pointsMemorizing and Note―taking in Consecutive Interpreting： the

2021年1月21日发(作者：在线汉译英)
Memorizing
and
Note―taking
in
Consecutive
Interpreting
：

the
Theory
of
Gile’s
Effort
Models



【】
Interpreting is a form of translation in which
a
first
and
final
rendition
in
another
language
is
produced
on
the
basis
of
a
one-time
presentation
of
an
utterance
in
a source language. Consecutive interpretation is divided
in
two
：
short
CI
and
long
CI.
Short
CI
uses
fragments
that
the interpreter
has to memorize
and
render orally
，
while
in the other case
，
the interpreter takes notes. This
article will discuss one consecutive interpreting theory
concerning
memorizing
and
note-taking
issues
，
namely
，
the
Effort Model’s for consecutive interpreting theory.



uction


Interpreting
is
a
form
of
translation
in
which
a
first
and
final
rendition
in
another
language
is
produced
on
the
basis
of
a
one-time
presentation
of
an
utterance
in
a
source
language. Unlike translation
，
interpreting denotes
facilitating
communication
from
one
language
into
another
language. During the process of interpreting
，
the
interpreter has to listen carefully
，
understand the
message
，
remember it and think fast and reproduce the
translation soon. There is no time to consult any
dictionary. These overlapping series of cognitive
processing
activities
require
high
level
of
concentration.


Consecutive interpretation is divided in two
：
short
CI
and
long
CI.
Short
CI
uses
fragments
that
the
interpreter
has
to
memorize
and
render
orally
，
while
in
the
other
case
，

the
interpreter
takes
notes.
This
article
will
discuss
one
consecutive
interpreting
theory
concerning
memorizing
and
note- taking issues
，
namely
，

the Effort Model’s for
consecutive interpreting theory.


Models


Daniel Gile talks about the difficulties and efforts
“involved in interpreting tasks and strategies
needed
to
overcome
them” （
Gile
1992
：
191
），
observing
that
many
failures occur in the absence of any visible difficulty.
He then proposes his Effort Models for interpreting.


In
his
work
，
Gile
descripted
the
nature
of
the
Effort
Models as follows
：



L - the Listening and analysis Effort


P - the Production Effort
（
speech production in
simultaneous
，
and
note
production
during
the
first
stage
of
consecutive -
while
the interpreter
is listening
，
but
not interpreting yet
）



M - the short-term Memory Effort essentially dealing
with memory operations from the time a speech segment is
heard to the time it is reformulated in the target speech
or disappears from memory.

The Effort Models
suggested by Gile are meant to help interpreters perform
their task at a superior level. They are constructed upon
four
types
of
efforts
，
namely
：
the
Listening
and
Analysis
Effort
，
the
Memory
Effort
，
the
Production
Effort
，
plus
the Coordination one. When coordination is reached
，

interpreters attain the optimal state in order to perform
their task. At this point
，
there is synchronization
between
their
skill
level
and
the
task
they
have
to
perform.
Even if sometimes these Efforts overlap
，
coordination
actually finds the balance between all the factors.


III. Effort Models in Practice


1. Effort Model of Simultaneous Interpretation


Gile’s effort model of simultaneous interpreting
comprises
the
above
mentioned
four
elements
，
and
he
codes
the model as follows
：



SI = L + P + M + C
，