2011英语翻译考试中级口译全真模拟(8)

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　　Passage 29
　　History has proved the necessity to expand cooperative relations between Asia and Europe, two major cradles of human civilization.// Since the 1980s, Asia, and East Asia particularly, has witnessed a rapid rise to prosperity.// As the world’s most robust economic region, East Asia has attracted worldwide attention over the past few decades with its remarkable achievement.// We urge our EU members to efficiently cooperate with Asian countries to establish a constrictive, stable and equal partnership between the two continents.//
　　Passage 30
　　Europe, North America and East Asia have emerged as the world’s three major economic centers.// Europe and North America have already established close ties thanks to our historical links.// East Asia and North America have also established contacts via the forum of the Asian-Pacific economic cooperation.// Comparatively speaking, ties between EU and East Asia remain relatively weak. And EU continues to lag behind the United States and Japan in terms of market share in East Asia.//
　　
　　Passage 31
　　A 40-odd year alliance made the European Union the largest trade bloc in the world, with its GDP and foreign trade volume both surpassing those of the United Sates.// In addition, EU nations have unified tariffs and established common foreign trade , agricultural and fishery policies.// The EU will have initially established an economic and monetary union before long.// It has, in other words, become a region that enjoys the highest level of political and economic integration.//
　　
　　Passage 32
　　Mr. President. On behalf of all my colleagues present here, I wish to thank you for the incomparable hospitality for which the Chinese people are justly famous through the world.// I particularly want to pay tribute, not only to those who prepared the magnificent dinner, but also to those who have provided the splendid music.// I wish to thank you Mr. President, for your very gracious and eloquent remarks.// These have been very pleasant days in China, and I’m happy that my visit should conclude in such a congenial atmosphere.//

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