Section C  Follow-up Oral Tasks

Task 8 Listening & Interpretation        

        Listen to the five sentences twice and interpret each into Chinese.

1.Autismisa general term for a group of brain disorders that limit the development ofsocial and communication skills..    

自闭症是一组大脑障碍的总称，它限制社交和沟通技能的发展。

2.Autismgenerally appears by the age of three. It is part of a larger group ofdisorders, often called autism spectrum disorders.

自闭症通常三岁时出现。它是被称为自闭症谱系障碍疾病的一部分。

3.Doctorstraditionally consider the possibility of autism only if a child shows delayedspeech or unusually repetitive behaviors.

传统上只是当一个儿童出现语言迟缓或异常的重复性行为时，医生才认为可能有自闭症。

4.Youngchildrenusually have a favorite soft object like a stuffed animal or a blanket. Butchildren with autism may like hard objects instead.

 幼童通常都喜欢柔软的物体，如填充棉玩具动物或毛毯。但有自闭症的孩子则可能会喜欢硬的东西。

5.Autisticchildren experience delays in the development of social and communicationskills. They may also show limited interests and repeat the same actions overand over.

自闭症儿童社交和沟通能力发展迟缓，他们也可能表现出一点兴趣，并会不断重复同样的动作。