口译笔记归纳总结.doc

口译笔记速记符号归总
1. Note-taking symbols and abbreviations for your reference:
  
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Abbreviations in Note taking
Use only the abbreviations that fit your needs and that you will remember easily. A good idea is to introduce only a few abbreviations into your note taking at a time.
  
Symbols helpful in math -- these are commonly used in texts and references.
S   =   sum
f   =   frequency
  
Leave out periods in standard abbreviations.
cf   =   compare
.   =   example
dept   =   department
  
Use only the first syllable of a word.
pol   =   politics
dem   =   democracy
lib   =   liberal
cap   =   capitalism
  
Use entire first syllable and only 1st letter of 2nd syllable.
pres   =   presentation
subj   =   subject
ind   =   individual
cons   =   conservative
  
Eliminate final letters. Use just enough of the word to form a recognizable abbreviation.
assoc   =   associate
biol   =   biology
info   =   information
ach   =   achievement
chem   =   chemistry
max   =   maximum
intro  =   introduction
conc   =   concentration
min   =   minimum
rep   =   repetition
  
Omit vowels, retain only enough consonants to give a recognizable skeleton of the word.
ppd   =   prepared
prblm   =   problem
estmt   =   estimate
bkgd   =   background
gvt   =   government
  Use an apostrophe in place of letters.
am't   =   amou