A Study on the Conflict Between Aestheticism and Morality in Oscar Wil de’s Salome

As the only tragedy written by Oscar Wilde,Salome enjoys a unique status among all the works of Wilde.It is the representative work of aestheticism and has faced as many controversies as its author since the day it came out.Through the careful analysis of the conflict revealed both inside the play and outside the play,and based on Aristotle’s tragedy theory to interpret the causes of these conflicts,it can be concluded that the design of the conflict in Salome is in accordance with the tragedy theory.Furthermore,interpreting Salome from the perspective of Aristotle’s theory has attached this play with more intricate meaning and different understanding.     

On Translation of Images in English Poems——in Virtue of the Dynamic Equivalence Theory

Image is not only an essential part,but also a major means to convey the implications in English poems.It is a literal and concrete representation of a sensory experience of an object.The rendering of images in English poems into Chinese can be guided by the dynamic equivalent translation theory put forward by Dr.Eugene A Nida.The theory emphasizes the roughly equivalent response of the target language receptors to the TL text to that of the source language receptors to the SL text.To achieve a Dynamic Equivalence,methods like Direct Translation,Addition,and Substitution can be employed in the translation of images in English poems.     

On Applicability of Face——Saving Theory in China

Brown and Levinson’s face theory is a theory of interpersonal relationship. It has successfully explained the influence of "face"in people’s daily communications. The theory is built on the basis of western culture and ignores the cultural difference of "face"in China. It is not free from limitations the absoluteness of which exerts a checking effort on its universal applicability. This paper probes from the perspective of the influence of context and culture that the application of Face-Saving theory in actual communications in China, especially from those restrictions on the use of negative face in China.     

Different Functions,Different Strategies——The Application of Functional Translation Theory in Pragmatic Translation

By illustrating news reports,tourist materials,public notices and advertisements,the guidelines of functional translation theory approach to the pragmatic translation are explained.Translators should adapt different translation strategies according to the texts’functions.     

On the Application of the Cohesion Theory in Text Translation——A Case Study of Death of a Pig

Based on the translation of E. B. White's essay ‘Death of a Pig', the essay attempts to analyze the strategies employed to achieve cohesion and conjunction in the target text and emphasizes that in order to reflect the language style of the source text, the translator should use corresponding strategies to ensure the translation is cohesive.     

On the Appliance of the Skopos Theory in the Translation of Children's Literature——An Analysis of Chinese Versions of Alice's Adventures In Wonderland

本文从德国功能论的译文目的论出发,针对儿童文学的基本特征,对《爱丽斯奇境历险记》的译本进行分析、比对,探讨在翻译过程中为实现译文的目的,译者所要采取的翻译策略。充分体现了目的论在翻译过程中的应用。     

An Exploration of the Human Capital Theory in China --On DENG Xiaoping＇ s Human Capital Development Theory

邓小平人力资本开发理论,对中国特色社会主义人力资本理论作出了重大贡献,有着深刻的历史背景和时代特征;强调要加大人力资本生产的投入,强化人力资本生产路径的制度设计,从而达到提升人力资本效率、促进社会生产力发展的目的;提出了政治与舆论、体制与制度、评价与竞争、物质与精神等激励举措,大力开发人力资本。     

On the Reforms of the College English Teaching—More Advantages of the Communicative Approach over the Grammar-Translation Method

With the world globalization, China’s communication with other countries has become more frequent. It is in great demand that a large number of college graduates who not only master their major but also do well in communication in English with English speakers. However, such graduates are scare because the backward teaching method-the Grammar-Traditional Method, cannot meet what the contemporary Chinese society demands. The reforms of the college English teaching are urgent and necessary. This paper first explores the major problems existing in the college English teaching. Furthermore, it introduces the basic theory of the Communicative Approach and analyzes its advantages in college English teaching.     

A Piteous Victim——An Exploration into the Psychological Trace of the Grandmother in The Acorn-gatherer

On the perspective of psychoanalytic criticism,three human psyche models propounded by Freud,Jung and Lancan were employed to reveal the psychological trace of the tragic character,the grandmother in The Acorn-gatherer.Back to the country life in late Victorian England,a lonely elderly widow had to bring up her illegitimate grandson,but her grandson couldn’t bear her mistreatment,left home and died accidentally.The old grandmother bore the hardship strenuously but had to live her old and ailing days lonely which is like a candle guttering in the wind.Deluged with the social discrimination and bias led by the collective unconscious,her help doesn’t come from anyone in the utilitarian oriented grass roots.Nor does it come from the Lord’s real redemption owing to a country woman’s limited knowledge and inwardness.Under the great strain from the grey society,she was gradually distorted mentally.As a result,she was victimized by the grey tide of the society but she herself was a victimizing force to her grandson.The psychological exploration of the piteous victim can thoroughly interpret the author’s implication,i.e.condemning the evils of the society and man’s wicked nature.     

How to Improve Listening Skills——in Light of the Information Processing Theory

Using Gagne’s information processing theory to analyze the listening process so as to provide a pedagogical model for L2 learners to solve listening problems as well as to cast some lights on listening teaching.     

A Study of Question&Answer Behavior in EFL Teaching——On the Basis of Cooperative Principle

As an Chinese saying goes thatNothing can be accomplished without norms or standards. Thus People always follow Cooperative Principle to produce successful conversations in daily life and the EFL teaching is of no exception. Teachers and students cooperate with each other in classroom while they sometimes flout the principle deliberately. Therefore, it is necessary to conduct research on interactions in classroom, especially question & answer behaviors to see how teachers and students observe the Cooperative Principle and analyze underlying causes of their intentional flouting.     

The Farther Image of the Hotel Keeper in Cat in the Rain—Analyze with Speech Act Theory

It analyzes the father image of the hotel keeper in Hemingway’s short story Cat in the Rain from the perspective of Speech Act Theoy.Firstly,it presents the frame work of Speech Act Theory.According to Austin,there are two types of sentences: performatives and constatives.Yule further presents the action performed by producing an utterance will consist of three related acts: locutionary act,illocutionary act,and perlocutionary act.Then it analyzes respectively the speech act of the husband,the hotel keeper,and the wife.Through the analysis,the daughter image of the wife and the coldness of the husband the reveal and accentuate the father image of the hotel keeper who is considerate to his daughter and gives his daughter selfless love.Furthermore,it unfolds a broader horizon for readers to understand and appreciate the story.     

On the Application of Booth’s Rhetorical Theory in A Good Man Is Hard to Find

A Good Man Is Hard to Find is a famous fiction which attracts many scholars to analyze the characters of the protagonists. According to Booth’s rhetorical theory, it tries to analyze how the rhetorical skills influence the readers’interpretation to the work by analyzing the application of narrative visual conversion, irony and foreshadowing. It will help readers understand the full fiction better.     

An Analysis of Dean Moriarty in On the Road——A True Hero in the 1950’s America

This paper studies post-war America around the 1950’s when On the Road was written and analyzes the protagonist Dean Moriarty as a spokesman of the Beat Generation.He is a typical beat who revolts against the traditional social values and chases after the spiritual complacency.In addition,he opposes wars and advocates the equality between men and women.Thus in a sense Dean is a rebellious hero and stands ahead of his age.     

A Playing Game——On the Relationship between Fiction & Reality in Continuity of Parks

In postmodernist novel, the explanation of the relationship between fiction and reality is a distinctive feature, known as a playing game. In Continuity of Parks, the "game" is played through the application of colors, settings, props, etc. with the plots’ evolution. It is helpful to appreciate the postmodernist novel by analysing the relationship.     

On the Problems and Techniques in English-Chinese Translation——A Discussion about the Translation of“Green Crisis”

The English writings of many translators are not accepted by the readers. The reason is that there is no correct translation idea, the literal translation is the main reason, and the thinking of the text is not suitable for the original text. This paper takes "the green crisis" as an example, discusses the problems in the translation of Contemporary English, and puts forward the skills of translating English books to these questions.     

On the English Translation of “rou” in Chinese Menu —Research Based on the Serf-built Corpus

饮食文化在国际交流中起着重要作用,“肉”是我国餐桌上重要的食物之一.在汉语“肉”的语义系统基础上,通过自建语料库检索关键词“肉”,对获得的检索结果进行频数统计、分类,探讨各种“肉”类的具体翻译方法与技巧.     

On Love,Hate and Death in Wuthering Heights——from the passion of Catherine and Heathcliff

This paper focuses on topics of love,hate and death in Wuthering Heights. Love and hate are two aspects of conflict,which results in the death of two lovers. Love represents the lovers' union and peace,while hate stands for the lovers' separation. Death,which means the storm between the two lovers is gone and peace returns,symbolizes their re-union with love.