2010年9月口译考试热点话题整理
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G20峰会重点词汇梳理
TheFourthSummitoftheGroupof20(G20majoreconomiesbeganaplenarysessionattheMetroTorontoConventionCenteronSundaymorning.(2010/6/27)CanadianPrimeMinisterStephenHarper(哈珀),chairofthesummit胡主席致辞《同心协力共创未来》:Workinunityforthefuture复苏基础不牢固、进程不平衡,存在较大不确定性
therecoverywasunfirmlyestablished,unbalanced,andstillfacing"quitemanyuncertainties"主权债务风险持续上升
theexpandingsovereigndebtcrisis主要货币汇率大幅波动
drasticexchangeratesfluctuationsofmajorcurrencies国际金融市场动荡不定
persistentvolatilityintheinternationalfinancialmarkets
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环境话题是历年>>>>口译考试的热点话题之一,今年的环保话题的重点在于低碳(low
carbon)二字。低碳绝对是当下社会最为时尚的词汇,因为它涉及到经济涉及到社会涉及到民生的方方面面,从京都议定书以来,碳排放量就一直是环境问题的一个关键点,>>>>口译考试一直热衷于考察经济和环境等话题,因此与低碳的相关词汇大家要做好积累。在全球暖化(globalwarming)导致的气候变化(climatechange)的威胁之下,全球正直面低碳挑战(low-carbonchallenge),因此,发展低碳经济,减少碳排放(carbonemissionreduction),倡导低碳生活方式不但势在必行,而且是我们每一个地球人都必须重视和行动起来的头等大事。1.低碳Low-Carbon
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2.低碳经济Low-CarbonEconomy(LCE)
ALow-CarbonEconomy(LCEorLow-Fossil-FuelEconomy(LFFEisaconceptthatreferstoaneconomywhichhasaminimaloutputofgreenhousegas(GHGemissionsintothebiosphere,butspecificallyreferstothegreenhousegascarbondioxide.3.低碳生活Low-CarbonLife相关英语表达见如下例句:
(1)Aone-yearcarbonemissionreductionprogramproposedbyChina'sMinistryofEnvironmentalProtection(MEPwasstartedhereWednesday,onWorldEarthDay,toencouragecitizensnationwidetoadjusttheirlifestyle.andlivea"low-carbon"lifestyle.Alow-carbonlifestyle.coversmanyaspectsofmodernlife,suchastransportation,homeheating,andholidaytravel,whichcanbeconductedinawaythatgivesthemaximumreductionofpersonalcarbonemissions.
(2)AstheCopenhagenClimateConferenceisdrawingnear,moreandmoredebateaboutlow-carbonlifestyle.comeforth.
(3)Justthisyear,thelow-carbonlifestyle,orLifestyle.ofHealthandSustainability(LOHAS,suddenlybecametrendyinChina,particularlyamongyoungurbanites,Linsaid.与“低碳生活方式”相关的说法还有“低碳生活”,即low-carbonlife,相关搭配就是leadalow-carbonlife,因为“低碳经济”提出的大背景是全球气候变暖对人类生存和发展的严峻挑战,因此,“低碳生活方式”还可以表达为climate-friendlylifestyles
4.碳足迹,即carbonfootprint。简单地说,碳足迹是用来衡量我们在日常生活中消耗的二氧化碳的一种方式。无论是开车上班、乘飞机旅行,还是使用电灯、电脑,我们都消耗石油、煤和天然气等化石燃料。这些化石燃料在燃烧时,会排放出诸如二氧化碳之类导致地球变暖的温室气体。对于carbonfootprint,维基百科有如下定义:Acarbonfootprintis"thetotalsetofgreenhousegas(GHGemissionscausedbyanorganization,eventorproduct".Forsimplicityofreporting,itisoftenexpressedintermsoftheamountofcarbondioxide,oritsequivalentofotherGHGs,emitted.相关表达见如下例句:Anewpurpose-builtofficecomplexthatwilloffereco-friendlyaccommodationacross66,250squarefeetisunderconstructioninWales.ItisreportedthattheCardiffWatersideproject,entitled3AssemblySquare,formspartofa£140millionconstructionprojectandwillaimtoofferbusinessintheareaanenvironmentthathasalowercarbonfootprintthantraditionalofficespace.上述句子的背景是,英国政府成立了一个TheLowCarbonBuildingProgramme(LCBP,即低碳建筑计划,维基百科解释说,LCBPisaGovernmentprogrammeintheUnitedKingdomadministeredbyBERR(formerlytheDTI.Itoffersgrantstowardsthecostofinstallingdomesticmicrogenerationtechnologiesandlargerscaledistributedgenerationinstallationsforpublicbuildingsandbusinesses,providedenergyconservationstandardsarealsomet.
5.低碳技术,即low-carbontechnology,这是发展低碳经济,倡导低碳生活的关键之关键,相关例句如下:TheCarbonTrusttodaylaunchedanew10mpoundslowcarbontechnologyinvestmentjointventuretohelpUKcompaniesdevelopnewlowcarbontechnologiesinChina.ThenewjointventureisapartnershipwiththeCarbonTrustand
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theChinaEnergyConservationInvestmentCorporation(CECICtodevelopanddeploylowcarbontechnologiesinChina.专家指出,低碳技术将成为国家核心竞争力的一个标志——谁掌握了先进的低碳技术,谁就拥有了核心竞争力。低碳技术的面很广,大的技术类型包括节能技术、无碳和低碳能源技术、二氧化碳捕捉与埋存技术,还包括人类可以利用、可以展望到的低碳技术,如核能、风能、太阳能、生物质能、二氧化碳捕捉埋存等相关技术,其中的关键词就是低碳能源(low-carbonenergy),如