英汉翻译weekone.pptVIP

科技英语翻译 翻译的定义、性质和标准 The Tower of Babel The story of the tower of Babel is about disobedience and arrogance and the human need to erect symbols of our achievement. The story takes place after the flood that destroyed all but Noah and his family. The world was still united by language and probably tradition. “And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.” (Genesis 11:1) Those who lived in the region of Shinar,(希那尔) (Sumer in ancient Babylonia) “… said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for mortar. And