英语口译简介.ppt

Master of Translation and Interpreting (MTI) are offered at over 100 hundred universities in China In 2007, several universities were granted to enroll undergraduates to study for MTI in two years. The students will study at university for two years and will be granted mater degree for translation and interpreting. 2. The Definition of Interpretation 1) The definition of translation 2) The definition of interpretation 3) The difference between translation and interpreting 4) The definition of interpreters 1) Definitions of translation (1)Translating is the art of recomposing a work in another language without losing its original flavor. ----Columbia Encyclopedia (2)Translating is the replacement of textual material in one language (SL) by equivalent textual material in another language (TL). ----J. C. Catford (3)Translating consists in reproducing in the receptor language the closest natural equivalent of the source language message, first in terms of meaning and secondly in terms of style. ----Eugene A. Nida (4)Translation?is?a?rewriting?of?an?original?text. 2) Definitions of interpreting (1) It is defined as oral translation of a written text . (2) Interpreting is a service activity with a communication function. It is usually a face-to-face communicative act. (3) An extempore oral reproduction in one language, of what is said in another language. (4) An oral transmission of messages from one language into their equivalents in another, for the purpose of achieving extempore understanding between communicators. (5) 口译是一种通过口头表达形式，将所听到（间或读到）的信息准确而又快速地由一种语言转换成另一种语言，进而达到传递与交流信息之目的的交际行为，是人类在跨文化、跨民族交往活动中所依赖的一种基本的语言交际工具。 3) The difference between Translation and Interpreting Interpret: Inter: between, among; pret: explain.