Title: Ceremonial Address
1Ceremonial Address
2Unit Objectives
- After studying this unit, you should
- understand how to make a short-term preparation
for the interpreting tasks. - find ways to improve your interpreting skills and
performance. - master the basic words and expressions about
ceremonial address. - know some cultural background knowledge about
ceremonial address.
3Preparing --Warm-up Exercises
- Suppose you are going to work as an interpreter
for a businessman who is going to make a
ceremonial address. - How are you going to prepare for it?
- What questions are you going to ask if you are
able to contact the organizer or the speaker
before the interpretation starts?
4Preparing --Skills Presentation
- Preparing Training (II) Short-term Preparation
- What to Prepare?
- Meeting Documents
- A Glossary List
- Dictionaries, Notebooks and Pens
- Dresses and Name Cards
- How to Prepare?
- Read through the Relevant Documents
- Surf the Internet
- Contact the Organizer and the Speaker
- Prepare a question list
5Preparing --Phrases Interpreting
- A. English to Chinese
- Take this opportunity
- Cherish
- Signing ceremony
- Witness
- Extend sincere thanks to.
- Appreciate
- Last but not least
- Enhance
- At his earliest convenience
- Workshop
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6Preparing --Phrases Interpreting
- B. Chinese to English
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- Master of Ceremonies
- distinguished guests
- on the occasion of
- an envoy of friendship
- best wishes
- sincere thanks
- hospitality
- at the (gracious) invitation of
- on behalf of...
- incomparable
7Preparing --Sentences Interpreting
- English to Chinese
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8- B. Chinese to English
- Mr. Smith, Im very happy to welcome you and all
the other members of your delegation to our
country. We hope youll have a pleasant visit
here. - As a Chinese saying goes, Isnt it a great
pleasure to have friends coming from afar? - Allow me to express our warm welcome and cordial
greetings to our distinguished guests coming from
afar. - I hope you will be frank with us and give
whatever opinions and suggestions you may have in
regard to the tentative schedule. Well see what
we can do to meet your wishes. - You are welcome to visit us again any time. Our
door is always open to friends.
9Performing --Decoding (Note-taking)
10Performing --Memorizing
(Story-retelling)
- Listen to the recordings of Text A again. Try to
catch more details and improve your notes. Then
retell the speech in your own words with the help
of your notes.
11Performing --Encoding (Message Reconstructing)
- Chinas Development Is an Opportunity for Asia
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- Honorable Guests, Friends, Ladies and gentlemen,
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- We are glad to see that Asia has, on the whole,
enjoyed stability, with peace, development and
cooperation becoming the mainstream of an
advancing Asia. With concerted efforts, Asian
countries have freed themselves from the shadow
of the financial crisis ,overcome the impact of
SARS and bird flu, succeeded in domestic economic
restructuring, and quickened the tempo of
industrial upgrading and transformation, promoted
a robust regional cooperation, and increased the
capacity to tide over potential risks. Asia
retains its position as one of the worlds most
dynamic regions and a key growth point in global
trade. All this gives us much confidence about
Asias future.
12Performing --Coordinating (Field Interpreting)
- witness
- signing ceremony
- joint venture
- rigorous evaluation
- proposal
- vision
13Packaging --Interpreting and Assessment
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- China International Fair for Investment and Trade
- political stability
- economic progress
- social harmony
- development of western regions
- farsighted
- seize the historical opportunity
14Performing --Coordinating (Field Interpreting)
15Packaging -- Feedback and Comments
Aims of this Unit Students Feedback
Teachers Comments The candidate has met
the standard, knowledge and skill
requirements. Candidates ___________________
Date ___________________ Assessor
____________________ Date
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16Assignment --Simulation Exercises
- Work in groups. Role-play the following
situations with your partners, acting as the
Chinese speaker, English speaker and the
interpreter respectively. One group will be
invited to perform in class.
Situation A You are Assistant Manager of Company
Nike. Please make a welcoming address to welcome
Peter ODonnell, a trainee manager in the head
office in New York.
Situation B You work for a company in Liverpool.
You have come to Shenzhen for a Trade Fair. You
are to say goodbye to one of your companys
clients. Make a farewell speech expressing your
happiness while staying with them.
17Points to Remember
- The short-term preparation refers to the job that
can only be prepared shortly before the
interpreting task is taken. - The interpreter shall beforehand prepare the
relevant documents and terminology dictionaries
and note-books proper dresses and name cards. - The following three ways are suggested when
making short-term pre-interpreting preparation,
namely, read through the relevant documents surf
the internet contact the organizer and the
speakers.