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2007年春季的中高级口译笔试近在眼前，对于很多考生来说，能否在最后的冲刺阶段把握好每一部分的解题技巧是能否顺利过关的关键。相信经过了上海新东方3月4日到11日中高口笔试全真模拟考试之后，很多考生将会信心倍增。
口译笔试中数字的处理和训练
Difficulty Level III:
14.
Saab, the Swedish automotive company, increased its profits by 10.9% in the first quarter of this year despite of fall of 5% in group turnover.
Profits after financial items rose to 2.45 bn Swedish Kronor (SK) (345 mn dollars) compared with 2.21bn Swedish Kronor in the first quarter of last year.
The groups was helped by a 215 mn Swedish Kronor foreign-exchange gain on loans—compared with a gain of 30 mn Swedish Kronor a year ealier---as well as by interest earnings of 109 million Swedish Kronor – compared with 77 mn Swedish Kronor in the first quarter of last year.
Operating profits were virtually unchanged at 2.13 bn Swedish Kronor compared with 2.1bn Swedish Kronor in the first quarter of last year. Saab expects to make a productivity gain this year of at least 5%.
The group’s liquid funds, inflated by the record profits of the past 2 years, climbed to 18.25 bn Swedish Kronor by the end of the first last year from 14.4 bn Swedish Kronor a year earlier.
15. 本篇可用于练跟读和短时记忆：
[TR]
| [TD]
| COUNTRY
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| AREA
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| POPULATION
| [/TD][/TR]
| [TR]
| [TD]
| ALBANIA
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 28,750
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 3,200,000
| [/TD][/TR]
| [TR]
| [TD]
| AUSTRIA
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 83,855
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 7,600,000
| [/TD][/TR]
| [TR]
| [TD]
| BELARUS
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 208,000
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 10,200,000
| [/TD][/TR]
| [TR]
| [TD]
| BELGIUM
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 30,250
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 9,913,000
| [/TD][/TR]
| [TR]
| [TD]
| BOSNIA
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 51,129
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 4,479,000
| [/TD][/TR]
| [TR]
| [TD]
| BULGARIA
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 110,910
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 8,970,000
| [/TD][/TR]
| [TR]
| [TD]
| CROATIA
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 56,538
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 4,683,000
| [/TD][/TR]
| [TR]
| [TD]
| CYPRUS
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 9,250
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 673,000
| [/TD][/TR]
| [TR]
| [TD]
| CZECH. REP.
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 78,922
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 10,350,480
| [/TD][/TR]
| [TR]
| [TD]
| DENMARK
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 43,069
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 5,140,000
| [/TD][/TR]
| [TR]
| [TD]
| ESTONIA
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 45,065
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 1,571,000
| [/TD][/TR]
| [TR]
| [TD]
| FINLAND
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 336,000
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 4,970,000
| [/TD][/TR]
| [TR]
| [TD]
| FRANCE
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 543,965
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 56,100,000
| [/TD][/TR]
| [TR]
| [TD]
| GEORGIA
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 70,000
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 6,379,000
| [/TD][/TR]
| [TR]
| [TD]
| GREECE
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 131,985
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 10,000,000
| [/TD][/TR]
| [TR]
| [TD]
| HUNGARY
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 93,030
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 10,611,000
| [/TD][/TR]
| [TR]
| [TD]
| ICELAND
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 103,000
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 244,000
| [/TD][/TR]
| [TR]
| [TD]
| IRELAND
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 68,895
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 3,537,195
| [/TD][/TR]
| [TR]
| [TD]
| ITALY
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 301,191
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 57,600,000
| [/TD][/TR]
| [TR]
| [TD]
| LUXEMBOURG
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 2,586
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 400,000
| [/TD][/TR]
| [TR]
| [TD]
| MACEDONIA
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 25,713
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 2,111,000
| [/TD][/TR]
| [TR]
| [TD]
| MALTA
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 316
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 370,000
| [/TD][/TR]
| [TR]
| [TD]
| MOLDOVA
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 36.041
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 4,341,000
| [/TD][/TR]
| [TR]
| [TD]
| MONACO
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 1.90
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 29,876
| [/TD][/TR]
| [TR]
| [TD]
| MONTENEGRO
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 13,812
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 639,000
| [/TD][/TR]
| [TR]
| [TD]
| NETHERLANDS
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 41,785
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 14,890,000
| [/TD][/TR]
| [TR]
| [TD]
| NORWAY
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 323,895
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 4,190,758
| [/TD][/TR]
| [TR]
| [TD]
| POLAND
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 312,685
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 38,200,000
| [/TD][/TR]
| [TR]
| [TD]
| PORTUGAL
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 92,082
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 10,400,000
| [/TD][/TR]
| [TR]
| [TD]
| ROMANIA
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 237,500
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 23,174,000
| [/TD][/TR]
| [TR]
| [TD]
| RUSSIA
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 17,075,400
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 147,386,000
| [/TD][/TR]
| [TR]
| [TD]
| SERBIA
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 55,968
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 9,830,000
| | [/TD][/TR] |
二． 数字的转换（Switch Numbers）
让我们看一看英汉数字单位的对应表 (新东方口译教研组专用）
thou=thousand mn=million bn=billion
[TR]
| [TD]
| 1
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 一
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| One
| [/TD][/TR]
| [TR]
| [TD]
| 10
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 十
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| Ten
| [/TD][/TR]
| [TR]
| [TD]
| 100
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 百
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| One hundred
| [/TD][/TR]
| [TR]
| [TD]
| [B]1[/B][B]，000[/B]
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| [B]千[/B]
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| [B]1 thou[/B]
| [/TD][/TR]
| [TR]
| [TD]
| 10，000
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 万
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 10 thou
| [/TD][/TR]
| [TR]
| [TD]
| 100，000
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 十万
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 100 thou
| [/TD][/TR]
| [TR]
| [TD]
| [B]1[/B][B]，000[/B][B]，000[/B]
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| [B]百万[/B]
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| [B]1 mn [/B]
| [/TD][/TR]
| [TR]
| [TD]
| 10,000,000
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 千万
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 10 mn
| [/TD][/TR]
| [TR]
| [TD]
| 100,000,000
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 亿
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 100 mn
| [/TD][/TR]
| [TR]
| [TD]
| [B]1,000,000,000[/B]
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| [B]十亿[/B]
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| [B]1 bn[/B]
| [/TD][/TR]
| [TR]
| [TD]
| 10,000,000,000
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 百亿
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 10 bn
| [/TD][/TR]
| [TR]
| [TD]
| 100,000,000,000
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 千亿
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| 100 bn
| [/TD][/TR]
| [TR]
| [TD]
| [B]1,000,000,000,000[/B]
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| [B]万亿[/B]
| [/TD]
| [TD]
| [B]1 trillion[/B]
| | [/TD][/TR] |
千以内的数字转换相对比较简单，千亿以外的数字转换在口译中不太常见，所以我们尤其要在万到千亿这个范围内的数字转换上下功夫。数字单位必须苦练，才能做到在口译中数字已出现，相应的单位（中或英）就在脑海中反应出来。一开始可以像口诀一样有节奏地念：
one thou, ten thou, hundred thou
one mil, ten mil, hundred mil,
one bil, ten bil, hundred,bil
而在念的同时脑子迅速反映它的对应汉语单位。把这些数字单位搞熟了，口译中碰到大数字就不会慌，就能从容应对，按上述表中的数字对应规律把第一节练习中出现的所有数字迅速以目标语的正确单位翻出。一遍不行再练一遍，成百上千遍地练，最终达到“不经思索，脱口而出”的地步。
在上海新东方的口译课堂上，我会让学生们找一些对自己make sense的数字作为参照系，帮助强化记忆。 [B]
[/B]
比如：
万 => 月薪级
96年时，一个朋友，南航的一个经理，刚从国内辞职出来读书，他辞去的那份工作月收入有RMB一万元（10thou）, 而自己还在打＄7/小时的工，好佩服他啊！ 月薪一万（=10thou）就在我脑子里留下了深刻印象。以后碰到万级的数字，就马上跳出月薪10thou这个符号，以此作参照，推出中文里边的万在英文里是：thou 前面一定是10-99这么个范围内， 即两位数。
如： 两万 = 20thou
三万 = 30 thou
五万五= 55 thou
长的数字出来也不怕：九万二千三百七十六，你一听到是万字级别的，就能脱口而出 90 something thou…反正thou前面的那个数字一定是两位数, 头开好了，接下来千、百、十一个个说出来就都不是问题。right?
以下的参照仅供参考：（上海新东方口译教研组专用）
[B]十万[/B] = polo一辆à hundred thou
(十万级的 à 车 （中国）
如：三四十万 = Audi à3hundred thou / 4 hundred thou)
[B]百万[/B] = 现成单位 (记住百万富翁就好了) millionaire à 1mn
[B]千万[/B] = 上海人口 （现约一千七百万） à 17mn
[B]亿[/B] = 佘山紫园别墅1号（1.3亿） à 130mn
[B]十亿[/B] = 中国人口 (13亿) 现成单位 à 1.3bn
[B]百亿[/B] = 211工程拨款 à 10bn
[B]千亿[/B] = 中美贸易2003年突破 千亿 à 100bn
你所选的参照物不一定是百分百的事实数字，但一定是一些能给你留下深刻印象的数字（比如说“神秘”紫园别墅的天价等等）帮助强化记忆，或者是身边常常看到的东西（一辆小polo开过去了，你脱口而出：100thou）
（邱政政，上海新东方学校综合英语部主任） |
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发表于 2016-7-11 17:11:47