上海中高級口譯考試分為筆試和口試，在筆試考試通過后會頒發(fā)筆試證書，通過一次筆試可以獲得四次口試的機會。中高級口譯的筆試和口試雖然是分開進行的，但其筆試的證書在社會上卻有很高的認可度。　
Listening and translation

　　1.We know that language use is a life long process, so is the foreign language learning. There is no short-cut in learning a foreign language.

　　2. I'm afraid we'll have to change our appointment for Friday morning. Something unexpected came up, and I'm sorry for the inconvenience this might cause you.

　　3. After some discussions we have reached compromise on the key points and will come down to details of the contract at our next meeting tomorrow afternoon.

　　4. A famous educationist once said, "Nobody is completely ignorant. Nobody knows everything. All of us lack knowledge of something." That is why we continue to learn.

　　5. Today i'm pleased to announce that our government will dramatically expand the number of students who study in China to 50,000 in next 10 years.