1、CompanyLOGOUnit 4 Susan BassnettWarm-up v 1. What kind of age is 21st century? An information age.v 2. Why do we call it an information age? We live in an age when more information is available with greater ease than ever before. Communication becomes much more important than ever. v Internetv Mobil

2、e phonev Televisionv E-mail (vs. S-mail)v QQv WeChat (micro-letter)v Fetion chatv MSNv Blogv Text messagesv Voice messagesv Video messagesv Multimedia messagesGlobal communication revolutionv3. How do you get the information you need? By what means do you communicate with others?v Communication is i

3、mpossible without language. What language has been chosen in this global communication revolution?v To learn a language is also to learn its culture. If you want to be bilingual, you should also be bicultural.v Have a quiz 1. John Bull & Uncle Sam 2. Frank is a man eating no fish, so we can beli

4、eve in and depend on him. 3. Jeffrey has an excellent performance in almost every subject, math being his Achilles heel.Some English and Chinese Idiomsv Walls have ears.v As fat as a pigv The frog in the wellv Blood is thicker than water.v To laugh ones head offv To spend money like waterv Every pot

5、ter praises his own pot . v 隔墻有耳隔墻有耳v 肥得像豬肥得像豬v 井底之蛙井底之蛙v 血濃于水血濃于水v 笑掉大牙笑掉大牙v 揮金如土揮金如土v 王婆賣瓜，自王婆賣瓜，自賣自夸賣自夸v Can you translate: 1. 算盤算盤 2. 二胡二胡 3. 麻將麻將 4. 丁字路口丁字路口 5. 在床上睡成一個在床上睡成一個“大大”字字 6. Do you know she is a blue boy. 7. A Pink Lady for me, a Martini for my husband and a glass of hot milk for my

6、daughter, please.vOne English native speaker came to China for a visit. When he stepped off the plane and he told the Chinese man meeting him at the airport, “Id like to go somewhere.” The Chinese smiled and said, “You can go anywhere”. vA Chinese girl studied abroad in Britain. While studying, she

7、took a part-time job in a company. One day, her boss was ill and sent to the hospital. She went to see her with a flower in red and white. To her surprise, she was driven out of the hospital by her boss and later she was also fired.vWhat is the misunderstanding here?vA foreign teacher, who taught En

8、glish in China, one day made a request to the Chinese Bureau of Foreign Affairs. Hearing his request, the man in charge thought for a while and then said “We will think it over ”(KaolKaol). The teacher assumed that it was hopeful that they would solve the problem for him, so he waited and waited. Bu

9、t finally he got no reply from the bureau. He got confused and annoyed. v It is important to know the differences and similarities of the target culture (English culture) and our own culture (Chinese culture) to avoid making silly mistakes in intercultural communication.Cultural Encounter/ Cultural

10、ShockvCultural encounter strong feelings of discomfort, fear, anxiety which people may have when they enter an entirely different culture.QuotationsvWhat is “right” in one culture may be “wrong” in another.vTo learn a language without learning its culture is a very good way to make oneself a languag

11、e fluent fool.Susan Bassnett vSusan Bassnett is one of the leading international figures and founding scholar in Translation Studies. vResearch interests: comparative and world literature, theatre history, English poetry. S Susan Bassnett is author of over 20 books, and her Translation Studies, (3rd

12、 Ed. 2002) which first appeared in 1980, has remained consistently in print and has become the most important textbook around the world in the expanding field of Translation Studies. Structure of the TextPart 1 (Para. 1-3)(Para. 1) Global communication (Para. 2) English and communication(Para. 3) Pr

13、oblems arousing from global communication relationship between language and culturePart 2 (Para. 4-7)(Para 4) Different culture(Para. 5) Bible translation(Para. 6) Compromising/ adjustments(Para. 7) Criticism(Para. 8)The immense significance of intercultural understandingPart 3 (Para. 8)WordsvBackpa

14、ckingvBackpackerv Essentialv It is essential that every child _ the same educational opportunities. (have)It is essential / important/ vital/ necessary/ crucial/ desirable/ determined - that + (should) dohaveHencev The town was built among the hills, hence the name Hilltown. v Believing is easier th

15、an thinking. Hence so many more believers than thinkers. ( implying the statement you are about to make is a consequence of what you have just said. ) v The gases that may be warming the planet will have their main effect many years hence.v (referring to a time in the future, especially a long time

16、in the future )HybridvA hybrid vehicle is a vehicle that uses two or more distinct power sources to move the vehicle. The term most commonly refers to hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), which combine an internal combustion engine （內燃機）and one or more electric motors （電動裝置）. Multi-, mono-vA multicolore

17、d dressvA multiracial societyvA multiplayer gamevA multipurpose toolvmonocycle (bicycle)vmonotonous (mono- + tone)vmonologue (dialogue)OasisvA place with water and tree in a desertOasisv A place which is different from its surroundings, usu. in a pleasant and comfort wayv E.g. The caravan stopped fo

18、r the night at an oasis. Her bedroom is an oasis of calm in the noisy house.Color Spectrum詞義空缺詞義空缺v她把一只杯子放在桌上。vShe put a _ down on the _.杯子vCup: a small round container, usually with a handle, that you use to drink tea, coffee, etc.杯子vGlass: a drinking vessel, esp. made of glass or plastic, often with a stem.杯子vGoblet: a drinking vessel, usually of glass or metal, with a base and stem but no handles and esp. used for drinking wine.杯子vMug: a drinking vessel with a flat bottom, straight sides and a handle杯子vTumbler: a large,