2013年中级口译考试焦点：社会问题

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abortion	堕胎	lottery	彩票
black market	黑市	murder	谋杀
commercial housing	商业住房	nuclear weapon	核武器
drug addict	吸毒成瘾者	policy	政策
energy crisis	能源危机	senior citizen	老年人
hijack	抢劫	single-parent household	单亲家庭
juvenile delinquency/crime	青少年行为不良/ 犯罪	stock market	股市
life insurance	人寿保险	suicide	自杀
life span	寿命	violence	暴力

        　　高频句型：
        　　1. The majority of single mothers suffer from more financial hardship and
social pressure than couples.
        　　大多数单身母亲所遭受的经济困难和社会压力要超过双亲家庭。
        　　2. Surely by now we know that social alienation can sometimes produce
violence toward oneself or toward others. At least we should learn to listen to
them and make friends with them; otherwise they may seek some kind of outlet in
violence.
        　　现在我们当然懂得，社会的疏远有时会引起对自己或他人的暴力行为。至少，我们可以学者去倾听他们，和他们成为朋友，否则他们会通过暴力以求发泄。
        　　3. 老龄问题是最近几年才提出来的。但是老年人的问题不是现在才有的。
        　　The question of old age has been raised only in recent years, yet it has
long existed.
        　　命题发言：
        　　1. Causes of and Solutions to Teenagers’ Lack of Social Responsibility.
        　　2. Should People Allow Television to Have Control Over Their Lives?
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