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5TheearlyBibletranslatorshittheproblemofuntranslatabilityhead-on.HowdoyoutranslatetheimageoftheLambofGodforacultureinwhichsheepdonotexist?
WhatexactlywasthefruitthatEve11pickedintheGardenofEden?
WhatwasthecreaturethatswallowedJonah,giventhatwhalesarenotgiventoswimminginwarm,southernseas?
5Facedwithunsurmountablelinguisticproblems,translatorsnegotiatedtheboundariesbetweenlanguagesandcameupwitha
6Compromisingissomethingthatspeakersofmorethanonelanguageunderstand.Whentherearenowordsinanotherlanguageforwhatyouwanttosay,youmakeadjustmentsandtrytoEnglishandWelshspeakersmakeadjustmentsregardingthecolorspectruminthegrey/green/blue/brownrange,sinceEnglishhasfourwordsandWelshhasthree.Andevenwherewordsdoexist,compromisesstillneedtobemade.Theword“democracy”meanscompletelydifferentthingsindifferentcontexts,andevenawordlike“bread”whichreferstoastaplefooditemmadeofflourmeanstotallydifferentthingstodifferentpeople.TheflatbreadsofCentralAsiaarealongwayawayfromMother’sPridewhiteslicedtoasties,yettheword“bread”hastoserveforboth.
7Inevitably,thespreadofEnglishmeansthatmillionsofpeopleareaddinganotherlanguagetotheirownandarelearninghowtonegotiateculturalandlinguisticdifferences.Thisisanessentialskillintoday’shybridworld,particularlynowwhentheneedforinternationalunderstandinghasrarelybeensoimportant.Butevenasmorepeoplebecomemultilingual,sonativeEnglishspeakersarelosingout,fortheyarebecomingevermoremonolingual,andhenceincreasinglyunawareofthedifferencesbetweenculturesthatlanguagesreveal.Communicatinginanotherlanguageinvolvesnotonlylinguisticskills,buttheabilitytothinkdifferently,toenterintoanotherculture’smentalityandshapelanguageMillionsofpeoplearediscoveringhowtobridgecultures,whiletheEnglish-speakingworldbecomesevermorecomplacentandcutsdownonforeignlanguagelearningprogramsinthemistakenbeliefthatitisenoughtoknowEnglish.
8Worldpeaceinthefuturedependsoninterculturalunderstanding.Thosebestplacedtohelpthatprocessmaynotbetheoneswiththelatesttechnologyandstate-of-the-artmobilephones,butthosewiththeskillstounderstandwhatliesin,underandbeyondthewordsspokeninmanydifferent
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WordsandExpressions
1.accessn.entrance;
wayin;
meansofenteringortherighttouseorlookatsomething
.Theonlymeansofaccesstothebuildingisalongamuddytrack.
到达那幢楼的唯一途径是沿着那条泥泞的小路前行。
Thesystemhasbeendesignedtogivetheuserquickandeasyaccesstotherequiredinformation.
Derivation:
accessiblea.
2.communicatevi.shareorexchangefeelings,opinions,orinformation,etc.
.Heisashyboywhocan’tcommunicateverywell.
communicationn.
.TheInternetisthebestmeansofcommunicationamongseveralpartnersatdifferentlocations.
communicativea.
3.remotea.distantinspaceortime
.Wecanseeremotestarsthroughatelescope.
Intheremotefuture,manynewchangeswilltakeplace.
TheBeatlescarriedLiverpool’sfametotheremotestcornersoftheearth.
remotenessn.
.Theyfoundtheremotenessofthecountryagreatproblem.
Comparison:
distant,far,remote
distantveryfarawayesp.indistance
.Shecouldhearthedistantsoundoffireworksexploding.
fardescribesomethingthatisnotnear,orthepartofsomethingthatismostdistantfromthecentreorfromyou
.Thestationisn’tfar—wecouldeasilywalkit.
remotedescribeanarea,houseorvillagethatisalongwayfromanytownsorcities
.Helivedinaremotemountainvillage.
Translation:
1.我们很难观察月亮的另一边。
Thefarsideofthemoonisdifficultforustoobserve.
2.邮车每周只到这个偏僻的村庄一次。
Mailcomestothisremotevillageonlyonceaweek.
3.这个朝圣者来自非常远的地方。
Thispilgrimcamefromaverydistantplace.
4.mockinglyad.inawayinwhichsb.orsth.ismadefunof
.Andrienneraisedhereyebrowsmockingly—“What’swrong,mydear?
Don’tyouunderstand?
”
TheboywhowasoncereferredtomockinglyasacountryboyisnowtheCEOofajointventure.
5.regardlessofwithouttakingaccountoforworryingabout
.Iboughtthebook,regardlessofthecost.
尽管价钱挺高,我还是买了这本书。
Thelawrequiresequaltreatmentforall,regardlessofrace,religionorsex.
6.facilitatevt.help;
makeeasyoreasier
.Thenewundergroundrailwaywillfacilitatethejourneytotheairport.
Aninterfaceisawindowenvironmentdesignedtofacilitatetheinteractionbetweentheuserandthesystem.
界面是一个窗口环境,其设计是用来促进用户和系统之间的交互作用。
facilitationn.
facilitativea.
7.steppingstoneanyofarowoflargestoneswithaleveltop,whichonewalksontocrossariverorstream;
figuratively,awayofimprovementorgainingsuccess
.Forsomepeople,gainingpowerisanessentialsteppingstonetoasuccessfullife.
Temporaryjobscanbeasteppingstoneoutofunemployment.
8.havemisgivingsnotbesure
.Ihavemanymisgivingsabouttakingthejob.
我对是否接受那项工作顾虑重重。
9.fundamentala.basic
.Aknowledgeofeconomicsisfundamentaltoanyunderstandingofthisproblem.
经济学知识对于理解这个问题是至关重要的。
Thereisafundamentaldifferenceinattitudebetweenthesetwopoliticians.
这两位政治家的态度有着根本的区别。
fundamentallyad.
.Idisagreedfundamentallywithwhattheystoodfor.
10.profounda.intense;
deep;
verystronglyfelt
.Thebookcontainsprofoundinsightintohumanbehavior.
Thedevelopmentwastohaveaprofoundeffectonallourlives.
profoundlyad.
.Iamprofoundlygratefulforthisopportunitytomeetyou.
11.atone’speril(usedwhenadvisingsb.nottodosth.)withthenearcertaintyofmeetinggreatdanger
.Youignorethiswarningatyourperil.
你若忽视这个警告,就得自担风险。
Activity:
Fillineachblankwithasuitablepreposition.
1.Whichcompanieswasshereferring___whenshespokeofcompetingfirms?
(to)
2.Batscommunicate___eachotherbyultrasonicmessages.(with)
3.Citizensmayhavefreeaccess____thelibrary.
4.Itisrudetomock____others’shortcomings.(at)
5.I’dliketogobacktoteaching,butIam___touchwithmysubjectnow.(outof)
6.Sheisdeterminedtodoregardless____allconsequences.
(of)
7.Foodisessential___life.
8.Atthetime,manydoctorshadseriousmisgivings____thenewtreatment.(about)
9.Anyclimberwhoneglectsthesesimpleprecautionsdoesso___hisperil.(at)
Sentences
1.Weliveinanageofeasyaccesstotherestoftheworld.(Paragraph1)
我们生活在一个可以轻松到达世界其它角落的时代。
2.…formanypeoplelearningEnglishisanessentialsteppingstoneontheroadtosuccess.(Paragraph2)
Explanation:
…formanypeopletheacquisitionofEnglishisbasicallyaspringboardtowardstheirlifetimeachievements.
Asteppingstoneisameansthathelpsyoutoprogresstowardsachievingsomethingespeciallyinyourwork.
.Studentsfromvariousminoritygroupsareintentonusingeducationasasteppingstonetoabetterlife.
3.Mostfundamentalistheprofoundrelationshipbetweenlanguageandculturethatliesattheheartofsocietyandonethatweoverlookatourperil.(Paragr