问答题A：在中国，出门旅行是一件很平常的事。如果一个中国人在国内旅行，除了要带上钱或信用卡，还需要带上身份证。 B：Yes，indeed．ID card is one of the most authoritative certificates issued by the government to show a person's status．It is very useful for a person who travels around the country．And I know that a driving license cannot be used to identify a person's status in China． A：你说的对。和中国众多的人口相比，有驾照的还是少数。中国从1985年开始颁发身份证，到现在有八亿多居民拥有身份证。 B：ID cards are issued to the Chinese citizens aged 16 or above．Citizens who are below that age，if they want，can also apply． A：生活中常会用到身份证。比如，坐飞机，住旅店，从邮局取包裹，登记交税，申请驾照，或是到了任何需要出示身份证的地方，都得用身份证。 B：After about 20 years since the issue of the first ID cards，the Ministry of Public Security decided to issue the second generation of ID cards starting from January this year． A：新一代身份证技术含量高。和老卡不同，新卡可以机读。这是中国科学家多年研究的结果。

问答题Ladies and gentlemen, This year marks the 30th anniversary of China's reform and opening up to the outside world. Our company has been active in China since its first presence here as early as 1872, and has witnessed the rapid growth of China's economy since 1978. China now is not only a market of products to the outside world, but also a country of the source of production, research and development, as well as innovation. The reform and opening up policy is a significantly wise decision that not only helped our company and China, but also the whole world. It is the key success factor for China's economy; it was absolutely the right decision for the country. We can see the fruit of the decision for many years to come. Our company is probably one of the few international companies that have witnessed these 30 years in China. The overall investment climate in China, for an international company is constantly improving. By and large, the transparency of the business environment. the improving intellectual property rights protection, as well as clearer regulations on the labor law and so forth, are helping to improve the investment environment. The competitive situation has also changed. On the one hand, more and more multinational companies are coming here; on the other hand. a lot of very innovative local companies are now on the rise. It's a very fruitful and stimulating atmosphere, which we are enjoying very much.

问答题Mike: Let's go get something to eat．I am starving．李：我也有点饿。正好，前面有家麦当劳。Mike: There is always a McDonald's up ahead．Everywhere you turn there is another blasted McDonald's．They arejust too convenient．I amjust plain sick ofseeing the“Golden Arches”everywhere I turn．Do you know that there are over 8,000 McDonald's res- taurants in the U.S.alone and over 11,000 franchises worldwide?By the year 2020， everyone will eat at McDonald's every day．李： 反正我爱吃汉堡包。现在全世界好像没有几个地方没有麦当劳，卖出的汉堡包都超过1000亿个了。光中国这几年就建了几百家，小孩都到那儿过生日。当然，也不是每种产品都好吃，可起码都很标准，不管什么时候去吃，汉堡包都是一个样儿。Mike: Whatever you say．I just don't think their food is all that great．By the way，do you know that theirs pokesman，Ronald McDonald,is now recognized by 96% of all American children?They are the largest minimum—wage employers in America and own more real estate than any other company on earth．What is more，they say that one of every seven American millionaires got their start at McDonald's．李：别说了，我都要饿死了。Mike: But I just lost my appetite．

问答题There is a lot of difference between the East and the West when it comes to leadership and authority. In the West, leadership often tends to be task-focused and straightforward. East Asian managers, however, tend to focus more on determining who is awarded a role or task. In the East, the personal relationship often determines who gets to do what. In the traditional East Asian culture, the boss is all-powerful and the organizational hierarchy is a critical element of managing an organization or business. As a boss, you are expected to know all the answers and be the source of clear direction. In the East, people expect the boss to instruct and lead at all times, and staff will wait for that instruction and thus be heavily dependent on the boss. This means that people lower down the organization tend to take less initiative and ownership. This is a behavior that might be viewed by some Western managers as avoiding responsibility. Titles are also very important. First names are not appropriate and people use formal titles to address the boss, thus formality and respect must be observed. As many people might already know, managing conflict in public or at open meetings is largely avoided in the East. In East Asia, losing face is a major taboo. It is viewed as something quite shameful. Addressing difficult problems at an open meeting that results in someone being criticized is a big mistake. That is not to say that East Asian managers do not have conflicts with each other. Rather they will deal with any conflicts in private and in a confidential manner. At open meetings, East Asian managers are likely to be indirect and reserved. They will handle differences in a soft and circuitous way. In the West you tend to be quite happy to address problems at an open forum. It is often viewed as a positive experience. Conflict is often dealt with in an open and direct way, that is, where problems occur, they are frequently dealt with head on.

问答题女士们，先生们： 英国以其灿烂的文化，众多的发明创造为世界文明和进步做出了巨大的贡献，也对中国社会的发展产生了重要的影响。改革开放以来，中国积极提倡学习、吸收包括英国在内的世界各国先进的科学技术、管理经验和优秀文化成果，以促进自己的现代化进程。中国一贯重视英国在欧洲及世界的地位和作用。中英都是联合国安理会常任理事国，在维护世界和平、促进共同发展方面肩负着重大责任，也存在着广泛的共同利益。我们应该站在战略高度，以长远眼光来看待中英关系，希望双方多来往，多了解，多协商，多合作。

问答题A: 在中国，出门旅行是一件很平常的事。如果一个中国人在国内旅行，除了要带上钱或信用卡，还需要带上身份证。B: Yes．indeed．ID card is one of the most authoritative certificates issued by the government to show a person's status．It is very useful for a person who travels around the country．And I know that a driving license cannot be used to identify a person's status in China．A: 你说的对。和中国众多的人口相比，有驾照的还是少数。中国从1985年开始 颁发身份证，到现在有八亿多居民拥有身份证。B: ID cards are issued to the Chinese citizens aged 16 or above．Citizens who are below that age，if they want，can also apply．A: 生活中常会用到身份证。比如，坐飞机，住旅店，从邮局取包裹，登记交税，申请驾照，或是到了任何需要出示身份证的地方，都得用身份证。B: After about 20 years since the issue of the first ID cards，the Ministry of Public Security decided to issue the second generation of ID cards starting from January this year．A: 新一代身份证技术含量高。和老卡不同，新卡可以机读。这是中国科学家多年研究的结果。

问答题On August 31, 1997, Lady Diana Spencer, former wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, was killed with her companion Dodi Fayed in a car accident in Paris. Tests conducted by French police indicated that the driver, who also died in the crash, was intoxicated and likely caused the accident while trying to escape the paparazzi photographers who consistently tailed Diana during any public outing. Sixteen years earlier, nearly four billion people in 74 countries had tuned in to witness the marriage of Prince Charles, heir to the British throne, to Lady Diana, a young English school teacher. Married in a grand ceremony at St Paul"s Cathedral in the presence of 2,650 guests, the couple"s romance was for the moment the envy of the world. However, before long the fairy-tale couple grew apart, an experience that was particularly painful under the ubiquitous eyes of the world"s tabloid media. In August 1996, two months after Queen Elizabeth II urged the couple to divorce, the prince and princess reached a final agreement. In exchange for a generous settlement, and the right to retain her apartments at Kensington Palace and her title of princess, Diana agreed to relinquish the title of "Her Royal Highness" and any future claims to the British throne. In the year between the divorce and her fatal car accident, the popular princess seemed well on her way of achieving her dream of becoming "a queen in people"s hearts."

问答题赵：“地球日”是怎么回事?什么时候开始的?都取得了哪些成就? Smith: Earth Day was started in 1970．It was set to help raise the general public"s environ- mental awareness．For one thing，it provides a special day to remind people to take care of the Earth．It also gives special interest and environmental groups an opportunity to motivate their memb~s to take action in their communities． 赵：听起来不错。可就在环保取得成绩的同时，人口膨胀、臭氧层空洞、全球气候变暖这些问题一点也没有改善。地球人口越多，资源消耗的越多，产生的垃圾也越多，到时连种粮食的地都没有了怎么办?对此我们决不可掉以轻心。 Smith: That is certainly true．By the year 2005，there will be 7 billion people on the planet．I personally think that recycling is the answer．Paper，metal，rubber，oil，and many other materials are going to have to be recycled on a much greater scale．Everyone will have to be involved．Perhaps even special legislation will be required．It is true that we are losing millions of hectares every year to housing and roads．But there is still a lot of undeveloped land that could be used for both farming and housing．And science and technology is helping us to get more out of the land that is used for farming． 赵：那么今年“地球日”你打算都干点什么呢? Smith: I will probably attend our city"s annual Earth Day celebrations and thenhelp pick up the mountain of garbage leftover．

问答题A：我是新华社的记者。请问，作为乌干达的财政、计划与经济发展部的部长，您认为乌中两国的经济合作基础如何? B：Uganda is the fifth largest coffee producer in the world and its coffee sector earns almost 60 percent of the country's total foreign exchange revenue．China has a population of 1.3 billion．If each of them drinks a cup of Uganda's coffee in a month，my country's economy will be boosted greatly． A：那么乌中在咖啡贸易方面已经有了哪些举措? B：One month ago，a Ugandan company signed a contract with a Chinese company to set up a coffee shop in Beijing．Both sides agreed that if initial cooperation is successful，they will set up joint ventures to undertake both coffee production and processing in Uganda． A：乌中两国之间的经济合作，除了咖啡之外，还有别的领域可以合作的吗? B：Besides the coffee industry，there are many other fields in which Uganda and China can cooperate，such as agriculture，mining，manufacturing，infrastructure，tourism and so on．China's technology in some fields is suitable for Uganda's conditions，for instance， its agriculture machinery can serve very well Uganda's agriculture sector．The medium-and small-sized tractors made in China can also be used here for land cultivation and transportation. A：您好像很强调两国之间在农业方面的合作，能否谈谈乌干达的农业发展情况? B：Agriculture is the mainstay of Uganda's economy，which contributes 45 percent of the country's gross domestic product and 80 percent of its export revenue. However, only 8 million out of 40 million hectares of the arable land in the country have been cultivated so far. If China can help us cultivate 20 million hectares of the arable land, Uganda's economy would stride forward by big steps. A：在合作方面，乌干达招商引资的条件和其他相关情况如何? B: On foreign investment in this country, Uganda is indeed a promising country to attract more investors who target Africa as their investment location. Uganda, located in East Africa, has become a bridge linking with Central Africa. In this region, there are some of Africa's most economically stable and important countries. This location, at the heart of sub-Saharan Africa, gives Uganda commanding importance as a base for regional trade and investment. After years of economic reform, the country has achieved macroeconomic stability characterized by low inflation, stable exchange rates and consistently high economic growth. Uganda currently ranks as the fastest growing economy in sub-Saharan Africa. Official statistics show that actual investment in Uganda's agro- processing, manufacturing, energy, tourism, fisheries and many others have reached over 2 billion US dollars in the recent decade.

问答题This is a terrible disease, for which we do not yet have a cure. Nor do we have a vaccine. Meanwhile, the mortality rate for AIDS is 100 percent. AIDS means that the immune system of a person has gone wrong. The immune system is the biological system in your body which fights off diseases. This system is composed mostly of what are commonly termed "white blood cells." These cells are the hunters in the body. When a virus, such as the common cold, invades the body, the white blood cells rush to the invader and kill it. While these blood cells are busy killing an invader, the body"s immune system is said to "be under attack." If another virus or bacteria enters the body at the same time as the white blood cells are busy fighting off an invader, the second attacker has a better chance of injuring the rest of the body"s system. Scientists found the virus that causes AIDS and named it HIV. The HIV virus attacks the white blood cells and kills them, thus preventing these white cells from carrying on their important work of killing the other invading viruses. We cannot tell if a person has an HIV infection just by looking at him. And here lies part of the problem about the spread of HIV infection among people. For at least the first few years after a person has contracted the HIV virus, there are no indications that the person has the HIV virus in his/her bloodstream. However, during this time the person carrying the virus can pass it onto other people through intimate sexual relations or sharing blood with them. Then how do we know if we have HIV or not? The answer is simple. Have an HIV blood test. This simple, painless AIDS test will take only a few minutes of your time, and, if you are at all in doubt about whether you might have contracted the HIV virus, it is a life-saving endeavor.

问答题女士们、先生们： 金秋时节，我来到英国进行正式友好访问，并与在座的工商界朋友欢聚一堂，互相交流，共谋合作，感到格外高兴。 借此机会，我谨向长期致力于促进中英友好交往与合作的朋友们，致以诚挚的问候和衷心的感谢!中英两国都拥有悠久的历史和灿烂的文化，都为人类文明进步作出了不可磨灭的贡献。 两国之间的交往源远流长。56年前，英国在西方大国中率先承认中华人民共和国，并较早同新中国建立了外交关系。 同样在上世纪50年代，英国工商界的一些有识之士冲破重重阻力，进行了著名的“破冰之旅”，使英国成为最早同新中国开展经贸往来的西方大国。

问答题Reporter: Mr.Vice Minister,could you briefus on Shanghai"s applying to host the 2010 World Exposition? 王：实际上并不是上海在申办，而是中国政府在申办。国际社会普遍认为世博会是经济、文化和科学领域内的奥林匹克。世博会向各地人民提供一个相识、共享和交朋友的机会，在这里各种新思想和新概念得到传播、 发展和应用，从而提高人民的生活水平。 Reporter: Then，do you think conditions are now ripe for China to apply? 王：中国一直是在积极参与在世界各地举办的世博会的活动。如今中国经济快速发展，我们申办不光是为了推动世博会的发展，也是为了促进中国人民和全世界人民的相互了解，增强合作和交流。 Reporter: I"ve just read an article in the New York Times that says“Shanghai is bull dozing away its past”，meaning that skyscrapers are replacing the old houses in order to turn the city into a modern one．The criticism is that the city"s modernization is at the expense of the destruction of its cultural relics．How would you react to that? 王：我们中国人和外国游客都认为上海是东西方文化的结合体。20年来上海经济迅猛发展，但与此同时，我们恢复了上 海很多的历史遗迹，他们得到了更好的保护。你要是看一看上海市政府提出的申办主题就会明白，我们的目的是既要引进和发展现代的东西，同时又要保持这个城市的传 统文化特点。

问答题Ladies and Gentlemen, Let me start by telling you the story of Beatrice Gakuba. In Rwanda in Africa, I met a remarkable woman whose hard work and determination symbolize the talents and dreams of millions of Africans. Beatrice Gakuba left a comfortable life in the West to start a flower-growing business in her native Rwanda. Against enormous odds, her small farm grew, creating jobs for nearly 200 rural women. When I asked Beatrice Gakuba why she decided to take on such a daunting challenge, she replied, "I came here to grow beautiful flowers on the ashes of genocide." Her biggest obstacle to creating even more jobs is not a lack of skilled workers or entrepreneurial spirit; it is a weak infrastructure that makes electricity unreliable and transportation unaffordable. Through sound policies, Rwanda has come a long way from its years of pain and conflict. In a new report, Rwanda is cited by the World Bank as a model for Africa in reforming business regulations. In the last seven years, Rwanda's economy grew an average of more than 6 percent annually. Some other African countries are on the right track. To transform Africa into a continent of hope, they need our help. The responsibility for doing more and better cannot be left to the developing world alone. It demands more than high profile meetings. It demands urgent result. Today, we have a choice. The direction we take now can help make a difference for the millions of people trapped in extreme poverty. For many, it can be a difference between life and death. We promised here five years ago, to help bring hope, dignity and opportunity into the lives of the poorest. We promised to measure and achieve results. As we gather here today, let us not forget the Beatrice Gakubas of the world, who stand poised to transform their countries. Today, we stand accountable to them. Thank you.

问答题It is a great pleasure for me to welcome you to this meeting on such an important issue as science, information and society. Today, science and information are opening up new horizons for human development. They do so through the exchange of scientific knowledge, the expansion of education and training, and the promotion of creativity and intercultural dialogue. Our organization is required therefore to help enlarge the spread of science and information through better education. Yet science education does not take place only in universities and institutions of higher education. An early start must be made if we are to increase the numbers of students who are interested in pursuing a scientific career. The uneven distribution of science and information between the industrialized and developing countries also raises concerns. According to a UN Report, industrialized countries, with only 15% of the world"s population, are home to 88% of all Internet users. Less than 1% of people in South Asia are online, even though it is home to one-fifth of the world"s population, The situation is even worse in Africa. There are only one million Internet users on the entire continent whereas in the UK alone there are 10.5 million. In other words, capacity-building is vital for the developing world if they are to become knowledge societies. These are some of the key issues that I hope you will discuss during the upcoming meeting. In particular, I am keen to hear your views on how this meeting can make a difference and, indeed, how science and information can make a difference in building knowledge societies. Thank you.

问答题There is a lot of difference between the East and the West when it comes to leadership and authority. In the West, leadership often tends to be task-focused and straightforward. East Asian managers, however, tend to focus more on determining who is awarded a role or task. In the East, the personal relationship often determines who gets to do what. In the traditional East Asian culture, the boss is all-powerful and the organizational hierarchy is a critical element of managing an organization or business. As a boss, you are expected to know all the answers and be the source of clear direction. In the East, people expect the boss to instruct and lead at all times, and staff will wait for that instruction and thus be heavily dependent on the boss. This means that people lower down the organization tend to take less initiative and ownership. This is a behavior that might be viewed by some Western managers as avoiding responsibility. Titles are also very important. First names are not appropriate and people use formal titles to address the boss, thus formality and respect must be observed. As many people might already know, managing conflict in public or at open meetings is largely avoided in the East. In East Asia, losing face is a major taboo. It is viewed as something quite shameful. Addressing difficult problems at an open meeting that results in someone being criticized is a big mistake. That is not to say that East Asian managers do not have conflicts with each other. Rather they will deal with any conflicts in private and in a confidential manner. At open meetings, East Asian managers are likely to be indirect and reserved. They will handle differences in a soft and circuitous way. In the West you tend to be quite happy to address problems at an open forum. It is often viewed as a positive experience. Conflict is often dealt with in an open and direct way, that is, where problems occur, they are frequently dealt with head on.

问答题赵：“地球日”是怎么回事?什么时候开始的?都取得了哪些成就? Smith: Earth Day was started in 1970. It was set to help raise the general public's environmental awareness. For one thing, it provides a special day to remind people to take care of the Earth. It also gives special interest and environmental groups an opportunity to motivate their members to take action in their communities. 赵：听起来不错。可就在环保取得成绩的同时，人口膨胀，臭氧层空洞，全球气候变暖这些问题一点也没有改善。地球人口越多，资源消耗的越多，产生的垃圾也越多，到时连种粮食的地都没有了怎么办?对此我们决不可掉以轻心。 Smith: That is certainly true. By the year 2005, there will be 7 billion people on the planet. I personally think that recycling is the answer. Paper, metal, rubber, oil, and many other materials are going to have to be recycled on a much greater scale. Everyone will have to be involved. Perhaps even special legislation will be required. It is true that we are losing millions of hectares every year to housing and roads. But there is still a lot of undeveloped land that could be used for both farming and housing. And science and technology is helping us to get more out of the land that is used for farming. 赵：那么今年“地球日”你打算都干点什么呢? Smith: I will probably attend our city's annual "Earth Day" celebrations and then help pick up the mountain of garbage left over.

问答题On August 31, 1997, Lady Diana Spencer, former wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, was killed with her companion Dodi Fayed in a car accident in Paris. Tests conducted by French police indicated that the driver, who also died in the crash, was intoxicated and likely caused the accident while trying to escape the paparazzi photographers who consistently tailed Diana during any public outing. Sixteen years earlier, nearly four billion people in 74 countries had tuned in to witness the marriage of Prince Charles, heir to the British throne, to Lady Diana, a young English school teacher. Married in a grand ceremony at St Paul"s Cathedral in the presence of 2,650 guests, the couple"s romance was for the moment the envy of the world. However, before long the fairy-tale couple grew apart, an experience that was particularly painful under the ubiquitous eyes of the world"s tabloid media. In August 1996, two months after Queen Elizabeth II urged the couple to divorce, the prince and princess reached a final agreement. In exchange for a generous settlement, and the right to retain her apartments at Kensington Palace and her title of princess, Diana agreed to relinquish the title of "Her Royal Highness" and any future claims to the British throne. In the year between the divorce and her fatal car accident, the popular princess seemed well on her way of achieving her dream of becoming "a queen in people"s hearts."

问答题女士们、先生们! 这是我第三次访问非洲。非洲自然资源丰富，发展潜力巨大。尽管经历了数百年的殖民统治和掠夺，尽管现在还面临着不少困难和挑战，但非洲人民勤劳勇敢、不畏艰难、勇于进取，给我们留下了深刻印象。时代在发展，非洲在进步。我们高兴地看到，经过几代人的奋斗，非洲大陆完成了非殖民化进程，废除了种族隔离制度，对人类文明进步做出了巨大贡献。经过几十年的不懈努力，非洲的和平与发展事业取得了积极进展。近年来，非洲致力于解决地区冲突，总体形势趋向稳定。非洲各国以经济建设、摆脱贫困和改善民生为首要任务，积极探索适合本国国情的发展道路，全非经济连续九年保持增长。非洲在国际社会的帮助下，着力兴办教育，注重培养人才，努力解决艾滋病等社会问题。非洲国家同其他发展中国家携手推动南南合作，在国际事务中发挥着积极作用。中国政府和人民对非洲取得的每一项成就都由衷地感到高兴。我们相信在非洲各国政府和人民的不懈努力和国际社会的支持下，非洲的振兴一定会实现。

问答题女士们、先生们： 下午好! 非常感谢大家来参加今天的签约仪式。此次签约进一步加强了我们两家公司之间的战略合作伙伴关系。这是我们两国高科技企业之间签订的最大的知识产权合约。 贵公司是一家令人尊敬的企业。从创立之日起，它就一直以不断的创新闻名于世，它的产品推动了整个信息产业的发展，并且带动了使用其产品的企业和个人的创新。 我们双方的合作始于十年以前。十年来，我们曾携手推出了一系列高科技产品，带动了高新技术在中国的提升和应用。 今天的签约将把我们的合作推向一个新的高度，我们的合作将为客户带来更新的体验、更好的产品和更好的服务。

问答题新加坡是一座美丽的花园城市，也是一个充满活力的国家。新加坡政治稳定，民族和睦，经济发展，并在国际和地区舞台上发挥着独特的作用。 凭借坚实的经济基础和健全的金融体制，新加坡有效地抵御了亚洲金融危机的冲击，使经济很快回到了持续发展的轨道。我们对此深表钦佩。 金融危机是挑战，同时也是机遇。我相信，在贵国政府的卓越领导下，通过全体人民的不懈努力，新加坡定能在未来的岁月里取得新的更大的发展。