Report On Simulated C-E Simultaneous Interpretation Of 2017 "One Plus 5" Launch:Difficulties Caused By Colloquial Features And Interpreting Tactics

This paper is a report on a simulated C-E simultaneous interpretation of"OnePlus 5 Launch" in June,2017.This launch mainly introduces a new smartphone product OnePlus 5,retrospecting and presenting the company’s progress and design concepts.In the process of simulated C-E simultaneous interpretation,colloquial features are obviously manifested in this speech,which include three aspects:1)colloquial words and idioms;2)redundant expressions;3)logic leaps.Due to the above colloquial features,extra efforts are needed for identifying,screening,judging and recovering the effective information from the input language,which increases the difficulty in the interpreter’s understanding and producing,and brings many problems such as too many pauses,omissions and difficulty in forming sentences.In view of this difficulty,the author puts forward corresponding coping tactics according to Skopos theory.Skopos theory advocates that "Skopos determines methods",so the selection of interpreting tactics relies on the purpose of the interpretation itself.The core task of the electronic product launch is to deliver the source language information accurately,completely and fluently so as to achieve promotion purpose.On this basis,the author puts forward the corresponding tactics:I)adopting paraphrasing,omission or retaining for colloquial words and idioms;2)adopting simplification and omission for redundant expressions;3)adopting integration and addition for the expressions with logic leaps.This paper’s discussion of the difficulties caused by the colloquial features from the electronic product launch and the coping tactic provides helpful guidance and reference for the author and other interpreters to deal with the colloquial features in SI.