Research on equivalent English translations of important terms and expressions used in interpreter-mediated lay judge trials in Japan

为使口译员调解的非专业法官审判公正，应确保原文和译文之间的等值。在这项研究中，我们对专业口译员进行了模拟试验，使用了涉及到难以翻译的日语表达的情景。基于对这些试验获得的数据的分析，以及与以英语为母语的人和熟悉日语和英美法律的律师的讨论，我们确定了这些词语最合适的英语翻译，并汇编了两卷词汇表。我们还进行了问卷调查，以获得词汇表用户的反馈。

For interpreter-mediated lay judge trials to be fair, equivalence between the original speech and its translation should be guaranteed. In this research, we conducted mock trials with professional interpreters using scenarios that involved the use of difficult-to-translate Japanese expressions. On the basis of an analysis of the data obtained from these trials and of discussions with native speakers of English and lawyers familiar with both Japanese and Anglo-American laws, we determined the most appropriate English translations for the expressions and compiled two volumes of glossaries. We also conducted a questionnaire survey to obtain feedback from users of the glossaries.