口译生活记录篇3.doc

Passage One: With more than 170 million Skype users worldwide, Microsoft is betting its newest acquisition will help expand its mobile presence and appeal to corporate users of video and voice communications.Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says it is the biggest deal yet in the companys 36-year history. This is a big day for Skype; this is a big day for Microsoft. Were adding a new division and a new promise to our customers, the promise of universal next generation communications, he said.But at $8.5 billion, analysts say it is a hefty price tag for a popular but money losing Internet phone and video-conferencing service. Words: Acquisition: 获得 The children progressed in the acquisition of basic skills. 意译：孩子们在掌握基本技术方面取得了进步。 2, He’s a valuable acquisition to our firm. 意译：他是公司不可多得的人才。 Hefty 1, They sold it easily and make a hefty profit. 意译： 他们很容易就卖得了非常大的利润。 Passage Two: Theres a better-than-random chance that babies born in the United States last year, 2010, were named Bella or Edward. Those were among the 10 most popular girls and boys names, respectively, and it was more than a coincidence that they are also leading characters in the wildly popular Twilight series of young adult novels and films about vampires. The choice of baby names, you see, can be somewhat faddish. Certain ones, such as Tiffany and Justin, which were popular in the 1980s, become the rage, then fall from fashion. The other day, a VOA staffer met a little boy, age two, named Aiden. Our colleague had never heard that name. Turns out, Aiden is the most popular boy babys name this year, as reported by the website For what its worth, Aiden was a leading character on the highly-rated TV show Sex and the City. more than ~~ It’s more than perfect to say… 我一般愿意帮助你： I’m willing to help you. 我很愿意帮助你： I’m more than willing to help you. 2, become the rage and fall from fashion Rage: 愤怒。 The rage = fashion Passage Three Thank you very much for your gracious speech of welcome. China is one of the