A Practice Report Of Application Of Simplification Strategy In Consecutive Interpretation Under The Cognitive Load Model

After World War Ⅱ,the United States of America became a superpower on earth and President of USA also became one of the important roles in the international arena of economy and politics,therefore the views of American President have been a main objective for the international community.So accurately interpreting the interview of President will help us predict the economic and political direction and,to some extent,make strategic policy concerned with USA.This essay uses the interview of Obama at PBS as the materials.PBS is the abbreviation of Public Broadcast Service.The constitution of PBS is so complicated that it does not speak for any organization and stays neutral but it voices fairly for them,therefore it enjoys a great reputation within the media of the country.The interpretation practice is carried out by simulation of consecutive interpreting.While interpreting,the writer encounters many difficulties,for example,the interview is orally characterized,the topics cover many aspects,and the speakers have hesitations and corrections,which all contributes to the difficulty.Hence,the writer uses the simplification strategy to help ease his pressure and keep smooth of the interpretation as well as make the interpretation more brief and natural.Directed by the cognitive load theory,the writer uses the cases from the interpreting practice and the methods of omission and simplification to achieve the application of the simplification strategy and analyze and prove with the cases.Hence,the essay can provide reference for the interpretations of interviews of the political figures.