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BusinessEnglishInterpretingLessonEightLecturedbyWangXiaoxiangTask2-3MemoryinInterpreting(2):ShadowingShadowingPurposeofShadowingIninterpreting,theinterpreterhastolistenandtakenotesorspeakandlistenconcurrently,whichisanunnaturalskill.Theshadowingexercisemeansrepeatingwhatthespeakersays,wordforword,inthesamelanguage.Itspurposeistocultivate（培养）thetrainee’sabilitytosplithismentalattention.Whenshadowing,thetraineeintentionallylagsbehindthespeaker.Theshadowingexerciseistobuildupthetrainee’sabilityofdoingtwoorthreethingsatthesametime.Suchanexerciseimprovestrainees’capacitytocoordinatetheirvariousefforts.SkillsofShadowingIninterpreting,theinterpreterhastolistentothespeakeractivelyandanalytically.Therefore,theshadowingexerciseshouldnotbetreatedasa“parrot-repetition”exercise.Instead,thetraineeshouldfollowthespeaker’strainofthoughtbyanticipatingwhathewillsaynext.Inaddition,whenthetraineeshadowsaspeaker,heshouldtrytospeakloudlyandclearlysothathecanmonitorhisownoutput.Atthebeginning,theinterpretermayrepeatsimultaneouslywiththespeaker,andafteracertainperiodofpractice,he/shemayrepeatafterthespeakerfinishesthehalforawholesentence.Shadowingistheintegratedworkofear,monthandbrain.Theinterpreterlistentotheoriginallanguagewithhis/herear,sayswithhis/hermonthwhatthespeakersays,andthinksthelanguagecontent.TwoTypesofshadowingTherearebasicallytwokindsofshadowingexercises.Oneissingle-taskshadowing;theotherismulti-taskshadowing.1.Single-taskshadowingInpracticingsingle-taskshadowing,thetraineeslistentotherecordedmaterialsinEnglishorChineseandatthesametimerepeateverywordthespeakersaid.Theystartrepeatingwhenthespeakerhasutteredahalfsentenceorafullsentence,whichmeansthestudentskeepfollowingcloselythespeaker.Tominimizethechancesofmakingmistakesinlisteningandspeaking,thetraineemustfocuscompletelyonwhatthespeakerandwhattheythemselvesaresaying.Thetraineeshouldtryhisbesttokeephismindfrombeingdistractedbyanythingirrelevanttothecontentofthespeech.2.Multi-taskshadowingOncethetraineefeelscomfortabletalkingandlisteningatthesametime,heshouldproceedwithmulti-taskshadowing.Inpracticingthistypeofshadowing,thetraineesaresupposedtoaddanotheraction.Thisexerciserequiresthatthetraineeswritesomethingdownwhileshadowingthespeaker.Obviously,multi-taskshadowingismorechallenging.Ingeneral,thetraineesdoashadowingexerciseasinthepreviouspractice,butatthesametimetrytowritedownalistofnumbers.Forthefirsttime,startfrom1,2,3andgoupwards;thenpracticegoingbackwards,startingfrom100,99,98,andtrytowritedownasmanynumbersaspossible.II.ApplicationoftheInterpretingMethodsDialogueinterpretationAskstudentstoshadowandconsecutivelyinterpretthefollowingdialogue.A:罗伯茨先生，很高兴再次见到您。有什么需要我做的吗？B:Hi,Mr.Chen,it’sbeentenmonthssinceIleftChina.Iwouldliketodiscusswithyouthepossibilitiesofestablishingajointventurewithyourcompanytomanufacturecordlessphonesandmobilephones.A:好极了。您的投资意向是明智的。我公司也正在寻求外资，合办一家生产无绳电话和移动电话的制造公司，您的提议很好。罗伯茨先生，我还记得一年前曾同您讨论过有关外国在华投资的事情。B:Yes,youdidagoodjob.Thewholeideaofmyinvestinginajointenterprisewithyourcompanyisthedirectresultofyourwonderfullecture.Youranswersweredirectandhonest.Andyourexplanationsweresincereandpersuasive.MayIgetonChina’seconomicexpresstrainandshareyoureconomicgains?A:当然可以。欢迎罗伯茨先生加入我们的行列！我们来讨论一下合资企业的事宜吧。您能告诉我您的设想吗？B:Ididalotofresearchinthemarketoftelecommunicationsequipmentlately.There’sapotentialmarketforcordlessandmobilephonesinChinaandtheworldasawhole.Initially,Iwouldliketoembarkonthisjointventurebusinessatamoderateratewithasafescale.MysuggestionfortheamountoftotalcapitalinvestmentisinthevicinityofeightmillionUSdollars,aluckynumberinChina,Isuppose.Reference:A:Iamsohappytoseeyouagain,Mr.Roberts.MayIhelpyouinanyway?B:你好，陈先生，离开中国已有10个月了。我打算同您商谈一下能否与贵公司合资兴办企业，共同生产无绳电话和移动电话。A:That’sgreat.Yourinvestmentproposalisaverywisedecision.Ourcompanyisalsoseekingforeigninvestmentinamanufacturingcompanyforcordlessandmobilephones.Yourinitiativeismostwelcome.IremembertalkingtoyouaboutthematterofforeigninvestmentinChinaayearago.Mr.Roberts.B:是的，那次您谈得很好。其结果是触发了我同贵公司合资办企业的念头。您所作的回答坦率，您所作的解释诚恳，很有说服力。现在我想搭乘中国经济快车，分享你们的经济成果好吗？A:Ofcourse.Welcomeaboard,Mr.Roberts!Let’sgetdowntothebusinessofthisjointventure.MayIhavesomeideaofyourproposal?B:最近我对电信设备的市场做了一番调查。中国乃至全世界的无绳电话的市场潜力很大。在合资企业的起步阶段，我希望有一个稳定的速度和规模。我建议投资总额在800万美元之间，我想中国人喜欢这个吉利的数字。PassageinterpretationAskstudentstoshadowandconsecutivelyinterpretthefollowingpassages.Passage1愚人节的来历为了对事实比谎言还离奇这句格言有一个令人信服的明证，我们在这里给大家讲一个故事，只好给大家提供一个4月愚人节是如何得来的可信的理论依据。从前，追溯到16世纪的法国，那时计算机还未出现，人们在3月25日春白天到来的时候庆祝新年。那时一段美好的欢庆时光。人们不间断地举行聚会，从3月25日一直延续到4月1日。1564年，当历法改为格里高历时，国王查理四世宣布，也许有些夸张，新年应该在1月1日庆祝，而不是在春天到来的时候。然而一些顽固的保守分子竭力对抗这种改革。从3月25日至4月1日这段时间里继续举行庆祝活动。在春天的庆祝活动期间，较为灵活多变的法国人通过给那些痴迷的狂欢者邮寄一些荒谬可笑的和根本不存在的宴会请柬来嘲弄那些顽固的狂欢者。4月愚人节的受愚弄者被称为“4月鱼”，因为每年这个时候，太阳都要偏离双鱼座的黄道十二宫。Reference:TheHistoryofAprilFools’DayInaconvincingtestimonialtothesayingthattruthisstrangerthanfiction,welltellyouthestory,oratleastpresentthemostviabletheoryofhowAprilFools’Daycametobe.Onceuponatime,backin16th-centuryFrance,beforecomputers,peoplecelebratedNewear’