2004年9月上海市中级口译资格认证实考试卷录音
d trades because the wages are higher and there is more freedom. So the very few people who can afford living in servants often employ foreigners who have come to Britain in search of jobs. Many middle income group family employ dailies, and dailies are those people who come in during the week to do the cleaning and other house chores for a fixed couple of hours and in turn, they receive hourly or weekly payments Many of these families may also have opair-girls from a foreign country. Officially, an opair-girl is supposed to live in as one of the family, receiving her keep, entertainment and pocket money. In return, the opair-girls should help with the housework and care of any children. Hours and money are usually decided between the opair-girl and her employer. Opair-girls are actually put in about 5 hours day including baby-sitting and must have at least one day off each week as a time to attend English class, which is, after all, their main reason for being in Britain. Questions 15-18 15. According to the talk, what job does a British girl least likely go into? 16. What are the dailies employed by the British families. 17. Which of the following is not true about the o-pair in her employer’s family. 18. What is the main reason for the o-pair girl to choose to live in a British family? Questions 19-22 W: Did you take your car to Sampson’s Garage to be repaired, Bill? M: yes, the day before yesterday, it’s in good shape again now. Apparently, I needn’t have to worry about that the terrible rattling noise underneath. It was only a loose wire and they fixed it in 2 minutes. W: Was there anything else wrong? M: They found about a dozen other things that needed replacing. W: That’s always the way. You take the car in for one reason and they find everything else is wrong. In the end, you pay twice as much as you bargained for. But at least Sampson’s people are fast workers. M: Yes, thanks goodness, my wife and I had to go to Cambridge, family issues, you know. And I thought I have hire a car or borrow someone else’s. but my own car was ready in time so I didn’t need to hire one after all. W: Of course, Sampson’s may be fast, but he’s expensive too. I didn’t have to go to him, of course. I think I’ll try someone else next time it goes wrong. M: It doesn’t matter what else you try. All garages are expensive these days, you just have to pay up. there’s nothing else you can do. W: and sometimes you can’t even be sure that they’ve done the job you’ve asked them to do. Last year, I have to take my car into a garage for an emergency repair and I was not even allowed to stand in the repair shop and watch while they did it. Union’s rule or something. M: Well, they probably didn’t want you to see the how simple the job was before they give you bill. Questions 19-22 19. Why did the man take his car to Sampson’s Garage? 20. How did the man and his wife go to Cambridge before? 21. What does the man think the garage these days? . 22. Which of the following about
