Language_and_Culture 语言与文化.pptVIP

7、赶上今年天气不好，不少白莱“烧心”，烂在地里。(俞阳，《大白菜风光不再》) This year’s weather was not good, many of the cabbages turned yellow at the heart and rotted in the field. 三、转换文化信息 8、 有“背景”的人之所以能够左右逢源，畅通无阻，是因为“背景”里面有太多的暗箱操作，有太多见不得人的勾当，…(丁国强，《背景》) A person with“ background” is one who can succeed one way or another and overcome any obstacles. This is because “background” at its heart has too many “black box deals” and under-the-table activities… 9、 在我们中国，“上级吃请，下级请吃；上下对口，横向联席。”(周洪庆，《“9美元底线”与“四菜一汤”》) In China, some high-level leaders gobble up invitations and lower-level officials all enjoy dining to network up and down and around with their peers and superiors. 10、在改革开放中，我们必须两个文明一齐抓。 We should place equal emphasis on material and ethical progress in the reform and opening-up. 11、 江主席说，在新世纪里，我党的一项主要任务是开展三讲教育。 Jiang said it is a major move for Party building in the new century to conduct Three Emphases education — emphasize theoretical study, political awareness and good conduct. Exercises: 1. 真是一个钱撕成八瓣用.心里总想看怎样能够改善家里的困境。(《新风霞回忆录》) 2. 麻烦常常出在外出旅行之时，两眼一抹黑，倘若再加上语言不通，那可真叫人有苦说不出。(商子雍，《在肯德基上厕所》) Answers: Each single copper had to be eked out, and I kept racking my brains for ways to improve our difficult conditions. Problems, however, often arise when you are wide at sea as a stranger going on a trip to other places. Your suffering could be unspeakably compounded if you dont know the language. * Unit FourLanguage and culture( section two) 1. Review what we have learnt last week. The extension of word’s meaning 帝国主义者的性格既残暴有狡猾。 1) There is a mixture of the tiger and the  ape in the character of the imperialists. 帝国主义者的性格既有猿的狡猾又有虎的残暴。 2) Hitler’s storm troops goosestepped into  power in Furth in 1930 希特勒的冲锋队员耀武扬威地夺取了费尔特镇的权利。 这孩子瘦得皮包骨。 3) Every life has its roses and thorns. 每个人的生活都有甜有苦。 4) The boy is only skin and bone. 2. Translating across cultures P138 Question: What problems in translation do you think are more difficult to deal with than others? Can you find examples in t