Differences in Subject and in Predicate between English and Chinese 英语(毕业论文).docVIP

Differences in Subject and in Predicate between English and Chinese 1 Introduction Without doubt, a sentence is always a unit for people to express something and we usually translate an article sentence by sentence. The subject and the predicate are the main parts of a sentence. When we translate a sentence, the first and also most important thing we should do is to determine the subject of the sentence, then to determine the predicate and other elements of the sentence. However, because of the differences in language between east and west, there also exist dissimilarities in the use of the subject between the two languages, so it is necessary for us to know the differences in subject and in predicate between English and Chinese. 2 Differences in Subject Chinese linguists research on the subject, most of them had been done in the 20th Century. Recent years, with fewer and fewer learners pay attention to both English and Chinese subject, it is thought that its important to attach some importance to them, for which it’s good for our recent study and later research. In order to research the differences in English and Chinese subjects, this chapter lays stress on the structures and forms of subjects in English and Chinese. 2.1 Different Structures for Subject Some different structures for subjects can be seen through analysing and comparing Chinese sentences and English sentences. 2.1.1 Words Used as Subject in English It usually use noun, pronoun, or the words can be regarded as noun or noun phrases as subject in English. Read the following examples: (1).My brother is a worker. (noun as subject) (2).He lives in the new house.（pronoun as subject） (3).The first of October is our National Day.（numeral as subject） (4).To read something is a good habit.（the infinitive as subject） (5).Reading will do you good in your English study.（V+ing as subject） (6).What they are doing is for the modernization of our motherland.（subordinate clause as subject） 2.1.2 Words Used as Subje