An Analysis Of The Relationship Between The Interpreter And Other Players In The Government Press Conference From The Perspective Of Game Theory

As a branch of applied mathematics,game theory is an effective tool for analyzing the outcome of conflicts of interests among different interest groups.Through reading the previous literature,the author finds that the scholars who have studied interpreting theories in the past have already used the game theory to analyze interpretation activities.This study analyzes different "interpretation games" faced by interpreters in the government press conference.Interpreters,clients,audience,speakers and other stakeholders are important players in the government press conference.There must be different games among those players.This paper uses the game theory to analyze different games faced by interpreters in the government press conference,including the game between interpreters,the game between the interpreter and the audience,the game between the interpreter and the speaker and the game between the interpreter and the client.The author points out that when playing with other interpreters,the interpreter may face information asymmetry;when playing with the audience,he/she may face the problem that the interpretation effect does not meet the expectations of the audience;when playing with the speaker,he/she may have to deal with the pressure brought by the speaker's impromptu speech;and when playing with the clients,he/she may face the problem of free ride and low pay.At last,based on the problems faced by the interpreter,the author offers several suggestions for interpreters in the government press conference to help them achieve better results when dealing with other players.