THE PASSAGE WOULD MOST LIKELY LEAD TO A MORE SPECIFIC DISCUSSION I...

55. The passage would most likely lead to a more specific discussion in the field of……….

A. zoology

B. biology

C. anatomy

D. astrology

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Simply being bilingual doesnt qualify someone to interpret. Interpreting is not only a mechanical process of

converting one sentence in language A into the same sentence in language B. Rather, its a complex art in

which thoughts and idioms that have no obvious counterparts from tongue to tongue _ or words that have

several meanings must be quickly transformed in such a way that the message is clearly and accurately

expressed to the listener.

At one international conference, an American speaker said, “You cant make a silk purse out of a sows ear”,

which meant nothing to the Spanish audience. The interpretation was, “A monkey in a silk dress is still a

monkey” _ an idiom the Spanish understood and that expressed the same idea.

There are 2 kinds of interpreters, simultaneous and consecutive. The former, sitting in a separated booth,

usually at a large multilingual conference, speaks to listeners wearing headphones, interpreting what a

foreign language speaker says _ actually a sentence behind. Consecutive interpreters are the ones most

international negotiations use. They are employed for smaller meetings without sound booths and

headphones. Consecutive interpretation also requires two-person teams. A foreign speaker says his piece

while the interpreter, using a special shorthand, takes notes and during a pause, tells the client what was

said.