Part B
Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in Chinese. After you have each sentence or paragraph, interpret it into English. Start interpreting at the signal…and stop it at the signal…You may take notes while you are listening. Remember you will hear the passages only once. Now, let us begin Part B with the first passage.
Passage 1
女士们，先生们：今天我们在此欢聚一堂，庆祝五一国际劳动节。首先请允许我代表太平洋邮电服务公司向各位来宾和同事表示热烈的欢迎。\\五一国际劳动节是一个欢乐的节日，它对我们所有的人都有其引人入胜之处，那就是勤劳、团结合作和奉献。\\
过去的两年，是一个硕果累累的两年。我们合资企业的销售额显著增长，利润翻了两番。\\ 我希望我们能够继续保持这种务实的合作关系，充分发挥团队精神，力争来年再创辉煌。//
(参考答案)
Ladies and gentlemen, today we are gathered together here to celebrate May International Labor Day . First, on behalf of Shanghai Pacific Post Telecommunications Service Company, let me extend our warm welcome to each guests and colleagues.//
May 1,the International Labor Day, is a very happy and joyous occasion. There is something in this festival that appeals to every one of us, namely, diligence, cooperation and dedication.//
The past two years were really rewarding years for all of us, as our joint-venture had a remarkable sales growth and our profit was quadrupled.//
I hope we will be able to maintain this practical cooperative relationship, give play to the team spirit and make the coming years more fruitful.
Passage 2:
同志们，近年来，我们在配合“走出去”战略实施方面取得了一些成绩和经验，但是，这还不够。// 在如何更好地发挥我外交资源优势配合企业“走出去”，尤其是在支持民营和中到海外参与国际竞争方面，我们还有很多潜力可挖。//
我们要与企业界不断加强联系和配合，要更多地听取大家的宝贵意见，以更好地为经济发展战略服务。// 让我们共同努力，为维护国家主权和安全、促进我国发展做出新的贡献，实现全面建设小康社会的宏伟目标。//
(参考答案)
Fellow comrades, in recent years, we have had initial achievements and experience in the area of diplomacy supporting the strategy of “going global”. Nevertheless, that’s not enough.//
There are still plenty of potentials to be tapped in making better / full use of our diplomatic resources to support businesses to go global, in particular, in supporting private, small and medium-size businesses to go abroad to participate in the international competition.//
Greater coordination and support between the diplomatic and business circle are necessary. We need to further listen to the precious ideas of the public to better serve the national economic development.//
Let’s work together to make even more contributions to safeguarding national sovereignty and security and promoting national development so as to realize the objective of building a better-off society in an all-round way.
