本欄目可作為旨在通過(guò)系統(tǒng)而全面的技巧講解及豐富多元的實(shí)戰(zhàn)練習(xí)幫助學(xué)習(xí)者進(jìn)一步提高交替?zhèn)髯g能力。具有以下主要特點(diǎn)：技能全面，解析詳盡：系統(tǒng)涵蓋交替?zhèn)髯g各項(xiàng)技能，并對(duì)每一項(xiàng)技能進(jìn)行詳細(xì)的分析講解，包括相關(guān)理論解釋、舉例說(shuō)明、訓(xùn)練訣竅推介；話題廣泛，時(shí)效性強(qiáng)：涉及國(guó)際、國(guó)內(nèi)各類最新話題，且各話題與相關(guān)口譯技能有機(jī)結(jié)合；語(yǔ)料真實(shí)，力求多樣：語(yǔ)料多取自各類講話材料，符合口譯文本特點(diǎn)；錄音材料則由不同國(guó)家、不同語(yǔ)音的人士錄制。

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The Chinese Dragon — National Symbol of China

When Westerners talk about China, they often associate it with an animal, the Chinese dragon. For them, dragon is an aggressive monster that breathes fire. Many popular legends tell of how dragons killed brave knights and ate beautiful maidens.
For the Chinese people, however, dragon is not an evil monster. It’s a cultural and spiritual symbol for nobleness, prosperity and good luck. The dragon’s main task is to create harmony and
bring rain. Dragons are celebrated in art and architecture, and of course the dragon dance is a very popular ritual. Millions of Chinese have the word “l(fā)ong”, meaning the Chinese dragon, as part of
their name.
Almost all countries in the world have an animal symbol to represent their country, and it is particularly obvious during sports meet. The English see lions as brave, proud animals and the England football team has three lions on the front of their football shirts.
Australia is famous for kangaroos. The national rugby team is more commonly known as the Wallabies which is a kind of small kangaroo. Similarly, the South African team is known as the Springboks which is a type of African antelope; and the New Zealanders, whether playing sports or not, are commonly known as Kiwis. The kiwi is a native New Zealand bird that can’t fly.
All countries are proud of their symbols, which they feel reflect national characteristics or the beauty and variety of their natural environments. Recently, a Shanghai professor claimed that using the dragon as a national symbol could make Western countries have a negative view of China. But in an internet survey, 90% of Chinese people wanted to keep the Chinese dragon.