“I” as in “Bike”

Look at the funny pictures and read the sentences. You will find it easy to remember the words and their sounds!     

“I” as in “Big”

Look at the funny pictures and read the sentences. You will find it easy to remember the words and their sounds!     

“A” as in “Cake”

Look at the funny pictures and read the sentences. You will find it easy to remember the words and their sounds（发音）!     

Comparison between“Dynamic Equivalence” and “Semantic and Communicative Translation”

This paper explores the similarities and differences between Eugene Nida’s dynamic equivalence and Peter Newmark’s semantic and communicative translation. And it points out the strengths and weaknesses in the two proponents’theories, enabling the translation learners to have a better understanding to the theories.     

基础词汇“邮局”

Learn some useful words and expressions to talk about the post office and the postal service. The post （＂mail＂ in the US, 邮件 ）--the system by which letters and parcels are collected and delivered.     

Usage of the Word“Uncorrect”in“Politically Uncorrect”

It is not surprising that non-native speakers of English frequently make morphological errors when they are speaking or writing in English. But it is interesting to find out that some native English speakers sometimes use words in an ungrammatical or inappropriate way. This article analyses the usage of the word"uncorrect"and tries to show the background of this term by searching online and consulting to the dictionaries and also to analyze the word formation and usage of this term.     

“BOTTOM-UP”OR“TOP-DOWN”——ON THE METHODOLOGY OF URBAN DESIGN

Aiming at the problems cased by the fast increase of industry and popula-tion in China,the paper cxpounds the conceptual connotation of urban dcsign and theinteraction between urban form and design,sums up the“top-down”and“bottom-up”urban design approaches in history,and points out that subject of urban design——as anavailable approach to cope with the problems of building cities——should be put forwardin China as quickly as possible.     

The Comparative Study between“Ni/Nin”in Chinese and“Tu/Vous”in French Based on“Power and Solidarity”

The selection of the second person pronouns embodies the power and solidarity relations in social communication.The paper studies"Ni/Nin"in Chinese and"Tu/Vous"in French from sociolinguistic,cultural and pragmatic perspectives by basing on"Power and Solidarity".Through the comparative study of this two pairs,not only can we observe the historical pro cess of personal pronouns,and analyze the similarities and dissimilarities of the two languages which hide behind Chinese and French cultural backgrounds,but also may further understand their pragmatic principles in various context.     

“绿色”生活

Green Progress The year 2012 is the anniversary of the Rio Summit, marking 20 years of focusing on sustainable development, protection of the rainforests, biological diversity and climate change.So how ’green’ is the UK today? Green Goods and Services In economic terms, Britain has an advantage in some green goods and services.It makes components for clean energies such as wave power.     

Rethinking of “Sapir—Whorf Hypothesis”

Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis(SWH) is a great contribution to the study of the relationship between language and thought.This paper, with a dialectic view, aims to do some analyses to the SWH and arouse the readers the implications of the hypothesis on the second language learning. The analysis is based on explanations with examples. The final finding is that although it is subject to fierce controversy and scorn, SWH and our language leanings are inter-effected, and the cultural diversities behind it should be respected.     

Resistances in “A White Heron”

"A White Heron"provided an alternative to a civilized world dominated by men and their values.Jewett has weaved several irreconcilable conflicts between the masculine world and an artificial women Utopian world.The conflicts between two competing sets of values are material and spiritual,industrial and rural,sophisticated and innocent,and masculine and feminine.Sylvia unconsciously finished her spiritual journey by choosing the latter ones over the formers.     

The Criticism of American Dream in“The Egg”and“After Apple-picking”

Both Sherwood Anderson and Robert Frost undoubtedly rank among the most celebrated American writers.“The Egg”and“After Apple-picking”truly represent the literary attainments of the two giants respectively. This essay mainly elaborates the criticism of American Dream existing in the two works.     

“The Poetics” as Apology for Poetry and Poets

Plato and Aristotle are both great philosophers in Greek,and Plato is the teacher of Aristotle.But their attitudes to the philosophy and art are quite different from each other.In Plato’s point of view,all poets should be rebelled out of his republic as they will lead the ordinary people to a wrong way;but to Aristotle,poets and the poetry they write should be admired because they will make good effects on the people and the society.This paper is going to discuss about their different attitudes to the so cial function of the poetry in three aspects:the content and the effect of the poetry;the nature of poetry.     

On William Blake’s Poem “The Lamb”

William Blake is the British famous painter in the period of the end of 18th century and the beginning of 19th century,He is also one of the most complicated and most special poets in the British literature history.He is also acknowledged as a religious visionary and mystic and one of the leading figure of the Romantic movement.His well-known poem "the lamb" is one in the colletion named Songs of Innocence.Through this poem,the poet sees the life with the child’s pure eyesight and a very world with love,kindness,compassion and happiness is described in it.The author will introduce this poet and analyze his poem "the lamb" with the three "s" literary approach in this paper.Three "s" means sense,sight and sound.     

Social Conventions and Human Tragedy in Richard Jefferies “the Acorn Gatherer”

Social conventions sometimes are regarded as valuable treasure in some culture. But it can also lead to human tragedy. The Arti cle here tried to look into the social and religious conventions behind the human tragedy in Richard Jefferies’ short story "the Acorn Gath erer" and how those conventions and people’s belief affect the relationship between the grandmother and her grandson in the short story. The article discussed the underlying causes to the tragedy from three aspects, the outside pressure, the inner factors and the problem of the society. It attempted to explain how the social pressure influenced the attitude and action of the grandmother, how her inner belief com pelled herself to maltreat the boy and how the social convention and religious belief made the society seemingly pitiless and indifferent. It is also indicated that social and religious conventions still have a lasting effect on how people think and act in today’s world.     

A Study on Connotative Meanings of “马” and “horse” from the Perspec tives of Intercultural Communication

In an attempt to understand different cultures in the use of idioms which related to animals,this study collected,compared,and analyzed Chinese and English idioms on"马"and"horse"by references to a large number of dictionaries.The results show that in Chinese,the idioms on horse has the following features:above all,it covers evenly in commendatory,neutral,and derogatory senses;more specifically,it has a direct link to war in the commendatory sense while in neutral and derogatory senses,its references have been broadened;another common phenomenon is that horses in Chinese idioms are usually a large collection.However,English idioms in the use of horse favors on the derogatory sense since they focus more on the nature of horse-stubborn,arrogant,and even condescending.If horses are praised,they mostly refer to the talented people rather than any other things.The similarities and differences in the use of"马"and"horse"help to probe into the color of culture between eastern and western countries.     

Ecocriticism about “Wuthering Heights”

This paper aims to interpret"Wuthering Heights"in the standpoint of ecocriticism."Ecocriticism is the study of the relationship between literature and ecology."(Panny)The ecocritic considers how nature is reflected and perceived in literary texts and tries to illuminate people’s understanding of how human interacting with nature.Nature in this novel is not merely everywhere.She is an independent character like Heathcliff and Catherine,too.Through"Wuthering Heights"Emily Bront?expressed her ideal of returning to nature and the final convergence of nature and civilization.Nowadays,however,the ecological crisis is far more serious than Emily’s days.Perhaps the ecological wisdom expressed in this work will give us valuable lessons.     

Rethinking of“Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis”

Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis (SWH) is a great contribution to the study of the relationship between language and thought. This paper, with a dialectic view, aims to do some analyses to the SWH and arouse the...     

From “Who I Want to Be” to “Whom I Am” A Review of the Empirical Research on Motivation and Identity of L2 Learners

This paper synthesizes and evaluates the empirical studies on the relationship between motivation and identity construction of L2 learners in the process of SLA.It begins with the explorations of the definitions of identity and then its relevant research in the field of SLA.After that,the article explores the empirical studies from perspectives of both within and outside China Mainland.Based on comparison and contrast,some implications on both future research and instructions are offered.     

“A” as in “Bag”

Look at the funny pictures and read the sentences.You will find it easy to remember(记住)the words and their sounds(发音)!A a at/(?)t/在……Mery does her homework at nine o’clock every night.B b bad/b(?)d/坏的Oh,it’S raining hard.What bad weather!