As a sequel to An Encyclopedia of Translation: Chinese-English English-Chinese，which was published in 1995，this volume，An Encyclopedia of Practical Translation and Interpreting，focuses on practical translation and interpreting，the two emerging areas of increasing importance in recent decades。Some chapters in this volume are illustrated with examples in translation between Chinese and English。Scholars and experts from China，France，Hong Kong，Spain，Taiwan，the United Kingdom，and the United States share with us their experiences in translation or interpreting practice。This encyclopedia should be of great interest to both specialists and general readers。

ChanSin-wai

CHAN SIN-WAI is Professor of the School of Humanities and Social Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen. He graduated from The Chinese University of Hong Kong and continued his studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, where he received his PhD degree. He was Professor and Chairman of the Department of Translation, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. His teaching and research interests lie mainly in the areas of translation studies, machine translation, and bilingual lexicography.