Differences between Chinese and English Thinking Modes 中英思维模式的不同.ppt

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1、DifferencesbetweenChineseandEnglishThinkingModes1.VisualThinkingVSRationalThinkingTheChineseisperceptual(感知的)intheircomprehensivethought,buttheEnglishandotherWesternnationslayhavedevelopedtheirownrationalandanalyticthinkingmodes.S2a.Hiswearinessandincreasingheatdeterminedhim

2、tositdowninthefirstconvenientshade.S2b.他疲惫不堪，天气也越来越炎热，于是他下定决心一碰到舒适的阴凉处就坐下休息。S3a.Shortnessoftimehasrequiredtheomissionofsomecountries.S3b.由于时间不够，他取消了对某些国家的访问。IntheabovespecimenofS1a,S2aandS3a,,thesubjectsarenotanypersonorobjectbutrathersomestateorconceptsalthoughthesentencesa

3、remoreperson-oriented.YetintheChineseversion,thepersonsconcernedareusedasthesubjectstodirectlyrevealthespeaker’sconcern.EvenwhentheChinesemeanstoexpresssomeattitudeorimpression,theymaynotstateitdirectlybutratherusemetaphororindicationsbymeansofsomespecificimages.E.g.S4a.Heha

4、dsacrificedwithlessvisibilityinthepolicydecision.S4b.在决策过程中，他已经不那么抛头露面了。Theconceptof“visibility”inS4aisreplacedbytheimageexpressionof“抛头露面”inS4binwhich“头”(head)and“面”(face)areusedtoshowhispresenceorvisibilityintheoccasions.2.GeneralizingThinkingVSAnalyticalThinking概括思维和分析思维S

5、6a:尽管她很年轻，但她懂的东西比你多。S6b:Youngassheis,sheknowsmorethanyou.S6c:Thoughsheisyoung,sheknowsmorethanyouknow.S7a:她气的连话都说不出来。S7b:Soangrywasshethatshecouldn’tspeak.S7c:Shewassoangrythatshecouldn’tspeak.S8a:只有这样才能解决问题。S8b:Onlyinthiswaycanyousolvetheproblem.S8c:Theproblemcanonlybesolve

6、dthisway.（TheChinesesentencesclearlydemonstratethedifficultyinunderstandingChinesewithoutnecessarygeneralization.S6c,S7candS8careliteraltranslationoftheChinese,asmostChineselearnersofEnglishmoreoftenthannotwoulddo.SuchtranslationsrevealthattheChineselearnerstendtogeneralizet

7、heEnglishexpressionswithoutsufficientattentiontotheanalyticalnatureofthetargetlanguage.SimilarinstancejustaboundinbothEnglishandChineseliteratureatvariouslevelsrangingfromdiction（措辞）,semanticconnotation（语义内涵）,denotation（字面意思）,syntacticstructurestocontextualpreferences.It’sab

8、soluteunnecessaryandimpossibletolistthemonebyonehere.）3.Subject-orientedThi