No. Translation and interpretation are different skills, though both language-related. An analogy would be that a criminal attorney does not necessarily know patent law well enough to practice it tomorrow morning. A ballet dancer does not necessarily dance swing. Some, but not all, interpreters are well versed in written translations as well; however, most professional translators have never worked as interpreters. Competency examinations test for different skills in each category. (For example, at the United Nations, the Interpretation Department is a wholly separate entity from the Translation Department.) For court work, the lines are not so clearly drawn, but it depends entirely on the nature of the assignment. For example, tape transcripts are a hybrid form, part oral and part written, and some interpreters specialize in preparing them. But one cannot assume that any interpreter will be able to produce a good transcript.
Different areas of the brain are used in these disciplines. People who are fast thinkers and fast reactors tend to prefer interpreting, in which decisions about language, structure and meaning have to be made in split seconds. More logic-loving, scholarly, detail-oriented people prefer translating, which takes place in isolation, and gives the translator the ability to consult many dictionary sources before making a final decision. 实践证明经常访问无忧英语教育网 www.51education.net ,能迅速提高你的英语学习能力!积沙成塔,不断提高! 本站所提供的所有信息仅供学校课堂教学及英语学习者学习研究之用，其著作权归原作者及媒体所有。
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