Interpreting exercise
13.4 It‟s time to be green 绿化我们的生活
词汇补充



humbled [„hʌmbld] adj. (自我感觉)卑微的；自愧不如 Newcastle [„nju:,kɑ:sl] 纽卡斯尔(英国英格兰东北部港 市，附近有很多煤矿) abuse [ə„bju:z] vt. 滥用；辱骂 ecology [i:„kɔlədʒi] n. 生态学 ecologist [i:„kɔlədʒist] n. 生态学家 tonne [tʌn] n. [计量] 吨（1000千克） fertilizer [„fə:tilaizə] n. 肥料 pesticide [„pestisaid] n. 杀虫剂 silt [silt] n. 淤泥；煤粉
肯定or否定 He is no other than the professional talent we are looking for. 他正是我们要物色的专业人才。 This is the last thing we wish to see. 这是我们最不愿意看到的事情。 Several times she wanted to tell him what had happened, but her courage failed her. 好几次她都想告诉他事情的真相，但是她没有勇气。
Deletion 省略



让我们把中日友好事业推进21世纪及今后的世世代代。 Let us carry the cause of China-Japan friendship into the 21st century and beyond. 为了推动中美关系的发展，中国需要进一步了解美国，美国也需要 进一步了解中国。 To promote the development of China-U.S. relations, China needs to know the United States better and vice versa. 每个国家，每个民族都有自己的历史文化传统，都有自己的长处和 优势。 Every country or nation has its own historical and cultural traditions, strong points and advantages.
Paraphrasing 释义


拳头产品 competitive products / knock-out products 三角债 chain debts 经济作物 cash crops / industrial crops 外向经济 export-oriented economy 最高限价 ceiling price 使中国经济走向世界 make China’s economy more competitive on the world market / make China a more active economic player in the world 使中国经济与国际接轨 bring China’s economy more in line with international practice

我们需要发挥自己的作用，因为我们的生 存面临着非常现实而严峻的威胁。我们都 知道，世上只有一个地球，但有些人对此 不以为然。我们不断地破坏地球的生态环 境，以至于它已经处在崩溃的边缘。
4. At ground level the earth seems huge, indestructible, but beneath the surface of that beautiful blue ocean is devastation. Tonnes of fertilizers, pesticides, other chemicals and silt are poisoning and smothering marine creatures. In many places, the ocean floor is barren, where bottom trawling has felled ancient coral forests and unique marine communities still unknown to science. Many species of fish and marine mammals and birds are gone or rare. Ecologists worldwide are warning that we face ecological collapse in the oceans, and that means the collapse of our fishing industry too.

今天我讲话的根本目的在于告诉大家: 决不 要低估一些下定决心改变世界的人的能力 。如果你们记不住我讲了些什么，请你们 无论如何记住一点，那就是，你们每个人 都能够使这个世界变得更好。更重要的是 ，只要大家团结一心，共同努力，那么个 人的作用也会更大。
3. We need to make a difference, because we face real and serious threats to our very survival. We know there is only one earth yet human beings refuse to respect that fact. We continually abuse the ecology of the planet to the point that it is collapsing.

“Peak oil” (产出巅峰) is a phrase coined by an American geologist Dr. Marion King Hubbert during the 1950’s. According to the Hubbert peak hypothesis, peak oil is reached once 50% of the world’s oil has been depleted. Once the peak is passed, oil production begins to go down while cost begins to go up.

尊敬的来宾、女士们、先生们： 在各位贵宾的面前发言，我颇决惭愧，我觉 得自己有点像是在班门弄斧。
2. The essence of my speech today is this: Never underestimate the power of a few committed people to change the world. If you remember nothing else I hope you will never forget that all of you, every one of you, can make a positive difference in this world. What’s more, if you act collectively with other people, your influence will be that much greater.
Addition 增补




the two Houses of American government 美国政府参 、众两院 The Golden State 金山州——美国加州 Paradise of the Pacific 太平洋上的天堂——美国夏威 夷州 Downing Street 唐宁街——英国伦敦首相官邸和政府 主要部门所在地，即英国政府 三农问题: the issue of agriculture, rural areas and farmers
英语口译 Lecture Thirteen： Reconstruction skills
Theory and skills


Interpret meaning instead of words so you won’t get stuck over words or structures when an immediate equivalent can’t be found. Try to use reconstruction skills including conversion, paraphrasing, addition or deletion, to facilitate communication in the TL.


希望工程: Project Hope, a project aiming at assisting school dropouts in poverty-stricken areas by raising funds from all social organizations and individuals at home and abroad The private colleges vary greatly in standard and reputation, from the world-famous and select to the cranky and the obscure. 私立院校的水平与声誉彼此相差甚远,从举世闻名, 出类拔 萃到动荡不稳或默默无闻。
Interpreted guests, ladies and gentlemen, I feel humbled to be asked to give this speech. I feel like I am bringing coals to Newcastle in the presence of this distinguished audience here.