A Report On The English-chinese Interpreting Of Escape Fire: The Fight To Rescue American Healthcare

A cut-throat debate has been sparked over the issue concerning the benefits of everyordinary citizen. Whether the medical care system or the ongoing health care reform canbenefit all is associated with the every citizen’s daily life and also plays an indispensable rolein many international undertakings, which is true in the United States as well. With mostserious federal deficit since the Second World War, leaving its current health care systemfragmented and difficult to reform. Over the past ten years, the cost of America’s medical caresystem has grown at a staggering rate. What’s worse, people’s health was not directlyproportional to the government’s investment. This astounding phenomenon greatly stimulatesthe author’s interest in the reform of American health care system. As a result, the authordecides to probe into the issue to get a better understanding of the health issues concerningevery human being. In addition, through the practice of interpretation, people can know thepresent condition of American health care and compare it with Chinese medical care system.Additionally, the author will try to analyze and discuss the potential problems that may occurduring the interpretation and propose some appropriate strategies.The practice material ESCAPE FIRE: the Fight to Rescue American Healthcare isfound by the author on a aboard documentary website. It narrates some attractive and realstories, and introduces the health care system and the current situation of health care reform inAmerica.Before getting down to the translation task, the translator or the interpreter have dosome preparation work. The author has mainly done two jobs before the interpretation, forexample, to refer to some background information about the translating materials, such asrelated materials about American’s health care system; and accumulate some professional words and expressions, that are medical terms.Although interpreting is a practical process, it should also involve some guidance frominterpreting theories. The domestic interpreting research has followed and developed on thebasis of western interpreting theories. The author will take the interpretive theory oninterpreting of Paris and the functional theory of translation to guide the interpretation of thisvideo. At the same time in addition, the author hopes to appropriately apply those usefulinterpreting skills and methods to practical use to achieve higher in interpretation field.Through this interpreting practice, the author has understood realized the importance oftheory in guiding the whole translation process. Meanwhile, the author has also learned thatexcellence in listening plays a crucial role in the interpretation process. For somepronunciation and conventional rules, we should master them well. Consequently, the authorshould constantly work hard to improve skills.