Unit 5 Interpreting Long Sentences.ppt

Unit 5: Interpreting Long Sentences Consecutive Interpretation II Instructor: Niu Chunling U5: The Comparison of the Chinese English Languages The basic word order: Subject + Predicate + Object Eg1:第二届文博会是在我国全面落实科学发展观、开始实施“十一五”规划的大好形势下举行的文化盛会，以“文化中国、创意未来”为主题，以“创意”和“科技”为核心，荟萃中外文化精品，云集世界文商名企，具有规模更宏大、内容更丰富、专业化市场化国际化更明显的特点。 Eg2: In all the work I have done as president, every decision I have made, every executive action I have taken, every bill I have proposed and signed, I‘ve tried to give all Americans the tools and conditions to build the future of our dreams, in a good society, with a strong economy, a cleaner environment, and a freer, safer, more prosperous world. 　　 U5: The Contrast of the Chinese English Languages parataxis vs. hypotaxis （意合vs.形合） preceding vs. retrusive （前置vs.后续） bamboo stick vs. grapes （竹竿vs.葡萄） verbalization vs. nounification （动词化vs.名词化） extension vs. condensation 　　（展开型vs.浓缩型） U5: How to Interpret Long Sentences C-E Interpretation Locate the “trunk” of the sentence. (S+P+O) Re-arrange the attributes adverbial modifiers into one or several defining sub-ordinate clauses. (bamboo stick → grapes) Convert the multiple verbs into multiple nouns. (verbalization → nounification) 4 Break down the long sentence and make simple sentence based on each every verb. U5: Test I (C-E) 朝鲜中央通讯社(news agency)报道朝鲜10月9日上午进行了地下(under-ground)核试验后，俄罗斯、欧盟和美国纷纷对此予以谴责(condemn)，同时要求朝鲜重返六方会谈(six-party talks)。 美国总统布什当天发表简短电视声明，谴责朝鲜宣布进行的核试验是“挑衅行为”(provocative act) ，是对国际和平与安全的一种威胁，是“不能被接受的”(unacceptable)。 U5: How to Interpret Long Sentences E-C Interpretation Separate the principal clause from the defining sub-ordinate clauses. (condensation → extension) 2. Place the modifiers ahead of the subject. (retrusive → preceding) Convert the multiple nouns into multiple verbs. (nounification → verbalization) U5: Test II (E-C) We reaffirmed our commitment to a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula（朝鲜半岛）, and all of us agreed that the