Abstract: Today, a great number of business issues such as resource allocation, economic cooperation and business policies require to be addressed globally. More international contacts are needed. In order to have a successful communication with other countries and promote national economy growth, business conference oral interpreting plays a vital role as a bridge of cross - linguistic communication between both parties involved. This paper takes President Xi’s speech on B20 opening ceremony as a case and analyzes the business conference oral interpreting from the perspective of Interpreting Theory. It analyzes the Chinese characteristics and the difficulty in President Xi’s speech, and puts forward better strategies including free interpretation, information supplement for explanation, logic management and structure adjustment so as to improve the quality of oral interpretation in business conferences.
Key words: interpretive theory; business conference; interpreting; strategy
Contents
Abstract
摘要
1. Introduction-1
2. An Overview of Business Conference Oral Interpreting-2
2.1 Definition of Business Conference Oral Interpreting-2
2.2 Studies on Business Conference Oral Interpreting-2
3. An Overview of Interpretive Theory-3
3.1 The Introduction of Interpretive Theory-3
3.2 The Triangular Model of Interpreting Process-4
4. A Case Study of Oral Interpreting President Xi’s Speech on B20 Opening Ceremony-7
4.1 Analysis of President Xi’s Speech on B20 Opening Ceremony-7
4.1.1 Features of President Xi’s Speech on B20 Opening Ceremony-7
4.1.2 Difficulties of Interpreting President Xi’s Speech on B20 Opening Ceremony-9
4.1.3 The Significance of Theoretical Guidance for Interpreting President Xi’s Speech-10
4.2 Strategies of Oral Interpreting President Xi’s Speech on B20 Opening Ceremony-12
4.2.1 Free Interpretation-13
4.2.2 Information Supplement for Explanation-15
4.2.3 Logic Management-16
4.2.4 Structure Adjustment-17
5. Conclusion-19
References-21
