口译又称为“通译”,为互译两方语言,在增进我国与世界各国人民的交往起到了重要的作用。随着我国与外界的交往越来越多,在政治、经济、科学、文化等各个领域与世界组织的关系愈益密切,各地对口译工作者的需求日益迫切,而我国懂外语的人为数不少,杰出的口译工作者也在随之增多。但是口译人员却不可由笔译人员简单代替,口译和笔译之间有一定的区别。
“Like any other language, the material elements spoken English are sounds, which speak to the ears, while those of written English are written types or figures, which speak to the eyes. According to B.I.Evans, so far apart that they almost constitute two different language.”
根据伊万斯所言,笔译和口译几乎是像二种不同的语言。伊万斯的话或许夸张了点,但毕竟说出了要点,笔译和口译是有很大的区别。本文从两个方面略议下两者之区别。