英语与汉语对比.pptVIP

The Contrastive Study of English and Chinese Cultures The way of thinking Cultural psychology and values Geography Tradition The way of thinking English: 句子以谓语动词为中心，表现出一种思维 推演的框架，并基于形式逻辑为基础来表达思想。 The way of thinking Chinese: 形式灵活，读句简短， 形式松弛， 结构和谐， 上下贯通。 e.g., “I passed you on the road?” “Monsignor, it is true, I had the honor of being passed on the road. ” “在路上我打你面前过了吗？” “是的，爵爷。您打我面前过，我很荣幸。” Cultural psychology Sometimes people set off firecrackers to celebrate the red and white happy events. (Should Setting off Firecrackers Be Banned) Sometimes people set off firecrackers to celebrate one’s wedding or honor the dead in his funeral. Color: Red, green, blue, yellow, white, etc. Animal: elephant, owl, fox, bird, dog, etc. 西风古道瘦马， 夕阳西下。断肠人在天涯。 西风残照 Ode to the West Wind I was born in a peasant family. Some students are rather selfish and individualism is a word we can use to describe them. We students should be concerned with politics. Geography 雨后春笋 spring up like mushroom 庙小神大 a big fish in a little pond All is fish that comes to one’s net. 抓到篮子的就是菜。 neither fish nor fowl 非驴非马 Tradition Customs History religion The crafty enemy was ready to launch an attack while holding out the olive branch. 狡猾的敌人， 一边伸出橄榄枝表示愿意讲和， 一边准备发动新的战争。 方位：东北northeast 钢铁 iron and steel 前后 back and forth 水火 fire and water 血肉 flesh and blood 老少 young and old 晴雨 rain or shine 工农业 agriculture and industry 视听 audio-visual 左右 right and left 衣食 food and clothing 先生们，女士们： Ladies and Gentlemen 买票：book a ticket 抓小偷：stop a thief 打七折：30% discount 人才市场：a job market 便宜：reasonable 让孩子多晒晒太阳。 Take the children out to get as much sun as possible. 多学点英语是非常有用的。 Much exposure to English can help a lot. 候机大厅：the departure lounge 东张西望： look right and left 肤浅： skin deep 北屋： a room with southern exposure facing the south 唯你是问：you shall answer for it 禁止喧哗：keep silent A weight has been li