An Analysis Of The Importance Of Cross-cultural Awareness Of Consecutive Interpreters From The Interpretive Theory Of Translation

With globalization and the development of the whole world, interpreting has been paid much attention to almost by all countries. Using the interpretive theory of translation as the theoretical foundation, the importance of the cultural awareness of consecutive interpreters is analyzed both from the content of the interpretive theory (comprehension, deverbalization, expression) and the essence of the interpretive theory (sense equivalence).According to the interpretive theory, what interpreters translate is not just language itself. It is the meaning which is expressed by language that they translate. Because people in different communities have some similar requirements, they have the need to communicate with each other, exchange their ideas and have possible cooperation with each other in different areas. Therefore, the task of interpreters is to pass on meaning, not language, which is just one of the essential tools which we use to understand the meaning. If interpreters want to understand the meaning correctly, they should not just have enough language knowledge, but also should have much knowledge beyond language. Thus cross-cultural awareness is very critical to consecutive interpreters.This essay firstly gives a brief introduction about interpreting. Then the introductions about the interpretive theory of translation and cross-cultural awareness are both presented. During the analysis of the importance of cross-cultural awareness to consecutive interpreters from the interpretive theory of translation, a lot of examples are used. After the analysis, enhancement of cross-cultural awareness is put forward naturally.