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
改革开放以来，中国的高等教育获得了长足的发展，教育质量不断提高。至2003年底，全国高校生达1900万人。//
高等学校的办学水平进一步提高，科研实力增强，高校对国家经济建设和社会发展的贡献力度日益加大。
同时，中国是世界上出国留学生最多的国家。近20年来，共计有58万余名留学生赴103个国家和地区留学。//
我们要扩大教育对外开放，加强国际合作与交流。中国的教育改革与发展必将取得新的历史性跨越。
(参考答案)
Since the Reform and Opening-up, higher education in China has made remarkable progress and its quality has been continuously improved. By the end of 2003, there was a total enrolment of 19 million college students.//
The operation of higher education institutions has been further improved and their research capacity has been enhanced as well. The contribution of HELs to national economic and social development has been increasingly expanded.//
Meanwhile, China is the country that sends the most students abroad for studies and researches. In the last 20 years, over five hundred and eighty thousand Chinese students had been sent to 103 countries and regions.
We will expand the opening up to the outside world and strengthen the international cooperation and exchanges in the field of education. The educational reform and development in China will surely realize a new and historic leap forward (in the near future).
Passage 2:
就新闻自由而言，我认为，第一，新闻应该不受限制;第二，新闻应该对社会负责;第三，新闻应该促进社会稳定与进步。//
这三方面互为联系，同等重要，不可分割。片面强调某一方面会带来问题，因而是有害的。//
然而，西方某些报纸很少报道中国的发展，它们感兴趣的不是中国的快速进步，而仅仅是存的困难和问题。//
当前，全世界人民都渴望有一个稳定、进步和平发展的社会环境，也希望媒体在促进社会稳定与进步方面发挥更大的作用。
(参考答案)
As far as freedom of the press is concerned, I think, first of all, the press should be unrestrained. Secondly, the press should be responsible to society. And thirdly, the press should promote social stability and progress.//
The three aspects are integrated, equally important and inseparable. It is harmful to one – sidedly stress only one aspect, as this would cause some problems.//
However, reports on China’s development are rarely seen in Western newspapers. They show little concern for China’s sapid progress, but care only about the difficulties and problems.//
People all over the world now are yearning for a social environment characterized by stability, progress and peaceful development. They earnestly hope the media will play an even greater role in promoting social stability and progress.
