英语翻译资格考试-翻译二级口译实务2004年05月.doc

翻译二级口译实务2004年05月 Part Ⅰ Interpret the following passages from English into Chinese. Start interpreting at the signal and stop it at the signal. You may take notes while you are listening. You will hear the passage only once. Now lets begin. 1、Passage 1 ? ?下面你将听到一段有关非洲粮食安全问题的讲话。 ? ?I am pleased to welcome you to the United Nations for this first meeting of your contact group. ? ?Your focus on food security in Africa comes at a crucial time. The latest food crisis on the continent has brought home to us, more than ever before, the urgent need for a strategy to break the pattern of recurrent crises and bring about a Green Revolution in Africa. But achieving this will require radical approaches on multiple fronts. ? ?Africa has faced food crises in the past; it has faced deadly diseases; it has struggled to come to terms with governance challenges in states with limited capacity and resources. ? ?But rarely has the continent had to face the kind of intersecting challenges we see today. Today, Africa faces a deadly triad of related burdens—food insecurity, HIV/AIDS and an emaciated capacity to govern and provide services. ? ?We cannot find viable solutions to the challenge of food security unless we address the challenges of AIDS and governance at the same time. ? ?Food insecurity in Africa has structural causes. Most African farmers farm small plots of land that do not produce enough to meet the needs of their families. The problem is compounded by the farmers lack of bargaining power and lack of access to land, finance and technology. ? ?This further weakens farmers ability to withstand the impact of recurrent drought and the growing HIV/AIDS epidemic. ? ?Thirty million Africans now live with HIV, and the continent has borne the brunt of more than 20 million AIDS deaths worldwide. In some areas of Africa, more than 40 percent of the population is HIV-positive, and similar proportions are going hungry. ? ?The devastating impact of HIV/AIDS on food production—