Business Travel

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Business Travel

• Unit Four

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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.

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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 hotel?
• Where did the author get something to eat after
  his friend had left?
• Why couldnt he have what he really wanted at the
  restaurant?
• What did the author do after dinner?

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Preparing --Skills Presentation

• Decoding Training (II) Discourse Analysis
• Identification of the Speech Types
• Descriptive Writing
• Narrative Writing
• Expositive Writing
• Persuasive Writing
• Identification of the Main Ideas
• Sentence Level
• Discourse Level

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Preparing --Phrases Interpreting

• A. English to Chinese
• Have a population of
• Cover an area of
• Date back to
• Have a history of
• Be situated in
• The gross domestic product
• Drive-in restaurant
• Quarantine certificate
• Duration of stay
• Residence permit

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Preparing --Phrases Interpreting

• B. Chinese to English
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• schedule
• itinerary
• departure time
• terminal building
• departure lounge
• VIP Room
• information desk
• security check
• duty-free shop
• personal effects

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Preparing --Sentences Interpreting

• English to Chinese
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• B. Chinese to English
• I've come to make sure that your stay in Beijing
  is a pleasant one.
• It's just the matter of the schedule, that is, if
  it is convenient for you right now.
• So our evenings will be quite full then?
• We've arranged our schedule without any trouble.
• Here is a copy of the itinerary we have worked
  out for you and your friends. Would you please
  have a look at it?

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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)

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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

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Packaging --Interpreting and
Assessment

1. schedule
2. Economic Technical Development Zone
3. free discussion
4. Silicon Valley
5. investment environment
6. Window of the World
7. Splendid China

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Packaging --Interpreting and
Assessment
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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 Mr. 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 March 0900Meeting with
Executive Manager 1500Factory visit 30 March
1000Going to Trade Fair 31 March 1000Conference
with Chinese company 1400Shopping 1 April
Conference with Chinese company 2 April Sight
seeing in city

• Situation B
• You 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.
• Im sure my stay here will be a fruitful and
  enjoyable one
• I do hope

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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.