新东方名师：基础口译考前必备“黄金十段”（1）

1. E-commerce

E-commerce is thriving around the globe Internet use soared 30% last year, with 1/3 of all new users in the developing world. Asia and the Pacific dominate in this area, pointing the way for other developing countries and regions to follow. Asia and the Pacific now account for 46% of Internet users and is adding 50 million new ones each year.

难词讲解

1. thrive：兴旺、繁荣

2. pointing the way for：为…指名了道路

3. account for：占了…(主要指数量方面)

例句：Petrochemicals today account for 1/4 of all the chemicals made, in 10 years this amount is expected to double. 石油化工产品现在已占所有化学制品的1/4，10年后预计这个数目还要加倍。

参考译文

电子商务正在全世界蓬勃发展。去年互联网用户的数量剧增了30%，其中1/3的新用户在发展中国家。亚洲和太平洋地区在这方面绝对领先，为其他发展中国家和地区指明了道路。互联网用户中有46%在亚洲和太平洋地区，并且每年新增5，000万。

2. New York City

New York City is the largest city in the United States. More than 11 million people live in New York and its suburbs. The city stands mainly on three islands that lie at the mouth of the Hudson River. The island of Manhattan holds the heart of New York and many of its most famous sights.

难词讲解

1. lie at the mouth of 位于…河口

2. hold the heart of …的中心

参考译文

纽约市是美国最大的城市，约有1，100万的人口居住在纽约市及其郊区。纽约市主要分布在哈得孙河口的三个岛屿上。曼哈顿岛是纽约市中心，拥有许多著名景观。

3. Bank Account

If you ever have a bank account, then you have experience of personal banking. Banks can help you pay your phone, gasoline, or other bills. Nowadays commercial banks compete for customers just like other places of business. In order to make the best use of bank deposits you have to become a long standing customer.

难词讲解

1. bank account 银行账户

2. personal banking 个人银行业务

3. commercial banks 商业银行

4. bank deposits 银行存款

银行存款分：deposit account (定期存款) 和current account（活期存款）。

参考译文

如果你曾经有一个银行账户的话，那你就有银行个人业务的经验。银行可以帮助你付电话﹑汽油或其他账单。现在商业银行像其他行业一样在争夺客户。为了充分利用银行存款带来的好处，你必须成为银行的长期信用储户。

（编辑：赵颖茹）