塞爾、法蘭克福、 紐約、; [35:49.49]洛杉磯、舊金山、 芝加哥、多倫多、 溫哥華、悉尼等20多 個(gè)城市。; [35:56.86]以東方明珠聞名于世的上 海是中國(guó)通向世界的東大 門(mén)。; [36:04.41]早在唐宋時(shí)期上海便是中 國(guó)東部的一座外貿(mào)商鎮(zhèn)， 與日本、朝鮮和東南亞各 國(guó)之間有著商貿(mào)關(guān)系。; [36:16.84]到了清朝乾隆、喜慶年 間，上海成了中國(guó)東南 部的大都市和海運(yùn)中心。; [36:25.47]那時(shí)，申城里萬(wàn)商云集， 浦江上千帆斗艷，好一派 繁榮興旺的景象!; [36:34.91]自20世紀(jì)50年代起，上海 取代廣州，成了中國(guó)的外 貿(mào)中心，至今仍保持著這 一龍頭地位。; [36:45.85]今天這座著名的國(guó)際港市 已發(fā)展成為中國(guó)重要的經(jīng) 濟(jì)、金融、貿(mào)易、科技、 信息、文化中心。; [36:56.51]上海作為中國(guó)的一座歷史 文化名城，有70余處國(guó)家 級(jí)和市級(jí)重點(diǎn)歷史文物保 護(hù)單位，; [37:06.98]充分展示了特色鮮明的海 派文化。上海是美食家的 樂(lè)園，全市數(shù)以千計(jì)的餐 館匯集了全國(guó)各大名菜，; [37:20.68]如魯菜、川菜、粵菜、 揚(yáng)州菜、閩菜等各種風(fēng) 味，一應(yīng)俱全。世界各地 的風(fēng)味烹調(diào)，; [37:31.84]如法、俄、意、英、德、 日、韓、印等外邦菜， 比比皆是，各領(lǐng)風(fēng)騷。; [37:41.89]清真人士和素食者，自有 去處，各得其所。享有 “萬(wàn)國(guó)建筑博覽會(huì)”之美 譽(yù)的上海，; [37:51.71]在外灘和市內(nèi)各處都有風(fēng) 格各異的建筑物。浦東的 金茂大廈、國(guó)際會(huì)議中心 和東方明珠電視塔，; [38:03.23]相伴電視塔左右的雄偉的 南浦大橋和楊浦大橋，連 接兩橋的內(nèi)環(huán)線高架交通 干道，; [38:12.83]以及人民廣場(chǎng)上的上海博 物館、上海大劇院和上海 城市規(guī)劃展示館，使申城 舊貌換新顏。; [38:24.81]上海是旅游者的天地。 上海有眾多的休閑度假勝 地，; [38:31.72]如佘山國(guó)家旅游度假區(qū)、 淀山湖風(fēng)景區(qū)、太陽(yáng)島度 假區(qū)、環(huán)球樂(lè)園、夢(mèng)幻世 界以及野生動(dòng)物園。; [38:43.68]上海每年都要舉辦多姿多 彩的旅游節(jié)，其中包括除 夕夜的龍華迎新撞鐘活 動(dòng)，; [38:53.65]春天的龍華廟會(huì)、南匯桃 花節(jié)和國(guó)際茶文化節(jié)，金 秋時(shí)節(jié)的上海黃浦東旅游 節(jié)和上海桂花節(jié)。; [39:06.53]這些海派氣息濃郁而又十 分迷人的節(jié)慶活動(dòng)，引來(lái) 無(wú)數(shù)海外游客競(jìng)相參與。; [39:15.16]海派文化是南北東西文化 交匯、融合的結(jié)晶。海納 百川，有容乃大。; [39:24.82]上?；趾甑臍舛仍从诔浞?開(kāi)放的歷史。上海的快速 崛起上改革開(kāi)放的成果。; [39:34.53]論歷史，上海在宋代成 鎮(zhèn)，元代設(shè)縣，明代長(zhǎng) 城，在中國(guó)燦若群星的名 城古都中，; [39:45.95]并不耀眼奪目，遠(yuǎn)不能比 西安、開(kāi)封、洛陽(yáng)、，近 不能比南京、蘇州、 杭州。; [39:56.56]但是上海自開(kāi)埠以來(lái)，以 超常的速度發(fā)展。自改革 開(kāi)放以來(lái)，尤其是自20世 紀(jì)90年代初以來(lái)，; [40:06.96]上海開(kāi)始了新的騰飛， 城市面貌日新月異，在建 設(shè)現(xiàn)代化國(guó)際大都市的征 途上高歌猛進(jìn)，; [40:16.84]其巨大成就，舉世矚目。 “兩千年看西安，五百年 看北京，一百年看上海。; [40:26.59]”上海已成為現(xiàn)代中國(guó)城 市的象征。; [40:31.91]歷史曾經(jīng)厚愛(ài)過(guò)上海，也 委屈過(guò)上海，現(xiàn)在又給上 海以難得的機(jī)遇.“乘騏驥 以馳騁兮.來(lái)吾道夫先路"; [40:47.58]21世紀(jì)的上海人既是聰明 人，也是精明人，更是具 有大氣魄的高明人。; [40:55.71]21世紀(jì)的上海不僅會(huì)說(shuō)上 海話，也會(huì)說(shuō)普通話，還 會(huì)說(shuō)國(guó)際通用語(yǔ)言，具有 世界公民的特質(zhì)。; [41:06.11]21世紀(jì)的上海成為世界經(jīng) 濟(jì)、金融和貿(mào)易中心已屬 必然。世界注視著中國(guó)， 尤其注視著上海。; [41:18.13]上海這座地球上最具有希 望的城市之一，竭誠(chéng)歡迎 各國(guó)朋友光臨。; [41:27.28]Passage 2 English-Chinese Interpretation Text interpreting; [41:38.97]Listen to the tape and interpret the following passage from English into Chinese:; [41:48.51]London is the capital of the United Kingdom and chief city of the British Commonwealth.; [41:55.73]With a population of about 7 million and an area of 1,580 sq km,; [42:03.97]this vast metropolis is by far the largest city in Europe,; [42:09.07]a distinction it has maintained since the 17th century.; [42:14.13]In the 19th century it was the largest and most influential city in the world,; [42:19.88]the center of a large and prosperous overseas empire.; [42:23.94]Although it no longer ranks among the world's most populous cities,; [42:29.41]London is still one of the world's major financial and cultural capitals.; [42:35.51]By European standards, London is physically spread out and dispersed,; [42:41.45]without a predominant focal point.; [42:44.11]London's metropolitan area is divided into 32 boroughs and the City of London.; [42:51.72]At the core of this immense urban area is Central London,; [42:56.61]which includes the City of London, the City of Westminster,; [43:00.72]and districts in the West End.; [43:03.49]The City of London is the traditional heart of the city; [43:07.59]and stands as its own political unit.; [43:10.62]The City of Westminster is the seat of the national government.; [43:15.61]Much of the outer portion of this huge conglomeration of people; [43:20.26]and activities is made up of low-rise residential development.; [43:25.17]The historical center of London is now a relatively small area still known; [43:30.66]as the City, which covers only about 2.6 sq km.; [43:37.21]This is where London began as a Roman colonial town around AD 50.; [43:43.37]Today this area is one of the world's leading financial centers.; [43:48.97]The permanent residential population of the City is now less than 6,000,; [43:54.79]but about 350,000 commute here daily to work.; [43:59.57]The most prominent landmark of the City is Saint Paul's Cathedral.; [44:04.71]The City of Westminster, about two miles from the City of London,; [44:09.25]emerged as England's political; [44:11.56]and religious center of power after the 11th century.; [44:15.61]At the heart of Westminster is Westminster Abbey,; [44:19.67]which has always been closely associated with the monarchy; [44:23.33]and is used for such state occasions as coronations and royal funerals.; [44:29.05]Virtually across the street are the Houses of Parliament,; [44:32.69]officially called the New Palace of Westminster.; [44:36.71]Farther west is the monarch's permanent residence in London, Buckingham Palace.; [44:43.45]To the west and north of London's Trafalgar Square is the West End,; [44:49.08]which is usually regarded as the center of town because it is London's shopping; [44:54.35]and entertainment hub. The busiest shopping area is Oxford Street,; [44:59.80]where famous large department stores are located.; [45:03.67]Scattered throughout the Soho and Covent Garden sections are foreign restaurants; [45:09.20]and entertainment attractions, including the Royal Opera House; [45:13.27]and most of London's major theaters and movie houses.; [45:17.18]In the northern part of the West End is Bloomsbury,; [45:21.27]the city's traditional intellectual center, with its concentration of bookshops; [45:26.52]and homes of writers and academics.; [45:29.29]Here, too, are the British Museum and the giant complex of the University of London.; [45:35.69]The East End of London, in strong contrast to the prosperous West End,; [45:40.64]has frequently been characterized by slums, poverty, and crime.; [45:46.06]The East End grew with the spread of industries to the east of the City.; [45:50.84]It is especially famous as the centre of the clothing industry in London.; [45:56.10]Petticoat market takes place every Sunday morning; [45:59.94]and has become one of the beautiful sights of London.; [46:04.03]London is one of the world's great centers for classical and popular culture.; [46:09.50]It has enjoyed a reputation for superb theater; [46:13.82]since the time of Shakespeare in the 16th century.; [46:17.63]The variety ranges from the majestic Royal National Theatre; [46:22.08]to the lavish Royal Opera House.; [46:24.66]The sheer number of symphony orchestras is impressive; [46:28.40]and includes the London Symphony Orchestra,; [46:31.62]the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the English Chamber Orchestra.; [46:36.50]Some of the most well-known concert halls in the world,; [46:40.22]such as the Royal Festival Hall,; [46:42.41]provide favorable venues for the cornucopia of performances in London; [46:48.65]London itself is a living museum, with more than 2000 years of history and culture; [46:56.37]But it also boasts one of the greatest concentrations; [47:00.26]of significant museums (more than 100) of any city in the world.; [47:06.14]The jewel in this cultural crown is the British Museum,; [47:10.27]with 4 km of galleries and more than 4 million exhibits.; [47:15.53]The Victoria and Albert Museum displays an important; [47:20.04]and varied collection of applied arts.; [47:23.31]Across the street are the Natural History Museum with its dinosaurs,; [47:28.95]and the Science Museum,; [47:30.57]which includes a renowned section on the history of medicine.; [47:35.46]The Museum of London effectively introduces visitors to London's history; [47:40.76]by walking them through successive eras chronologically.; [47:44.86]London is a major repository of the greatest Western art; [47:49.10]and a creative center for contemporary artists.; [47:52.84]The National Gallery on Trafalgar Square contains Britain's premier art collection; [47:58.36]with holdings from every major European art school.; [48:02.40]Next door is the National Portrait Gallery,; [48:05.79]with thousands of striking portraits of Britons.; [48:09.43]The Tate Gallery contains the principal collection of British art; [48:14.03]and modern international art.; [48:16.56]What Londoners do for a living has changed considerably since the city was a commercial; [48:22.25]and industrial center in the 19th century.; [48:25.31]Manufacturing has steadily declined; [48:27.85]and today accounts for less than 10 percent of total employment.; [48:32.52]The printing and publishing industry is now a leading employer.; [48:36.95]Far more important is the services sector,; [48:40.28]which employs 85 percent of London's workforce.; [48:44.12]This is led by financial and business services.; [48:48.17]Tourism is another important part of the services sector.; [48:52.66]London attracts more than 24 million visitors annually ,; [48:57.36]more than half of them from outside the country.; [49:00.27]Serving tourists is thought to employ at least 300,000 Londoners.; [49:06.91]Although London has suffered some growing pains through its history,; [49:11.19]we have reasons to be optimistic about its future.; [49:14.76]We're positive that this old city will continue; [49:17.96]to be one of the world's great cities in a new spirit of youthful enthusiasm.; [49:24.53]Extra Text for Practice; [49:29.92]Passage 1 Chinese-English Interpretation; [49:37.44]Listen to the tape and interpret the following passage from Chinese into English:; [49:47.62]上海奧特茵中心是一家裝 潢華麗的四星級(jí)花園式旅 游賓館。; [49:55.34]“中心”占地面積30畝， 集住宿、餐飲、娛樂(lè)、 健身、商務(wù)、會(huì)務(wù)于一 體。; [50:04.83]賓館擁有88間豪華套房、 168間標(biāo)準(zhǔn)客房以及可容 納300多人的會(huì)議廳。; [50:15.45]賓館內(nèi)設(shè)有中西餐廳，全 天供應(yīng)各種應(yīng)時(shí)美味佳 肴，直至深夜。; [50:24.35]各種娛樂(lè)設(shè)施一應(yīng)俱全： 如網(wǎng)球場(chǎng)、保齡球場(chǎng)、 游泳池、健身房、 桌球房、; [50:34.04]迷你高爾夫球場(chǎng)、卡拉OK 歌舞廳等。; [50:38.32]賓館提供各種便利服務(wù) 項(xiàng)目，其中包括出租車(chē) 聯(lián)系、機(jī)票預(yù)訂、外匯 兌換、國(guó)際電話直拔、; [50:51.66]因特網(wǎng)使用等;賓館接受 主要信用卡，提供衣服洗 熨、美容美發(fā)、桑那沐 浴、按摩推拿等服務(wù)。; [51:04.00]上海奧特茵中心那田園式 的環(huán)境，優(yōu)雅靜謐，頗有 歐美鄉(xiāng)村情調(diào)，是旅游 度假或商住的理想場(chǎng)所。; [51:16.02]賓館服務(wù)人員訓(xùn)練有素， 為每位賓客提供一流服 務(wù)，使他們?cè)谫e館期間愉 快舒適，; [51:25.56]有一種賓至如歸的感覺(jué)， 離別時(shí)所帶走的是種種美 好的回憶。; [51:32.76]上海奧特茵中心地處滬嘉 高速公路的北出口，毗鄰 享有“東方迪士尼”美譽(yù)的 哥士摩樂(lè)園。; [51:43.61]上海奧特茵中心地理位置 優(yōu)越，交通便利，驅(qū)車(chē) 20分鐘可達(dá)虹橋機(jī)場(chǎng)， 30分鐘可至上?；疖?chē)站，; [51:54.61]前往市中心的商貿(mào)區(qū)或興 世聞名的外灘風(fēng)景區(qū)也同 樣便利。; [52:02.64]Passage 2 English-Chinese Interpretation; [52:10.61]Listen to the tape and interpret the following passage from English into Chinese:; [52:20.43]New Zealand is a South Pacific country located midway between the Equator; [52:26.63]and the South Pole. Lying within the South Temperate Zone,; [52:32.52]New Zealand has an oceanic climate, without extremes of heat or cold.; [52:39.61]Most parts of the country enjoy ample sunshine and rainfall,; [52:44.92]although the weather is rather changeable.; [52:49.01]Seasons are the reverse of the Northern Hemisphere,; [52:52.84]with temperatures generally higher in the north of the country,; [52:56.64]which experiences sub-tropical warmth in summer.; [53:00.51]Winter brings extensive snowfalls in the Southern Alps.; [53:05.29]There are now over 3,300,000 New Zealanders of all races,; [53:11.73]predominantly of European and Polynesian origin.; [53:16.64]The Maori population is around 12% of the total.; [53:22.20]As the result of intermarriage,; [53:24.57]many New Zealanders have both Maori and European ancestors.; [53:30.11]This country has a low population density,; [53:34.00]with about 12 people in every square kilometer.; [53:38.35]More than two-thirds of New Zealanders live in the North Island; [53:43.00]and three quarters of the people live in cities and towns along the coastal areas; [53:48.01]and lowland plains.; [53:50.52]New Zealanders are traditionally keenly interested in sports of all kinds,; [53:56.51]and the temperate climate encourages most forms of outside recreation.; [54:01.87]Although rugby probably remains the major national winter sport, football,; [54:07.88]netball, hockey, rugby league and skiing are increasingly popular.; [54:14.04]The principal summer sports include cricket, softball, tennis, athletics,; [54:20.46]swimming, surfing and boating,; [54:22.80]while golf and horseracing are enjoyed throughout the year.; [54:27.27]New Zealanders have a strong and increasing involvement; [54:31.66]in a wide range of cultural activities throughout the country.; [54:35.72]The performing arts are well established, with professional; [54:39.96]and amateur companies active in music, drama and dance.; [54:44.55]New Zealand writing, painting, pottery; [54:47.25]and weaving have achieved growing international recognition; [54:51.95]in recent years.; [54:53.04]Filmmaking has also become an important industry over the past twenty years.; [54:59.57]The educational system strongly encourages music,; [55:03.31]drama and the visual arts at all levels.; [55:07.34]A pioneer in social welfare,; [55:10.90]New Zealand has a comprehensive social security scheme for the aged, disabled,; [55:16.34]sick and unemployed. An innovative accident compensation scheme provides compensation; [55:22.43]and rehabilitation for all people injured by accident.; [55:28.84]Comprehensive health services, mostly supported by the State,; [55:34.05]are available to New Zealanders. Public hospital treatment,; [55:36.95]prenatal and maternity service, and many medicines are state subsidized,; [55:45.00]as is dental treatment for children.; [55:48.20]There is also an expanding private health service industry.; [55:52.97]The infant mortality rate is 10.8 per thousand births.; [55:58.58]Average life expectancy is 77 years for women and 71 for men.; [56:05.94]Education is provided from primary school to university,; [56:10.85]and is compulsory between the ages of six to fifteen.; [56:15.34]The majority of schools are supported by the state,; [56:18.36]and administered by School Boards of Trustees.; [56:22.76]Others are supported by churches or private interests.; [56:27.22]There are 7 universities, and the larger towns and cities; [56:31.87]have technical institutes; [56:33.43]and community colleges to provide further tertiary education.; [56:38.77]A state correspondence school caters for children; [56:42.81]who cannot attend school in the normal way (for reasons of isolation,; [56:47.93]illness or disability) and for others enrolled in continuing education courses.; [56:54.68]New Zealand has a worldwide reputation for quality agricultural products,; [57:00.12]and almost half of the nation's export earnings are derived from farming.; [57:05.78]A tradition of scientific agricultural research and development,; [57:09.98]the use of modern machinery including aerial topdressing of pasture,; [57:15.79]and efficient pasture and soil management enables full advantage; [57:20.45]to be taken of a temperate climate; [57:22.81]and ample rainfall to obtain high yields from the land.; [57:28.53]Grassland farming remains New Zealand's most important industry.; [57:33.90]New Zealand is an active trading nation,; [57:36.98]linked to its principal trade partners by regular sea and air services.; [57:42.24]The country is one of the world's largest exporters of wool,; [57:46.44]and the largest single-country exporter of dairy products; [57:50.24](notably butter,cheese and milk powder), lamb and mutton.; [57:55.36]Other major exports are timber and timber products, fish and horticultural produce.; [58:02.83]China is one of New Zealand's principal trade partners.; [58:07.38]The two countries have experienced increasing exchanges in many areas in recent years,; [58:12.31]including the frequent exchanges in cultural, educational and public health fields.;

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