口译考试听力难点:
口译考试听力难点:1 语音(口译考试英美音兼而有之)
1.把握基本美音特点:
音变:如neither, hot, tomato, agile, ask, chance
卷舌:如term, work, teacher
弱读:如stay at home, come from China, go to school
连读:如come on in , from A to Z
缩读:如I got to go(gotta ), I'm going to do it.(gonna) does she ,tell them(tell ’em) let me, get out of here
浊化:如matter , letter, butter
同化:如would you, miss you
2. 中国学生在说英语时最常出现的几种错误语音
(1)。 l/n light night/ night light
(2)。 V/w very well/well very
(3)。th I thought a thought .But the thought I thought wasn't the thought I thought
口译考试听力难点 2 (spot dictation)
听力第一部分的“spot dictation”是考生易失分的地方。这个大题要求考生听一篇300-400个字左右的文章,根据录音填写20个空格,每个空格要求填写一至六个单词,而基本上大部分空格要求填写三至四个单词,录音放完一遍后有两分钟左右的时间给考生整理答案。
大部分考生都习惯于边听边把答案直接填在题卷空格内,“求全”是很多考生做这个大题时的心理。但就是这个“求全”的心理造成了考生的失分,考生为了记下第一个空格的每个单词,往往漏听了第二个,甚至第三个空格。只注重听单词,获得的只是片段信息,而对于全文没有整体理解,因此录音放完后也只能寻找记忆。整理答案的两分钟对于这样的考生来说是难熬的,由于思路混乱,只能盼望时间快点过去。好的方法是听的时候只记下关键词或是做些记号,写第一格时眼睛迅速移到第二格,注重全面理解。录音放完后,利用两分钟还原信息。
解决方案:1 尽量使用缩略语等易懂的速记方式,自己也可以自创一些速记符号,可以中英文混杂,如:听到beautiful时,可以以“美”这个中文字代替,as follows=af ; Address=地 ;see you= cu ; face to face=f2f ; month= 月; as soon as possible= asap . advertisement=ad ; business=biz ; automobile=auto ; University=uni ; secretary=sec; professor=prof 等。
口译考试听力难点 3 talks and conversations
在听做题说明时,立即看前两题到三题的选项,以预测可能出现或需要回答的问题,尤其以数字、地点、年月日为重,一旦听力理解题开始,多听少记。 多听:心记细节内容;少记:重点记下与选择题有关的词语。文章的第一句话一定要听懂,因为西方人的思维是开门见山式的,往往是一篇文章的中心。例句: I am Joe. I am having trouble with chemistry this year. (文章开头)。 问: Which of the following subjects is Joe having trouble with? 选项: A physics B chemistry C math D English.
如何预测:例如看到 1:a: airport b: railroad station c: coach station d: subway 就知道即将听到的内容发生的地点是选项中的一个,在听的时候只要稍做笔记,即可选对。再例如看到 a: gate1 b: gate2 c: gate 6 d: gate 8 时就知道要考的内容是关于在机场登机场景,只要在听的时候听清登机门号即可了另外,多熟悉西方社会的生活文化背景知识对考试得分大有帮助,因为口译考试是一种能力考试,它的目的是培养口译人才,而一个合格的口译是必须要什么都懂一点,是一个杂家。
口译考试听力难点 4. 听译 (考生丢分最严重的地方)
听译也是听力中的难点。听译文章的信息量很充足,对于考生的听力理解、短暂记忆和即时翻译能力都是挑战。而且场景的变换很快,每段文章之间都是没有联系的,因此考生要跟着录音迅速进行角色转换。录音资料转瞬即逝,考生要学会摆脱阴影,没有听懂的句子马上放弃,进入下一句的翻译状态。听录音时,用笔记录和大脑记录相结合,不要拘泥于记录下每个字,它只是对脑记的补充。
听译主要记什么:心记大意,笔记人名、地名、时间、数字等。注意要把握重点意思,不求逐词翻译。
结语:听力与口语是密切相连的,所以,提高口语是提高听力最快的一个方式,所以希望各位同学,从语音入手,接而熟悉语汇、句型,掌握西方人的思维模式,这些将对你的口译考试帮助极大!平常注意积累口语的基本句型,常用短语,英美两国的风土人情,一些主要的大城市的中英文名,世界热点问题,英美两国的名人、名校,历史上的著名事件,另外,托福听力也是练习听力的极好素材。
另附上2004年3月中口口译听力真题,大家可以检测一下自己的水平。
附:2004年3月中口口译听力真题
Sentences:
1. There has been another railway crash outside Glasgow, 4 people were killed and at least 10 people were injured.
2. Today, trade unions are very common throughout the United States. The goal of the unions has been to promote better rights and welfare of the employees.
3. On the whole, I've found television commercials extremely annoying. They have nothing to do with the TV programs you’re watching and they can only interrupt and destroy your concentrations.
4. We must work harder to overcome our differences. We must treat all our people with fairness and dignity regardless of their race, religion, gender or educational background.
5. According to a professor at Harvard University, he can tell by examining a 9-month-old baby whether that baby is likely to succeed in school simply by observing how that child approaches very simple tasks like playing with blocks.
Passages:
1. Since the Second World War, a number of completely new towns have been built. Most of these new towns are on the edge of country villages or small market towns. They have been carefully planned with traffic-free shopping centers. Each town is self-contained with its own hospitals, churches, schools, colleges and industries. The purpose of the new towns is to attract people and industry away from the crowded cities and to set up whole new communities
2. I believe the biggest challenge facing us today is how to improve the environmental situation. This is a very important point both for China and for the United States. When a country grows economically, you use more energy and it leads to strains on the environment, especially air pollution which can really affect people's health. So, one of China’s big challenges and a continuing challenge for America is to grow the economy but to clean up the environment at the same time.
结语:听力与口语是密切相连的,所以,提高口语是提高听力最快的一个方式,所以希望各位同学,从语音入手,接而熟悉语汇、句型,掌握西方人的思维模式,这些将对你的口译考试帮助极大!
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