中西文化差异与英语学习.ppt

中西文化差异与英语学习 李红梅 外语系 Punctuality Handling of problem Traveling 3 meals a day Contacts Way of life Boss Kid Elderly in daily life Language and Culture 语言是一层皮，说这种语言的人提供骨肉，说这种语言的群体有什么样的思维方式与文化传统才赋予了语言以生命。 Cultural Similarities between English & Chinese Similar concept about the world Similar thoughtway Similar sentence structure The Similarities between English & Chinese--Metaphors The term sounds unscientific to the 20th-century ears… the split between the head and the heart give up the sword for the plough Cultural Influence on Language History (meet one’s Waterloo, the melting pot，班门弄斧，三顾茅庐) Religion, legend, fable (heel of Achilles, to rain cats and dogs, 盘古,女娲,画蛇添足) Politics, ideology (landlord, individualism，红军，资本主义) Cultural Influence on Language cognition 　（black coffee, 纯/清咖啡，wall clock, 挂钟） life style, customs 　(bread and butter, 鱼米之乡) natural environment 　 (west wind, 东风) The Differences between English & Chinese-Thinking Mode Chinese： 　unitary thinking inductive thinking circular& flexible concrete English：　 　analytical thinking deductive thinking 　 linear thinking 　 abstract　 English Hypotaxis: Tree-like Sentence Structure (logic order) Mr. Li, who worked as manager of ABC Company after he graduated from Nanjing University, is pursuing an MA degree in translation, because he likes language so much that he wants to enter upon a new career as a simultaneous interpreter. The Linguistic Differences between English & Chinese (subjective/objective) 1996年3月22日星期五早晨5点40分 5:40 AM Friday, 22 March, 1996 江苏省南通市青年东路69号南通纺织职业技术学院外语系黎明收 Mr. Li Ming, Applied Foreign Language Dept., NTVTC, 69 Qingnian Road (E), Nantong, Jiangsu Province The Linguistic Differences between English & Chinese (subjective/objective) Ｈe was wounded in the leg. 　她的腿受了伤． Parents try to cure their children of bad habits. 　父母试图改掉孩子的恶习． You will