本书是按照重新修订出版的上海市《英语中级口译资格证书考试大纲》听力部分的要求而编写的,目的是使学生通过培训能基本达到参加英语中级口译资格证书考试的听力水平。 本教程共16单元,以每周一次(3课时)计,可供使用16周。其中每个单元分4部分:**部分操练**是听写和回答问题;第二部分练习单句听力理解;第三部分练习段落听力理解;第四部分练习听译。每部分列出的词汇和注释可以在听录音前由学生预习或由教师略作讲解。除在练习指示中另行注明外,录音材料放一遍后即可做有关练习。但是,教师可根据学生实际水平和录音材料的难易程度,重放录音1—2遍后再做练习。每单元的内容如多于课堂内能实际完成的,可布置为课后作业,让学生自己完成。

Unit One
PART ONE Shopping over the Internet
PART TWO Statements
PART THREE 1. In a Store
2. The Design of Shopping Malls
3. SOHO: Small Offices, Home Offices
PART FOUR Listening and Translation
Unit Two
PART ONE My First Day in New York
PART TWO Statements
PART THREE 1. Studying in London
2. Staying in a Foreign City
3. I Came over to the US ...
PART FOUR Listening and Translation
Unit Three
PART ONE Crime and Punishment
PART TWO Statements
PART THREE 1. The Victim of a Crime
2. How to Stay Safe in This City
3. You Lift an Informal Report.
PART FOUR Listening and Translation
Unit Four
PART ONE How Children Learn Social Behaviors
PART TWO Statements
PART THREE 1. My Family
2. Growing Up in a Single-Parent Household
3. Is There Any Advice You Could Give Parents?
PART FOUR Listening and Translation
Revision Exercise 1
Unit Five
PART ONE The Inhabitants of a Small Island
PART TWO Statements
PART THREE 1. A Tiny Village in France
2. I Came from a Small Town.
3. What Kind of City Is It?
PART FOUR Listening and Translation
Unit Six
PART ONE A News Summary
PART TWO Statements
PART THREE 1. The Introduction of Radio
2. Weather Forecast
3. Dream Dates
PART FOUR Listening and Translation
Unit Seven
PART ONE Are People Born Clever, or Stupid?
PART TWO Statements
PART THREE 1. A History Assignment
2. What Subjects Are You Taking This Semester?
3. About the Courses at Swan School
PART FOUR Listening and Translation
Unit Eight
PART ONE New Dwellings in Great Britain
PART TWO Statements
PART THREE 1. Which A PARTment Do You Like Best?
2. Does It Have Three Bedrooms?
3. I'm Phoning about My Accommodation.
PART FOUR Listening and Translation
Revision Exercise 2
Unit Nine
PART ONE About Single-Sex Education
PART TWO Statements
PART THREE. 1. It's Cool for Everyone to Be Successful.
2. Do You Think There's Real Equality Now?
3. Gender and Language
PART FOUR Listening and Translation
Unit Ten
PART ONE We Are Surrounded by News.
PART TWO Statements
PART THREE 1. I'd Like to Get Your Opinion about the News.
2. How Do You Become a Foreign Correspondent?
3. "Advertising Is PART of Our Daily Lives.
PART FOUR Listening and Translation
Unit Eleven
PART ONE A Men's Castle
PART TWO Statements
PART THREE 1. Black Friday
2. Making out a Cheque
3. At the Midwestern Bank
PART FOUR Listening and Translation
Unit Twelve
PART ONE Mass Media and New Technologies
PART TWO Statements
PART THREE 1. A Status Symbol Thing
2. Playing Video Games
3. Modern Forms of Media
PART FOUR Listening and Translation
Revision Exercise 3
Unit Thirteen
PART ONE Healthy Foods
PART TWO Statements
PART THREE 1. Business Lunch
2. What a Charming Restaurant!
3. A Well-Balanced Breakfast
PART FOUR Listening and Translation
Unit Fourteen
PART ONE A Great Musician
PART TWO Statements
PART THREE 1. Background Music
2. Native American Music
3. The Receiver of Music
PART FOUR Listening and Translation
Unit Fifteen
PART ONE First Aid
PART TWO Statements
PART THREE 1. Next Patient, Please!
2. First Aid for Young Children
3. How to Keep Fit
PART FOUR Listening and Translation
Unit Sixteen
PART ONE Air Quality in Britain
PART TWO Statements
PART THREE 1. Acid Rain
2. Is Nuclear Power Safe?
3. Building Dams
PART FOUR Listening and Translation
Revision Exercise 4
Sample Test 1
Sample Test 2
Sample Test 3
Sample Test 4
Sample Test 5
Sample Test 6
Tapescripts
Answer Key