An Analysis of the Readers’ Roles in the Construction of Meaning in John Donne’s The Flea under Reader-Oriented Theory

Among the sundry studies in China on John Donne’s The Flea,there has been none done from the perspective of Reader-Oriented Theory to probe into the readers’ roles in the construction of meaning.The present article under Wolfgang Iser’s theories,in a further pursuit of the expansion of the gestalt of such studies on the poem,aims at exploring the readers’ active roles in complementing,completing and recreating the textual meaning,and differentiating the implied reader and the actual reader through the poem as well as attempting to fulfill the construction of the reading cognitive model through the interpretation of the conceit the flea.     

The Study on Lin Yutang’s Translation from the Perspective of Aesthetics

Since the main purposes of translation lies in expressing to the target readers both the message and the aesthetic value of the source text and making the readers ideologically inspired and aesthetically entertained,Lin Yutang conclusively sum up that the aesthetic criteria in translation should be faithfulness,expressiveness and beauty throughout his translation practices.This thesis mainly focus on the aesthetic criteria of Lin’s translation as well as the aesthetic reproduction in his translation which illustrates the unity reached in Lin’s translation in terms of both the aesthetic features and the loyalty to the meaning.     

Study on the Translation of Puns in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland from the Perspective of the Functional Equivalence Theory

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is a world-famous masterpiece in children’s literature.The adventure stories in the novel deeply attract the child readers in different countries in the world.The use of puns in the work adds to its aesthetic value.In China,many scholars have translated it.The research topic is the application of Nida’s theory of functional equivalence in the pun translation in children’s literature work Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and the degree of equivalence in Wu Juntao’s translation.The person who does the research has read the original work and the translator Wu Juntao’s translation of this book,analyzed the translation of puns in the book,read the relevant journal articles on the theory of functional equivalence and thought about the academic views in them.On the basis of text reading,translation analysis and reference analysis,the following conclusion has been made:According to the basic points in the theory,in the work,Wu Juntao’s translation of the puns has basically achieved the equivalence between the original text and the target text in readers’responses,language style and language meaning.     

Phonetic Features of The Road Not Taken——from the Perspective of Literary Stylistics

Having drawn widespread attention and appreciation,Robert Frost’s poem—The Road Not Taken is known to be rich in thematic sensation and meaning.In exploring the enduring charms of this poem,the present paper attempts to analyze it on the phonetic level in perspective of literary stylistics through which the poet enhances the aesthetic beauty in sound.     

Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man and Change of Human Being

Ralph Ellison’s great work Invisible Man explores the theme of man’s search for his identity and place in society,as seen from the perspective of an unnamed black man.The narrator is"invisible"because he finds out that"people refuse to see"him,and thus experiences a kind of dissociation and disconnection with the reality.The narrator finally wakes up from the disillusionment and begins to ask himself questions which reflects his inner force of liberating himself from the outer force and become essentially self-freeing.This paper intends to discover the reason of the narrator’s changes and its meaning to the improvement of the human beings and society as well.     

A Study on the Interpersonal Meaning of The Story of my Life from the Perspective of Functional grammar

The interpersonal function means that language can be used to express one’s view about the world, to establish relationships with others, to influence others’ behavior, and even to change the world. Within the theory framework of interpersonal meaning in Halliday’s Functional Grammar, the paper aims to study the interpersonal meaning realized through mood system in the book The Story of my Life so as to reflect the subject, tense and modality. Besides, the paper strengthens the understanding of the Systemic-Functional Grammar.     

A Study on the Pragmatic Strategies of Foreign Ministry Spokesperson’s Remarks

As an important diplomacy activity,Foreign Ministry spokesperson’s remarks represent national image and foreign pol icy of a country which is absolutely significant.This article would analyze the pragmatic strategies of Foreign Ministry spokesper son’s remarks from the perspective of journalist’s questioning types and spokesperson’s answering types in order to get a clear idea about how spokesperson tactfully employing pragmatic strategies to handle tough questions and safeguard national interests.     

Comparative Analysis of Different English Versions of Libai ’s Jing Ye Si

Different English versions of Libai’s Jing Ye Si are regarded as a target in the paper for the concrete expressions of"meaning beauty、sound beauty and form beauty"in translating Chinese poem.The author is going to put forward a aesthetic view for translators and readers to appreciate the English translation of Chinese classic poem.     

Thoreau’s philosophy of “simplify”

The essay expounds the philosophy of Thoreau’s "simplify" in aspect of meaning and reason.Closely connected with the relationship between human and nature,it enables us to see the point of a brooding,simple and sensible life of Thoreau.The end clarifies on a question:according to Thoreau,what is to have a simplify life? That’s to care for little,listen to one’s heart and do what one likes.The conclusion comes with an advocation that people keep a simple life with little greed,and take it as an ulti mate cure for the bothering life of today.     

Struggling and Seeking for Identity——The Plight of the Protagonists in Fences

The characters in August Wilson’s play Fences all suffer from great pain as African American in 50s society in U.S..Father,mother and son exert their efforts struggling in both family life and social racism.The source of their survival plight,to great extent,lies in the confusion of identity.This paper explores the struggling and seeking of the characters from both interior and exterior world.     

Drunk

One day,a father and his little son were going home.At this age,the boy was interested in all kinds of things and was always asking questions.Now,he asked,"What’s the meaning of the word‘Drunk’,dad?""Well,my son,"his father replied,"Look,there are standing two policemen.If I regard the two policemen as four then I am drunk."     

A Critical Study of William Faulkner’s A Rose for Emily:Its Narrative Technique and Structure

A Rose for Emily, written by William Faulkner in the twentieth century, is an absorbing mystery story with a surprisingly chilling ending. This paper intends to analyze the symbolic meaning of the rose, and the relationship between the rose and Emily, giving people a thorough understanding of the theme and the heroine’s personality. Although simple, the story shows great narrative techniques and typical and artful structure in Faulkner’s works.     

Life versus Death:An Interpretation of Clarissa Dalloway and Septimus Warren Smith in Virginia Woolf’s Mrs.Dalloway

Mrs.Dalloway is one of the famous novels written by Virginia Woolf,who is perceived as one of the famous feminist writers in the history of English literature.Clarissa Dalloway and Septimus Warren Smith are the two protagonists in this novel.From analyzing the relationship of Clarissa Dalloway and Septimus Warren Smith in terms of the meaning of life and death,this thesis aims to explore the author’s and the protagonists’ inner conflicts and the significance of life and death.     

给老师的一封信(英文)

Below is a copy of the full letter author Margaret Trimer-Hartley and her husband sent in the fall to her son’s new teacher. Dear Mrs.Emmons, First,let me tell you we are thrilled that our son Nikolas Hartley has been chosen to be in your class and in the looping program! I believe your background and the consis- tency of looping will give Nikolas the stimulation and stability he so desperately     

A Stylistic Analysis of Washington Irving’s Stratford-on-Avon

Washington Irving’s Stratford-on-Avon is an essay which recounts the author’s special pilgrimage to Shakespeare’s hometown and his reflections.This paper tries to analyze this paper from the stylistic perspective and reveals that mentality of the writer,his attitudes,his presuppositions,or his moral stance through the conveyance of meaning and evaluation of his language.     

On Idiom Variation from the Perspective of Linguistic Subjectivity

Linguistic subjectivity is pervasive in almost all the utterances.Language without speaker’s affect,judgment and view point doesn’t exist.Idioms constitute one important part of the language and culture.Knowing a language includes knowing idioms in that language.Variation is one important aspect to idiom.Different from ordinary phrases,idioms tend to be frozen in form and meaning and don’t allow change in structure and meaning.However,variation is one important aspect to idiom.The words of some idioms can be moved orsubsti tuted by other words.The syntactic structure of idioms can be altered.Some idioms function as normal sequence of grammatical words.They have changes in tense and aspect.All these changes contribute to the creation of idiom variation.Speakers create new idiom out of the original ones by modifying the original idiom to convey extra meanings.Idiom variations are the results of people’s creative use of language.     

On Escapism in Tennessee Williams’s The Glass Menagerie

Wingfiled’s family is trapped in the cage in Tennessee Williams’s The Glass Menagerie. They want to free their bundles and each of them has taken a different way. This paper considers the theme of escapism by analyzing characters’spiritual world and their existential predicaments. The significance of their own way is explored since they add layers of meaning to the central ar?gument:escapism.     

A Comparative Analysis of Chinese and American Leaders’ Inaugural Speeches

This paper analyzing Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s and American leader Obama’s inaugurate speeches, aiming to discover the underlying culture patterns(individualism-collectivism; power distance; time orientation) hidden behind languages features.This approach towards political discourse has the effect of breaking out from the restricted analytic framework and adding cultural elements and helps leader develop a high awareness of the culture meaning hidden in such kind of political discourses.