Ceremonial Address

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Ceremonial Address

• Unit Two

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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.

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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?

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Preparing --Skills Presentation

• Preparing Training (II) Short-term Preparation
• What to Prepare?
• Meeting Documents
• A Glossary List
• Dictionaries, Notebooks and Pens
• Dresses and Name Cards
• How to Prepare?
• Read through the Relevant Documents
• Surf the Internet
• Contact the Organizer and the Speaker
• Prepare a question list

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Preparing --Phrases Interpreting

• A. English to Chinese
• Take this opportunity
• Cherish
• Signing ceremony
• Witness
• Extend sincere thanks to.
• Appreciate
• Last but not least
• Enhance
• At his earliest convenience
• Workshop

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Preparing --Phrases Interpreting

• B. Chinese to English
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• Master of Ceremonies
• distinguished guests
• on the occasion of
• an envoy of friendship
• best wishes
• sincere thanks
• hospitality
• at the (gracious) invitation of
• on behalf of...
• incomparable

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Preparing --Sentences Interpreting

• English to Chinese
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• B. Chinese to English
• Mr. Smith, Im very happy to welcome you and all
  the other members of your delegation to our
  country. We hope youll have a pleasant visit
  here.
• As a Chinese saying goes, Isnt it a great
  pleasure to have friends coming from afar?
• Allow me to express our warm welcome and cordial
  greetings to our distinguished guests coming from
  afar.
• I hope you will be frank with us and give
  whatever opinions and suggestions you may have in
  regard to the tentative schedule. Well see what
  we can do to meet your wishes.
• You are welcome to visit us again any time. Our
  door is always open to friends.

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Performing --Decoding (Note-taking)
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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.

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Performing --Encoding (Message Reconstructing)

• Chinas Development Is an Opportunity for Asia
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• Honorable Guests, Friends, Ladies and gentlemen,
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•  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 worlds most
  dynamic regions and a key growth point in global
  trade. All this gives us much confidence about
  Asias future.

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Performing --Coordinating (Field Interpreting)

1. witness
2. signing ceremony
3. joint venture
4. rigorous evaluation
5. proposal
6. vision

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Packaging --Interpreting and Assessment

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• China International Fair for Investment and Trade
• political stability
• economic progress
• social harmony
• development of western regions
• farsighted
• seize the historical opportunity

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Performing --Coordinating (Field Interpreting)
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Packaging -- Feedback and Comments
Aims of this Unit Students Feedback
Teachers Comments The candidate has met
the standard, knowledge and skill
requirements. Candidates ___________________
Date ___________________ Assessor
____________________ Date
___________________
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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 A You are Assistant Manager of Company
Nike. Please make a welcoming address to welcome
Peter ODonnell, a trainee manager in the head
office in New York.
Situation B You work for a company in Liverpool.
You have come to Shenzhen for a Trade Fair. You
are to say goodbye to one of your companys
clients. Make a farewell speech expressing your
happiness while staying with them.
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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.