The Interpetation Of The Nonverbal Actions

The past century witnessed the rapid development of interpretation as well as the research of interpretation. However, almost all of the researches deal with the interpretation theory or the interpretation of verbal language. As a very important way of communication to convey messages, the nonverbal actions should not be neglected. For the sake of an insight into the interpretation of the nonverbal actions, both nonverbal actions and interpretation are given a close study in this paper. For the important messages they convey, the nonverbal actions should be explained; for their instantaneity, they must be interpreted immediately; for the requirements of a successful interpretation, they should be interpreted. Then with a discussion of the practice of the interpretation of the nonverbal actions, a model concerning the interpretation of them is put forward. The model goes from detecting the nonverbal actions to comprehending the nonverbal actions and then to judging whether to interpret: the explanation of the meanings of the nonverbal actions. This model can only be applied under certain principles and under certain situations. No matter how advanced the theory is, the only way to do the job well is based on strong competence and skillfulness. So, the cultivation of the competence in interpreting nonverbal actions is also discussed. To improve the competence of interpreting the nonverbal actions, interpreters should make use of every possible opportunity to study. Firstly, they should accept further class training, where they will have systematic cross-cultural training. Second, they should make use of their practice to learn the differences among different nonverbal communications. In this way, they will be excellent interpreters sooner or later.