Differences between Interpreting and Translation

摘要

本文并非学术性的专论,而是深入浅出地将口译和笔译的特点和区别介绍给读者。口译和笔译分别为interpreting和translation.文章的重点在前者,并将其分为consecutive(连贯口译或即席翻译)和simultaneous(同声传译)。如果读者认为同声传译一定比即席翻译难的话,不妨看一下作者的详细分析。 有些问题,笔者虽热衷翻译多年,却也未考虑过,如:The key skills of thetranslator are the ability to understand the source language and the culture ofthe country where the text originated,and,using a good library of dictionariesand reference materials,render that material into the target language.此言概括得极为精当,特别有见地的是开门见山地提出了翻译和文化的关系。从这些类似的论述中,读者似可一窥翻译工作的个中辛苦,理解成为一名experiencedinterpreter(还有translator)的不易。从这个意义上说,本对照读本的翻译工作虽已尽编写人员之心力,但由于翻译工作的高度复杂性,错讹之处肯定难免.欢迎广大读者的批评指正。