英语口译 7 City & Life 大学英语教学部 向丁丁

Warming up: listen, understand and retell “Can we really have it all?” (04:12)

Warming up: Listen, understand and retell “University in Ghana” (from VOA) a. What is the main idea of the news story? b. How many parts can you divide the story into? c. Can you recall as much info as possible in each part?

One-on-one interpreting a. E-C, and ask the speaker: How do you rate your partner? Any mistakes to correct? Can you explain the logic flow of your report? b. C-E, and ask the speaker: Are there any proper nouns in your report? Can you elaborate on the logical markers of your report?

Vocabulary: Vie to answer first! Step 1: Identify key word in the sentences you hear & use it in a new sentence you create! Step 2: Vie to interpret the new sentence your classmate just created! key words: to impede, to bridge, social security, pension, grass-root, living condition, mega city, inadequate housing, Integrated Transport Hub, pedestrians street, license plate auction, infrastructure construction, subsistence allowances for the urban poor, household registration system, to outgrow, bottle-neck, to prioritize, to give priority to

Important Skill 1: Essential steps of note-taking i. listen and understand the idea of the passage; ii. tell the key information from the rest; iii. pick 2-3 key words for each key point (or sentence) and jot them down in abbreviations; iv. sketch the logic flow of information with symbols and signs; v. look back and recall the source information.

Drill E-C: “China’s Empty-Nest Youths” (from China Daily)  A brave note-taker to the blackboard!

Important Skill 2: Interpreting expository speeches 1. Discuss: What are the generic features of expository speeches? √ Expect introduction, background, applications, impacts and conclusions as the usual structure. √ Expect impersonal and unbiased stand. √ Expect an informative rather than persuasive tone.

Drill with an example  C-E: audio-7 上海市长关于城市建设的讲话 Interpret for the mayor! (special attention: conjunctions and sentence patterns)

Challenge your self A poetic piece about city life (by Wang Anyi) 欢迎你的时时刻刻与我们的汇合，仿佛溪流汇入江河，一同流淌，在下一个岔道再分离，就这样，你中有了我，我中有了你。这座城市的时时刻刻也许是拥挤的，太多的人生活在这里，乘一回高峰时间的地铁就知道，再听听多少种语言在空中穿行也知道，去鱼市场踩着满是水迹和鱼鳞的地面更知道，还有楼房密集的窗格子，亮灯的时候，就是亮格子，起炊的时候，万千格子里蹿出油烟与蒸汽，所以，这时时刻刻又是嘈杂的。就让静思从里面穿行，有了静思，平凡的时时刻刻也许有机会变成戏剧。这静思来自哪里？来自我和你，写作人的时时刻刻。 ——王安忆，上海协作计划开幕式

Practice  E-C P-1 NYC  C-E P-5 特大城市 Difficult phrases: 创新驱动，转型发展的关键时期 at its key moment of transformation and development, driven by innovations 频发，高发期 The rate of … is alarming. 薄弱环节的整治还不够到位 weak link, gap not yet fully fixed

Role play Scenario: Take a foreign friend on a stroll along the night market in Beijing. Interpret for him/her and the vendors!

Homework 1) preview vocabulary for “Conference and Interview” 2) get prepared for one-on-one interpreting