中级口译第二部分口试-13

121One of my biggest habits is watching movies and I will go to the cinema when I am free or when I feel sad.I love to see the movies with strong emotions which can make me burst into tears,I love sad romance movies from South Korea which always make me feel like crying,I always been moved by the stories in movies.Another kind of movies I like is the kind of movie with splendid spectacle which shake me a lot like "The Lord of Rings".I really love to see these kinds of movies,what about you,my friends??2I like scary movies! I want to scream and shout whenever I'm watching1 I l ove it this kind of movie especially if the fl ow of the story is good and realistic. I also l ove romantic movies because I really feel so in l ove watching those movies especially if the story is related to me. I woul d also l ove to watch movie, romantic movie together with my special someone.3 love Disney and Pixar animated films. I've been collecting Disney movies for years, though there are one or two I have skipped for various reasons (Pocahontas comes to mind). I love both the old classics (Bedknobs and Broomsticks, for example) and the newer releases (Cars, which I loved because of Mater and the tractor tipping scene). One day, I hope to own every single Disney animated film on DVD.4 I'm still getting to know the Japanese anime genre, not having watched much of it yet (though I do like reading manga that has been translated into English). I also have a weakness for old cartoon series, like Scooby Doo (but without Scrappy, I couldn't stand him), Mysterious Cities of Gold, Voltron, and things like that.Voldrox, I haven't seen Despicable Me yet, but am looking forward to watching it. My question is, should I rent it on DVD or watch it at a theater where they are replaying it and it only costs a dollar or two to see?5 I like the movies with some good theme behind it. It is nice to watch the comedy flicks also. I watch almost every movie which comes around me but it is something special about some movies which gives the full entertainment and fun to watch them.I love action movies also, and my favorite star is one with his entry in this cinema world as an action hero.Hi! It depends on my mood basically. When I'm stressed, I prefer feel good movies such as love stories and comedy with light plots. They help me relax and clear my mind. But sometimes I also like watching horror movies, especially during halloween.Come to think of it I like to watch any movie except those heavy dramas. Happy mylotting. It is a good way to choose movies depends on your mood andthat will make the movies more wonderful131 In China, education has become almost synonymous with competition. Well, we may need to rethink and poke around during our college days to see what additional doo rs we can open instead of rushing through the experience.We live in a fast-moving society that shows no signs of slowing down. If college students don't learn to become lifelong learners, independent thinkers and persons of great inner strength, they will find themselves joining the long dark line of a desperate and characterless crowd whose sole purpose in life is to make a living.If they attend college simply to learn bookish knowledge, without learning to apply it to understand or process the problems in the world, if they do not develop mental models, learning habits and emotional prowess to cope with future challenges life presents, then they simply didn't "get" it. Their so-called education is not worth it.2 Some of you seem to forget the very important fact on obtaining a college degree, it is an esential requirement if you want to get into a particular work related field. Even to reach a certain position it is required that you have an advanced degree, and the corporate system makes this our requirement. Although people are taking on debt I think it truly is a problem with how much we are charged for our education. If anything college should be made more affordable no matter where it is located.3Beware of those saying college isn‟t worth it. These are the many of the same people who have money, want cheap labor for their businesses, and want a stupid electorate that can be fooled into voting for candidates who favor the wealthy. Sure college is expensive! And as one who didn‟t go to colle ge 25 years ago, I can tell you, that those without higher education will stagnate in wage growth after a certain amount of time. Those with degrees tend to get a much larger rise in earnings throughout their lifetimes. I‟ve seen it! I‟m almost 42 years ol d and I am a freshman in college. Even 25 years later, college is still the best path to a brighter future. I agree that college costs are high and there could be a better effort to contain costs for students. But don‟t be fooled. Go to college, kids. It‟s the best thing you can do for your future.4College is worth it if a person majors in a worthwhile field. Majors such as Psychology, communications, Women‟s studies, etc., are probably not going to pay off. The Economy is, at it‟s heart, driven by Technological innovation. We desperately need more people trained in science and engineering. With only a high school education a person is not well enough equipped to make any contribution in to science and engineering fields.I still believe that for most of us attending a community based college,with 2 year degree programs with mandatory transfer of college credits is the best way to go. Naturally if one thinks going to a pricey school for 4 years for a non professional degree; business, pre-law pre-med, philosophy, phsyc. or these types of majors knock ur self out. I thinks it is a waste of money. What is important is that ur grades r in the top 5% minimum. Then if one choses to further their education, I would put my money in the schools that are rated highest in ones field of study for my advanced degree,5 College is totally worth it, the problem is students are spending their money on degrees like anthropology and art classes.Gain skills that provide an income in the real job market and make a hobby out of what you would rather do. Life is about compromise.As far as degrees go most jobs that pay well are requiring a bachelors degree at a minimum. Educate yourself your own way, but no paper degree, no job, period! It‟s a catch 22.JIn our …new‟ eco nomic climate you are going to be hard pressed to find a job that pays more than minimum wage without a college education. As a nation affordable college tuitions should be subsidized as it is imperative we keep our population educated. …Dumming down‟ Amer ica is not in our best interest. When the nation gets fed up with the obstructionists in our political system then we will have progress. 6 Worth it for so many reasons – but not for everyone – especially now that costs are increasing significantly? What we are missing in the US are viable vocational training programs for those who are not suited or interested in college and yes possibly for those who can‟t afford it. As for college investments paying off or ensuring lucrative careers; now that is just not as prevalent as in the past. More and more students are studying, getting a degree and doing something completely different when they enter the workplace.The short answer: YES, college is worth it.The longer answer: YES, but it depends on where you go.College graduates, on average (again, I‟m not making this up, it‟s data, it‟s out there, look for it) earn more money than their peers without college degrees. Such that, it‟s well worth the investment you made and debt you went into, ten years down the road. They also, due to whatever is in the water in college, tend to live longer, prosper more, are more socially aware people, are happier, and live what you‟d call “fuller” lives.14Everyone tries to achieve success in his/her career. But some finally attain their aims while others fail. Why？Some continue their cause to the end through long period of hard struggles，but others are easily disappointed and stop halfway.Strong will，perseverance and diligence are the three essentials of success. A man of strong will and perseverance always has an inflexible spirit. He sticks to his cause no matter how tough it might be. Life is short and we have too much to do. Without diligence no one can achieve anything.I believe that where there is a will there is a way，and that success belongs to those who can make constant efforts.To accomplish your goal, the most important thing is outstanding willpower rather than the method . T herefore, in my unstanding, If you wantto make some success in specific filed, you have to firstly cultiviate kind of spirit of willpower. This is the first stop to approch success and also the only way lead to success.you ever heard of a long-distance runner who took top honors without having spent long hours training before hand? How about an award winning scientist who had never studied? Or perhaps a physician who had never gone to medical school? Certainly not. Success depends on preparation.Preparation is vital if we want to achieve success. It is hard to think of many areas of life where preparation is not a prerequisite to accomplishment. If you want to be an automobile mechanic, you learn the various components of a car and how they work together. If you want to be a championship swimmer, you put in long hours in the pool working to increase your speed and stamina. If you want to be a concert pianist you spend a lot of time on the piano bench. We must understand how important it is to prepare ahead for whatever it is we want to accomplish and then determine what steps are necessary.In these trying times of financial turmoil and economic uncertainty many people are concerned about how they are going to be able to continue to support their families. They worry that they will lose their jobs and their incomes. That is happening in record numbers all throughout the country. What can be done to prepare for such unwelcome but entirely possible events?To realize that losing your job might be a very real possibility would be a good first step. Do not think that you are immune to this epidemic because it seems that almost no one is. Take steps to prepare in advance for this possibility. Prepare your resume, making sure it is up to date and accurate. Continue to network with as many people as possible so that you will have those you can contact in the event you do lose your job. Work diligently toward putting money aside to tide you over during a time of unemployment. Perhaps this is a good time to avoid any unnecessary expenditures.If you know people who are presently out of work, try to do what you can to assist them in getting some leads. Life often has a way of giving back what we give out and hopefully you will have a support group to help you if the need arises. It is necessary to keep a positive outlook during these troubling times but also to be aware of the situation and to prepare as much as possible for the future.。

中级口语教程13Lesson 13 What's Wrong with Them? Text A I'm forty and married with two children. My trouble is that I haven't got enough to do. The kids are at school all day and the house is empty. So I eat chocolates, mostly. I've put on a lot of weight , but I can't give them up. I try as hard as I can but I just can't stop eating. Doctor Bruce writes : I think Mrs Allen would be happier if she found a job, or if she got out of the house more and made some interesting friends. If she did that, I think the weight problem would be solved. I'm sixteen. My trouble is my spotty skin. I've used all the creams on the market, but none of them do any good. And now I've met a marvellous girl. But I'm afraid to ask her to go out with me. Doctor Bruce writes: Most teenagers suffer from this, of course, at some time or other. And it makes them very shy and self-conscious. 'What will other people think of me, if they see me like this?' they wonder. And it's a pity, because if they didn't worry so much, the skin trouble would soon disappear. Tom should learn a relaxation technique, yoga for example. Then I think he'd solve the problem very quickly. My problem is time. I haven't enough of it. I sleep badly, and I wake up tired. I get indigestion every day and now I'm beginning to get bad headaches and pains in my chest. And don't tell me to take a holiday, doctor. I haven't got time. Doctor Bruce writes ; If Mr Tyler had more common sense ,he'd find the time to have a holiday, or change his job. If he thought for a minute, he'd see that he can't go on like this. He should rest more. Then he'd work better. But that's the silly thing about men like him. They only believe they're ill when they're almost dead. Text B Dear Doctor : I am forty-seven years old, male, and of average height and weight. My health generally seems quite good except for one problem. I wake up every morning feeling tired-so tired that I can hardly get out of bed. All day at work I fight this tired feeling, just dragging myself around. When I get home from work around 5. 30, I have a good dinner with my family and then sit dow n to read the newspaper. But before I have finished reading the frontpage, I fall asleep in my chair and often sleep until 8. 30 or 9. 00 p.m. When I wake up from this nap, I feel wonderful. I'm full of energy and ready to do a day's work. But at that hour there is nothing to do but watch television, which I do until after midnight. Even at midnight I still do not feel sleepy, but I know I ought to get a good night's rest, so I take a sleeping pill and go to bed. It's often two o'clock in the morning before the pill puts me to sleep. Just a few hours after that I have to drag myself out of bed again to go to work. All day I feel too tired to work. I just drag myself around until it's time to go home. Do you think there might be something wrong with my blood? J. T. L. When this letter appeared in the DEAR DOCTOR column of a newspaper, the doctor's reply zeras printed belozo it. Here is mhat the doctor answered : Dear Mr L. : I don't think there is anything wrong with your blood. The key to your problem is that long nap after dinner. If you didn't sleep for hours during the early part of the evening, you would be more ready to sleep at bedtime. If you didn't nap after dinner, you would not want to stay up so late, and you would not feel the need to take a sleeping pill. The pill is still working in your system when you get up in the morning. This helps account for the fact that you feel tired all day. You should get out of the habit of sleeping during the evening. Right after your。

BEC中级口试全真试题Part Ⅱ1.What is important when planning a presentation？Finding out about the audience Researching the topic2。

What is important when aiming to improve customer service？Staff Training Customer Satisfaction Surveys3.What is important when managing a project？Encouraging Teamwork Keeping to schedule4.What is important when motivating staff？Financial benefits Career development Opportunities5。

What is important when dealing with competition?Pricing policies Advertising strategies6。

What is important when planning health and safety training? Selecting topics Selecting staff to attend7:What is important when choosing new office equipment?Prices and discounts Brand names8。

What is important when entertaining foreign business clients？Venue for entertainment Cultural Differences9.What is important when aiming to reach new markets？Market research Advertising10.What is important when choosing a management training course to attend？Program Contents Length of course11.What is important when relocating a business？Local workforce available Location of site12.What is important when advertising a new product？Target markets Choice of media13.What is important when starting a new job？Knowledge of company procedures Help from company staff14.What is important when selecting staff for marketing trips abroad? Position in the company Previous experience of other countries15。

2015年9月上海市中级口译第二阶段口试真题试卷（精选）(题后含答案及解析)题型有： 2. 口译题口译题Part A Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in English. After you have heard each paragraph, interpret it into Chinese. Start interpreting at the signal.., and stop it at the signal...You may take notes while you are listening. Remember you will hear the passages ONLY ONCE. Now let us begin Part A with the first passage.听力原文：Well, yesterday we talked about long-term trading in the stock exchange. This morning I will focus myself on short-term trading. Recently, short-term trading has become more popular. Short-term trading especially refers to the one called day trading. Day traders seek to earn money from the daily changes in the price of a stock. Day trading is an extremely risky form of investing. It is possible to gain a large amount of money very quickly by day trading. Most day traders, however, lose money. This is because they don’t invest according to the common rules, but invest and earn money entirely by chance. I believe that, very soon, investors should be able to trade stocks twenty-four hours a day. Seven days a week. So my next lecture will focus on electronic dealing and its impact.1．Passage 1正确答案：昨天，我们讨论了(股市里)股票的长期交易。

上海市高级口译第二阶段口试模拟13(总分：5.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、口语题(总题数：1，分数：1.00)1.Short messages have already become a prevailing way to send greetings which make us smile and eager to resend them to other friends. But many of us have been taken aback by some unintelligible short messages or some lottery messages from various service suppliers. Whether we need it or not, they come to our mobile phones frequently.Topic: Advantages and disadvantages of short messagesQuestions for Reference:1. Do you mind receiving short messages from people you don"t know?2. Sometimes we receive the messages which are regarded as " warming greetings" And we usually resend them. Sometimes we receive the messages which are "rubbish". What do youthink of these unsolicited messages?3. In the competitive field of telecommunication, what do you think the service suppliers should do to meet the needs of the consumers?（分数：1.00）__________________________________________________________________________________________ 正确答案：()解析：(略)二、口译题(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、Part A(总题数：1，分数：2.00)（分数：2.00）(1).Passage 1（分数：1.00）__________________________________________________________________________________________ 正确答案：()解析：直到不久前，很多人都会为电子商务的概念挠头，奇怪网络与商务怎么会有关系。

中级口译参考答案中级口译参考答案中级口译是一项对语言能力和翻译技巧要求较高的考试。

无论是在学术界还是在职场中，中级口译都扮演着重要的角色。

本文将为大家提供一些中级口译的参考答案，希望能够帮助大家更好地准备和应对这一考试。

第一部分：听力理解在中级口译的听力理解部分，考生需要通过听取一段英语录音来理解其中的内容，并进行翻译。

以下是一段可能出现的对话和参考答案。

对话内容：A: Good morning, how can I help you today?B: Hi, I'm calling to inquire about the availability of the conference room for next week.A: Let me check the schedule. Yes, the room is available on Monday and Thursday.B: Great! How much does it cost to rent the room for a full day?A: The cost is $200 per day. However, if you book for the entire week, we can offer a 10% discount.B: That sounds like a good deal. I will discuss with my team and get back to you soon.参考答案：A: 早上好，有什么可以帮助您的吗？B: 嗨，我打电话来询问下周会议室的可用性。

A: 让我查一下日程表。

是的，周一和周四有空。

B: 太好了！租一整天的房间要多少钱？A: 每天200美元。

然而，如果您预订整个星期，我们可以提供10%的折扣。

B: 听起来不错。

我会和我的团队商量一下，尽快回复您。

第二部分：口译表达在中级口译的口译表达部分，考生需要根据所听到的英语内容进行口译。

英语中级⼝译⼝试真题精选 取得中级⼝语考试阅读部分⾼分的关键是要提⾼阅读速度和解题的正确率,在这⾥,笔者将逐个解释、分析中级⼝译考试阅读的四⼤关键要素。

中级⼝译⼝试真题有哪些呢?下⾯是的中级⼝译⼝试真题资料，欢迎阅读。

中级⼝译⼝试真题篇1 中级⼝译⼝试真题 ⼝语题 Directions: Talk on the following topic for at least 5 minutes. Be sure to make your points clear and supporting details adequate. You should also be ready to answer any questions raised by the examiners during your talk.You need to have your name and registration number recorded. Start your talk with “My name is…, “ “My registration number is…”. Topic: The Importance of Transportation for Shanghai’s Economic Development Questions for Reference: 1. Give a general picture of transportation in Shanghai and then compare it with that in other cities in China or abroad. 2. What are the causes of the most serious transportation problems in the city? 3. Why is transportation more important in Shanghai today? 4. How to improve Shanghai’s transportation system? ⼝译题 Part A Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in English. After you have heard each passage, interpret it into Chinese. Start interpreting at the signal…and stop it at the signal…You may take notes while youare listening. Remember you will hear the passages only once. Now let’s begin Part A with the first passage. Passage 1: Thank you very much for your gracious speech of welcome. China is one of the earliest cradles of civilization and a visit to this ancient civilization has long been my dream. // This visit will give me an excellent opportunity tomeet old friends and establish new contacts. // I wish to say again that I am so delighted and privileged to visit your great country and this lovely town. // I am deeply grateful for everything you have done for me since my arrivalin China. // Passage 2: I'm very glad to have the opportunity to work in your company with a group of brilliant people in China's automobile industry. //I had been looking forward to this job for many years and you have made my dream come true.//I appreciate all you have done for me. I really love my new house that you have chosen for me. //If you don't mind, I wish to tour around your company properties and meet my Chinese colleagues and lab assistants tomorrow.// Part B Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in Chinese. After you have heard each passage, interpret it into English. Start interpreting at the signal…and stop it at the signal…you may take notes while you’relistening. Remember you will hear the passages only once. Now, let’s begin Part B with the first passage. Passage 1: 浦江商务公司是经国家旅游局批准的我国⾸批商务旅游公司。

上海市英语中级口译证书第二阶段考试模拟试题1口语题Directions:Talk on the following topic for at least 3 minutes. Be sure to make your points clear and supporting details adequate. You should also be ready to answer any questions raised by the examiners during your talk. You need to have your name and registration number recorded. Start your talk with ‘My name is…’, ‘My registration number is …’.Topic: How to solve the housing problems in big cities?Questions for reference:1.What is the major housing problem we are facing in big cities?2.What do you suggest government should do concerning this problem?3.Are recent moves concerning effective?口译题Part ADirections:In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in English. After you have heard each paragraph, interpret it into Chinese. Start interpreting at the signal… and stop it at the signal... You may take notes while you are listening. Remember you will here the passage ONLY ONCE. Now let’s begin Part A with the first passage.Passage 1Passage 2Part BDirections: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in Chinese. After you have heard each paragraph, interpret it into English. Start interpreting at the signal… and stop it at the signal… You may take notes while you are listening. Remember you will hear the passages ONLY ONCE. Now let’s begin Part B with the first passage.Passage 1Passage 2口语题The shortage of housing is one of the most serious problems facing many big cities in China. Though the government has spent a large sum of money on housing, the investment has produced little financial return and a housing shortage will persists. Two generations sharing one room and newly-married couples finding it difficult to have a house of their own are still common cases. Housing shortage is a problem that requires an immediate solution.People's attitudes towards the solution to the housing problem are different. Some suggest building more high-rise apartments; others believe to develop underground housing areas. I am in favor of the former opinion. For one thing, it is cheaper to build above ground than below. For another, living underground for a long time will do harm to people's health. Above all, people are unwilling to live underground with artificial lighting and they prefer to live above ground to enjoy the sunshine.Although there may be some other ways to solve the housing shortage problem, I believe to build more high-rise apartments is one of the feasible solutions to the housing problem.口译题Part APassage 1各位同仁，女士们，先生们，早上好！首先，我向所有参加第七届NARIC年会的人士表示热烈欢迎。

Lesson 13What's Wrong with Them?Text AI'm forty and married with two children. My trouble is that I haven't got enough to do. The kids are at school all day and the house is empty. So I eat chocolates, mostly. I've put on a lot of weight , but I can't give them up. I try as hard as I can but I just can't stop eating.Doctor Bruce writes : I think Mrs Allen would be happier if she found a job, or if she got out of the house more and made some interesting friends. If she did that, I think the weight problem would be solved.I'm sixteen. My trouble is my spotty skin. I've used all the creams on the market, but none of them do any good. And now I've met a marvellous girl. But I'm afraid to ask her to go out with me.Doctor Bruce writes: Most teenagers suffer from this, of course, at some time or other. And it makes them very shy and self-conscious. 'What will other people think of me, if they see me like this?' they wonder. And it's a pity, because if they didn't worry so much, the skin trouble would soon disappear. Tom should learn a relaxation technique, yoga for example. Then I think he'd solve the problem very quickly.My problem is time. I haven't enough of it. I sleep badly, and I wake up tired. I get indigestion every day and now I'm beginning to get bad headaches and pains in my chest. And don't tell me to take a holiday, doctor. I haven't got time.Doctor Bruce writes ; If Mr Tyler had more common sense ,he'd find the time to have a holiday, or change his job. If he thought for a minute, he'd see that he can't go on like this. He should rest more. Then he'd work better. But that's the silly thing about men like him. They only believe they're ill when they're almost dead.Text BDear Doctor :I am forty-seven years old, male, and of average height and weight. My health generally seems quite good except for one problem. I wake up every morning feeling tired-so tired that I can hardly get out of bed.All day at work I fight this tired feeling, just dragging myself around. When I get home from work around 5. 30, I have a good dinner with my family and then sit dow n to read the newspaper. But before I have finished reading the front page, I fall asleep in my chair and often sleep until 8. 30 or 9. 00 p.m.When I wake up from this nap, I feel wonderful. I'm full of energy and ready to do a day's work. But at that hour there is nothing to do but watch television, which I do until after midnight.Even at midnight I still do not feel sleepy, but I know I ought to get a good night's rest, so I take a sleeping pill and go to bed. It's often two o'clock in the morning before the pill puts me to sleep. Just a few hours after that I have to drag myself out of bed again to go to work. All day I feel too tired to work. I just drag myself around until it's time to go home.Do you think there might be something wrong with my blood?J. T. L.When this letter appeared in the DEAR DOCTOR column of a newspaper, the doctor's reply zeras printed belozo it. Here is mhat the doctor answered :Dear Mr L. :I don't think there is anything wrong with your blood. The key to your problem is that long nap after dinner.If you didn't sleep for hours during the early part of the evening, you would be more ready to sleep at bedtime. If you didn't nap after dinner, you would not want to stay up so late, and you would not feel the need to take a sleeping pill. The pill is still working in your system when you get up in the morning. This helps account for the fact that you feel tired all day.You should get out of the habit of sleeping during the evening. Right after your evening meal, engage in some sort of physical activity-a sport such as bowling, perhaps. Or get. together with friends for an evening of cards and conversation. Then go to bed at `your usual time or a little earlier, and you should be able to get a good night's rest without taking a pill.If you can get into the habit of spending your evenings this way, I am sure you will feel less tired during the day. At first it maybe hard for you to go to sleep without taking a pill. If so,get up and watch television or do some jobs around your house until you feel sleepy. If you fall asleep and then wake up a few hours later, get up but do not take a leeping pill.Read a while or listen to the radio, and make yourself a warm drink. Eat a sandwich or a cookie. Then go back to bed. Even if you get only a few hour's sleep that night, you will feel better, in the morning than you usually feel after taking a pill. The next night you will be ready to sleep at an earlier hour.The most important thing is to avoid taking that nap right after dinner and to avoid taking pills.Additional InformationYesterday's drizzle did not dampen Beijingers' enthusiasm in events marking the first national dental care day.People of all ages crowded around medical experts who answered questions about dental care, and about toothbrushes and toothpaste.A girl in her 20's approached the consulting desk set by the Oral Medical College of the Beijing University of Medical Sciences at the Xidan crossroad. She wanted to know if there was anything wrong with her teeth.The girl dreamed about losing all her teeth , and , worse yet , her teeth ached when she awoke every morning.After examining her mouth, a consultant said her teeth looked all right. Sometimes,however, tension makes peoples' teeth ache. Relax, she was told. And if that does not help, get a thorough dental examination.Young parents wanted to know how to keep their children's teeth healthy.One by one , the doctors answered their questions and outlined the best solutions for them.More than 500 medical specialists from 18 districts and suburban counties across the municipality as well as over 200 teachers and students from the Oral Medical College of the beijing University of Medical Sciences took part in the sidewalk consultations.And about 47 consulting stations were set up in major streets and the four big department stores at downtown Xidan, Wangfujing, Dongsi and the Dong'an Market.In addition to offering suggestions, the medical workers also brought with them some simple medical equipment for fast dental checks and toothpaste and toothbrushes for sale.Posters and propaganda blackboards were also set up in most primary and middle schools in beijing."I never thought there would be so much scientific knowledge on tooth brushing," said a middle-aged man. "National Dental Care day has taught me how important it is to take care of my teeth and how to do it," he said. According to information from the National Dental Diseases Prevention Group , similar activities were conducted yesterday in most of the country's provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities."A massive campaign to teach people how to care for their own teeth is the best way for China to deal with dental diseases in the face of a shortage of dental medical workers," Chen Minzhang, Minister of Public Health said on Tuesday at a symposium on dental care in beijing Stomatological Hospital.At present, almost half of the population is suffering from dental caries (cavities).While the figure is even higher among children, 80 per cent of urban children have dental caries and 60 per cent are so afflicted in rural areas.In some cities, the rate with children may reach as high as more than 90 per cent.The minister also pointed out that dental care should be taught in primary and middle schools and the vast rural areas in order to raise the whole nation's dental care standards.。