英汉语言对比物称与人称-公开课件（讲义）.pptVIP

Part IIIPersonal vs. Impersonal;Please try to translate the following sentence: 我兴奋得什么话也说不出来 I was so excited that I couldnt say a word. Excitement deprived me of all power of utterance ;English: Impersonal Chinese: Personal; English often use impersonal subject. Excitement deprived me of all power of utterance 我兴奋得什么话也说不出来 ;英语常用物称表达法。也就是： 不用人称主语来叙述，而是表达客观事物如何作用于人的感知，让事物以客观的口气呈现出来。 ;Impersonal English： the writer and the reader are out of the picture, hiding themselves behind impersonal language;1）我(吓得)就是说不出话来 2）我突然想到了一个主意。 3）凡是到底特律来的客人，一定会去参观汽车工厂。 Words fail me