ON INTERPRETATION IN PETRTOCHEMICAL INDUSTRY BY ENGLISH MAJORS (英语论文).doc

ON INTERPRETATION IN PETRTOCHEMICAL INDUSTRY BY ENGLISH MAJORS 　　ABSTRACT:Large scale petrochemical projects in related with foreign funds, technology or located in foreign countries involve plenty interpreters. This thesis discusses the difficulties faced by English majors in undertaking petrochemical technical and engineering interpretation work and proposes some suggestions for improving capabilities and qualities in the interpretation work in this field. 　　KEY WORDS：Petrochemical; English major; Terms; Technical exchange; Technical appendix 　　During the preparation and engineering phases of large scale petrochemical projects funded by foreign companies, supported by foreign technologies or located in foreign countries, plenty interpreters who understand related techniques are involved. Currently, most interpreters in this industry have background in technical learning or working. But English majors with no technical learning experience could also be found in this filed. The author, combing her experience in interpretation work for technical exchange /negotiations with foreign clients, foreign licensors, kick-off meetings, engineering design review meetings in preparation phase as well as exchange meetings in engineering phase in recent years, intends to discuss the difficulties faced by English majors during interpretation work for preparation and engineering phases of petrochemical projects and proposed solutions. 　　During the preparation and engineering design phases of petrochemical projects, several disciplines get involved, including process, instrumentation and automatic control, static equipment, mechanical, piping ,architecture, civil, plot plan, storage and transportation, electrical, telecommunication, water supply and drainage, firefighting, environmental protection, heating and ventilation etc. It is almost impossible for an English major, with only language knowledge, to serve as a competent interpreter for petrochemical projects wi