英语口译 13 Science and technology 大学英语教学部 向丁丁
大学英语教学部 向丁丁
Warming-up Listen, understand and retell o oo Gravity 1&2(from VOA) o a. What is the main idea of the news story? o b How many parts can you divide the story into? o C. Can you recall as much info as possible in each part?
One-on-one interpreting E-C, and ask the speaker o How do you rate your partner? o Any mistakes to correct? o b C-E, and ask the speake o How do you rate your partner o Any mistakes to correct?
Vocabulary: Vie to answer first ◇ Step 1 o Identify key word in the sentences you hear use it in a new entence you create ◇Step2 o Vie to interpret the new sentence your classmate just created! key words NASA, space shuttle, international space station, ingenuity. groundbreaking, optimal, constellation, multi-meter, voltage substantial changes, to secure the leading position, space industry, cutting edge science, transfer of scientific and technological achievements, commercialization, skilled worker, technology-intensive product, to identify, high-speed railway, hybrid rice, FAO
key words: NASA, space shuttle, international space station, ingenuity, groundbreaking, optimal, constellation, multi-meter, voltage, substantial changes, to secure the leading position, space industry, cutting edge science, transfer of scientific and technological achievements, commercialization, skilled worker, technology-intensive product, to identify, high-speed railway, hybrid rice, FAO
Important skill Restructuring word order in target language ◇1. Theory: Different ways of sentence structuring in English/Chinese Make changes in target language wherever necessary
◇2. Example: oo listen to the brand story of Tesla 1. Interpret in silence 2. See where word order needs to be rearranged Tesl the manufacturer of the worlds most environmentally-friendly car. But there whether the story is true. Experts say it depends solely on
1. Interpret in silence 2. See where word order needs to be rearranged “ Tesla prides itself as the manufacturer of the world’s most environmentally-friendly car. But there are controversies as for whether the story is true. Experts say it depends solely on the source of the car’s power.
Important skill Interpreting Science/tech genres ◇1. Key requirement: accuracy ◇2. Prepare in advance Working vocabulary basic knowledge
Have a try Now you are interpreting at the Iphone release! o(http://www.wasu.cn/play/show/id/4957913) o Style of interpreting: tech marketing(match that of the speaker)
More practice E-C. audio-4 Silicon valle ◇°E-C: audio-1 Neural science ◇CE: audio4航空事业 (from course audio archive)
Homework ◇1) Preview vocabulary for"“ International relations”; o 2) Get prepared for one-on-one interpreting