A Report On Simulated C-E Simultaneous Interpreting Of In The Blink Of An Eye: China Has Rejuvenated In An All-Round Way:Difficulties In Interpreting Semantic Fuzziness And Coping Tactics

This simulated C-E simultaneous interpreting project was from the first episode of the TV program——China Now: In the Blink of an Eye: China Has Rejuvenated in an All-Round Way.The speaker of the show,Professor Zhang Weiwei,dean of China Institute,Fudan University,delivered the speech through heated discussion and debate with the audiences.In the first episode,Professor Zhang led the audiences to learn about China and understand China.Fuzzy language is widely used in the program,making it difficult for the interpreter to understand,transform and output.Through analysis and conclusion,the author further classifies fuzzy language as semantic fuzziness.This report mainly divides semantic fuzziness into three categories:(1)hedges;(2)abstract words;(3)fuzzy numerals.In order to better convey the information of the speaker,the author adopts adaptation theory.Adaptation theory holds that the translation process is a process of constant adaptation and selection of language,context and culture.The interpreter should dynamically conform to the context in interpretation.From the perspective of adaptation theory,the interpreter proposes six coping tactics:(1)adopting equivalence and omission to cope with the difficulties caused by hedges;(2)applying variation and transliteration plus annotation to overcome the difficulties caused by abstract words;(3)using literal translation and free translation to deal with fuzzy numerals.This report proves that the coping tactics above will efficiently solve difficulties caused by semantic fuzziness and shed light on similar interpreting difficulties.