Task One Brainstorming—Wealth, Success and love Direction:Listen to the following short story, and finish the following tasks.
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What can you get from the story?
A.Love is everything.
B.Love cannot be compelled.
C.A friend in need is a friend indeed.
D.A good beginning is half done.
A B C D
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[听力原文] Wealth, Success and Love A woman saw three old men sitting in her front yard. She said, "I don't think I know you, but you must be hungry. Please come in and have something to eat." "We do not go into a house together." They replied and one of the old men explained, "His name is Wealth, this is Success and I am Love." Then he added, "Now go in and discuss with your husband which one of us you want in your home." Then the woman went in and told her husband what was said. Her husband said, "Let's invite Wealth." The woman disagreed, "Why don't we invite Success?" The daughter made a suggestion, "Would it be better to invite Love? Our home will then be filled with love!" "Let's take our daughter's advice," said the husband. So the woman went out to invite Love. The other two also got up and followed Love, and they said together, "Wherever Love goes, we go with him."
Task Two Coming to the Point—Team Spirit Direction:Fill in the blanks with the words, phrases or sentences you hear. 1 . Each member may know his or her place within the team and they may be quite content to work towards the individual objective they have been given. When added together, all the smaller individual objectives then become the greater common objective. However, while this may provide for an efficient team that can work well together with great efficiency, it does not 2 provide for a team where each individual member has the essential team 3 necessary for the team to become a real team in every possible way. It is often common within a team for individual members to be fully 4 to their personal objective. It is what they have been told to work towards, and they might think that the greater common objective of the team as a whole is 5 if only they concentrate on "their bit" and leave the rest to those who are paid a salary commensurate with such 6 . Such thinking is understandable, but not in the best 7 of an efficient team. Of course each individual member should 8 mainly on their personal objective, but they should also have 9 in them the need for a spirit of understanding that the greater common objective of the team is also their responsibility to some degree. 10 . Team members can be taught to appreciate how the pooling of individual talents and the sharing of skills and resources can strengthen the team, allowing it to achieve greater and better results.
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A team can be defined as a group of people who are all focused on achieving a common objective
[听力原文] A team can be defined as a group of people who are all focused on achieving a common objective. Each member may know his or her place within the team and they maybe quite content to work towards the individual objective they have been given. When added together, all the smaller individual objectives then become the greater common objective. However, while this may provide for an efficient team that can work well together with great efficiency, it does not necessarily provide for a team where each individual member has the essential team spirit necessary for the team to become a real team in every possible way. It is often common within a team for individual members to be fully committed to their personal objective. It is what they have been told to work towards, and they might think that the greater common objective of the team as a whole is achievable if only they concentrate on "their bit" and leave the rest to those who are paid a salary commensurate with such responsibilities. Such thinking is understandable, but not in the best interests of an efficient team. Of course each individual member should concentrate mainly on their personal objective, but they should also have instilled in them the need for a spirit of understanding that the greater common objective of the team is also their responsibility to some degree. This is how a team spirit can be built into the team building process. Team members can be taught to appreciate how the pooling of individual talents and the sharing of skills and resources can strengthen the team, allowing it to achieve greater and better results.
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spirit
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committed
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achievable
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responsibilities
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interests
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concentrate
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instilled
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This is how a team spirit can be built into the team building process
Part B Translating Matrix
Task One Pragmatic Translation Direction:Translate the themes of Beijing Olympics. Shanghai Expo and other World Expos and Olympics.
1. One World, One Dream
同一个世界同一个梦想(北京奥运会主题)
2. New Beijing, New Olympics New Beijing, Great Olympics New Face to Beijing, New Phase to Olympics New Role for Beijing, New Stage of Olympics
4. Let's give Beijing city a face-lift straight To ensure a successful Olympics in 2008. (Build New Beijing, Hold Great Olympics)
建设新北京,办好新奥运(北京奥运会宣传语)
5. Better City, Better Life
城市,让生活更美好(上海世博会主题)
6. Integration and Co-existence of Diverse Urban Cultures
城市多元文化的融合(上海世博会副主题)
7. Economic Prosperity in the City
城市经济的繁荣(上海世博会副主题)
8. Innovations of Science and Technology in the City
城市科技的创新(上海世博会副主题)
9. Re-modeling of Communities in the City
城市社区的重塑(上海世博会副主题)
10. Interactions Between Urban and Rural Areas
城市和乡村的互动(上海世博会副主题)
11. Age of Discovery
发现的时代(西班牙塞维利亚世博会主题)
12. The Challenge of a New Road to Development
新的起飞之路(韩国大田世博会主题)
13. Oceans—a Heritage for the Future
海洋——未来的财富(葡萄牙里斯本世博会主题)
14. Humankind, Nature, Technology
人类-自然-科技(德国汉诺威世博会主题)
15. Nature's Wisdom
大自然智慧的再发现(日本爱知县世博会主题)
16. Energy Turns the World
能源推动世界(1982年诺克斯维尔国际能源博览会主题)
17. Household Science and Technology for Human Beings
家庭生活中的科技(1985年日本筑波世界博览会主题)
18. Christopher Columbus—The Ship and the Sea
哥伦布——船与海(意大利1992年热那亚世界博览会主题)
19. Play Part in History
参与历史(1984年洛杉矶奥运会主题口号)
20. Harmony and Progress
和谐、进步(1988年汉城奥运会主题口号)
21. Friends for Life
永远的朋友(1992年巴塞罗那奥运会主题口号)
22. The Celebration of the Century
世纪庆典(1996年亚特兰大奥运会主题口号)
23. Share the Spirit
分享奥林匹克精神(2000年悉尼奥运会主题口号)
24. Celebrate Humanity
人类庆典(国际奥委会奥运宣传口号)
25. Citius, Altius, Fortius
“更快、更高、更强”(奥林匹克格言)
Task Two Translation Appreciation Direction:Translate the following euphemisms substituting "'death" or "die". and appreciate the figure of euphemism in English and Chinese.