制作人：Peter翻译交流QQ群：54632225----------版权-------------归原作者所有仅供学习和交流使用请勿用于商业盈利制作人：Peter翻译交流QQ群：54632225----------版权-------------归原作者所有仅供学习和交流使用请勿用于商业盈利制作人：Peter翻译交流QQ群：54632225----------版权-------------归原作者所有仅供学习和交流使用请勿用于商业盈利制作人：Peter翻译交流QQ群：54632225----------版权-------------归原作者所有仅供学习和交流使用请勿用于商业盈利IIIIIIIIIIIIIIFOREWORDInterpretingatthetoplevelisanextraordinarilydemandingtask.Absoluteaccuracyisjustthestartingpoint.Thereallyskilledinterpreteralsohastoconveythenuancesandsubtleties,thethoughtsbehindthewords,themoodandcharacterofthespeaker.allwithoutintrudinghisownpersonalityorviews.Hemustbeabletocopewiththeinterpreter'sworstnightmare.theuntranslatablejokeorpun.AndwheninterpretingChinese,hehastobridgeaculturalaswellasalinguisticdivide.Aboveall,hehastogivethepersonbeinginterpretedtheconfidencethathismessageisgettingacrosstohisinterlocutorinallitsaspects.Likeanairlinepilot,hemustwinthetrustofhislinguisticpassengers.It'sahighlyresponsibleroleandfewinterpretersaspiretopetfonnitattheveryhighestlevel.KevinLinisoneofthatselectband.Hehasinterpretedmonarchs,Presidents,PrimeMinistersandpoliticiansofeverystripeaswellasbusinessleaders.HeisindisputablytheforemostChinese-EnglishinterpreterintheUKandhasearnedapositionamongtheworld'sbestAUthatwillmakehisbookonFieldInterpretingamustforaspiringinterpreters.Itteacheshard-coreinterpre-tingskillsratherthanacademicgeneralities,basedontheauthor'sexperienceofinterpretingbetweenChineseandBritishleadersineveryfieldofendeavour.Inmakinghisknowledgeandexpertisewidelyavailabletoothersinthisway,KevinLinisperforminganinval-uablepublicservice.ContactsbetweenBritainandChinaareexpandingrapidlyineveryfield:government,politics,business,culture,sport.OntheChinesesidetheyrangefromthegreatcitiesoftheeasternseaboardwiththeirlonghistoryofcontactswiththeoutsideworldtothepreviouslyremoteprovincesandcitiesoftheinterior.Standardsof...
