The Interpreting Research Of Business Negotiation On Sense-based Theory Perspective

Interpreting, as a oral communicative activity, refers to the process of converting the source language into the target language that involves two or more languages. A high-quality interpreting targets at reproducing the source language with another language instead of distorting it. In the process of interpreting, the interpreter serves as the ’intermediary’ between the two languages, both receiving and outputting the information. On some serious occasions with tense atmosphere, the interpreter is asked to immediately and correctly deliver the information of one party to another, despite the wide coverage of content and the diverse speech information. It means that in this process, the interpreters’understanding and expression of the information might be subject to their subjective perception of the source language, Chinese proficiency, semiotic conversion abilities and psychological quality. Objectively, they are also influenced by the atmosphere of the assembly room, the accent and dialect of the speaker, different English variety as well as voice and speed. Therefore, the success of interpreting is dependent on the aforesaid dynamic factors in the process of communication.Business negotiation is the product of the establishment and development of the global market. It is a dynamic concept with its meaning constantly expanded, extended and developed. Business negotiation requires the adaption to the workplace language and touches upon every aspect of business activities. Therefore, business negotiation interpreting poses higher requirements to the practitioners.The French Interpretive Theory stands out for its emphasis on the conveying of meaning. It includes the three theoretical steps, namely, the comprehension of the source language, detachment of the context and the expression of the target language. By taking into account the importance of international business negotiation, the interpretive theory advocates the expression of contextual information instead of abandonment of word-to-word interpreting, which conforms to the practical significance of the international business negotiation interpreting and deserves our in-depth research. To our disappointment, however, the research on international business negotiation interpreting, especially those based on interest theory. Therefore, the author strives to conduct research on the international business negotiation interpreting from the perspective of interpretive theory. This paper consist of four parts: the first part introduces the background, significance and the current status of the domestic and international relevant theories; the second part offers an explanation of the business negotiation interpreting principle and skills under the cross-cultural context and an in-depth analysis of the interpretive theory, the concept of business negotiation, the features of business negotiation, the selection of skills for business negotiation interpreting, the basic requirements for business negotiation interpreting and the role of interpreting in international business negotiations. The third part proposes the measures and suggestion of improving the skills for business negotiation interpreting. The fourth part summarizes this research and introduces the prospect of the future research.