高级口译听力第三版教程Roy读书笔记 Unit 2.doc
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高级口译听力第三版教程Roy读书笔记 Unit 2
Part One, Crime and Punishment
叙述,英国犯罪现象,监狱 (与犯罪有关的话题是中高级口译听力常考话题,比如本部分的首段首句曾在0409句子翻译第一句。)
题型:A选择题,B对错判断题(T/F)
难度:★★★
Notes:
overload,超负荷,这里overload the courts and prisons表示exceed the capacity of…超出所能容纳的范围。
probation,缓刑,又作“试用”解,来自于probe“探针,试探”。
in proportion to,与…成比例
inmate: a resident of a dwelling that houses a number of occupants, especially a person confined to an institution, such as a prison or hospital. 一般用于医院、监狱等,同住一室的人。
rehabilitation,复原,这里表示改邪归正。词根re+able,恢复…能力
humiliation,羞辱
on parole,假释
Home Office,英国内政部
remission,赦免,豁免
cell,这里表示监狱中的单人牢房
Part Two, Burglary
叙述,英国的入室盗窃
题型:A选择题,B Spot Dictation
难度:★★★ (本段曾在0703作为高口段落听译第二篇,难度★★★★)
Notes:
appalling,骇人听闻的,frightful, horrendous, awful, dreadful, ghastly, shocking
break-in,=burglary,注意读音与breaking相似
burglary cover,这里表示为入室盗窃案提供保险
outlay,花费,=outgo
opportunist,机会主义者,投机取巧者,one who takes advantage of any opportunity to achieve an end, often with no regard for principles or consequences
advertise the fact that…这里表示“大张旗鼓地告诉别人…”
pop out,外出
bolt,这里表示门闩,插销
exterior,外部的
lapse,疏忽,过失
programmed time-switch,程序定时开关
read the gas meter,抄煤气表
credential,资质
serial number,序列号
antique,古董
Part Three, A Bank Robbery
对话:银行抢劫案,采访者与警官的对话
题型:A选择题,B Blank Filling
难度:★★☆ (本段曾在00年作为高口段落听译,难度★★★☆)
Notes:
bank note,纸币
raid,突然袭击,侵入
traveler’s cheque,旅行支票
cashier,收银员,出纳
via,通过,注意两种发音均可
enquiry,问询,注意这里重音在第一个音节
a daring raid,大胆的,“胆大包天的”
in broad daylight,光天化日之下
sharp-eyed,眼尖的
sawn-off,锯短了的
loaded,这里表示装填了子弹的
gag,撬开嘴塞物,不让说话
make one’s escape,夺路而逃
scarf,围巾,头巾
complexion,肤色
sticking plaster,橡皮膏
Part Four, Neighborhood Watch
叙述:防盗
题型:笔记填空
难度:★★★☆ (可转化为全文笔记练习,难度★★★★)
Notes:
porch,门廊,走廊,注意与poach偷猎区别开。
dead bolt: a type of door lock; the bolt, which is square in cross section, is operated by the door key or a turn piece. 无弹簧锁
identifying marks,标记符号
Neighborhood Watch,“邻里守望”组织,=Neighborhood Crime Watch,a citizens organization devoted to crime and vandalism prevention within a neighborhood
decal,贴花纸,decalcomania的简称
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