Ceremonial Address

Unit Two

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.

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?

Preparing --Skills Presentation

Preparing Training (II): Short-term Preparation

What to Prepare? 1. Meeting Documents2. A Glossary List3. Dictionaries, Notebooks and Pens4. Dresses and Name Cards

How to Prepare? 1. Read through the Relevant Documents 2. Surf the Internet 3. Contact the Organizer and the Speaker 4. Prepare a question list

Preparing --Phrases Interpreting

A. English to Chinese

1. Take this opportunity

2. Cherish

3. Signing ceremony

4. Witness

5. Extend sincere thanks to….

6. Appreciate

7. Last but not least

8. Enhance

9. At his earliest convenience

10. Workshop

1. 借此机会2. 珍惜3. 签字仪式4. 见证5. 向……表示忠心感谢6. 欣赏7. 最后8. 促进 9. 在他方便的时候10. 研讨会

Preparing --Phrases Interpreting

B. Chinese to English

1. 司仪 2. 嘉宾 3. 值此……之际 4. 友好使者 5. 良好祝愿 6. 衷心感谢 7. 热情好客 8. 应……的邀请 9. 代表 10. 无以伦比的

1. Master of Ceremonies2. distinguished guests3. on the occasion of …4. an envoy of friendship5. best wishes6. sincere thanks7. hospitality 8. at the (gracious)

invitation of … 9. on behalf of...10. incomparable

Preparing --Sentences Interpreting

A. English to Chinese 1. 这是我首次访问你们这座美丽的城市， 我为此深感荣

幸。2. 我愿借此机会，代表我们团的全体成员，对我们东道

主的盛情邀请和友好款待表示真诚的感谢。3. 虽然我们远隔万里，但贵国唐朝的一位诗人说得好：

“海内存知己，天涯若比邻。” 4. 我非常珍惜我们两座城市之间的密切关系，我也非常重

视我们作为你们最重要的贸易伙伴之一所享受的地位。5. 本人谨代表所有参与此次研讨会的外国人员，向您表

达最诚挚的谢意，感谢您对我们温暖而亲切的欢迎。

B. Chinese to English

1. Mr. Smith, I’m very happy to welcome you and all the other members of your delegation to our country. We hope you’ll have a pleasant visit here.

2. As a Chinese saying goes, “ Isn’t it a great pleasure to have friends coming from afar?”

3. Allow me to express our warm welcome and cordial greetings to our distinguished guests coming from afar.

4. I hope you will be frank with us and give whatever opinions and suggestions you may have in regard to the tentative schedule. We’ll see what we can do to meet your wishes.

5. You are welcome to visit us again any time. Our door is always ope

n to friends.

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)

China’s 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 world’s most dynamic regions and a key growth point in global trade. All this gives us much confidence about Asia’s future.

……

Performing --Coordinating (Field Interpreting)

1. witness2. signing

ceremony3. joint venture 4. rigorous

evaluation 5. proposal 6. vision

1. 见证2. 签约仪式3. 合资企业4. 严格的评估5. 方案6. 目标

Packaging --Interpreting and Assessment

1. 中国投资贸易洽谈会2. 政治稳定3. 经济发展4. 社会和睦，5. 西部大开发6. 远见卓识的7. 抓住历史机遇

1. China International Fair for Investment and Trade

2. political stability3. economic progress 4. social harmony5. development of western

regions6. farsighted7. seize the historical

opportunity

Performing --Coordinating (Field Interpreting)

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 AYou are Assistant Manager of Company Nike. Please make a welcoming address to welcome Peter O’Donnell, a trainee manager in the head office in New York.

Situation AYou are Assistant Manager of Company Nike. Please make a welcoming address to welcome Peter O’Donnell, a trainee manager in the head office in New York.

Situation BYou work for a company in Liverpool. You have come to Shenzhen for a Trade Fair. You are to say goodbye to one of your company’s clients. Make a farewell speech expressing your happiness while staying with them.

Situation BYou work for a company in Liverpool. You have come to Shenzhen for a Trade Fair. You are to say goodbye to one of your company’s clients. Make a farewell speech expressing your happiness while staying with them.

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.