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首先我们还是先来看一下PK在英语里面的几种意思:
把“PK”在网上百度或者google一下,会出来两种目前认为比较普遍的解释:
1、penalty kick的缩写:PK其实就是指足球中的点球大战,这一幕往往也是足球运动中最惊心动魄、决定胜负的时刻。 (注:penalty: n.处罚, 罚款; kick: v.踢 n.踢)
2、player killing的缩写:是一种打斗方式,引申为“单挑”,来源于网络游戏中玩家之间的对打,是一个电脑游戏中的专有名词。(也就是两个玩家决斗,单挑决出谁是胜者。是一种非常刺激的玩法,如果你不买某个人的帐,最出气的办法就是象剑客 一样向他发起挑战,并把他摞倒在台上。) (注:player:n.玩游戏的人, 比赛者; killing: n.v.杀害)
传说中“PK”的渊源:PK这个词从MUD时代就广为流传,玩网游的人不知道PK是什么意思简直是不可思议的。PK 是Player Killing的缩写,指得是玩家与玩家间的较量,以一方生命(游戏中)的终结为直接目的所进行的对抗。国内外的网游玩家普遍达成共识,中国玩家喜欢 PK,可能与中国渊源久远的历史背景有关,在诸侯割据、战火纷飞的年代诞生出的英雄故事,总能流传百世,让后人回味无穷。网络游戏中恰恰能够提供一个相似的群雄崛起的大环境,让那些身在和平年代的玩家们过一把或英雄或枭雄的瘾。
从“PK”到“VS”:
关于PK,我在上面谈了很多,这让我联想到英语的另外一个很常用并且很实用的缩写词“VS”, 它与“PK”有着微妙的相同,但是又不能相替。
VS是versus的简写,versus是拉丁文,表示“相对照、相对立”的意思,它的同义词是Against(对抗)。VS这个词及其简写,后来被英文采用,又辗转流人了汉语之中。在英语中,VS是个介词,它有以下三种典型的用法。
l、体育报道中,表示谁跟谁进行比赛。例如:罗马VS国际米兰。
2、一般报道中,表示两个对立的事物。例如:国家安全VS个人自由。
3、法律文书中,表示谁跟谁发生了诉讼。例如:“布朗VS教育会议”案。
一般情况下,VS都可以翻译成“对”,比如可以说:“今晚的球赛是罗马对国际米兰。”但表示两种事物对立的时候, “对”往往无法传达“VS”所包含的“对抗,对立”的意思。有一部关于美国性书大亨的电影,名叫《人民VS拉里·弗林特》,我们翻译成《人民反对拉里·弗林特》,其实不尽准确。因为VS只表示两者对立,并没有说明谁反对谁。当然,要是翻译成《人民对拉里·弗林特》,那就不知所云了。正因为“VS”没有一个确切的汉字与之对应,所以才原装进口过来。 另外,即使在“VS”可以翻译成“对”的场合,人们也更喜欢用这两个字母。因为VS放在汉字中非常醒目,起到了分词的效果,从而给人们的阅读带来了方便。不信? 咱们回过头来分析 《体坛周报》的一则标题。“两门炮VS六条枪”比“两门炮对六条枪”看上去更清楚、明白。
“VS”进入汉语之后,只继承了英语中的前两种用法。除了“对”这个用法,另一种是在法律文件中,人们一般都把 “VS”翻译成“与”。 汉语为什么要借用这个外来的字母组合? 我认为,有两个原因:第一,汉语一时找不到合适的词翻译它;第二,它有比汉字更直观的作用。
“VS”从球场到公堂,“对抗”的含义就成了“诉讼”,但在老外的眼里意思依旧,反正球场如公堂,公堂如球场,胜负难说,生死未卜,对抗(抗辩)双方总要你死我活一争雄雌,只不过球场上那你争我夺的肢体语言变成了公堂的舌枪唇剑罢了。“诉讼”一词中国老百姓更喜欢说 “打官司”,所以在特定的司法场合,VS就是“打官司”,“打官司”就是VS,在海外的华文报刊上,有时出现《张三VS约翰》的大标题,华洋杂处的中文读者就知道是张三和约翰打官司了。现在国内有些时尚报刊把VS作为“遇上”以及“与”的意思,略显牵强,有时甚至有点荒腔走板,比如“成龙VS梅丽尔”,一看标题,我还以为是成龙“叫板”梅里尔,其实是两人在一起演戏罢了。有些编辑可能对VS的来龙去脉不是特别的清楚,进而“模糊使用”。但万一成龙先生认真起来,要与你VS——打官司的话,那可就吃不了兜着走了。
汉语是一门鲜活的语言,兼容并蓄是其特长。既然WTO、CEO这些词都大摇大摆进入汉语殿堂,那么PK或者是VS,又有什么可怕的呢? 说到这里,相信大家对“PK”和“VS”已经有比较清晰和深入了了解了,至于两个词在用法中的微妙区别,大家可以自己在日常使用中慢慢体会,英语是一门对语感要求非常高的语言,如果你能感觉到一些看不明道不出的东西,那就真是太厉害了,值得恭喜!
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当前商务英语的翻译在国际贸易中发挥的作用越来越大.商务英语翻译的过程不仅仅是对语言信息的准确传递,更是语言所承载的文化信息的传递,因为词语只有运用在一定的文化中才有含义.所以要求商务英语翻译人员必须了解这种文化差异,并在两种语言文化中找到契合点,做到翻译中的文化信息等值.本文通过阐述商务英语翻译中存在的跨文化性以及这些差异的具体表现,并给出一些化解文化差异的翻译策略,希望商务英语的翻译人员能够得到一些有益的启示.
针对商务英语的特点、商务英语翻译中存在的文化差异及其产生的影响,必须采取有效的对策,保证翻译的准确和信息的有效传达,为商务活动提供良好的交流平台。
第一,要充分掌握不同的文化知识,理解不同的文化背景,培养跨文化翻译的能力。对商务英语翻译中存在文化差异的词语、句法要有深刻的掌握,尤其是存在多种含义的词语和具有特定含义的习语。了解不同的文化背景、习俗和特点,避免翻译过程中的误解,并结合实际情况化解翻译过程中可能存在的文化冲突。训练对文化差异的敏感性,准确辨别商务英语中存在文化差异的地方,提高驾驭跨文化翻译的能力。
第二,灵活运用翻译技巧,展现翻译工作的艺术性。商务英语翻译既要保证翻译时信息的完整传递,还要保证翻译能有效地促进商务活动的顺利开展。因此,在翻译过程中,要灵活运用各种技巧,结合双方的文化特点,发挥出翻译工作的艺术性,为商务活动的顺利进行打下基础。在翻译过程中,要将直译、音译和意译相结合,体现出翻译的艺术性,促进双方的深入合作。例如,将"Goldlion"翻译为“金利来”,既结合了英文名称的意义,又充分考虑到中国人图吉利的文化特点。除此之外,还要注意翻译过程中的抽象引申、文体句式转换和修辞引申等翻译技巧的灵活运用,在充分体现原文语义的同时,提高翻译的艺术性和审美性。
第三,通过规范的用语、句型和格式,再现商务英语翻译的商务特征。商务英语翻译中的套语和固定句式往往运用的比较多,格式多有固定的模式,所以在翻译过程中要尽量运用套语和常见的固定形式,避免文化差异造成的误译,同时还可以再现商务英语正式、准确、规范的特点。
综上所述,商务英语翻译中存在着诸多基于文化的差异,这些差异对我们的商务英语翻译提出了更高的要求。因此,我们必须从文化知识积累和翻译技巧和理论的运用上不断提高,培养跨文化翻译的意识和能力,为商务交流提供精准顺畅的翻译,保证经济活动的顺利发展。
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酒吧是酒馆的代名词,英文名叫bar。它最早起源于美国西部大开发时期。
当夜幕笼罩这座城市的时候,酒吧在都市美仑美奂的夜色中偷偷展露着她的笑脸,不张扬,不炫耀,在这流光溢彩的世界中显得分外的恬静。放松抑郁的心情,忘却疲惫的身心,在那柔美的灯光、浮动的烟雾、流淌的音乐中感受生活、感受美好吧。
在酒吧已经成为时尚生活象征的今天,让我们一起去PUB开心品味各种洋酒,还有那些随酒而来的惬意Chat吧!
Chapter 1酒吧文化我知道
Chapter 2 酒单大全--好酒任你挑
Chapter 3 相识有缘人--酒吧搭讪完全手册
Chapter 4 京沪酒吧资讯大公开
Chapter 1 酒吧文化我知道
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摘要:为什么米尔恩把维尼叫做“Pooh”而不直接叫“bear”呢?鉴于大多数儿童(和大人,就此而言)对于“Pooh”是个啥有着不同的观点,那这个名字又是如何定下来的呢?
Since A.A. Milne published the first official Winnie The Pooh story in 1926, the character has become beloved by children across many generations.
But why is Winnie called a Pooh rather than a bear? Given that most children (and grown-ups, for that matter) have a different idea of what a Pooh is, how has the name stuck?
自从艾伦·亚历山大·米尔恩1926年推出小熊维尼的故事以来,这一形象就深受几代儿童的喜爱。
那为什么米尔恩把维尼叫做“Pooh”而不直接叫“bear”呢?鉴于大多数儿童(和大人,就此而言)对于“Pooh”是个啥有着不同的观点,那这个名字又是如何定下来的呢?
The answer lies back in the 1920s.
答案还得追溯到20世纪20年代。
In fact, when first introduced by Milne, Winnie wasn’t even Winnie. Initially, he went by the name of Edward Bear, before changing to Winnie in time for that aforementioned official 1926 debut. The "Winnie" part of the name came from a visit to the London Zoo, where Milne saw a black bear who had been named after the city of Winnipeg, Canada.
实际上,米尔恩一开始介绍维尼的时候,维尼还并不叫做“维尼”。一开始,米尔恩把维尼取名叫“Edward Bear”(爱德华熊),但在之前提到的1926年首次公开亮相时临了改名为维尼。“维尼”一词的灵感来源于米尔恩去伦敦动物园的一次参观,他在那里看到一只黑熊是以加拿大一座城市“Winnipeg”(温尼伯)命名的。
As for Pooh? Well, originally Pooh was a swan, a different character entirely.
至于“Pooh”?其实,“Pooh”本是一只天鹅,完完全全相距甚远的另一角色。
In the book When We Were Very Young (the same book that introduced Edward Bear), Milne wrote a poem, telling how Christopher Robin would feed the swan in the mornings.
在《当我们小的时候》一书中(米尔恩也是在这本书中介绍了爱德华熊),米尔恩作了一首诗,介绍了克里斯托弗·罗宾在早上是怎样喂食天鹅的。
He told how Christopher Robin had given the swan the name "Pooh," explaining that “this is a very fine name for a swan, because if you call him and he doesn’t come (which is a thing swans are good at), then you can pretend that you were just saying ‘Pooh!’ to show him how little you wanted him."
他还介绍了克里斯托弗·罗宾是怎样给这只天鹅取名为“维尼”的,究其原因则是因为“这个名字再适合不过了,因为当你呼唤天鹅的时候它并不会过来(这不就是天鹅擅长做的么<高冷>),那样的话你就可以假装只是在叫“Pooh”,自己没有那么想要它过来啦(傲娇的常惯伎俩2333)”
The names "Winnie" and "Pooh" were soon brought together, and Winnie the Pooh was born. Milne still took a little time out to explain why Winnie was a Pooh, though.
之后“Winnie”和“Pooh”两个词很快就组合到一起了。虽然米尔恩还是要花些时间来解释为什么维尼是一只“Pooh”.
As he would write in the first chapter of the first Winnie the Pooh book, “But his arms were so stiff ... they stayed up straight in the air for more than a week, and whenever a fly came and settled on his nose he had to blow it off. And I think—but I am not sure—that that is why he is always called Pooh."
正如米尔恩在第一本“小熊维尼”的第一章节写到“它的手臂是如此的僵硬……他们经常一熬夜就是一个多礼拜。弄得如果一只苍蝇飞到它鼻子上的时候,维尼不得不用嘴把苍蝇吹走(发出“Pu”的声音=“Pooh”)。所以我想(虽然不是很确定)这可能就是维尼叫做“Pooh”原因了。
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英语里有很多有趣的俚语,它们往往通俗易懂、说起来顺口、且带有浓郁的地方色彩和生活气息。下面我们挑一些经典的看几句吧!
1.Peter's vacation plans went up in smoke when a crisis arose in the office.
办公室出了问题,彼得的假期泡汤了。
2.We should probably hit the road. It's going to take us two hours to get home.
我们可能该上路了吧?到家要两个小时呢!
3.You'd better shape up if you want to stay on.
如果你还想留下来的话最好乖一点儿。
4.Don't sneak up behind me like that. You scared the shit out of me.
不要那样从后面突然吓我。你吓死我了。
5.He pulled some strings and managed to get us front row seats for the concert.
他运用关系替我们拿到音乐会前排的位子。
6.This car is a real lemon. It has broken down four times.
这辆车真次,已经坏了四次了!
7.The movie was a flop. Nobody went to see it.
这部电影卖座率奇低,没有人去看。
8.Chris flipped out when I told him that we won the game.
我告诉克里斯我们赢了比赛时,他乐坏了。
9.Cathy is such a stick in the mud. She never wants to try anything new.
凯西真保守,她从不想尝试新事物。
10.Let me spring for dinner.
我来请客吧。
1. airhead(傻蛋): stupid person, idiot (Ex: "How could you forget the keys? You are such an airhead!")
2. chilling(放松): relaxing, not doing anything that takes up a lot of energy (Ex: "I'm just watching some TV. Since there's no homework today, I'm just going to chill.")
3. couch potato(电视迷): a person who watches too much television (Ex: "You've been watching TV all day. Don't be such a couch potato and get up!")
4. flick(电影): film; movie (chick flick: movies for girls. Ex: "Let's watch a chick flick at the sleepover. Which one should we see? Mean Girls or The Notebook?")
5. get it(明白): to understand something (Ex: "Your shirt looks really bad. I'm serious, it looks so ugly." "Okay, okay. I got it the first time.")
6. jock(体育高手): someone good at sports (Ex: "Tristan is the biggest jock in school. He's also the most popular guy among girls.")
7. loaded(富有): someone with a lot of money (Ex: "Did you see the car that drove her to school today? Her family must be loaded.")
8. party animal(派对狂): someone that loves parties or go out to clubs (Ex: "You've been partying every night this week. You are such a party animal!")
9. rip off(宰客): a fraud, something that isn’t actually worth the amount you paid for it (Ex: "I bought these jeans for $100." "Really? I got the same ones for only $50!" "Wow, I got ripped off!" "Yeah, what a rip off.")
10. sweet(很棒): excellent, cool (Ex: "Hey, can you help me decorate the school gym for the dance?" "Yeah sure!" "Sweet, thanks!")
11. turn-on(诱惑): something that attracts you to someone (Ex: "That guy can sing while playing theguitar. That is definitely a turn-on for me.")
12. up for it(愿意做某事): to be willing to do something, and have a good time (Ex: "I really want to go bungee jumping. Want to go with me? Would you be up for it?")
13. wicked(非常好): excellent, cool (more common among British speakers) (Ex: "That was so wicked! Can you do that again?")
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摘要:每个人不会公开自己的成就和失败。别人在任何领域的成绩都只是自己的成绩。这和印度相比就不一样,在那里人们都会炫耀他们的财富,会告诉每个人自己的成就。
Q: What facts about the United States do foreigners not believe until they come to America?
问:有哪些事情是外国人没去美国之前不会相信的?
获得9.2k好评的答案@ Aniruddh Chaturvedi
Everyone is highly private about their accomplishments and failures. Someone's performance in any field is their performance alone. This is different compared to India where people flaunt their riches and share their accomplishments with everybody else.
每个人不会公开自己的成就和失败。别人在任何领域的成绩都只是自己的成绩。这和印度相比就不一样,在那里人们都会炫耀他们的财富,会告诉每个人自己的成就。
哪些事不去美国不知道
Rich people are thin/ well maintained, poor people are fat. This stems from the fact that cheap food is fatty, rich people don't eat cheap food — they tend to eat either home-cooked food which is expensive or eat at expensive / healthy places. Unfortunately, it is expensive to be healthy in America.
富人很瘦/保养很好,而穷人很胖。这个道理源于现实——因为廉价食品含油脂多,而富人不吃廉价食品——他们一般吃自己家里做的食品(这些食品很贵)或者在有高价健康食品的地方吃饭。不幸的是,在美国,健康是昂贵的。
Fat people are not respected much in society. Being fat often has the sameconnotations as being irresponsible towards your body. If you're thin (and tall, but not as much), people will respect you a lot more and treat you better. You will also receive better customer service if you're well maintained. This extends my previous point which mentioned that if you're thin, you're statistically likely to be rich. Reason why I know this is that I went down from being 210lbs to 148-150lbs. The way people started treating me when I was thin was generally way better than the way I was treated when I was fat. As a small example, the Starbucks baristas were much nicer to me and made me drinks with more care.
胖子在社会上不太受尊重,因为肥胖通常就暗示你对自己的身体不负责任。如果你很瘦(而且很高,但又不是特别瘦,特别高),人们就会更尊重你,对你更好。如果你保养得好,你就会受到更好地客户服务。这个道理就是我之前提到过的“如果你很瘦,那你一般来说就比较富裕”的延伸。我是在我从210磅减到148-150磅的时候明白这个道理的。我瘦的时候比我胖的时候受到的对待要好得多,举个简单的例子,星巴克里的咖啡员对我就比之前好得多,做饮料的时候也更用心。
Almost every single person in America has access to basic food, clothing, water and sanitation. I haven't been to states like Louisiana and cities like Detroit, but from what I can tell, nobody is scrambling for the basic necessities required for sustenance.
在美国,几乎每个人都能得到基本的食物、衣服、水和公共卫生。我还没去过路易斯安那之类的州以及底特律之类的城市,但是在我看来,没有人需要为了维持生计、为了基础的生活必需品拼死拼活。
Americans waste a lot of food. It is very easy to buy in bulk because it's so much cheaper and as a result a lot of wastage occurs.
美国人浪费了非常多的食物。因为太便宜所以大家都会大量购买,结果就是大量食物被浪费。
Obsession with coffee — Starbucks, Dunkin' etc is crowded with office-goers and students every morning. I don't understand why they can't drink or make coffee before leaving for work. Such a waste of money! ($5/day * 5days / week * 52weeks/year)!
对咖啡非常痴迷——每天早上星巴克和康恩都乐等店里都挤满了上班族和学生。我不明白他们为什么不在上班前去喝或者制作咖啡。太浪费钱了(5美元/天*5天/周*52周/年)!
Support towards the LGBT community — it's fairly normal to be part of the LGBT community; it's not considered a mortal sin if you like someone in your own gender or if you aren't comfortable being male/female/etc. Proof of this is the LGBT Pride Day held in every city.
对同性恋团体的支持——成为同性恋团体中的一员是很正常的事;如果你喜欢同性或者你觉得自己作为一个男人/女人哪里不对,都不会被认为是弥天大罪,证据就是每座城市都会举办LGBT骄傲日。
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摘要:也许你认为自己去英语国家旅游完全没问题,再仔细想想!不同的英语国家对于同一个英文单词可能有不同的理解。看看哪8个单词会令你在其他英语国家遭遇尴尬吧。
You may think it's easy to communicate when you're visiting another English-speaking country, but think again! Certain words mean something entirely different on the other side of the world. Read on to see which eight words could cause you embarrassment across the pond or down under.
也许你认为自己去英语国家旅游完全没问题,再仔细想想!不同的英语国家对于同一个英文单词可能有不同的理解。看看哪8个单词会令你在其他英语国家遭遇尴尬吧。
1PantsBe careful who you tell in the U.K. that you have to go pants shopping—across the pond, "pants" means "underwear." When you're talking about jeans and khakis, you should call them "trousers."
在英国,如果你和人家说你要去买“pants”(美式英语中意为“长裤”),那意思是你要买“内裤”。如果你要买的是牛仔裤或卡其裤,你应该用“trousers”这个词。
出国要慎用的8个英文单词
Avoid Using In: The U.K., Ireland
避免使用的国家:英国、爱尔兰
2FannyOwn a fanny pack? In most other English-speaking countries, they're called "bum bags" because "fanny" is slang for a part of the female anatomy (and no, we're not talking about the rear end). So don't tell someone to stop being lazy and get off their fanny, either!
你有“fanny pack”(美式英语中意为“腰包”)吗?在大多数英语国家,“腰包”更多地被称作“bum bags”,因为“fanny”是对女性私处的俚语说法(没错,我们说的不是臀部)。所以也千万不要对别人说:别懒了,抬起“fanny”干活吧!
Avoid Using In: The U.K., Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa
避免使用的国家:英国、爱尔兰、澳大利亚、新西兰、南非
3PissedIn America, we may get "pissed off" when we're angry, but the Brits and Irish who are "pissed" are extremely intoxicated. "Taking the piss," however, means "to make fun of," not "to get drunk."
在美国,我们生气时会说“get pissed off”,但是英国人和爱尔兰人如果说“pissed”,意思是烂醉如泥。不过“taking the piss”意思是“取笑”,而不是“喝醉”。
Avoid Using In: The U.K., Ireland, Australia, New Zealand
避免使用的国家:英国、爱尔兰、澳大利亚、新西兰
4BangsPrepare for weird looks if you're bragging about your new "bangs" in England. A forehead-covering haircut over there is referred to as a "fringe" instead. Overseas, "bangs" is more commonly used as the somewhat vulgar slang that it is interchangeable with in America.
如果你在英国炫耀自己的新“bangs”(刘海),恐怕不少人会向你投去怪怪的眼神。在那里“刘海”被叫做“fringe”而不是“bangs”。在美国以外的地方,“bangs”是一种粗俗的俚语说法。
Avoid Using In: Anywhere outside of North America
避免使用的国家:北美以外的任何国家
5KnobAmericans hear the word "knob" and think "doorknob" or "lever." It has a much dirtier meaning in other countries, like Australia and the U.K., where it's an insult or slang for a part of the male anatomy. Now you'll know to be offended if someone calls you a "knob head."
美国人听到“knob”这个词想到的是“门把手”。但是在澳大利亚和英国等其他国家,“knob”的意思要“黄”得多。在那里国家,“knob”指的是男子生殖器的一部分。现在你知道别人叫你“knob head” 你应该是什么反应了吧。
Avoid Using In: The U.K., Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa
避免使用的国家:英国、爱尔兰、澳大利亚、新西兰、南非
6RootAmericans may "root around" looking for a lost object, but Australians and New Zealanders use the term to refer to having sex.
美国人用“root around”来指“寻找”失物,但澳大利亚人和新西兰人用这个词组指代发生性关系。
Avoid Using In: Australia, New Zealand
避免使用的国家:澳大利亚、新西兰
7PullIf someone "pulled" last night in the U.K., they're probably not talking about pulling a muscle or drawing something apart. It's commonly used as slang for successfully picking up someone while out on the town. Likewise, "going on the pull" means that someone is going out with the express goal of getting some action.
如果在英国某人昨晚“pulled”,他们很可能不是在说肌肉拉伤或是把什么东西拉开,而是指外出时成功“钓”到某人。同样,“going on the pull” 意思是某人为了猎艳而出动。
Avoid Using In: The U.K., Ireland
避免使用的国家:英国、爱尔兰
8BuggerIf you affectionately call your child or pet "little bugger," you might want to reconsider doing so in pretty much any other English-speaking country. In most other places, from Canada to Australia, it is commonly used as an expletive similar to the f-word.
在美国,如果你亲切地叫你的孩子或宠物“little bugger”(小家伙),到其他讲英语的国家可千万别这么说。在大多数其他英语国家,如加拿大和澳大利亚,“bugger”都是骂人的话,相当于“fuck”。
Avoid Using In: Most places outside of America
避免使用的国家:美国以外的其他国家
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摘要:据英国文化委员会的调查数据显示,在2000年,全球有10亿左右的人正在学习英语。如今这个数字很可能有了更为显著的提高。
1. It is the only major language without an academy to guide it.
英语是唯一没有学术机构加以规正的大语种。
L’Académie française, based in Paris, is in charge of overseeing the French language. For Spanish there is the Real Academia Española. German has the Rat für deutsche Rechtschreibung. There is no equivalent to L’Académie for English. Of the 10 most-widely spoken languages in the world, only English has no academy guiding it.
法兰西文学院位于巴黎,负责审查法语。对于西班牙语,有西班牙皇家学院,德语有标准德语德语正字法协会。而英语则没有相应的文学院。世界十大使用最为广泛的口语中,唯有英语没有学术研究院引领。
2. More than 1 billion people are learning English as you read this.
九个你不知道的英语冷知识
你读这篇文章的时候,有超过10亿的人正在学英语。
According to the British Council, around 1 billion people around the world were learning English in 2000. This figure is now likely to be significantly higher.
据英国文化委员会的调查数据显示,在2000年,全球有10亿左右的人正在学习英语。如今这个数字很可能有了更为显著的提高。
3. 96 of the 100 most common English words are Germanic.
英语中100个最常用词中96个来自日耳曼语。
Of the hundred most frequently used words in English, 96 have Germanic roots. Together, those 100 words make up more than 50% of the Oxford English Corpus, which currently contains over 2 billion words found in writing around the world.
100个使用频率最高的英语词汇中,96个有日耳曼语词根。总的来说,牛津英语语料库词汇有超过一半由这100个词汇组成——目前涵盖世界各地书面语中超过20亿的词汇。
Surprised? The most frequently used words are the meat and bones of the language, the essentials that make communication work, including I, you, go, eat, and so on.
吃惊吗?使用频率最高的词汇是一门语言的骨架,这些要素让人们成功沟通,比如“我”、“你”、“去”、“吃”等等。
4. But most words that have entered the language since 1066 have Latin origins.
不过自1066年之后的大部分英语词汇都有拉丁词根。
The Renaissance, which started in Italy and reached England via France, was a massive source of new vocabulary. New ideas, or old ideas rediscovered, started flooding out of the southern cities but there were no words to describe them in English. So the language adopted or adapted the Latin words. During the Renaissance, the English lexicon roughly doubled in size.
起源于意大利,席卷法国再蔓延至英国的文艺复习带来了海量新词。新的点子也好,旧的想法也罢,被人们重新发现,不断从南部的意大利城市中奔涌而出,而英语中却没有相应词汇用以描述。于是英语就采用、改写了拉丁词汇。文艺复兴时期,英语的词汇几乎翻了一倍。
5. For more than a century, the English aristocracy couldn’t speak English.
有一个世纪多的时间,英国贵族不会说英语。
William the Conqueror tried to learn English at the age of 43 but gave up. Within 20 years of the Normans taking power in England, almost all of the local religious institutions were French-speaking. There is little to suggest that aristocrats themselves spoke English. It isn’t until the end of the 12th Century that we have evidence of the children of the English aristocracy with English as a first language.
英国国王威廉一世曾在43岁时尝试学习英语,但半途而废。诺曼人控制英国的20年里,大部分的地方宗教机构都说法语。鲜有证据显示英国的贵族自己会说英语。证据显示,直到12世纪末,才有英语贵族子女以英语为第一语言。
6.That is why Latin words sound more prestigious than Germanic ones.
这就是为什么拉丁词汇比日耳曼词汇听上去更高大上。
Think about the difference between a house (Germanic) and a mansion (French), or between starting something and commencing, between calling something kingly or regal. English has a huge number of close synonyms, where the major difference is the level of formality or prestige. The prestigious form is almost always the Latin one.
想想看"house"("房子",日耳曼词汇)与"mansion"("宅邸",法语词汇)的差异,及"starting(开始)"与"commencing(肇始)"的不同、“kingly(皇家气质)"与"regal(君威)"的区别。英语中有大量意思贴近的同义词,其主要差异在于其正式与高级程度。高级形式几乎都是拉丁词汇。
7. The concept of “correct” spelling is fairly recent.
“正确”拼写是相当新近的概念。
Shakespeare, for example, was liberal in his spellings of words, often using multiple variants within a single text; his name itself has been spelt in many different ways over the centuries.
例如莎士比亚,在拼写单词就非常随意,常在同一文本中使用数种变体;数世纪以来,其名字也有多种不同的拼法。
8. One man is largely responsible for the differences between American and British spelling.
美式英语和英式英语拼写上的差异很大程度上因一人而起。
Noah Webster, whose name you still find on the front of many American dictionaries, was a patriotic man. Between 1783 and 1785, he produced three books on the English language for American schoolchildren. During his lifetime, 385 editions of his Speller were published. The modern US spelling of color was initially spelt in the British way, colour, but this changed in later editions.
在美国的许多词典封面上你还能找到一个人的名字,一位富有爱国心的美国人——诺亚·韦伯斯特。在1783至1785年间,韦伯斯特为美国的学龄儿童创作了三本关于英语的书籍。韦伯斯特一生中,其拼写教材出了385版。现代美式英语中“color(颜色)”一词起初是英式的拼写方式,但在后来的版本中,这些词的拼写方式发生了变化。
9. -ize is not an American suffix-ize.
并不是美式英语中的后缀。
There is a popular belief that words such as popularise/ize, maximise/ize and digitise/ize have different spellings in British and American English.
人们普遍认为,popularise/ize(普及)、maximise/ize(最大化)、digitise/ize(数字化)等词在英式英语和美式英语中拼写方式不同。
Look at that z – isn’t it snazzy? It’s got to be American, hasn’t it?
看看这个Z——不是很时髦吗?它一定是美式英语,不是吗?
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摘要:俄国人真的把熊当成宠物吗?他们在冰水里游泳?他们还弹奏三弦琴,从不对外国人笑?下面你能学到关于俄罗斯这个奇怪国家的一些新东西。
Do they really have bears as pets in Russia? Do they swim in icy water? Do they still playbalalaikas and never ever smile to foreigners? Here you may learn something new about this weird country – Russia.
俄国人真的把熊当成宠物吗?他们在冰水里游泳?他们还弹奏三弦琴,从不对外国人笑?下面你能学到关于俄罗斯这个奇怪国家的一些新东西。
俄罗斯律师威胁起诉华纳兄弟公司,因为家养小精灵多比长得像俄罗斯总统普京。
小编注:啥都不说了,上图!
俄罗斯那些你不知道的奇怪文化
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摘要:BBC电台的哔哔声是格林尼治报时信号。每小时的最开始会响起此声,这样人们可以调对手表。
Spaghetti on trees BBC
1. In 1957, the BBC aired an April Fools segment showing a family harvesting spaghetti from the family spaghetti tree. When viewers asked how they could grow their own, they were told to place a sprig of spaghetti in a tin of tomato sauce and hope for the best.
1. 1957年,BBC在愚人节那天在电视上播放了一家人从意大利面树收获意大利面的画面。观众打进电话询问如何种植意大利面树,BBC告诉他们将一小根意大利面条种在番茄酱罐子里,然后祈祷。
2. On April Fool’s day in 1976, BBC convinced many listeners that a special alignment of the planets would temporarily decrease gravity on Earth. Phone lines were flooded with callers who claimed they felt the effects.
2. 1976年愚人节的时候,BBC报道称几个星球将短暂地排成一行从而改变地球上的重力,很多听众相信了。自认为感受到该效应的听众电话蜂拥而至。
3. Rage Against the Machine were told to censor the lyrics of Killing In The Name while performing live on BBC. They started out censored before launching into the full lyrics: “Fuck you, I won’t do what you tell me!”
3. 愤怒对抗体制乐队被要求在BBC现场演奏时删改Killing In The Name中不适合的歌词。他们唱的第一句就被删掉了:“操妈的,你的话我偏不做!”
4. On one day in 1930, the BBC went on the air and announced “there is no news” and played piano music.
4. 1930年一天,BBC开始播放的时候宣布“今天没有新闻”,然后播放了钢琴曲。
5. The BBC offers free online language courses.
5. BBC提供网上免费语言课程。
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6. The BBC now owns the rights to the iconic police box.
6. BBC现在拥有这个极具象征意义的电话亭的产权。
7. In the 1960’s, Pirate Radio boats in international waters broadcasted pop and rock to tens of millions of British listeners. The BBC, which until then mostly catered to classical tastes, was forced to restructure and meet the demand for these genres.
7. 1960年代,停靠在国际海域的海盗电台向千万英国听众播放流行和摇滚音乐。BBC那时只播放经典音乐,不过因此被迫改版来迎合这些类别的需求。
8. The song “Deep in the Heart of Texas” was banned by BBC “during working hours “on the grounds that its infectious melody might cause wartime factory-hands to neglect their tools while they clapped in time with the song.”
8. BBC禁止在工作时间播放“Deep in the Heart of Texas”,理由是“这首歌动感的曲调可能会让战时的工人忘记手中的工具和着音乐拍起手来。”
9. BBC staff openly smoked marijuana at the corporation’s headquarters during the 1960s and 70s and Play School presenters even went on-air stoned.
9. BBC员工在60和70年代期间曾公开在公司总部抽大麻,Play School的表演者甚至在上台时还是嗨的。
注:Play School是英国一档儿童电视栏目。
10. Over 100 Doctor Who episodes were “taped over” by the BBC after airing and are likely lost forever, unless recorded on VHS, which was a rarer technology at that time.
10. 有一百多集神秘博士的录影带在播出后被BBC覆盖录制了其他东西,所以可能永久丢失了,除非有人录在了VHS上,但那时VHS还很罕见。
Monty Python
11. BBC was going to wipe the Monty Python series to re-use the tapes. Terry Jones, at the last minute, saved the tapes by buying them outright from the BBC and storing them in his attic.
11. BBC打算抹掉蒙提·派森系列的录影带录制其他东西。Terry Jones临危前一秒以向BBC买断的方式抢救到了录像带,并藏在了自己的阁楼里。
注:Terry Jones是蒙提·派森这个超现实幽默剧的成员之一。
12. In 2004, an activist from The Yes Men falsely claiming to represent Dow Chemicals was interviewed by BBC, claiming Dow had agreed to a $12 billion settlement for victims of the 1984 Bhopal, India chemical disaster (in which 3,000 people died). Dow lost $2 billion in the ensuing stock selloff.
12. 2004年, 没问题先生(The Yes Men)的一位成员谎称自己代表陶氏化学接受BBC的采访,声称陶氏同意了1984年印度博帕尔化学事件受害者的120亿抚慰金。Dow在随后的股票抛售中损失20亿美元。
注:The Yes Men是一个以恶搞政府组织和大型企业起家的团体。他们的用意是要曝光政府和大企业不负责任的行为,以恶作剧的方式引起大众的注意力。他们拍了三部电影,分别是The Yes Men, The Yes Men Fix The World, The Yes Men Are Revolting, 记录了他们的所作所为和一些成就,电影不凡幽默和讥讽。
13. The Sex Pistol’s “God Save the Queen”, released during her silver jubilee, was considered controversial by the BBC and its spot on the top hits charts was left as an empty space.
13. 性手枪的“天佑女王”一歌,在英国女王即位25周年之际发布,BBC认为争议太大而将该曲在流行音乐榜首的位置隐去不谈。
14. In order to capture footage of tigers hunting in the wild, instead of using a human camera crew, the BBC gave cameras to a team of elephants and trained them to operate the film equipment.
14. BBC为拍摄老虎在野外捕食的画面,不用人工摄像组,而是将摄像机按在了一队大象的身上,并训练他们使用摄影设备。
15. Due to widespread news coverage of the JFK assassination, the BBC figured a lot of people missed the airing of the first ever episode of Doctor Who. Consequently, they re-aired it one week later.
15. 因为美国肯尼迪总统被刺一事铺天盖地的报道,BBC认为很多人肯定错过了神秘博士有史以来的第一集。因此,BBC在一周后重播了一次。
16. In 2006, the BBC mistakenly interviewed a guy live on TV thinking he was an IT magazine editor, but really he was just there to apply for a job.
16. 2006年,BBC错误地采访了一位他们以为是IT杂志编辑的人,而实际上那人只是到那儿求职的。
17. Despite working for the BBC as a broadcaster and dying in 1950, there are no known recordings of George Orwell’s voice.
17. 虽然乔治·奥威尔曾为BBC做过新闻主播,在1950年去世,但是并没有留下他的任何录音。
注:乔治·奥威尔是英国著名作家,著有《动物庄园》《1984》等讽刺现实的小说,因小说中的语言在后50年不断被印证而在西方国家具有广泛的影响。
18. In the 1980s, BBC televised a live demonstration of email. Prior to transmission, a studio guest overheard a crew member saying the email account password and phoned a friendly hacker. Once on air, the presenter logged in and was met with a poem about hacking and insecure passwords.
18. 1980年代,BBC曾在电视上现场展示电邮的使用方法。在播出之前,录音棚的嘉宾偷听到工作人员说邮箱密码,他便打电话给一位不坏恶意的黑客。节目播出后,主播登录邮箱,结果看到一首关于黑客技术和密码不安全的打油诗。
19. Britons have to pay $230 for a “television license” every year as a tax to support the BBC.
19. 英国人每年必须为“电视许可”支付$230的税费以此支持BBC。
20. The BBC News channel has a show dedicated to viewers criticizing how well they have reported the week’s events.
20. BBC新闻频道专门有一档节目,为观众提供批评指正BBC报道的机会。
21. The Dalek voice in Doctor Who (2005) is recorded through a custom analog ring modulator. BBC was unable to reproduce the original effect digitally.
21. 神秘博士的外星人Dalex的声音是由一个特制的环形调控器才录制成功的,因为BBC当时还无法用数字技术做出该效果。
22. British nuclear submarines have orders to launch nuclear missiles if they cannot tune into BBC Radio 4’s ‘Today’ program for a number of consecutive days.
22. 英国核潜艇在连续几天无法收听到BBC广播四台的《今日》节目后可被允许发射核导弹。
23. Much of the BBC’s output between the 1930’s and 1980’s has been lost due to a lack of archival policy.
23. BBC在三十年代到八十年代之间的作品已大多流失,因为当时缺乏归档制度。
24. From the 30s to the end of the Cold War, MI5 had an officer working at the BBC to ensure they wouldn’t hire communists.
24. 从三十年代到冷战结束,MI5都派一个人到BBC工作以便监管他们不聘任任何共产党。
注:MI5是英国的情报机构。(这个地球人都知道吧)
25. The beeps you hear on BBC radio is the Greenwich Time Signal. It beeps at the top of the hour so you could sync your watch.
25. BBC电台的哔哔声是格林尼治报时信号。每小时的最开始会响起此声,这样人们可以调对手表。
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下面是读文网小编整理的文化英语演讲稿,希望对大家有帮助。
2008 Olympic Games, will be the product which the traditional Chinese culture and the traditional Olympics culture unifies. But two traditions breed are already not disorderly piece together the thing, is also not another tradition, but is one kind of novel richer vigor harmonious culture. It looks like the water to be the same, seeps the social life each slit; It looked like the fire to be ordinary, has ignited all the people's enthusiasm; Looks like the trees to be equally full of vitality;
Looks like the earth to contain equally; Also has the iron general rules and regulations. It enabled China the ancient civilization to contain the new significance, also caused the Olympics spirit to integrate East's element. After develops unceasingly, the Olympics had already sent out the unprecedented artistic ray in China.
2008年的奥运,将是传统的中国文化与传统的奥林匹克文化相结合的产物。但是两个传统孕育出来的既不是凌乱的拼凑物,也不是另一种传统,而是一种新颖的更加富有活力的和谐文化。它像水一样,渗透进社会生活的每一丝缝隙;它像火一般,燃起了全民的热情;像树木一样生机勃勃;像大地一样包容;又有着铁一般的规章制度。它使中国古代文化蕴涵了新的意义,又使奥林匹克精神融入了东方的元素。经过不断发展,奥林匹克在中国已经发出了前所未有的艺术光芒。
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文化是一种社会现象,是人们长期创造形成的产物,同时又是一种历史现象,是社会历史的积淀物。确切地说,文化是凝结在物质之中又游离于物质之外的,能够被传承的国家或民族的历史、地理、风土人情、传统习俗、生活方式、文学艺术、行为规范、思维方式、价值观念等,是人类之间进行交流的普遍认可的一种能够传承的意识形态。那么你知道文化用英语怎么说吗?下面来学习一下吧。
civilization
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中国传统文化多种多样,继承和保护这些传统文化是我们每个人的责任。下面读文网小编为大家带来有关保护传统文化英语作文,供大家参考学习!
It is widely noted that lots of traditional culture is disappearing along with the development of technology. Many ancient architectures and traditional ways of living have been deserted. It seems that the traditional culture and craftsmanship will be replaced in this modern era.
The following reasons can account for the above phenomenon. Firstly, traditional technologies are always considered ineffective while the new sciences are always highly efficient, because modern science and technology facilitate both our daily and academic life a lot, with which we can save much money and time. Secondly, it is costly to protect the traditional culture, especially the maintenance and repair of the historical buildings.
In my opinion, although traditional culture is an ancient heritage, it couldn't keep pace with the development of society. It is the tide of history that the traditional culture and technology will no doubt be eliminated in the end.
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企业文化是在一定的条件下,企业生产经营和管理活动中所创造的具有该企业特色的精神财富和物质形态。其中价值观是企业文化的核心。企业文化是企业的灵魂,是推动企业发展的不竭动力。那么你知道企业文化用英语怎么说吗?下面来学习一下吧。
business culture
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人文就是人类文化中的先进部分和核心部分,即先进的价值观及其规范。其集中体现是:重视人,尊重人,关心人,爱护人。简而言之,人文,即重视人的文化。那么你知道人文用英语怎么说吗?下面来学习一下吧。
人文关怀 humanistic concern ; humanistic care
人文艺术 Humanities ; Arts ;
人文内涵 humanistic intension
人文知识 General Knowledge
人文研究 humanistic studies
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中国饮食文化可以从时代与技法、地域与经济、民族与宗教、食品与食具、消费与层次、民俗与功能等多种角度进行分类,展示出不同的文化品味。那么你知道饮食文化用英语怎么说吗?下面读文网小编为大家带来饮食文化的英语说法,供大家学习。
1. Peng lai xian Hotel Survey Fresh classical North - South . Whose food culture trend.
蓬莱仙大酒店汇集 南北 经典名食, 引领饮食文化潮流.
2. To banana leaves, eat, see, feel, is a natural food culture!
去蕉叶, 吃的, 看到的, 感受到的, 是一种自然流露的饮食文化!
3. Quite. China is a country with a splendid catering culture.
没错, 中国是个饮食文化非常丰富的国家.
4. Today, Romeo is going to find out the best of tasting crab.
今天, 罗密欧将带我们深入认识有关于蟹的饮食文化.
5. In cooking culture, the local snack has representativeness most.
在饮食文化中, 地方小吃最具有代表性.
6. Many changes are taking place in China's diet style.
中国的饮食文化具有悠久的历史.
7. As a form of material culture, catering culture is all - embracing field.
饮食文化属于物质文化, 是最为基础的文化类型,广泛地渗透于人类生活的方方面面.
8. A long history, deep inside the long unique food culture in Handan.
悠久的历史, 深厚的底蕴早就了邯郸独特的饮食文化.
9. Here are some differences between American and Chinese dining cultures.
以下是中美饮食文化之间的一些差异.
10. Chinese cooking culture aa remote source with its content accumulated in various ancient classics.
中国的饮食文化源远流长,其内容积淀在各类典籍之中.
11. The diet culture also praises of cultural relations Central Africa language culture important components.
饮食文化也是夸文化交际中非语言文化重要组成部分之一.
12. As a carrier of culture, jiao zi is typical of traditional Chinese cuisine culture.
作为一个文化的载体, 饺子是中国传统饮食文化的象征.
13. Cross - cultural communication under the globalized situation make various constant complementation and compatibility of cooking culture.
全球化态势下的 跨 文化交际使得多样的饮食文化不断的互补与兼容.
14. Chaoshan food culture develop own school, the name loud time nation - wide of tide vegetable.
汕头的饮食文化独树一帜, 潮菜的名字响遍全国.
15. This paper first gives an introduction about the Chinese and Western food culture.
本文首先给出了一个关于中国和西方饮食文化的介绍.
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传统文化就是文明演化而汇集成的一种反映民族特质和风貌的民族文化,是民族历史上各种思想文化、观念形态的总体表征。下面读文网小编为大家带来传统文化的英语说法,希望对大家的学习有所帮助!
中国传统文化 The Traditional Culture of China
传统文化资源 traditional cultural resources
新加坡传统文化协会 Singapore Heritage Society
地方传统文化产业 Local Traditional Vulture Industry
中华传统文化精髓 traditional Chinese cultural quintessence
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文化是,或者说应该是,对完美的研究和追求;而文化所追求的完美以美与智为主要品质。今天读文网小编在这里为大家分享关于文化的英语句子,欢迎大家阅读!
从城市保护的角度看,文物与文化不是一个概念。
From the perspective of city protection, cultural relics and cultural is not a concept.
智慧是知识凝结的宝石,文化是智慧放出的异彩。
Wisdom is the gem of condensed knowledge, culture is the extraordinary splendour of wisdom.
文化不会因为一个国家的贫穷,而失掉它的价值。
Culture won't because of the poverty of a country, and lost its value.
舞蹈跳的就是文化,跳的就是一个人的文化底蕴。
Dance dance is culture, is a person's cultural background.
人生来本是一个蛮物,惟有文化才使他高出于禽兽。
To this is a pretty things in life, but the culture makes him above a beast.
我们一起创建的是团队的文化,而不是抱怨的文化。
We are creating a team culture together, instead of complaining about culture.
知识是珍贵宝石的结晶,文化是宝石放出来的光泽。
Knowledge is the crystallization of the precious gems, culture is the luster of the gem released.
只有整个社会具有文化良心,我们的文化才有希望。
Only the whole social cultural conscience, our culture is hope.
他是有理想,没道德,有文化,没纪律的复合型人才。
He didn't has the ideal, morality, culture, discipline is the inter-disciplinary talent.
既不是职业作家,也不是业余写手,见了文化绕着走。
Is not a professional writer, or is not amateur, see culture around the way.
只有读者有精神粮食可以消费,那文学才能一直活下去!
Only the reader can have spiritual food consumption, the literature can survive all the time!
文化不能从上向下压,因为它应该是从下面高涨起来的。
Culture cannot be from top to down, because it should be rising from the bottom up.
劳动永远是人类生活的基础,是创造人类文化幸福的基础。
Labor is the foundation of human life, forever is the basis of the creates happiness in the human culture.
书不仅是生活,而且是现在、过去和未来文化生活的源泉。
Book is not only the life, and it is now, in the past, and the source of cultural life in the future.
真正的文化以同情和赞美为生,而不是以憎厌和轻蔑为生。
The real cultural sympathy and praise for a living, instead of living with hate and contempt.
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