英汉比较与写作精选.pptVIP

Lecture 2 Similarities and Differences Between Chinese English － Writing Basics Introduction Chinese and Western modes of thinking Similarities and differences between Chinese and English Mother tongue interference in English writing Writing task Question 1 What do you know the main features of Chinese and western modes of thinking? Chinese and Western Modes of Thinking English to Me Since I was born in a small village, English did not enter my world until I was a junior high school student. At the beginning, I felt bored by the ABC letters and turned a deaf ear to my teachers’ advice on how to learn English well. One day, my class was organized to see the movie “Titanic”. It was a real blockbuster which touched me deeply though I did not understand the English words said by the actors and actresses. From then on, I determined to pay attention to English. Later, I was often seen sitting on the grass or walking along the road, reading English aloud from a heavy English book in hands. Soon, I made great progress in my English grades and grew more and more confident. After learning English for six years, I have come to see that English as an international language is not only a subject to learn, but also a valuable tool in my life. It guides me to every corner of the world, opening my eyes and enriching my personal experiences. Question 2 What are major similarities and differences between English and Chinese? Main Points Language family Agreement Hypotaxis and parataxis Collocation Brevity Structural balance Dangling Relative clauses Language Family English: Germanic branch of Indo-European Chinese: Sino-Tibetan English: synthetic Chinese: analytic Agreement in tense and number a. 他\我\你们（刚才）在这里。 b. He is/was here. Connectives a. 天下雨，我不能来了。 b. I cannot come because of the rain. Topic-comment sentence a. 早饭，你吃了吗？ b. Have you had your breakfast? Quiz 1 下面的句子都是用词前后不一致的病句，请加以改正。 (1) a.?Once one have money, he can do what he want. b. Riding the horse