On Interpreter's Subjectivity In Escort Interpreting

With the rapid development of globalization, the contacts and communications between different nations are becoming more and more frequent. The importance of interpreting is fully shown through this process. Interpreter, as the bridge between different cultures, is playing an increasingly important role. Traditional translation theory emphasizes the importance of faithfulness and advocates the invisibleness of translator, which put the translator into a subordinate position. With the thriving of cultural turn, translator's role is being highlighted.Escort interpreting is the earliest form of consecutive interpreting and the most frequently seen type of interpreting. It plays an irreplaceable role in communication between different cultures in daily life. By studying escort interpreting and its interpreter, the writer believes it will enable the interpreter to establish a correct understanding of their work and use the appropriate ways to improve the quality of escort interpreting.This thesis focuses on the subjectivity in escort interpreting from a practical perspective. At the beginning, interpreting especially escort interpreting is introduced. Then the previous study on subjectivity and escort interpreting are summarized. After that, by a close study of the treacherous behaviors in the escort interpreting, the reasons for treacherous behaviors are illustrated from five aspects: culture, language, thinking pattern, untranslatability and the feature of escort interpreting. The writer intends to prove the necessity and importance of interpreters'subjectivity in escort interpreting. Finally, the writer proposes the ways to give full play of interpreter's subjectivity so as to improve the quality of escort interpreting, namely from the awareness aspect and practical skills aspect.