"Three-point" Approach In Consecutive Interpreting

The “Three-point Approach”, which is based on the “Golden Three-point Theory”of speech and writing that has been used for analyzing logical relations and organizingthe speaker’s or the author’s thoughts, is a method to remember information ininterpreting and it is proposed according to the features of short-term memory and theauthor’s own practices.The “Golden Three-point Theory” is a technique that helps the speaker or authorto speedily organize his/her thoughts and ideas logically to make the expression clearlyand well-organized. According to this technique which is extensively applied and thefact that much information can be divided into three parts logically, the author thoughtreversely and proposed the “Three-point Approach” for consecutive interpreters.In interpreting, whether the interpreter can effectively and correctly rememberwhat he/she hears determines the success or failure of the interpreting. Note-takingmay assist the interpreter in memorizing. But it is impossible to completely write downevery word of the speaker. Notes can only be a supplementary means to recallinformation. What’s more, under most circumstances, note-taking is not available. Soit is crucial to improve the interpreter’s short-term memory. The author’s practicesproved that the “Three-point Approach” helps the interpreter to simplify the structureof source language. It is easy to use and serves as a method to realize influent andcorrect interpretation. It also brings stronger motive and clearer direction to theinterpreter in order to process the information in the source language, consciouslyanalyzing the logic of it and remember useful information, and thus reaching the goalof improving short-term memory through the three aspects, namely, to narrow downthe information that is needed to be remembered, to expand the memory span andunderstandings and remember the information.