chapter 2 memory in interpreting

1、Chapter2MemyinInterpreting1.TaskDeion:Thetasksofthisweekincludeintroductionofcrectwaysofcomprehendinganalyzingincomingmessagesofmemymechanismusedininterpreting.Exercisesfmemyefficiencyimprovementneedtobedoneinoutsideclas

2、s.2.CrectWaysofComprehendingAnalyzingMessages(1)ListeningfsenseA.Thestudentsmustlearnpracticallytodisregardthewdshehearsindertopayfullattentiontothemessage.Listeningbeyondthewdshewillbeabletobothunderstwhatthosewdsmeanre

3、lateshisownknowledgetothemessage.B.Thestudentsareaskedtoconcentrateonthemessagetoavoidbeingdistractedbythefminwhichitispresented.Theyaretoldtoaskthemselvesastheylisten:“whatisthisreallyabout”sothattheycananswercomprehens

4、ionquestionsgiveasummaryafterwards.C.ashtpieceofaudiomaterialoncurrentaffairsfthestudentstopractice.e.g.“ChinesePresidentsVisittoUSCanadaMexicoServesDevelopment.”ChinesePresidentHuJintaosupcomingstatevisittotheUnitedStat

5、esCanadaMexicoisaimedatstrengtheningdialogincreasingmutualtrustpromotingcooperationfcommondevelopmentFeignMinisterLiZhaoxingsaidThursday.HuwillpayastatevisittothethreecountriesfromSept.5to172005duringwhichhewillalsoatten

6、dtheUnitedNationssummitmarkingthe60thanniversaryofthewldbody.LisaidthepresidentsvisittotheUnitedStateswillhaveasignificantimpactonthedevelopmentofChinaUStieswhicharecurrentlyatanimptantstage.ChinaUSrelationsasawholeremai

7、nstablewithclosehighlevelcommunicationcontacteffectiveconsultationcodinationinareasofeconomyantiterrismlawenfcementnonproliferationtheKeanPeninsulanuclearissue.ChinatheUnitedStatessharebroadimptantcommoninterestsChinaisr

8、eadytowktogetherwiththeUnitedStatestohlebilateralrelationsfromastrategiclongtermperspective.Hehopedthecountrieswouldshowrespecttoeachothershelvedifferencestoseekcommongroundsimprovecommunicationcooperationproperlyhlediff

9、erencesfurtherimprovetheChinaUSconstructivecooperativerelationsonthebasisofthethreeChinaUSjointcommuniques.FranceBritainGermanydiscussedthefinalfmofthepackageTuesdayaheadofsubmissionfhopedfapprovalWednesdayatafmalmeeting

10、ofthefivepermanentSecurityCouncilmembersGermany.3.MemyMechanism1)Longtermmemy:Therearetwotypesoflongtermmemy:episodicmemysemanticmemy.Episodicmemyrepresentsourmemyofeventsexperiencesinaserialfm.Semanticmemyisastructuredr

11、ecdoffactsconceptsskillsthatwehaveacquired.Theinfmationinsemanticmemyisderivedfromthatinourownepisodicmemysuchthatwecanlearnnewfactsconceptsfromourexperiences.2)Shttermmemy(wkingmemyfinterpreters):Shttermmemydecaysrapidl

12、y(200ms.)alsohasalimitedcapacity.Chunkingofinfmationcanleadtoanincreaseintheshttermmemycapacity.Thisisthereasonwhyahyphenatedphonenumberiseasiertorememberthanasinglelongnumber.Interferenceoftencausesdisturbanceinshttermm

13、emyretention.Thisaccountsfthedesiretocompletethetasksheldinshttermmemyassoonaspossible.3)Sensymemy:Thesensymemiesactasbuffersfstimulireceivedthroughthesenses.Asensymemyexistsfeachsensychannel:iconicmemyfvisualstimuliecho

14、icmemyfauralstimulihapticmemyftouch.Infmationispassedfromsensymemyintoshttermmemybyattentiontherebyfilteringthestimulitoonlythosewhichareofinterestatagiventime.4.ExercisestoEnhanceWkingMemy:Usethemethodof“MakingSummaries

15、”(Twostudentswktogether.Onespeaksatnmalpacef15minutes.ThesecondstudentmemizesinTargetLanguage.ThesecondstudentgivesasummaryinTL.Thetwostudentsdiscusstheinfmationomittedwhy.Thetwostudentschangerolesrepeatthesameprocess.1)

16、Chinesepassagese.g.Passage1新華社北京5月24日專電（記者熊爭艷）發(fā)展改革委決定24日起提高成品油價格。發(fā)展改革委副主任張國寶24日表示，成品油價格再次上調是為了適應國際原油價格上漲的需要，同時也是為了使成品油用戶重視節(jié)約.Passage2他說，長期以來，中國成品油與國際原油價格倒掛，最近一段時間國際市場原油價格持續(xù)大幅上漲，多日在每桶70美元以上。盡管中國最近連續(xù)兩次上調成品油價格，但依然遠低于國際價格水平，