口译lesson 1

第一单元口译理解第一课听取信息I. Theory and Technique: Receiving InformationII. Technique Training1.1 三种错误的饭后习惯1.2 Why do we have eyebrows?III. Interpreting Exercise1.3 US Vice President’s speech at Fudan University1.4 王光亚在普林斯顿大学演讲的开场白1.5 Speech at inauguration of new facilityIV. Interpretation-related culture: etiquetteV. Everyday Accumulation: ClichéPart one. Receiving InformationA. Difference between normal listening comprehension practice and the listening comprehension in interpretationThe most basic difference is that in the normal listening comprehension practice, a listener is only asked to understand what he hears and make judgment, while in the interpreting environment, an interpreter is asked not only to understand but also to make logical analysis of what he hears and reorganize the information with his own words and express it through interpretation.口译时译员要兼做编辑。

这是什么意思呢?就是说译员在听清并理解了讲话人话后，要能够判断出哪些是他真正要讲的话，哪些是没用、重复罗嗦的废话，从而对其进行编辑处理。

那么，这样做是否有悖于翻译忠实原则呢?否。

因为，口语自有口语特点。

讲话人在即席发言时，脑子里往往只有一个中心思想，但是具体表达和选词造句却是想到哪儿说到哪儿。

就是说，口语不可能像书面语那样严谨，其中必然有一些重复、罗嗦废话。

甚至有的讲话人本来就不善言辞，经常会说出一些不完整、不知所云的话。

这种情况中国人有，外国人也有。

这时，译员就要善于综合，要在不遗漏讲话基本内容前提下，敢于删掉那些废话，使译出的话语条理清楚。

只有这样才能真正忠于讲话人精神实质。

否则一味追求逐字逐句照译，反而会给人零乱、不忠感觉。

B. Technique Traininga. Summarizing practice: After listening to a text (either in SL or TL), students are asked to summarize what he or she hears in the same language of the source text, which means if a student listens to a Chinese text, he is asked to do the summary in Chinese, and if it is in English, do it in English, so there is no listening barriers for Ss.Tips for SP:1) catch the logical structure of the source text: title of the text; topic sentence; narrating structure: time, direction, logical reasoning, etc; style of the text: narrative, illustrative, explanation, argument, story, etc.2）get the trunk message (major idea)3) be coherent (前后保持连贯一致)Sample practice one:三种错误的饭后习惯(Three mistaken after-meal habits )Practice pattern:1) Ask Ss to just listen to the audio material without referring to the written text and summarize. Purpose: to help them form the awareness of being an interpreter, to establish the direct transition from oral to oral, however, note-taking is encouraged in this technique training. After listening to the audio material for one time, get volunteers to do the summarization.2)Ask Ss to listen for the second time with their books open and give their written summarization. Assign them homework: Translate the teacher’s summarization into English and upload their translation to the teacher’s blog, later on, compare their translation with the teacher’s in the blog.Blog Address: http://blog. /cableinterpretFirst question: What are they? (one, two, three)Second question: Why are they wrong? What is the right thing todo?( respective reasons and advice)错误习惯一：饭后吃水果S: 许多人多喜欢饭后吃点水果爽口，但医生提醒说，这其实是一种错误的习惯，因为饭后马上吃水果会影响消化。

如果人们长期坚持这种生活习惯，将会导致消化功能紊乱。

因此，人们最好在饭后一到两个小时再吃水果。

错误习惯二：饭后饮茶S: 医生还提醒说，人们还要注意改正饭后饮茶和饭后散步的错误习惯。

饭后立即饮茶，茶水会冲淡胃液（gastric juice, stomach juice, digestive juice），影响胃内食物的正常消化。

医生建议，最好在进食一小时之后再饮用茶水，这样有助于消化。

错误习惯三：饭后散步S：“饭后百步走活到九十九”，这种说法是不科学的。

人的胃的饭后处于充盈的状态，即使是非常轻微的运动也会使胃受到震动，从而增加肠胃的负担，影响消化功能。

医生建议，最好在饭后三十分钟再散步。

Three mistaken after-meal habitsMany people like to eat some fruits right after a meal, however, doctors remind that it is actually a mistaken habit, for it (eating fruits right after a meal) will affect digestion. If one sticks to such a habit, it will bring about disorder of his digesting system. Thus, it is suggested that one eats fruits one or two hours after a meal.Doctors also remind that the habits of having tea and going for a walk right after a meal are wrong and should be corrected.If one drinks tea right after a meal, the tea water will dilute the gastric juice and affect the normal digestion of the food in stomach. Doctors suggest that one takes tea one hour after a meal.The common saying that “If one takes a walk (of 100 steps) after a meal, he is most likely to enjoy a long life (of 99 years)” is unscientific. One’s stomach is fully-loaded with food after a meal, thus even the slightest physical movements will shake the stomach and increase its burden, affecting its digesting function. Doctors suggest that one go for a walk half an hour after a meal.Sample Practice two:Why do we have eyebrows?Question 1: What roles do our eyebrows play?Question 2: How eyebrows help protect our eyes?Our eye brows play a very important role in keeping moisture out of our eyes. By diverting the flow of water or sweat away from our eyes, they keep our eyes dry from rain or sweat. Our eye brows are arch-shaped, which helps angle the rain or sweat around to the sides of our faces, leaving our eyes fairly dry. By catching the water or sweat, our eyebrows not only allow us to see more clearly but also keep the salt in the sweat from burning or irritating our eyes.Eyebrows have other roles also. For example, eyebrows help us determine (tell) how people are feeling without having to ask them, for eyebrows are one of the most expressive facial features. If somebody’s eyebrows are drawn in a frown, he is most likely angry or upset.Besides, eyebrows have been having an increasing impact on our concept of beauty or fashion. Big, thick and hairy eyebrows tend to be considered unattractive, while thin, plucked eyebrows are said to be more beautiful.我们的眉毛对于保护我们的眼睛使其免受水汽的侵扰起着非常重要的作用。