口譯要求有速度，所以做口譯必須學會做筆記。筆記中就會用到一些縮略符號。每個人可能會有自己的一套符號系統。如果你對這方面還不了解，來看看常用的縮略語吧。

　　acc = account, accountant

　　acdg = according

　　acpt = accept

　　ad = advertisement

　　adm = administration

　　ads = address

　　adv = advice

　　agr = agriculture

　　agt = agent

　　alt = altitude

　　a.m. = ante meridiem = before noon

　　AMAP = as much as possible

　　amb = ambassador

　　amt = amount

　　anal = analysis

　　anc = ancient

　　anon = anonymous

　　ans = answer

　　app = appendix

　　Apr = April

　　apt = apartment

　　arch = architecture

　　arr = arrive; arrival

　　ASAP = as soon as possible

　　ass = assistant; association

　　at = atmosphere; atomic

　　att = attorney; attention

　　Aug = August

　　aux = auxiliary

　　av = average

　　ave = avenue

　　a.w.l. = absent with leave (準假)

　　a.w.o.l. = absent without official leave (無故缺席)

　　B.A. = Bachelor of Arts

　　bal = balance

　　B.C. = before Christ

　　bd = board

　　bdl = bundle

　　bk = bank; book

　　bkts = baskets

　　B/L = bill of lading (提單)

　　BLDG = building

　　bp = birthplace

　　br = branch; brother

　　B.S. = Bachelor of Science

　　bu = bureau

　　C = capacity; century; chapter; centigrade; cost; city; center

　　cal = calendar; caliber; calories

　　cap = capital; captain

　　cat = catalog

　　cc = carbon copy (復印件；抄送)

　　CEO = chief executive officer

　　cert = certificate

　　CFM = confirm

　　cncl = cancel

　　cp. = compare

　　cit = citizen

　　civ = civil; civilization

　　clk = clerk

　　cml = commercial

　　co. = company

　　c/o = care of(轉交)

　　col = college; color

　　com = commentary; common; communication; community

　　comm = commission

　　comp = complete; computer; competition

　　con = conclusion; against

　　cond = condition

　　cont. = continent; continued

　　corp = corporation

　　cust = customer; custom; customs

　　Dec = December

　　dec = deceased; declaration

　　def = defender; defense

　　deg = degree

　　dep = deposit

　　DEPT = department

　　disc = discount

　　dist = distance; distinguish

　　div = divide; divorced

　　do. = ditto (同上）

　　dorm = dormitory

　　dpt = departure

　　dz = dozen

　　e = east; earth; engineering

　　econ = economics; economy

　　ed. = education; editor

　　e.g. = exempli gratia = for example

　　encl. = enclosed; enclosure

　　esp. = especially

　　etc. = et cetera = and so on

　　ex. = example; exception; extra

　　exp. = export

　　expln = explain

　　ext = extend; extension

　　FAX = facsimile

　　Feb. = February

　　fem = female; feminine

　　ff. = following

　　fig = figures

　　fin = finance; financial

　　fl = fluid

　　FLT = flight

　　FOB = free on board (船上交貨；離岸價格)

　　for = foreign; forestry

　　fp = freezing point

　　fr = frequent

　　Fri. = Friday

　　frt = freight (貨物；貨運)

　　ft = foot; feet (腳；英寸)

　　fut = future

　　FYR = for your reference (僅供參考)

　　g = gold; grain; guide; gender; gravity

　　G.A. = General Assembly (聯合國大會)

　　gen. = generally

　　gent = gentleman; gentlemen

　　gm = gram; general manager

　　gov = government

　　gs = general secretary (秘書長)

　　h = harbor; hundred; husband; hydrogen

　　hd = head (頭部；首腦)

　　hf = half

　　Hon = honorable; honorary

　　H.Q. = headquarters

　　hr = hour

　　ht = height

　　hypoth = hypothesis; hypothetical

　　i.a. = in absence; absent

　　ib. = ibidem = in the same place

　　ID = identity; identity card

　　i.e. = id est = that is

　　imp = import; imperial

　　IMPS = impossible

　　IMPT = important

　　in. = inch; inches

　　ind = industrial; independent

　　indiv = individual

　　info = information

　　ins = insurance

　　inst. = instant; institute

　　int. = interior; interest (興趣；利息)

　　I/O = instead of

　　IOU = I owe you (借據)

　　I.Q. = intelligence quotient

　　IVO = in view of (鑒于，考慮到)

　　is. = island

　　e = east; earth; engineering

　　econ = economics; economy

　　ed. = education; editor

　　e.g. = exempli gratia = for example

　　encl. = enclosed; enclosure

　　esp. = especially

　　etc. = et cetera = and so on

　　ex. = example; exception; extra