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“ScalersTalk 口译进阶小组”的前身是“ScalersTalk 交传小组”，成立于 2015 年 2 月，现阶段，小组继续专注高级阶段的交替传译与同声传译训练，在巩固语言基本功的同时训练各类口译技能，从而为承担正式场合的口译打下坚实基础。
第 164 周训练材料选自 speech repository 的一系列训练材料和 Ted 演讲，目的在于提升会口译员培训质量。小组成员利用该材料练习了复述、交替传译和同声传译，并学习原文的词汇、表达和句型句式。设备建议：你需要电脑或手机播放音频、手机发送语音。本日志整理的是英译汉材料 The Rise of the BRICS as Development Aid Providers 的部分内容。
The BRICS are often seen as countries which are still developing and which are poorer than most of the western world. This is true. However, the BRICS are now providing more and more development aid to other countries. So they're not just recipients. They are now also aid donors. Why is the change taking place? Well, in my opinion there four key reasons for this. Firstly, the BRICS are becoming richer. Secondly, they want to have more of a say on economic affairs. They no longer want to be seen just as a recipient. Thirdly, they want to have more of a say when it comes to international development policy, and they believe that providing more development aid will enable them to do this. Fourthly, they want to forge trade links with poorer countries, and providing development aid is a key way to do this.
通常我们认为金砖国家是发展中国家，不如大多数西方国家富裕。事实确实如此。然而，现在金砖国家为其他国家提供的发展援助越来越多，他们不再只是援助的接受者，同时也是援助者。为什么发生这样的变化呢？在我看来有4个主要原因。第一，金砖国家越来越富有。第二，他们想在经济事务中更有发言权，他们不想再做援助的接受者。第三，他们想在国际发展政策中更有发言权，他们认为提供更多发展援助有助于实现这一目标。第四，他们想与更穷的国家建立贸易联系，提供发展援助就是一个关键方式。
recipient: a person who receives something 接收者
donor, provider 捐赠者，提供者
have more of a say on 有更多发言权
when it comes to 提及……；涉及到……
forge: to make or produce, especially with some difficulty （靠艰苦工作）建立（通常为长期关系）
句型：Doing sth will enable sb / is a key way to do ...
But how much money are we talking about? Well, in 2010, India spent 618 million US dollars on development aid. Brazil spent 1.2 billion US dollars. Russia spent 500 million US dollars. And South Africa spent 143 million US dollars. Now these sound like huge amounts, but I think we should put it into perspective. The level of development aid provided by India in 2010 was more or less the same as that provided by Portugal, even though India’s GDP is seven times greater than Portugal’s. And the amount of development aid provided by Russia was more or less the same as that provided by Greece. Even though Russia’s GDP is nine times greater than Greece’s. Now, China is the exception amongst the BRICS, because it now provides more development aid than many western countries. In 2010, China provided 4 billion US dollars in development aid, overtaking Italy. However, despite this, China is still behind Norway, even though its GDP is 26 times greater than Norway’s.
他们的援助金额有多少呢？2010年，印度提供了6.18亿美元的发展援助，巴西提供了12亿美元，俄罗斯提供了5亿美元，南非提供了1.43亿美元。这些数据听起来很大，但是我们应该正确看待。2010年印度的援助额与葡萄牙相当，而印度的GDP是葡萄牙的7倍。俄罗斯的援助额与希腊相当，而俄罗斯的GDP是希腊的9倍。中国在金砖国家中是个特例，因为它提供的援助额比很多西方国家都高。2010年中国提供了40亿美元的发展援助，超过了意大利。然而尽管如此，中国依然落后于挪威，而其GDP是挪威的26倍。
put it into perspective: If you get something in perspective or into perspective, you judge its real importance by considering it in relation to everything else. If you get something out of perspective, you fail to judge its real importance in relation to everything else.
The level of development aid provided by India in 2010 was more or less the same as that provided by Portugal, even though India’s GDP is seven times greater than Portugal’s.
The level of A is more or less the same as that of B
n times + 比较级形容词 + than
overtake: to go beyond something by being a greater amount or degree 超过
So to conclude, the BRICS are playing a more and more important role in providing development aid. And in future years it may be amongst the world’s leading donors. However, it's not just the quantity of development aid that is important, I believe the actual services which are provided are important, too. But that is another kettle of fish, and that is something which will have to be discussed in another speech. Thank you.
总的来说，金砖国家在提供发展援助方面发挥着越来越重要的作用，未来几年它将成为世界领先的发展援助者。然而发展援助的数量固然重要，我个人认为实际提供的服务也很重要。但这是另一回事了，这个话题可以下次再讨论。谢谢。
amongst the world’s leading donors
If you say that something is a different kettle of fish, you mean that it is very different from another related thing that you are talking about. 另一回事
