A Report On Consecutive Interpreting Of The "Global Business And Finance Online Programme"

This report is based on the “Global Business and Finance Online Programme” carried out by Hebei University of Economics and Business(Hereinafter referred to as HUEB)and Lincoln University of New Zealand(Hereafter referred to as LU).As an interpreter,the author had the honour to engage himself in the opening ceremony of the online programme.This report analyzes the application of Skopos Theory in conference interpreting from three aspects: pre-interpreting preparation,on-site interpreting process and post-interpreting reflection,based on the speeches given by leaders from two universities.In view of the problems in interpreting activities,the author puts forward corresponding interpreting strategies and techniques based on Skopos Theory.The German functional school of Skopos Theory attaches great importance to the background of the target language audience(Zhong & Zhong,1999,pp.47-49),especially the influence of the interpreted text on the recipient in the target language culture or the function of the interpreted text.Skopos Theory has three main rules--the Skopos rule,the coherence rule and the fidelity rule.In the interpreting practice,the interpreter needs to fluently convey the speaker’s purpose to the audience.In other words,the purpose of interpreting determines the strategies and methods to be used(Vermeer,1987,pp.25-33).Interpreting strategies related to the three rules of Skopos Theory are widely used in interpreting practice and play a crucial part in guiding the interpreting practice,improving interpreting quality.Therefore,Skopos Theory is suitable for explaining this activity.This report looks into four main difficulties in the interpreting process,namely,high-density information,missing information,information-redundancy sentences and complex sentences.Based on Skopos Theory,specific interpreting strategies are proposed to solve these four difficulties.Specifically,for high-density information,the method of appropriate omission can be adopted to seize important information and discard minor information in interpreting,so as to effectively convey the speaker’s message to the audience;for missing information,the method of omission can be adopted for non-important information,and the method of addition can be adopted for the missing of major information,it can be supplemented with important information in time to help listeners understand the content of the speech thoroughly.For the information-redundancy and complex sentences,reconstructing and generalization strategies can be used in the interpreting process,which can enable the interpreter to understand the compound sentences and express the information to the audience in a short time.This report aims to deepen the author’s knowledge and understanding of functionalist Skopos Theory,so as to more effectively guide future interpreting practice,master interpreting strategies,improve interpreting quality and enhance interpreting level,as well as provide reference for other interpreters to solve practical problems in consecutive interpreting,thus helping interpreters successfully complete the interpreting tasks.