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Ceremonial Address
  • Unit Two

2
Unit 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.

3
Preparing --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?

4
Preparing --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

5
Preparing --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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6
Preparing --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

7
Preparing --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.

9
Performing --Decoding (Note-taking)
10
Performing --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.

11
Performing --Encoding (Message Reconstructing)
  • Chinas Development Is an Opportunity for Asia
  •  
  • Honorable Guests, Friends, Ladies and gentlemen,
  •  
  •  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.

12
Performing --Coordinating (Field Interpreting)
  1. witness
  2. signing ceremony
  3. joint venture
  4. rigorous evaluation
  5. proposal
  6. vision
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13
Packaging --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

14
Performing --Coordinating (Field Interpreting)
15
Packaging -- 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
___________________
16
Assignment --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.
17
Points 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.
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