广外考研复试常问问题

明德尚行教育陳

复试可能问到的问题：

Why do you choose GW?

Why do you choose SITS?

Which one is your preference: translation or interpreting?

Do you have any field experience in interpreting?

Have you read any books about translation or interpreting?

Have you encountered any problems in interpreting?

What do you consider translation to be, art, science or just craft? Please elaborate on your stand.

What do you think the optimal translation criteria should be? Please make some comments on Yan Fu’s “faithfulness”, “expressiveness” and “elegance”.

How do you view the “cultural turn” phenomenon in translation studies nowadays?

How do you view the inter-relationship among language, culture and translation?

现在很多人觉得翻译很赚钱，你对翻译有什么看法？

你平时是怎么学习翻译的？

你以前在学校表现怎么样？

为什么选这个方向？

你理想中的口译员的生活是什么样的？你有没有相关的经验？今后有何打算？

你看过什么翻译或口译理论书？

你印象最深的是哪本书或什么翻译理论？

你有没有口译实践？

你是什么专业的？来自哪所大学？

你的日语初试成绩很好，你能做一些简单的日语翻译吗？

你觉得口译员需要具备什么样的素质？

你为什么考这个学校啊？

Why do you pursue further education?/ Why do you take the postgraduate exam?

What do you think a translator or an interpreter should harbor?

What is a translator/interpreter?

What difficulties would you face in your experience of translation or interpreting?

Do you know any theory about translation? Give me some examples.

Do you have any question for us?

What is your greatest strength?

What is your greatest weakness?

What’s your plan in the graduate study?/What is your future plan?

When and where did you graduate? What qualifications have you obtained?

Do you think the subjects you are studying today are relevant to present-day society?

What aspect of English do you find the most difficult?

What kind of professor do you like best?

What is the best university in your opinion?

What social responsibilities should a post-graduate take?

Should you study more theory or do more practice? Give your reasons.

Do you think it is easy for a college student to find a good job?

What is your favorite hobby?

What do you do in face of difficulty and failure?

What do you think about good manners in our daily life?

If you had the opportunity to change your subject, what would you do with it?

What do you think of news editing and English? What’s their relationship?

Do you have any experience in translation or interpreting?