| Acknowledgement | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter One General Introduction and Research Review | 第9-23页 |
| 1.1 General Introduction | 第9-11页 |
| 1.2 Cognitive Load Theory | 第11-13页 |
| 1.3 Daniel Gile's Effort Model for Consecutive Interpreting | 第13-16页 |
| 1.3.1 The features of consecutive interpreting | 第13-14页 |
| 1.3.2 Effort Model for Consecutive Interpreting | 第14-16页 |
| 1.4 Cognitive Process for Consecutive Interpreting | 第16-18页 |
| 1.4.1 Cognitive process in interpreting | 第16-17页 |
| 1.4.2 Cognitive process of consecutive interpreting | 第17-18页 |
| 1.5 The Cognitive Overload Phenomenon in Consecutive Interpreting | 第18-20页 |
| 1.6 The Incentives of Cognitive Overload Phenomenon | 第20-23页 |
| 1.6.1 The criteria of consecutive interpreting | 第20页 |
| 1.6.2 Incentives for cognitive overload in consecutive interpreting | 第20-23页 |
| Chapter Two Description and Procedure of the Simulating Interpreting Task | 第23-28页 |
| 2.1 Description of the Task | 第23-25页 |
| 2.1.1 Introduction of the interpreting material | 第23-24页 |
| 2.1.2 Requirements of the task | 第24页 |
| 2.1.3 Expected effect | 第24-25页 |
| 2.2 Preparation of the Task | 第25-28页 |
| 2.2.1 Background information about the speech and the speaker | 第25-26页 |
| 2.2.2 Analysis on related speeches | 第26-27页 |
| 2.2.3 Related vocabulary | 第27页 |
| 2.2.4 Equipments and tools | 第27-28页 |
| Chapter Three Analysis of Cognitive Overload Phenomenon in ConsecutiveInterpreting | 第28-38页 |
| 3.1 Practice Results and Analysis | 第28-29页 |
| 3.2 Analysis of the major causes of the cognitive overload phenomenon | 第29-38页 |
| 3.2.1 High-level of information density | 第30-32页 |
| 3.2.2 High-degree of discourse complexity | 第32-35页 |
| 3.2.3 High pressure and nervousness | 第35-36页 |
| 3.2.4 Poor interpreting competence | 第36-38页 |
| Chapter Four Coping Tactics to Deal with the Cognitive Overload Phenomenon inConsecutive Interpreting | 第38-44页 |
| 4.1 Construction of Knowledge Schemata | 第38-39页 |
| 4.2 Optimizing the allocation of attention abilities | 第39-40页 |
| 4.3 Application of Feasible Interpreting Skills | 第40-44页 |
| Chapter Five Summary | 第44-48页 |
| 5.1 Summary of the Simulating Interpreting Task | 第44-46页 |
| 5.2 The Limitations of this Report and Further Suggestions | 第46-48页 |
| Bibliography | 第48-49页 |
| Appendix | 第49-60页 |
| 攻读学位期间研究成果 | 第60页 |
