年9月17日中級口譯聽力原文及點評[中]

2006年9月17日中級口譯聽力原文及點評[中]

Question 15
What is an all-purpose dictionary?
Question 16
Which dictionary are you most likely to use in your university days?
Question 17
Which of the following is true about the college dictionary?
Question 18
According to the talk, what dictionary is especially useful for scholars and researchers?

大意： 本文主要介紹了字典的分類和用途。總體來說，字典可以分爲普通字典和專業字典兩種。 本文內容較簡單。

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the following conversation:
Man: Hi, Helen. Any phone call for me while I’m away?
Woman: No, Bill. What did you get from your lunch-break shopping?
Man: I’ve got this new pullover, but I’m not sure if it really suits me. What do you think of it, Helen?
Woman: Well, it’s very nice as far as I can see, but put it on first. Then I’ll tell you if it suits you. No hurry. We still have about half an hour to go before our office time.
Man: I tried on about a dozen. This one isn’t what I wanted really.
Woman: Why did you buy it then?
Man: The salesman sold it to me before I realized what had happened. He just never stopped talking and he told some story about the latest fashion and special reductions. Before I could say anything, he’d wrapped it up and taken my money.
Woman: Well, it doesn’t look too bad. But haven’t you put it on inside out and back to front?
Man: Inside out and back to front? Well, I can’t tell the back from the front with these high-neck pullovers. I really wanted one with a V-neck.
Woman: It’s a good thing it’s got sleeves at the top or you’d have put it on upside down now as well. Still, I think it suits you quite well.
Man: I went out to get a blue pullover with a V-neck, short sleeves and a pattern and I came back with a white one with a high neck, long sleeves and no pattern.
Woman: You must be too easy to take in. You’ve got to learn to stand up to these high pressure salesmen. They’ll sell you all sorts of things you don’t want if you don’t watch out.
Man: Next time, I’ll send my wife. She’ll probably sell something to the salesman.

Q19: What has the man just done during his lunch break?

Q20: Which of the following is not a salesman’s strategy for selling a product?

Q21: How had the man put on his pullover according to the woman?

Q22: What did the man originally want to buy when he went shopping?

大意：此對話爲同事Bill和Helen之間的對話，關於Bill在午休時因推銷員的極力推薦而買下的套頭衫。對話的語言十分生活化，難度較低，且問題的答案也十分明確的在對話中以原句形式出現。