French Interpreting Practice Level 2 (1-6) (Audio Cassette)

Author: Cao Deming
Publisher: Foreign Languages Press
Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: This product is the accompanying audio tape for the book "Practical French Interpretation·Level 2." "Practical French Interpretation" (Level 2) was designed and compiled in accordance with the requirements of the "National Translation Professional Qualification (Level) Examination" interpreting syllabus. Based on years of interpreting practice and teaching experience, the authors, starting from the of interpreting activities, take thematic modules as the main focus and practical application as the key, supplemented by appropriate skill explanations and vocabulary expansion. They aim to expose learners to a wide range of interpreting topics and challenges to better adapt to real-world work needs. The content of this textbook is extensive, covering numerous fields such as politics, diplomacy, society, culture, economy, finance, trade and economic relations, law, and environmental protection. It aims to help learners familiarize themselves with basic vocabulary and common terminology in these fields, master the main techniques and methods of consecutive interpreting, and thereby further improve their interpreting skills, preparing them for the interpreting qualification examination. The textbook consists of 16 units, each comprising the following sections: discourse interpreting, interpreting techniques, vocabulary expansion, and interpreting practice. At the end of all 16 units, reference translations for discourse interpreting and interpreting practice are provided. Discourse interpreting includes one French-to-Chinese and one Chinese-to-French discourse each. The explanation of each discourse consists of three parts: vocabulary preview, interpreting discourse, and interpreting commentary. The vocabulary preview lists the more challenging words, phrases, and sentences in the discourse, allowing learners to preview and memorize these difficulties using reference materials before translating the entire discourse. This process is similar to the vocabulary preparation an interpreter would do before engaging in actual interpreting activities based on the topic. Since learners have a preliminary understanding of the discourse's challenges, they can focus more on techniques and expression handling during practice. After completing the interpreting exercises, learners should carefully read the interpreting commentary, flexibly grasp the theories and techniques discussed, and repeatedly refine and improve their translations until they are satisfied. We recommend that learners do not immediately read the reference translation after practicing interpreting exercises. Instead, they should first review the commentary, revise and polish their translations, and then compare their versions with the reference translation with specific questions in mind. Only in this way can learners improve through independent thinking, drawing inspiration from the reference translation's better expressions and methods.