[哲学]E-C Translation 4 词义.pptVIP

E-C Translation Lesson Four contents 1. assignment (1) 2. the understanding and confirmation of word meaning/signification 3. examples 4. assignment (2) Assignment 1 Do you see the glass as half full rather than half empty? Do you keep your eye upon the doughnut, not upon the hollow? Suddenly these clichés are scientific questions, as researchers scrutinize the power of positive thinking. introduction A Bouquet for Miss Benson (Excerpt) Paul Villard Miss Benson was the kindest, sweetest, most beautiful creature that ever walked the earth. She was my second-grade teacher, and I was going to marry her when I grew up—if she would wait. I would sit squirming in my seat for the entire morning to keep from raising my hand. I could not bear to miss one precious moment of her presence by leaving the room. My hand was always the first to be raised, however, when Miss Benson called for volunteers to clean the blackboards or to gather papers and bring them to her desk. That was the best chore of all. It made possible getting near enough to her to close out the others in the classroom. I would arrange and rearrange the papers. They had to be in perfect order before I would make my reluctant way back to my seat. 译文之一 卞老师是世界上最亲切可爱、美得出奇的人。她是我二年级的老师，我长大了一定要娶她——只要她肯等我。我常常一整个上午都憋在座位上扭来扭去，就是不举手。有她在教室，一时一刻都很宝贵，我舍不得出去。 但是，老师如果问谁愿意擦黑板，谁愿意收卷子交到讲台上，我总是头一个举手。这可是最美的差事了。可以撇开班上的同学，接近她，我会把卷子理了又理，放得整整齐齐，才依依不舍地回到座位上去。 sweet creature squirm papers best chore close out Word Meaning Connotative meaning For people with different cultural backgrounds, a word might evoke different associations. Stylistic meaning Degrees of formality Formal Common Informal/ Colloquial slang Examples male parent, father, daddy residence, home, pad Affective meaning Popular saying about word meaning Words do not have meanings; people have meanings for words No context, no text. You know a word by the company it keeps. How to confirm/determine the word meaning ? from the