A Report On English-chinese Simulated Consecutive Interpreting Of Festive China Guided By Gile’s Effort Model

In the process of consecutive interpreting,interpreters need to allocate their effort in many links,so how to reasonably allocate their effort is very important.Reasonable allocation of effort can not only help the interpreter coordinate the time needed for listening and note-taking,but also make the output smooth and accurate.This report selects the documentary Festive China released by China Daily in2020 as the practice material for consecutive interpreting.The documentary mainly tells about some important Chinese festivals and solar terms,with a combination of animation and real-life scenes to introduce Chinese traditional culture and show the integration of traditional festivals and contemporary life.There are many culture-loaded words and rich cultural knowledge in this material,which brings some challenges to the interpreter.In view of the difficulties in the process,such as inadequate comprehension during listening,uncoordinated effort between note-taking and short-term memory,etc.,they can be attributed to the unreasonable distribution of effort.Therefore,the interpreter chooses Daniel Gile’s Effort Model to guide the practice and put forward strategies,such as information structuring,concise note-taking,deverbalization,proper anticipation and self-monitoring,so as to interpret more effectively.The purpose of this report is to strengthen the interpreter’s cognition of effort allocation and coordinate her effort reasonably in listening,note-taking and production through the combination of the theory and practice.The interpreter hopes that she can improve her interpreting level and this report can provide a reference for interpreting learners.