Lecture 2 口译记忆强化技巧一：原语复述在线视频

Hello everyone

Welcome back

I’m your lecturer Catherine

Do you still remember what we discussed in last lecture?

In last lecture

we introduced two types of memory

long-term memory and short-term memory

among which

short-term memory is the primary form of memory

an interpreter uses

From lecture two to lecture four

three skills

will be introduced to help you enhance memory

And today

we’ll learn the first skill

which is called source language recitation

As the name indicates

the skill involves repeating of the source language

Let’s first look at a demo

We’ll hear a Chinese sentence

and an English sentence respectively

After that

I’ll repeat what I hear

This is what I heard

专家一致认为

黄浦江两岸的冰水区悬置方案具有独特的优势

它巧妙地扣住了

城市——让生活更美好

这个主题

Then comes the English sentence

Please join me to repeat this sentence

Let’s repeat

Oral communication skills

do not rely only on vocabulary

Many British teachers have found

that Chinese students

attach great importance to vocabulary

But at the same time

they comment that students’ usage of words

is inappropriate in their communication

You see

this is how recitation works

You just repeat what you hear

with the original language as exactly as possible

It’s relatively easy when sentences are not long

but when it comes to long and complex sentences

or even paragraphs

it can be really tough

In order not to upset

yourself at the beginning

the following tips are recommended for you

First

it’s recommended to start

with your native language recitation first

In your case it’s Chinese

Second

when you feel you are comfortable

with recitation in your native language

shift to target language

For Chinese learners

it’s far more difficult for them

to repeat English than Chinese

Therefore

after you get used to repeating

it’s suggested that you spend more time

and energy doing recitation in English

It’s a good way to train your ears

and make them more sensitive

to English information

Third

choose a single sentence to begin with

instead of several sentences

or even a short paragraph

Then

gradually increase the length of sentences

The longer the sentences

the more difficult it is to repeat

When you are able to remember and repeat

four or five sentences at a time

it means your memory capacity

has been strengthened and your brain

is ready to store more information than before

Fourth

at the outset

choose easy materials instead of difficult ones

For instance

you can use materials that are related to your life

like study selecting courses

socialize with people around you etc

In this way

you’ll quickly build confidence and want to keep going

Fifth

it’s also a good way

to do interactive recitation with your peers

It goes like this

one student repeats the source language

the other student takes down the errors

and missing information

so as to improve accuracy

Through long-time practice of interactive recitation

you’ll be able to accumulate narrative knowledge

in your long-term memory

and improve efficiency of memory

Finally

always remember

a good memory is not something to be achieved

within a short period of time

It takes patience and perseverance

The above six tips will help you get started

with source language recitation

With the tips in mind

let’s now have a practice

Listen to the audio and try to repeat what you hear

If you find it hard to retain all the information

please try a few more times

You may also take down simple notes to help you

Have you got it?

Here are the scripts

I’m pleased to welcome you

my distinguished guests to Miami

a beautiful city which is also my hometown

for the first meeting of US-China Cooperation Forum

Source language recitation

is a basic yet effective way to start training memory

If you’ve never tried repeating source language

or you’re troubled by your weakening memory

now it’s time to start

Choose some easy materials and practice them

for 15 minutes every day

Soon

you’ll be amazed to find your memory improved

The earlier you start

the sooner you’ll benefit

We’ve talked a lot in this lecture

Let’s stop here and meet next time

Hope to see you soon