Introduction to Conference Interpreting Basics

Interpreters exist because of the language ______

The fact that differences in knowledge and education must be coped with independent of the language barrier can be seen in a discussion between an Englishman and an ______

Cultural difficulties can manifest themselves both explicitly and ______

An interpreter's task is to instill meaning into the text for the target audience, even by providing explanations or changing the original speaker's ______

Communication difficulties are more than just pure ______ difficulties

Interpreters must have sufficient ______ knowledge to translate correctly

This book is a basic and practical introduction to the fundamental techniques of ______ interpreting.

It benefits ______ of interpreting in the first place.

When you are interpreting, an awful lot is going on at ______ time.

You are listening, understanding, writing things down, reading ______ used in the meeting, analyzing ideas, talking.

Everything seems to flash by so ______ that it is very difficult to step back and analyze your work.

Interpreting is about ______.