No Self-An Interpretation of Gary Snyder’s Poem From A Chinese Perspective

Gary Snyder applies Zen philosophy and Tang nature poetics to his Mid-August at Sourdough Mountain Lookout. His diction and use of sounds create a calm context for a journey to the spiritual condition ...     

Analysis of American Superhero Movies——From A Chinese Perspective

<正>Preface Superhero movies are very popular around the world,and as it is well-known,American superhero movies are the reflection of American social value.This essay tend to analyze the impact of American superhero movies from the perspective of a Chinese,and it will be divided to four episodes:First,it will tell readers what American superhero movies are,and then continue to analyze     

An Analysis of Commercial Advertisement——From Conceptual Metaphor Perspective

Metaphor as a rhetorical device is widely used in advertisements,many scholars has studied metaphors in advertisements from rhetoric and semantic perspectives.However with the development of cognitive linguistics,it provides a new aspect for metaphor study.Metaphor is not only a rhetorical device but also a method of thinking.More efficient and positive information in advertisements can be conveyed to consumers by using cognitive metaphor.This paper explores the effect and influence of conceptual metaphor in commercial advertisement.     

Eliza' s Journey of Disillusionment——An Interpretation of Pygmalion in the Perspective of Myth Archetype

G. B. Shaw names his play Pygmalion by a protagonist in Metamorphoses Book Ten, so that he connects the enlivened ivory statue with the dramatically changed flower girl. Great culture significance was attached to this play. At the same time, the originality which is different from the original myth displays the author’s effort to explore female self- creation.     

A Glimpse to the Differences between Chinese and American Education——From the Perspective of Michael Phelps

Over the long process of history,education has always been considered as the reflection of civilization in any society.The first Chinese educational monograph On Learning states that "building a country,teaching for the first".In recent years,Chinese leaders even put forward the idea of "developing the country through science and education".It is clear that education is important for a country’s development.It plays a more strategically vital role in a world superpower like the United States.Chinese and American education,to some extent,represent eastern and western education.Under which,there are many different talents coming out.In 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics,his unprecedented achievement of eight gold medals makes Michael Phelps one of them.As an American legend,his education is a typical case,but also an epitome of American education.Based on Michael Phelps’s story and education,the thesis concentrates on differences between Chinese and American education.From his childhood education,performance before competitions,and his night life,the thesis analyses characteristics of American education,compares differences in Chinese and American primary and family education,educational essence and curriculums,and probes the causes and effects of those differences.In the end,the thesis puts forward some constructive advice for the reform of Chinese education under current condition in China.     

An Analysis of the Three Translated Versions of Youth——From the Perspective of Dynamic Equivalence

<正>1.Analysis of the Three Translated Versions of Youth1.1 General knowledge on Youth and its three translated versions.Samuel Ullman,the author of Youth,was born in Germany in 1840,and for years,he and his prose poem Youth have been renowned and admired in the world.Youth has over ten versions.On account of the vigorous practices of translation,it is quite worthwhile to make a further study.1.2 Equivalence at different levels.The following analysis of the three translated versions will show us a vivid explanation applying the principle of dynamic equivalence in the aspects of le     

The Dream of Freedom—An Interpretation of The Story of an Hour from the Perspective of Feminism

Kate Chopin,one of the most outstanding women writers in the late nineteenth century in America,focused on women’s social position,marriage and family,love and freedom to fight against patriarchalism.She wrote two novels and about a hundred short stories in the 1890s.And over a long period of time,critics have considered The Story of an Hour as a work of feminism which offers a strikingly feminist perspective on an American housewife of that time.This thesis analyzes the inner experience of the heroine within an hour and shows us that freedom is so essential to her while her marriage is a yoke to her.     

An Interpretation of Mary’s Tragedy from the Perspective of Interpersonal Ethics

The novel, The Grass is Singing, written by Doris Lessing, describes the tragic life of a white woman Mary living in South Africa. The article tries to explore the factors resulting in Mary’s tragedy from the perspective of interpersonal ethics so as to reveal the suppression and distortion of traditional ethics over men’s spirit and Lessing’s humanistic feelings.     

A Brief Study of Western Filial Piety——From the Perspective of Classical Philosophy

Different from Chinese filial piety, Western filial piety hasn't developed into an independent system, only with the meaning of filial piety infiltrating into the religious belief and religious culture. In this sense, Western filial piety bears a strong sense of logical thinking and religious belief, which has much to do with Western classical philosophy.     

A Comparative Study of Film Title Translation in Chinese Mainland,Hong Kong and Taiwan——From the Perspective of Spiritual Resemblance

Due to different social systems,economic development and cultural phenomenon in Chinese mainland,Hong Kong and Taiwan,one foreign film title may generate into various translation texts.Therefore,one country,threetranslationphenomenon has come into being.This paper,combined with Spiritual Resemblance,attempts to analyze this phenomenon so as to better promote the?lm title translation.     

On Affective Communication——From Perspective of Cultural Context

Nowadays, cross-cultural study is turning to pragmatic fields concerning communication, such as business negotiation,overseas life and language teaching, etc. This paper reviews previous studies of culture and communication, attempting to reveal how to have affective communication from perspective of cultural context by case studies. As a result, theoretical foundation and case studies prove that although we have cooperative principles as general guidelines for communication, cultural awareness, especially awareness of High Context(HC) and Low Context(LC), still plays a key role in cross-cultural communication by making up for the lost of meaning while transmission.     

It is Not Easy To Make A Choice In Our Life——An Interpretation of the Poem The Road Not Taken By Robert Frost

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An Interpretation of“Is He Living or Is He Dead”——From the Perspective of the Speech Acts Theory of Pragmatics

Speech acts theory has been widely studied in linguistics, but applied into analyzing literature works has been very few. This paper interprets Mark Twain’s short novel Is He Living or Is He Dead from the perspective of the speech acts theory of pragmatics.     

An Interpretation of The Kite Runner from the Perspective of Diasporic Theory——On the Lack and Pursuit of Cultural Identity

The Kite Runner was the first English novel created by an Afghan-American writer Khaled Hosseini.This novel has received widespread popularity since its publication in 2003,and it was translated into 42 languages.This novel tells a story of an Afghan boy Amir's betrayal on friendship and his selfredemption.It not only expresses accusation against the war,but also reflects the racial and religious issues in Afghanistan.From the perspective of diaspora,this dissertation briefly introduces diasporic theory of Homi Bhabha and Said.As a post colonial writer,Khaled Hosseini has a dual identity.Therefore,this thesis studies The Kite Runner from the angle of cultural identity in order to put forward more research methods and deepen the understanding of post colonial writers and works.     

An Analysis on Teaching College English Vocabulary——From an Etymological Perspective

Language and culture have influenced each other. They cannot be separated as isolated one. Culture finds a better representation through language use. Language is an indispensible carrier of culture. Many words have their origins in religion, mythology stories and literary works. Looking at English vocabulary from an etymological perspective is a good way to go in teaching college English vocabulary. This paper gives a brief introduction about the characteristics of English vocabulary and some advantages of teaching vocabulary from an etymological perspective, also, suggestions in using etymological perspective to teach college English vocabulary.     

A Corpus-Based Study of Chinese Classical Poem——Taking Feng Qiao Ye Bo as an Example

In recent years,the translation of Chinese classical poem has aroused more and more attention. From the perspective of statistics, this paper will discuss the meaning of the word which the translators used. Based on the corpus linguistics, this paper will further compare and explore the translation styles of the poem FengQiao Ye Bo by analyzing three translators' versions.