英语习语与文化.ppt

ENGLISH IDIOM AND ITS CULTURE 英语习语与文化 Syllabus (topics for the semester) 1. Why do we need to know idioms? 2. Features of English idioms -- definitions ; features 3. Where do idioms come from? Their relations with culture. Idioms and culture: sources (I), sources (II) 4. Structure of English idioms 5. How to recognize transformed idioms? What is transformation of idioms? normal transformation and novel transformation and their identification 5. How to recognize transformed idioms? What is transformation of idioms? -- normal transformation and novel transformation and their identification 6. Proverbs, saying, slang; their features; a comparison between proverb and idiom; their uses 7. Part of speech of English idioms (or their functions) 8. Phrasal verbs as idioms: definition; structure; combination; idiomaticity; problems caused by phrasal verb 9. Rhetoric approaches of English idioms: simile, metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, personification, euphemism, allusion; cultural background for the above approaches 10. A comparison between English idioms and Chinese idioms 11. Translation of English Idioms: the understanding of English idioms; ecognition of idioms; the general methods of translation 12. How to consult dictionaries for idioms? Information provided: illustrative examples; grammatical info; pragmatic info, cultural info, collocation info, etc. The use of idioms, some hints: Lesson One: What is an idiom? Lesson One: Sam is a real cool cat. He never blow his stack and hardly ever flies off the handle. What is more, he knows how to get away with things …. Well, of course, he is getting on , too. His hair is pepper and salt, but he knows how to make up for lost time by taking it easy. He gets up early, works out, and turns in early. He takes care of the hot dog stand like a breeze until he gets time off. Sam’s got it made; this is it for him. Many idioms in it be a cool cat – to be a calm person to blow one’s stack – to become mad to fly off