文档介绍：口译技巧
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听辨,预测关键词(key words)
词汇层面:名词、动词等实词
篇章层面
1. 抓关键词语( keywords and expressions)
表达信息的关键词语当属实意词, 即名词、动词、形容词和副词。在英语口语中, 关键词语往往重读。译员抓住了关键词语, 整个段落就如“纲举目张”, 迅速被译员理解。
口译篇章可能遇到的关键词参考
1, 与经济、金融等相关的数字题:
失业率、失业数字(jobless, unemployment rate, lay off)
通货膨胀、通货紧缩(inflation, deflation)
股指(Dow Jones, Nasdaq, S&P)
油价(oil price, crude oil, barrel, OPEC)
房地产市场(real estate)
汇率(exchange rate)
利率(interest rate)
2, 现代人的健康问题
饮食(diet)
运动(exercises, sedentary lifestyle)
吸烟等不良生活方式(caffeine, o, nicotine, drug abuse, substance dependence)
压力(stress)
肥胖症(obesity, overeating, calorie)
与家庭成员和朋友相聚
旅行与度假
3, 对现代科技的正反两方面讨论
电视
互联网(addiction, merce, privacy, fraud)
社交网站(working, anonymity, virtual reality)
通讯设备(convenience, face-to-munication)
新兴媒体(emerging media, advertising)
高科技与教育的结合(teenager, adolescent, budget, online courses)
4, 职场指南
   就业市场(school leaver, recruitment, competition)
面试诀窍(interviewing tips)
与同事、上级沟通(colleague, supervisor, superior)
提高工作效率(efficiency, productivity)
 
5, 自然灾害等突发新闻
伤亡情况(die, injure, missing, hospitalize, homeless, displace, seek temporary shelter)
对交通、电力、学校、商家等的影响(blackout, cripple, paralyze, delay, cancel)
交通事故及其原因(road accident, causes)
6, 对热点问题的讨论
   救市 bailout
   限薪 salary cap
   创造就业机会 creating job opportunities
资源与环保(scarcity, strain, carbon, emission,   recycling, waste disposal)
移民(immigrant, advocate, liberal, conservative)
信用与消费主义(credit, consumerism)
自由竞争、市场经济与政府角色(market economy, government control, protectionism)
老龄化社会(aging society, pension, social welfare)
慈善(charity, anization, poverty relief, wealth distribution)
创业精神(entrepreneurship)
Practice- What are the key words in this passage?
I am sorry, but we’ve decided to cancel our order with you. As you know the packaging in the last order wasn’t up to standard. This resulted in a high percentage of breakages, which meant we couldn’t supply our customers on time. As a result, they were dissatisfied with our service and threatened to go else where. Therefore we really had no alternat