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1、高级英语71-4课翻译(71-4translationofadvancedEnglish)Unit1theconceptofspacebetweenEnglishandAmericansEdwardT.HallPeoplesaythattheBritishandAmericansaretwogreatnationsseparatedbythesamelanguage.BetweentheethnicdifferencesbetweenAmericanandBritishEnglishhasbeenal
2、otofcriticism,however,thesedifferencesmaybeattributedtothelanguageshouldnotbetoomuch,butshouldbeattributedtootherlevelsofcommunication:EnglishpronunciationandintonationfromsomanyAmericansfeelcontrivedtodifferentmethodsoftreatmenttime,selfcenteredspacean
3、dobjects.Iftherearetwodifferentculturesintheworld,thespecificcontentofspatialrelationsisquitedifferent,thatis,betweentheeducated(privateschool)Britishandmiddleclassamericans.OneofthefundamentalreasonsforthisgreatdifferenceisthatintheUnitedStates,peopleu
4、sethesizeofthespacetocategorizepeopleorthings,andinBritainit'ssocialhierarchythatdeterminesyouridentity.IntheUnitedStates,youraddresscanbeagoodindicationofyourstatus(notonlyforyourhomeaddress,butalsoforyourbusinessaddress).LiveinNewportandPalmBeach,peop
5、lethanBroolynandthepeopleofMiamiaremuchmorenoblefashion.GreenwichandCapeCodhavelittleresemblancetoNewarkandMiami.CompanieslocatedonMadisonAvenueandGardenAvenuearemoreemotionalthanthoselocatedonSeventhAvenueandeighthavenue.Cornerofficesaremorerespectable
6、thanofficesneartheelevatororattheendofthecorridor.AndtheBritishwerebornandgrewupunderthesocialhierarchy.Nomatterwhereyouseehim,heisstillanoble,eveninthefishmongerstallsbehindthecounter.Apartfromclassdifferences,therearedifferencesbetweenBritishandusinho
7、wtoallocatespace.GrowingupintheUnitedStates,middleclassAmericansfeelentitledtoowntheirownrooms,oratleastpartoftheroom.WhenIaskedmyAmericansubjectstodrawtheirownidealroomoroffice,theypaintedtheirownspacewithoutdrawingotherpeople.WhenIaskedthemtodrawtheir
8、existingroomoroffice,theypaintedonlythepartthattheysharedintheroom,anddrewapartinglineinthemiddle.Bothmenandwomenaretheobjectofstudy,thekitchenandmasterbedroomunderthemotherorwife'sname,andthefatheroftheterritoryisthestudyroomorl