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A Contrastive Study of Western and chinese Cultures Wang yan Literature Review l General introduction to culture 6 ll Mode of thinking ☆V| Translation method Part I. Theory: polysystem and manipulation (p349 1.1. Literary polysystem, derives from Russian Formalists and the Prague Structuralists. Israeli scholars(Gentzler, 1993: 114-125)hold that translation is seen as one of the elements participating in the constant struggle for survival and domination, and is seen essentially as an integral part of the target culture and not merely a reproduction of another text 1.2 Bassnett and Lefevere: Translation History, and Culture, s Manipulation School concentrate on describing and analyzing translations comparing different translations of the same work, on investigating the reception of translations and on tracing broad historical surveys 1.3 Culture-specific concepts s The source-language word may express a concept which is totally unknown in the target culture o religious belief, a social custom, or even a ype of food. Such concepts are often referred to as culture-specific Eg. The three cousins of the French President also received some diamonds? 令 There are in all4×3×2=24 possibilities 远/近表亲 Generic term male Female Young Chicken Cock, rooster hen chick duck drake duck duckling goose gander goose gosling horse stallion mare foal Cattle/cow bull COW calf pig boar SOW shoat dog dog bitch puppy sheep ram ewe lamb deer stag doe fawn 1. 4. ideology g It is a term developed in the marxist tradition to talk about how cultures are structured in ways that enable the group holding power to have the maximum control with the minimum of conflict .o In social studies an ideology is an idea that explains how the society should work and offers the basis for a certain group of people who pursue their interests 今 Functions: s Ideology Impacting on the Choice of Original Works: .o Saving the Weak Nation g Political Service: Consolidating the Nation o Impacting Readers Mainstr