Lecture 1 Interpreting__ Overview

时间：2026-01-21

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Lecture 1 Interpretation Overview

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Preparation: Warm-up Exercise

C-E Translating

有句古话说得好，“有朋自远方来，不亦悦乎？” 对于你们的精心安排，千言万语也道不尽我们的感激之情。 As a saying goes, “isn’t it a great pleasure to have friends coming from afar?” No words can fully express our gratitude for your thoughtful arrangement.

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Preparation: Warm-up Exercise

E-C Interpreting

Please do not hesitate to ask if you shall encounter any inconvenience in life or work. 您在生活或工作中若有不便之处，请直接与我联系。 As an old Chinese proverb says, “all good things must come to an end.” 中国有句俗话，“天下没有不散的宴席”。

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Preparation: Lead-in Discussion

1) What is the difference between translating and interpreting? 2) What is the role of a translator/interpreter?

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Presentation: Role of the Interpreter Video

Bridge between two cultures

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Presentation: What is interpreting

A service activity with a communication function and it is done on request and for a financial reward.

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Presentation: Two basic Types

Liaison Interpreting (联络口译) Dialogue Interpreting Community InterpretingConference Interpreting(会议口译) Consecutive Interpreting Simultaneous Interpreting

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Liaison Interpreting

Situation 1

Mr. Wang, General Manager of Hualin Soft Toy Co. Ltd, is at the airport meeting Ms. Wilson, President of World Import & Export, US.

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Wang: Excuse me, are you Ms. Wilson from World Import & Export ? My name is Wang. I’m the General Manager of Hualin Soft Toy. Wilson: 王先生,很高兴见到您. Wang: Welcome to Xiamen. Did you have a pleasant journey? Wilson: 谢谢。旅途还算顺利，就是有点远。 Wang: Let me help you with your bags. Our car is waiting outside. Wilson: 谢谢，我自己来。 Wang: This is the newly-built Round-the-Island Road which runs all the way along the beach. People love to come here at weekends. Really lovely, don’t you think so? Wilson: 很美。在我家乡，要走很远的路才能看到如此优美的风景。 Wang: Really? Xiamen is small but a good place to live. In fact, it has the reputation for being the best city in China from the point of view of living. Wilson: 你们可真幸运！厦门人口有多少？ Wang: We have some 1.3 million permanent residents here, so it’s not very big. Wilson: 对我来说可不算小。请问我在这里的日程是怎样安排的？ Wang: You are free this evening and can have a good rest in the hotel after dinner. Tomorrow morning, we will take you to the factory so that you can have a look at some samples and the production lines. In the afternoon, we will talk about the details of the contract. The day after tomorrow is for sightseeing. How does that suit you? Wilson: 没

问题。客随主便嘛。 Wang: Right, here we are. After you, please.

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Conference Interpreting

Situation 2

Mr. Wang Guangya, Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations, is addressing at Princeton University, US.

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Ladies and gentlemen, good evening!I am honored to be invited to your seminar tonight. For me, for my colleagues and for many other Chinese, Princeton has long been a familiar name. With a history longer than the country, it has produced many outstanding people, Woodrow Wilson, the 28th US president, Albert Einstein, the great scientist, and T.S. Eliot, the famous poet, to name but a few. As former president Bill Clinton said in 1996 at the celebrations for the 250th anniversary of Princeton: “At every pivotal moment in American history, Princeton, its leadership, its students have played a crucial role.” I am more pleased to learn that all of you have a keen interest in China. Though our two countries are geographically far apart, we have a great deal in common. While many Chinese enjoy Hollywood movies and McDonald’s fast food, many Americans find that their clothes and daily necessities are made in China. I hope that today’s seminar will help you gain a better understanding of China and its foreign policy, thus enhancing our friendship and cooperation.

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Presentation: Process of interpretingPreparing 译前准备 Performing 现场表现

Packaging 译后总结

Listening Analysis 听力分析

Working Memory 工作记忆

Notes Taking 笔记记录

Speech Production 信息输出

Coping Tactics 应对技巧

understanding and making understood

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Presentation: Problem Triggers

Where do you think you may meet troubles in the process of interpreting?