口译工作的特点和难点常常不被业外人士理解。口译不是符号转换而是意念信息的释义。翻译因不同语言之间的不完全对等和文化差异而复杂。口译人员应具备较高的素质和综合能力,如双语能力、双文化能力、较高的智力水平、推理能力和记忆能力等。此外,口译人员要有成熟的性格和抗压能力。 The characteristics and difficulties of interpreting work are often not understood by lay people. Interpretation is not a symbolic translation but the interpretation of ideational information. Translation is complicated by incomplete equivalence and cultural differences between languages. Interpreters should have high quality and comprehensive ability, such as bilingual ability, dual culture ability, high intelligence level, reasoning ability and memory ability. In addition, interpreters should have mature character and ability to resist pressure.