科技文献翻译 建筑语言

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1、陕西理工学院毕业科技文献翻译ThelanguageofArchitectureauthor:Ashworth.A(ShaanxiPolytechnicSchoolofArchitectureandCivilEngineeringBuilding071classes.Hanzhong,Shaanxi723001)Whenwespeakofabuildingasexpressingthisorthatwearcclearlyassumingthatarchitecture,inadditiontoitsfuncti

2、onaltasks,isalsoamediumofcommunication.Itconveysjustasthesewordsprintedonthispaper,convey-itishoped-meanings.Ofcoursethosewhohavethemeaningstoconvey-inthiscasethearchitects,andthosewho''read"themessagesmustpossesssomecommonknowledgeofthelanguagebeingused.For

3、peoplewhohavebeenbroughtupinthesamesocietythisisasimplematter;theyacquiretheirknowledgewithouteffort,justastheylearntospeak.ApersonfromanotherculturesayanaboriginaltribesmanfromtheSouthPacific,mighthavethesamedifficultyunderstandingourarchitectureThathehaswi

4、thourlanguage,customs,andmoralstandards.Heprobablywouldnotbeabletosellachurchfromapostoffice.Infact,hewouldnotknowwhatachurchis,letaloneapostoffice.Butifitisyourowncultureoneyouhavebeenraisedinandperhapshavehadahandinshapingyounotonlyunderstandthebasicstatem

5、entmadebybuildingssuchas"Iamachurch"or"Iamagasstation,"youalsoGinreadmodifyingcommentsandnuances,suchas"amarefinedhome.Welcomebutdowipeyourfeet.Or"Iamapalace.Takeoffyouhadandpreparetobefrisked,"Itfollowsthen,thatthearchitectthemanwhospeaksthroughhisbuilding,

6、mustbequiteclearastowhathewantstosay-lestherevealhimselftobeablitheringfool,andhaveagoodcommandofthelanguagesothatthosewhotrytounderstandhim-hisreaders,ifyoulike-willnotputhimdownasaconfusedilliterate.Language,asweknowitconsistsofsymbols-words,sentencesgest

7、ures,forms—anythingthatmaybeputtogethertocommunicate.Inarchitecturethesymbolsarewalls,roofs,doorswindows,steps,spires-andsoontheelementsofwhichbuildingsaremade.Eachcanbedesignedinaninfinitenumberofwaysandthenputtogetherininnumerablevariations.Thusthefinalmea

8、ningisanindeterminateintangible,whichdependsjustasdoespoetormusiconthecreativeandexpressivepowerofthecreatorandtheinterpretiveorreceptive?Capacityofthosewhorespond.Sincebothendsofthisactofcommun