...The Interaction between Imagery and Allusions in translating Chinese PoetryBased on Tu Fu’s Poems Shih-ying Liaw Prof. Wang Linguistics and Translation June 18 2012 Shih ying Liaw1 Shih-ying Liaw Prof. Wang Linguistics and Translation June 18 2012 The Interaction between Imagery and Allusions in translating Chinese PoetryBased on Tu Fu’s Poems Though Chinese poetry has been translating for almost a hundred years, there are still many questions about the translation strategies and situations worth discussing. In this paper, the interaction between imagery and allusions when translating are discussed and the practical situation used when translating are presented. To discuss the interaction between imagery and allusions, the first thing is to identify and define each term. First is imagery. Imagery is thought to be the most important factor to the poetry. I use Ezra Pound’s word as definition because he is not only a pioneering translator in Chinese poetry and also a great poet. He says that “an image' is that which presents an intellectual and emotional complex in an instant of time.” Further explanation is given by Professor Liu in “The Art of Chinese Poetry” by putting imagery into two categories. The first is “simple imagery,” which is defined as “a verbal expression that evokes a mental picture, which not merely picture in words but also arouses emotional associations and enriches the poetic context”. The Shih ying Liaw2 second category...
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...In this book, “Sleuthing the Alamo: Davy Crockett's Last Stand and Other Mysteries of the Texas Revolution”, James E. Crisp used the information to separate fictional information from the truth. By the use of information like Sam Houston’s Speech, De La Peña’s Diary and the Dolson Letter documents he will be able to prove the true events and eliminate the fictional information. For Sam Houston’s Speech, James started to demonstrate errors between what was written versus what was being said and actions made by the well-known figure of Texas history Sam Houston. Sam Houston speech was documented by Eugene C. Barker who depicted Sam Houston as being racist towards Mexicans in his speech. He stated, “Had Eugene C. Barker been right all along when...
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...4) Translating Your General Potential into a Specific Solution for Each Employer 5) Taking the Initiative to Find Opportunities 6) Building Your Network 7) Seeking Career Counseling 8) Avoiding mistakes B) Explain how you plan, organize, write, and complete your resume, including choice of formats. Which do you prefer, and why? (50 words) When initiating my resume, I first have to take into consideration my employer. Which qualities/skills are they looking for, I’m I the right fit. Most commonly, I would use the functional and chronological resume to organize. But let’s say a previous job I had a few years ago, actually has more skills in what my “hopefully new employer” is looking for, than I will use the reverse order resume. Usually the format I will use is a header with my information (name, address, number, and email), career objective, education, skills, work experience, honors, and references. When writing my resume I highlight and point out the main key points I want them to see right away. Again, this is taking into account the skills they are looking for. I also make sure everything is clear to read. For instance, not using abbreviations they won’t be able to understand on their own. Once, I have finished my resume I proofread multiple times and I at least hand it to two other people for feedback. Chapter 14: A) Explain the purpose of application letters, as well as the AIDA approach. (25 words) The purpose of application letters or cover letters if you...
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...and then there is also a brief introduction of the way to translate the names. In this paper, there are five translation methods to translate names which we use usually, they are: Transliteration, Annotated Transliteration, Paraphrase, Law of Convention and Their own Chinese name translation. It is hoped that the study in this paper will be helpful for the future study and the translation of names. Key word: English name; Translation methods; culture perspective On Translation of English Names from Cultural Perspective Outline Thesis Statement: This paper through introducing the culture connotation and characteristics of English name, explore the strategies of English name translation, aiming at giving some suggestions in translating English names. 1. Introduction Ⅱ. Cultural connotation and characteristics of English names and Chinese name A. The naming ways of English name and its cultural connotation 1. The naming ways of English name 2. The culture connotation of English name B. Cultural connotation of Chinese names Ⅲ. Translation principles and translation format of English name A. Translation format B. Translation principles 1. The principle of naming after the...
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...name, and then there is also a brief introduction of the way to translate the names. In this paper, there are five translation methods to translate names which we use usually, they are: Transliteration, Annotated Transliteration, Paraphrase, Law of Convention and Their own Chinese name translation. It is hoped that the study in this paper will be helpful for the future study and the translation of names. Key word: English name; Translation methods; culture perspective On Translation of English Names from Cultural Perspective Outline Thesis Statement: This paper through introducing the culture connotation and characteristics of English name, explore the strategies of English name translation, aiming at giving some suggestions in translating English names. 1. Introduction Ⅱ. Cultural connotation and characteristics of English names and Chinese name A. The naming ways of English name and its cultural connotation 1. The naming ways of English name 2. The culture connotation of English name B. Cultural connotation of Chinese names Ⅲ. Translation principles and translation format of English name A. Translation format B. Translation principles 1. The principle of naming after the...
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...preschool programs are identified as young learners. They enter a formal schooling with different levels of knowledge about writing. Many students are exposed to write daily by observing family members writing lists, typing sentences on the computer, or doing homework. Some students may know less about why or how others may write. However, regardless of their level of knowledge many young students benefit from having their own personal stories written down to share with other students’. Teachers demonstrate to students how each of their personal experiences and stories are valuable, and they can preserve their stories by writing. This paper will show two important strategies that can support young students’ writers through dictation and translating. Taking Dictation Most parents or adults take dictation when they listen to their children and will write down their child’s oral stories before the child can write on their own. Some of the benefits of dictation are well documented (Temple, 1993; Calkins, 1994; Tunks & Giles, 2007). Taking dictation when children are telling their story is crucial to introducing the student to the intention of writing and the functions of printed language. Through dictation students learn the general purpose of writing, they become aware of the speech to text connection such as; what a person is saying and how to write what is being said. This will permit students to gain basic knowledge of sound symbol relationships, and students can be introduced...
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...interested her. Dorothea Erxleben was the first woman to be granted a M.D. in Germany, she had wrote in the Inquiry into the Causes Preventing the Female Sex from Studying “Some will feel as if I declare war on men [by practicing medicine] or at least attempt to deprive them of their privilege.” (Doc.9) Dorothea explains how men take offense to her practicing medicine and that they should not because she is not trying to take their place, she is trying to be one of them without being judged. In a letter to the Marquuis Jean Francois do Saint-Lambert, written by Marquise Emilie du Chatelet she mentioned “Do not reproach me for my work on translating Newtons Principia, Never have I made a greater sacrifice to Reason.” (Doc.11) Chatelet knows that people are going to judge her for taking an interest in science but she does not care because she had sacrificed her time everyday to translate Newton’s work. Her accomplishments over power everyone’s comments, this is clear by how she does not regret translating this because she has made many great sacrifices. People did not agree with women becoming scientists and thought that men were the dominant species, thus they should be the ones involved in the studies of science, not women. Johann Eberti described Marie Cunitz’s work in an astronomical book that clarified the work of Johannes Kepler, he had mentioned “She was so deeply engaged in astronomical speculation that she neglected her household.” (Doc.1) In this reaction towards the way Marie...
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...syntactic influence and then I will discuss the contributing factors of this linguistic phenomenon. 1.Lexical influence of English on Chinese On the heels of the economic reform and opening up to the West, more and more fresh words are pouring into Chinese. Vocabulary are expanding owing to its internal forces and borrowing. There are 3 forms of loan words that we frequently use: semantic loans, phonetic loans and English letters. Semantic loans are direct translations . The creation of these words base on the rich sources of Chinese concepts and modes of thought. For example, Dianshi (电视) television .Although this word is derived from the West, we can still figure out its meaning from the Chinese version from the first sight. Phonetic loans means using sounds within the inventory of phonemes of Chinese language to approximate the sounds of the English. This kind of loan word is more abstract and lack of Chinese flavor. For example, bailandi (brandy), paidui (party) The easiest way to borrow word is using the English letters directly. This kind of loan words always make us feel stressful because we couldn’t find their counterpart in our mother tongue. These words include Xguang (X-ray), Txushan(T-shirt), U pan（USB）and GPA. 2.Syntactic influence of English on Chinese English has not only contributed a considerable number of words...
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...Translating a Letter * An electrical signal, which runs through the copper wire found inside, covered with aluminum foil to prevent interference. One electric pulse will represent 1 and the absence 0. * * * A 01000001 * * The coaxial transmits an electrical signal, which runs through the copper wire found inside, covered with aluminum foil to prevent interference. One electric pulse will represent 1 and the absence 0. * * * * * * * The light produced by diode or laser, travels through the core due to the reflection occurring on the cover, light on will represent 1 and off 0. * * * * * These WIRELESS do not require wires to transmit signals, but use radio or infrared to send packets (data set) through the air. * * OSI Model Application Layer: Provides or serves as the window for the user of the OSI Model. -Provides communication between two application processes, such as application programs, network applications, etc. -Provides communications aspects for specific applications among networkers: network management, file transfer protocol (ftp), etc. Presentation Layer: Translate the format and syntax assigned to data for transmission on the network. -Determines the format of the data without regard for meaning or semantics. -Set Independence to application processes considering the differences in data representation. -Provides services to the application layer to interpret...
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...Fundamentals of Effective Communication in the Workplace I honed my communication skills on joining Moss Adams Accounting and Business Consultancy Company. I had already completed college when the company put up job adverts through posters. Applications were supposed to be sent through the company's website. After making my job application, I received an email notification after six hours that my application had been received. I also received a phone call inviting me to attend an interview after one week. Two days after the interview, I received a call informing me that I was among the people that had been selected for the job. I was told that the letter of offer had been sent to my email address. The letter of offer asked me to start attending training that would commence in two days and inform the company whether I could make it attend the training. I responded to the email with a message of acceptance and willingness to start attending the training immediately. Two weeks later I was deployed to work after sharing information about the travel time and career development monitoring by my supervisor. I agreed to the terms, and the supervisor introduced me to the people I were to work with in a brief meeting. Then the supervisor asked me to ask fellow workers to help me in case there was a problem. He also asked me to consult him when it was too difficult a problem to handle with my fellow workmates. He could make a phone call often to ask about my work progress and...
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...materials, focus on enlarging the market and helping to build the business relationship with insurance companies and property management companies Oct. 2010-May. 2011 • Aided as the bookkeeper and the assistant of the accountant Aegis Service Corp. New York, USA Internship • Aided as the of insurance broker and producer, helping customers to apply for any kind of insurance policy such as auto insurance, property insurance, general liability for business, workers’ compensation, etc. Aug. 2010-Oct. 2010 • Worked as an interpreter in the Safety Training class such as Scaffold 4, OSHA 10, etc. Shengjin Yang Esq. (Law Office) New York, USA Internship • Worked as an interpreter both in interpretation and translation, translating the documents for the attorneys and doing as an interpreter at USCIS for the cuatomers Jan. 2010-Jul. 2010 Utopia Produce Inc. New York, USA Internship May. 2009-Aug. 2009 • Helped to do international trade, especially in...
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...Similarities and strengths of (CP) and (PH) 3 3. Differences and weaknesses of (CP) and (PH) 4 4. Conclusions 4 Critically compare and contrast the Community Psychology and Public Health approaches to social problems. OUTLINE OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY AND PUBLIC HEALTH The identification of the limitations of mainstream, curative individual therapy (Seedat, Cloete & Shochet, 2002: p. 221) and recognising the need for further community development, social policy and planning; many South African psychologists just as the Americans did in 1960 turned to Community Psychology (CP) during the eighties, to help relieve the sense of powerlessness and anxiety experienced during the political upheaval (Tutorial Letter 102, 2009: p. 5). CP was acknowledged as a separate discipline in 1965 in Swampscott Massachusetts, with its initial focus on social and cultural influences on mental health. It has since then expanded to explore ecological issues that go beyond the individual level. CP investigates the importance of diversity, questions one-dimensional measures of health and validates psychologists as instruments for social change (http://www.answers.com/topic/community-psychology). CP has four models, of which only two, namely Mental Health and Social Action will be of concern in this essay as they to represent the opposing views of CP (Seedat et al, 2002: p. 219). The Public Health (PH) approach developed out of a need in the rapid growing field as...
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...Most of the saints are remembered for some outstanding virtue or devotion which they practiced, but Jerome is frequently remembered for his bad temper! It is true that he had a very bad temper and could use a vitriolic pen, but his love for God and his Son Jesus Christ was extraordinarily intense; anyone who taught error was an enemy of God and truth, and St. Jerome went after him or her with his mighty and sometimes sarcastic pen. He was above all a Scripture scholar, translating most of the Old Testament from the Hebrew. He also wrote commentaries which are a great source of scriptural inspiration for us today. He was an avid student, a thorough scholar, a prodigious letter-writer and a consultant to monk, bishop and pope. St. Augustine (August 28) said of him, "What Jerome is ignorant of, no mortal has ever known." St. Jerome is particularly important for having made a translation of the Bible which came to be called the Vulgate. It is not the most critical edition of the Bible, but its acceptance by the Church was fortunate. As a modern scholar says, "No man before Jerome or among his contemporaries and very few men for many centuries afterwards were so well qualified to do the work." The Council of Trent called for a new and corrected edition of the Vulgate, and declared it the authentic text to be used in the Church. In order to be able to do such work, Jerome prepared himself well. He was a master of Latin, Greek, Hebrew and Chaldaic. He began his studies at his birthplace...
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...welcome to Eaton’s monthly Investor Information Session For the next 20 minutes, we will provide you with an overview of Eaton’s current financial and operational position. As potential investors, you will be able to use this information to assist in your investing decisions. Did all of you receive your 2009 Eaton Annual Report? I will have to follow up with our assistant Diane. She seems to drop the ball from time to time. Regardless, each of you will be receiving the 2010 Annual Report by the end of next week. Let’s take a look at Eaton’s 2009 Annual Report. The report is divided up into 3 sections. I will highlight some of them. My colleagues may refer to them in a little more detail 1. Stay Focused a. Financial Highlights b. Letter to Shareholders c. 2009 Successes/current operations 2. Tread Lightly a. All about sustainability 3. Never Stop a. Reports on Financial Statements b. Reports on Internal Controls c. Notes on Consolidated Financial Statements d. Consolidated Financial Statements e. Management Discussion & Analysis f. Directors and Officers g. Shareholder Information The Annual report is presented well, polished, and has great graphics. Even so, the question we must ask --- Is this report useful for Eaton’s potential investors. It meets the standards of SFAC No. 1 (Statement of Financial Accounting Concepts) Speaks to the objectives of financial reporting by business enterprises as it presents the goals and purposes of accounting. 1. It defines...
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...The play 'Twelve Furious Men' by Reginald Rose contains numerous components that look at the usage of the American equity framework in 1957 and help shape the consultations of the case. Maybe the most critical component is the relationship. The most relationship. The play was roused by Rose's experience of jury administration The 12 "Irate Men" are the people that make up a trial jury for the reasons of listening to a lawful case and translating the certainties, lastly coming back with a decision of either liable or not blameworthy for the charged. The primary jury was comprised of neighborhood individuals why should expected know the respondent Members of the jury were to "say reality" (these days it is called "thinking toward a decision") By the fourteenth Century, the part of the jury at long last turned into that of judgment by confirmation By the fifteenth Century, trial by jury turned into the overwhelming method of determining legitimate issues, and it was not until hundreds of years after the fact that the jury accepted a more advanced part of settling on certainties on that which is heard in a court of law....
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