本书就交替传译中的笔记技巧进行了分步骤的、实践性的阐述。全书基于作者作为欧盟译员的大量实战经验，提供了丰富的例证和练习。除了具体介绍笔记技巧之外，本书还非常细地介绍了交替传译的各种背景知识，包括在国际组织中专业传的重要性和现实性。本书避开了笔记认知学层面上的学术争论，旨在帮助口译学生在开始学习时就掌握一套有效、简易的笔记系统，为他们提供常见问题惯常的解决方法，从而为他们节省时问和精力。

Part Ⅰ The Basics Step-by-step

　Introduction

　　What is consecutive interpreting?

　　When is consecutive interpreting used?

　　About this book

　　Note-taking for consecutive interpreting

　　About the notes

　　About the examples

　　How to use the book

　　Miscellaneous

　Chapter 1. Speech Analysis

　　Speech writing guides

　　Structure maps

　　Mini-summaries

　　Mind maps

　Chapter 2. Recognizing and Splitting Ideas

　Chapter 3. The Beginning of Notes

　Chapter 4. Links

　Moving On...

　　Taking notes directly

　　Reproducing speeches from notes

　　Note-taking from the spoken word

　Chapter 5. Verticality and Hierarchies of Values

　　Parallel values

　　Shifting values

　　Parallel values 2

　　Use of brackets

　Chapter 6. Symbols

　　What is a symbol?

　　Why use symbols?

　　what to note with symbols

　　How to use symbols

　　Organic symbols

　　where to find symbols

　Chapter 7. Memory Prompts

　　Structure can help recall information

　　Things right in front of you

　　Note the simple for the complicated

　　Stories and jokes

　　It depends on what you already know

　Chapter 8. What to Note

Part Ⅱ Fine-tuning

　1. Clauses

　2. Rules of Abbreviation

　3. Verbs

　4. The Recall Line

　5. Uses of the Margin

　6. Implicit Links

　7. Pro-forms

　8. Noting Sooner, or Later

　9. How You Write it

　10. More on Symbols

　11. Things You Didn't Catch

　12. The End

Part Ⅲ The Back of the Book

　1. Notes with Commentary

　　Speech 1-Hodgson

　　Speech 2-Patten

　　Speech 3-Torry

　　Speech 4-MacShane

　2. Versions of the Tasks Set

　3. The Examples

　4. Where to Find Practice Material

Glossary

Further Reading

References

Index