常见的口译速记符号有:
use only the first syllable of a word. examples:
mar —— marketing
cus —— customer
cli —— client
use the entire first syllable and the first letter of the second syllable. examples:
subj —— subject
budg —— budget
ind —— individual
to distinguish among various forms of the same word,
use the first syllable of the word, an apostrophe, and the ending of the word. examples:
tech'gy ——technology
gen'ion—— generalisation
del'y ——delivery
use just enough of the beginning of a word to form a recognisable abbreviation. examples:
assoc ——associated
ach ——achievement
info—— information
omit vowels from the middle of words,
retaining only enough consonants to provide a recognisable skeleton of the word. examples:
bkgd—— background
mvmt ——movement
prblm—— problem
spell out, rather than abbreviate short words. examples:
in but as key
use symbols for common connective or transition words. examples:
@ —— at
2 —— to
4—— for
& —— and
w/—— with
w/o —— without
vs —— against
other symbols and abbreviations
as a result of / consequences of <--->
resulting in --->
and / also +
equal to / same as =
following ff
most importantly *
less than <
greater than >
especially esp/