On The Application Of Translation Variation Approaches To CI In Light Of The Skopos Theory

As one of the major forms of interpretation in interpreting activities, consecutive interpreting is being attached great importance to by more and more practitioners in the field of interpreting. Interpretation variation approaches are frequently adopted as an effective strategy in CI. Under such circumstances, the adequate application of interpretation variation approaches, as a major contributor to high-quality consecutive interpreting, serves as an important criterion to measure the effect achieved in interpreting. For long, the theory of interpretation variation hasn't been widely accepted by the traditional translation theories. However, it's apparently seen that interpretation variation, to a huge extent, guides interpreting activities. The Skopos Theory holds that interpreting activities should all conform to the "skopos", meaning "the end justifies the means". In consecutive interpreting activities, restricted by the purpose and intention of the task, the interpreters should flexibly adopt the most adequate approaches of interpretation variation so as to successfully fulfill the task. Through the analysis of a good number of examples involved in the application of the four major interpretation variation approaches in consecutive interpreting, the author testifies the accountability as well as flexibility of interpretation variation under the framework of the Skopos Theory.The theories put forward by German functionalist school of translation serve as the theoretical ground on which the author's study is based. This paper gives a concise introduction to the origin, development, as well as the main principles of the Skopos Theory, namely, Skopos rule, coherence rule and fidelity rule. On the basis of the Skopos Theory, this paper elaborates on the necessity of applying interpretation variation approaches in CI. The paper also studies through concrete examples involved in CI how the greatest communicative effect can be achieved in intertexual transfer. In the part of conclusion, the author points out the limitation of the paper, expecting to achieve probable breakthroughs in this area in the future research. Theoretically based on the Skopos Theory, this paper focuses on the study of interpretation variation application in CI. With sufficient examples, the author attempts to provide the interpreters with conductive measures that ensure the effect and quality of interpreting. However, the interpreters are supposed to accord highly to the specific interpreting circumstances so as to apply the interpretation variation approaches flexibly and properly.