2013年春季上海中高级口译考试于今日3月17日开考，沪江英语在考后第一时间提供真题、解析、答案信息，本文为2013年3月中级口译听力真题 Sentence Translation 部分（含解析），由沪江网校提供。

Sentence Translation

Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 5 sentences in English. You will hear the sentences ONLY ONCE. After you have heard each sentence, translate it into Chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.

1. Walking is a skill people learn as a babies, but it is not as simple as that. In any given year, some 15,000 American pedestrians are killed by motor-vehicles.

解析：本句难度中等。需要注意的是it is not as simple as that的翻译。部分同学可能对pedestrian（行人）这个词不够熟悉，造成困扰。

2. When shoppers are waiting in the check-out line, they can be easily tempted to buy chewing gums and other small items on the racks next to the check-out counter.

解析：本句较简单。内容关于日常生活常识。其中rack（货架、行李架）一词即使没听懂，要大胆猜测。

3. Even though colleges do not train people for some jobs that are in demand, they train people for other important jobs, without which society would find it difficult to exist.

解析：本句较简单。内容是关于大学人才培养，这是近年来的热门话题。其中in demand和exist的翻译要灵活处理。

4. Nearly 7,000 different languages are spoken around the world, but only a handful dominates. In fact, 96% of the worlds’ languages are spoken by just 4% of the people.

解析：本句比较简单。语言文化常识。其中dominate和are spoken的翻译需灵活处理。

5. Dancing is a cultural universal. In many cultures, it often has a central place in festive or religious events. Dancing may also play an important part in culture.

解析：本句较简单。仍然是文化类。festive or religious events和has a central place的翻译是重点，也是难点。