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Instructor: Ms. Li Limi_nk@Why we learn this course? Course Description Goal: Build a bridge of cross cultural communication. Objectives:(a) the introduction of different translation strategies; (b) long sentences translation; (c) journalistic translation, business letters, contracts and reference books translations, etc. What are the odds so long as you are happy. e.g. you complain so much, but you have a good family, parents, health and money. What’s the odd so long as you’re happy. Entertain an angel unawares. e.g. in the course of evening someone informed her that she was entertaining an angel unawares, in the shape of a composer of the greatest promise 一言既出，驷马难追 A word spoken is past recalling. 物以类聚人以群分 Birds of a feather flock together. My days are in the yellow leaf; The flowers and fruit of love are gone; the worm, the canker, and the grief are mine alone! 吾生恍若暮秋黄叶；爱之花果皆已败谢；心如虫蛀独自悲切。 Campus English Greetings used in seeing someone you haven’t seen for some time 啊！是你呀！你的确看起来容光焕发，精神饱满。 So it’s you! You do look fresh and energetic. 我真想你！假期愉快吗？ How I missed you! Did you have a good time during the vacation? 你好！真巧啊！ Hello there, what a coincidence! Greetings used in inquiring about things 你的一切都好吗？ How’s everything with you? How’s everything going? How are things with you? How are you doing? 近来怎样？ Anything new? How are you making out? How goes it (with you)? What’s happening? Responses to inquiries 很好， 谢谢你。 All right/ fine/ pretty good/ quite well, thank you. 还算好，谢谢。 Ok/fair to middling, thanks. 老样子。 Oh, the usual rounds/ same as ever. 马马虎虎。 So-so/ bearing up/ can’t complain/ still alive– just not at all well. Exercises 三角形三个角之和是180°，三角形任意两边之和大于第三边，这些都是常识。 现在已经有了可以穿戴在身上的计算机，它们是设计来让使用者穿戴在身上，其中有些计算机能够用声音启动，或者能直接使用声音邮件。 水是由氧和氢组成，所以在获得电能后，水就分解为氧和氢。 Quote on Translation ? ? ?“Any translation which intends to perform a transmitting function cannot transmit anything but information -- hence, something inessential. This is the hallmark of bad tr