英汉语言对比-1-General Introduction of the Course

ContrastiveStudiesofEnglishandChineseTheSecondSemesterof2013-2014AcademicYearE-mail:yinghanduibi@Password:yinghanduibi123IntroductionofthecourseMeetingtimeandclassroomCourseessentialsCourserequirementsGradingpolicyPurposeofthecourse

Thearrangement/layoutofthecoursebookBooksandwebsitesforreferenceCourseEssentialsCourseTitle:ContrastiveStudiesofEnglishandChineseCourseType:Optional/SelectiveTotalClassHours:34TotalCredits:2CourseBook:ContrastiveStudiesofEnglishandChineseCourseRequirementsAttendanceClassParticipationIndividual/Pair/GroupWork(Assignments)GradingPolicyAttendance:10%Participation:10%Assignments:20%FinalExam:60%PurposeofthecoursetohelpthestudentstobefullyawareofthemajordifferencesbetweenEnglishandChinesesothattheycandoagoodjobinE-CorC-Etranslationpractice.Thatistosay,afterathoroughandcomprehensivestudyofthemajordifferencesbetweenthesetwolanguagesandcultures,thestudents’cross-lingualandcross-culturalawarenesswillbegreatlyenhanced,whichwillinturnensure/guaranteeasuccessfultransferenceofthethoughtsconveyedintheoriginaltextintoproperonesinthetargettext.Thearrangement/layoutofthecoursebookThebookisdividedintotwomajorparts.ThefirstpartisconcernedwithLanguage&Culture,whichconsistsoftenpairsofdifferencesbetweenEnglishandChinese,whilethesecondpartfocusesonModesofThinking,whichalsocoverstenpairsofdifferencesbetweenChineseandWesternnations.Thesepairsofdifferencespresentedinthebookareclearlyillustratedbynumerousexampleschosenfrombooks,newspapersandmagazinespublishedathomeandabroadsothatthereaderscanthoroughlyunderstandthemandperformwellinE-Ctranslationpracticeorviceversa.Booksandwebsitesforreference陈定安，《英汉比较与翻译》，北京：中国对外翻译出版公司，1998年。邓炎昌、刘润清，《语言与文化:英汉语言文化对比》，北京：外语教学与研究出版社，1989年。何善芬，《英汉语言对比研究》，上海：上海外语教育出版社，2002年。刘宓庆，《汉英对比研究与翻译》，南昌：江西教育出版社，1991年。潘文国，《汉英语言对比概论》，北京：商务印书馆，2010年。秦洪武、王克非，《英汉比较与翻译》，北京：外语教学与研究出版社，2010年。邵志洪，《汉英对比翻译导论》，上海：华东理工大学出版社，2005年。王菊泉、郑立信编著，《英汉语言文化对比研究:1995-2003》，上海：上海外语教育出版社2004年。杨丰宁，《英汉语言比较与翻译》，天津：天津大学出版社，2006年。NellDale/ChipWeems/MarkHeadington，《英汉对比研究》，北京：高等教育出版社，2009年。中国英汉语比较研究会（英文名称为ChinaAssociationforComparativeStudiesofEnglishandChinese,缩写为CACSEC）是由全国高校和科研机构从事英语、汉语、对外汉语、英汉语言和文化对比、英汉互译等学科领域的教学与研究的、具有讲师或相应职称以上的教育工作者与科研人员自愿组成的非营利性人文社会科学学术组织。

学科组：典籍英译英汉语篇分析学科组英汉翻译学科组中西文化比较学科组中西语哲学科组对比语言学学科组DiscussionTopics1.Whyisitnecessarytotakethiscourse?一种事物的特点，要跟别的事物比较才显出来。－－－吕叔湘Youcouldknowyourownlanguageonlyifyoucompareditwithotherlanguages.---Engels只有将本族语同其他的语言进行比较才能真正懂得自己的语言。－－－恩格斯AdvantagesofContrastiveStudiesbetweenEnglishandChinese:1)Itcanhelplanguagelearnersestablishthemostessential/difficultpoints(whattofocus)intheirlearningprocess;E.g.

goldfish=金鱼红茶=Blacktea这个问题人们可以争论数年，也不会争论出结果来。A.Peoplecanargueoverthisissueforyearswithoutgettinganyresult.B.Peoplecanargueoverthisissueforyearswithoutgettinganywhere.不同的人对退休持有不同的态度。A.Differentpeoplehavedifferentattitudestowardretirement.B.Attitudetowardretirement

variesfrompersontoperson.2)ItcanhelplanguagelearnersavoidChinglish;E.g.ThepriceoffoodischeapinChina.ThepriceoffoodislowinChina.

FoodischeapinChina.医生给了她一些治疗感冒的药。Thedoctorgavehersomemedicineforcuringhercold.Revised:Thedoctorgavehersomemedicineforhercold.Thedoctorgavehersomemedicinetocurehercold.干的都是同样的工作，他们得到的报酬却比我多一倍。TheyweregettingtwiceasmuchasIwasgettingforthesamejob.我对该问题的回答使老师感到失望。这使我想起了一句老话——熟能生巧。参考书让你能够更方便地学习英语。Myanswertothequestionmadetheteacherfeeldisappointed.Thismademethinkaboutanoldsaying“Practicemakesperfect.”ReferencebooksletyoubeabletolearnEnglishmoreconveniently.Revised:Myresponsetothequestiondisappointedtheteacher.Thisremindedmeofthesaying“Practicemakesperfect.”ReferencebooksenableyoutolearnEnglishmoreefficiently.Thesesentencesaremoreidiomatic.3)Itcanhelplanguagelearnerscultivateandimprovetheirtranslationcompetence.ThecontrastivestudiesofEnglishandChineseisthecoreoftranslationtheories,becausethetheories,methodsandtechniquesconcerningE-CorC-Etranslationarebasedonthesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenthetwolanguages.Ithasbeenprovedbythetranslationpracticethatitismucheasiertohandlethesimilaritieswhilethedifficultyliesinthedifferencesbetweenthetwolanguages.Therefore,oncethedifferencesarerevealed,theproblemwillbereadilysolved.Onecannotonlyacceleratethetranslationprocessbutalsoimprovethequalityofthetranslatedtexts.从杭州坐旅游车向西南方向走大约两个小时左右，可以到达一个叫瑶琳的旅行胜地。ThereisatouristattractioncalledYaolinwhichyoucanreachinabouttwohoursbygoingsouthbytouristbusfromHangzhou.典型的汉语句式，先不厌其烦地介绍细节，先铺垫，先谈背景信息，最后点出要点。英语往往先说明要点，再谈及细节和添加信息。AirChinabecamethecountry’sflagshipairlineforinternationalrouteswhentheCivilAviationAdministrationofChina

splitupitsdomesticandforeignservicesintonominallyindependentairlinesinthelate