Business Travel

Unit Four

Unit Objectives

After studying this unit, you should understand the ways to identify the main ideas

of the source text. find ways to improve your interpreting skills

and performance. master the basic words and expressions about

business travel. know some cultural background knowledge

about business travel.

Preparing --Warm-up Exercises

Listen to the passage, “ My first day in New York”, and answer the following questions:

When did the author first arrive in the US? What did the author do on the way to his hot

el? Where did the author get something to eat af

ter his friend had left? Why couldn’t he have what he really wanted

at the restaurant? What did the author do after dinner?

Preparing --Skills Presentation

Decoding Training (II): Discourse Analysis

Identification of the Speech Types1. Descriptive Writing 2. Narrative Writing 3. Expositive Writing

4. Persuasive Writing Identification of the Main Ideas 1. Sentence Level

2. Discourse Level

Preparing --Phrases Interpreting

A. English to Chinese

1. Have a population of…2. Cover an area of…3. Date back to… 4. Have a history of… 5. Be situated in…6. The gross domestic product7. Drive-in restaurant 8. Quarantine certificate 9. Duration of stay 10. Residence permit

1. 有……人口2. 有……面积3. 追溯到……4. 有……年的历史5. 位于……6. 国内生产总值7. 免下车餐厅 8. 卫生证明9. 居留期限 10. 居住证

Preparing --Phrases Interpreting

B. Chinese to English

1. 日程安排 2. 旅行路线3. 起飞时间4. 机场大楼5. 候机室6. 贵宾室 7. 问讯处8. 安全检查9. 免税店10. 个人物品

1. schedule2. itinerary3. departure time4. terminal building5. departure lounge 6. VIP Room7. information desk 8. security check9. duty-free shop10. personal effects

Preparing --Sentences Interpreting

A. English to Chinese

1. 我相信这是对我们的特殊照顾了。2. 你们不愿意在这儿多待一两天吗？ 3. 尽管我们很想这样做，但恐怕不行了。 4. 我想能否在我们访问结束时为我们安排一点时间

购物。 5. 我会与你保持联络。

B. Chinese to English1. I've come to make sure that your stay in Beijing

is a pleasant one.

2. It's just the matter of the schedule, that is, if it is convenient for you right now.

3. So our evenings will be quite full then?

4. We've arranged our schedule without any trouble.

5. Here is a copy of the itinerary we have worked out for you and your friends. Would you please have a look at it?

Performing --Decoding (Note-taking)

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.

Performing --Encoding (Message Reconstructing)女士们，先生们：

……

从我抵此的短暂时间所见的点滴来看。我必须说中国是个很美的国家，人民也非常友善。我知道我可以代表每一个人来说这话，因为从到达机场那一刻开始，就有许多能干且考虑周到的人来处理我们的各种琐碎事情，使得整个紧张的旅程变得轻松愉快，你们提供的食宿非常舒适，研讨会场的布置也轻松合适，但又井然有序。

我们全体都很高兴来此参加这次电脑科技研讨会，我们都阅读过有

关中国电脑非凡成就的报道，我们也都看到足以证明这一工业在中国健全发展的各项数据，现在我们有了做更仔细观察的机会，我知道我们可以从你们的经验中学到很多，也希望我们的经验对你们能有所裨益。

……

Performing --Coordinating (Field Interpreting)1. seminar

2. go on a business trip

3. a corporate card

4. application form

5. maximum

6. personal items

7. receipts

8. a frequent flyer card

1. 研讨会2. 出差3. 公司信用卡4. 申请表5. 最高限额6. 私人用品7. 收据8. 飞行积分卡

Packaging --Interpreting and Assessment

1. 日程2. 经济技术开发区3. 座谈4. 硅谷5. 投资环境6. 世界之窗7. 锦绣中华

1. schedule

2. Economic & Technical Development Zone

3. free discussion

4. Silicon Valley

5. investment environment

6. Window of the World

7. Splendid China

Packaging --Interpreting and Assessment

Packaging -- Feedback and Comments

Aims of this Unit

Student’s Feedback

Teacher’s Comments

The candidate has met the standard, knowledge and skill requirements.

Candidates: ___________________ Date ___________________Assessor: ____________________ Date ___________________

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 AMr. King, the sales representative of Universe Toy Company in London has a business meeting in China, the secretary in Chinese company discuss the itinerary with him. Try to do interpreting work. 29 March0900Meeting with Executive Manager1500Factory visit30 March 1000Going to Trade Fair31 March 1000Conference with Chinese company1400Shopping1 April Conference with Chinese company2 April Sight seeing in city

Situation AMr. King, the sales representative of Universe Toy Company in London has a business meeting in China, the secretary in Chinese company discuss the itinerary with him. Try to do interpreting work. 29 March0900Meeting with Executive Manager1500Factory visit30 March 1000Going to Trade Fair31 March 1000Conference with Chinese company1400Shopping1 April Conference with Chinese company2 April Sight seeing in city

Situation BYou are a businessman from UK, now come to China to attend an important meeting. Make a speech including: Thanks for the welcome ceremony Expressions to the purpose of this journey Expectation of this business trip Closing Sample sentences: I feel pleased to attend this meeting… thank you for your nice welcome. I have beening looking forward to this trip, and now I have been more than rewarded. I’m sure my stay here will be a fruitful and enjoyable oneI do hope …

Situation BYou are a businessman from UK, now come to China to attend an important meeting. Make a speech including: Thanks for the welcome ceremony Expressions to the purpose of this journey Expectation of this business trip Closing Sample sentences: I feel pleased to attend this meeting… thank you for your nice welcome. I have beening looking forward to this trip, and now I have been more than rewarded. I’m sure my stay here will be a fruitful and enjoyable oneI do hope …

Points to Remember

An analysis of speech types is a determinant factor in interpreting.

There are four basic speech types: descriptive, persuasive, expository, and narrative.

The main ideas of the source speech can be identified at the sentence level and at the discourse level.

The most important task for an interpreter is to discern from the clusters of utterances the subject, verb and object.

练习题 1 出口商品必须有一流的品质、样式 (design)和包装，

但行之有效的广告宣传和促销活动也很重要。另外，我们还可以赴国外参展，派人员出国推销及在国外建立生产或销售点。答案 :Open

2Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, It is my pleasure to stand here to introduce my company, Great Wall Motor Company Limited.Great Wall Motor Company Limited, with the largest scale and the most various types of pickup trucks in China, is a large holding company specializing in pickup trucks.答案 :Open