A Simulated Interpreting Report On Selected Betsy DeVos Hearing(Excerpts)

This is a simulated interpreting report on selected Betsy De Vos hearing.The interpreting material is selected from the video of the new US Secretary of Education Betsy De Vos at the hearing of the Congress.Betsy De Vos,on behalf of the Trump administration,made plenty of changes to the education system.The reform involves the distribution of educational resources,the development of private schools,and the distribution of education grants.Its far-reaching influence has received widespread public attention.The interpreting material also has many features of language.In the hearing,the language of the members of the hearing was concise,logical and clear.They used appropriate vocabulary and were very inflammatory.Moreover,a large number of data and historical events cited by parliamentarians,which provide very meaningful reference information for scholars and researchers in education.Last,there are a large number of professional vocabularies related to history,culture,and education.The process of simulating interpreting strictly followed the standard of real interpreting.As an interpreter,the writer made simulated interpreting on the recording of "Betsy De Vos hearing." Before the interpreting,the author spent a lot of time and efforts in understanding the background and professional background of the report in order to be able to interpret it accurately,truly and aptly.The author of this report also adjusted the mindset appropriately during the course of interpreting,paying attention to grasping the meaning of the sentences rather than in the vocabulary,trying to grasp the meaning of the sentences as a whole.Then,hearing is the primary link in the process of interpretation.It is necessary to distinguish and guess the meaning of the source language according to the context when dealing with complex and fast source spoken languages.Third,the author uses short-term and long-term memory alternately,uses brain notes and notes flexibly,applies various note-taking techniques such as keywords,symbols,or sectioning to clarify the logical relationship of text segments so as to make interpretation clearer.Through the questioning of education by different members of Congress and Betsy's analysis of the direction of education reform,we can have a general understanding of the US education system.The author has enhanced the understanding of interpreting work in education-themed conferences through the simulation and transmission of video materials.He also clarified the problems to be solved in the future and the direction of his efforts.For example,lack of preparation of background knowledge,insufficient listening ability,and incomprehension of notes and brains.Coordination,etc.