口译的特点与口译教材:问题与前景

Characteristics of interpreting and interpreting textbooks; Problems and prospects

本文根据口译的特点和口译教材的特点对笔者收集到的英语口译教材进行评价，分析其特点和内容，探讨其利弊得失。本文认为，大量现有口译教材理论基础薄弱，违反了技能训练的原则，在科学性、真实性、多样性方面都有待提高。在口译的重要性日益凸显的今天，作为传载口译知识主体的口译教材应该以口译理论为基础，以社会的实际需要为导向，真正体现口译的特点。

In line with the characteristics of interpreting and of interpreting textbooks, this paper examines and evaluates the interpreting textbooks between English and Chinese that are accessible to the author. It argues that the majority of the textbooks concerned are theoretically weak and leave some to be desired in terms of methodological rigor, material authenticity, and thematic and discoursal diversity. It concludes that in the context of the growing importance of interpreting in contemporary China, interpreting textbooks should be ＇based on relevant theoretical underpinnings, cater for the needs of the reality in the interpreting profession, and reflect the characteristics of interpreting.