Analysis Of The Problems Caused By Insufficient Preparations In Consecutive Interpretation For Industry-specific Interviews

Pre-task preparations are essential for consecutive interpretation.In most cases,however,interpreters are left with a rather short time for preparation.Thus,it’s important to decide the scope of preparation and have a reusable and effective routine to prepare adequately.The thesis discusses the key points and strategies on the pre-task preparation for consecutive interpretation of industry-specific interviews by analyzing a case of the mock conference “How to Control Health Care Costs: Lessons from Abroad” with theories related to interpretation preparation.The thesis finds that the main problem triggers are a lack of understanding of the target language discourse system,a lack of familiarity with the terminology in the source language,and a lack of understanding of the mechanism in the industry,all of which caused problems such as mistranslation,loss of information,improper pauses,and self-correction.The proposed strategies for improving the interpretation preparation are to build a system of industry-related knowledge,accumulate industry-related terminology,practice before the conference,and archive reusable materials.The thesis also summarizes a preparation routine for consecutive interpretation of industry-related interviews.It is hoped that the thesis can be a reference for interpreters in their preparation for similar types of conferences.