English:noun advantage high frequency of noun usage stative narration Chinese:verb advantage high frequency of verb usage ■ dynamic narration
◼ English: noun advantage ◼ high frequency of noun usage ◼ stative narration ◼ Chinese: verb advantage ◼ high frequency of verb usage ◼ dynamic narration
Examples Analysis ■ In the cities there were strict curfews,empty hotels,abandoned streets and office buildings,looters,trigger-happy patrols,and all the rest.(War and Remembrance,by Herman Wouk) ■ 各处城市都严格实行宵禁,饭店旅社都已人去 楼空,大街小巷行人绝迹,办公大楼门可罗雀 歹徒趁火打劫,巡逻队动辄开枪杀人。完全是 一派兵荒马乱景象
Examples Analysis ◼ In the cities there were strict curfews, empty hotels, abandoned streets and office buildings, looters, trigger-happy patrols, and all the rest. (War and Remembrance, by Herman Wouk) ◼ 各处城市都严格实行宵禁,饭店旅社都已人去 楼空,大街小巷行人绝迹,办公大楼门可罗雀, 歹徒趁火打劫,巡逻队动辄开枪杀人。完全是 一派兵荒马乱景象
Examples Analysis Eisenhower later recalled,when McArthur felt slighted he was capable of expressing himself in "an explosive denunciation of politics,bad manners,bad judgment,broken promise,arrogance,unconstitutionality, insensitivity,and the way the world had gone to hell.(The Glory and the Dream,by William Manchester) 埃森豪威尔后来回忆往事时说,只要麦克阿瑟 感到有人对他不够尊重,就“发起脾气来,破 口大骂人家好耍权术,不懂礼貌,乱出主意 出尔反尔,目中无人,违反宪法,神经迟钝, 麻木不仁,如今世道真是见鬼”等等
Examples Analysis ◼ Eisenhower later recalled, when McArthur felt slighted he was capable of expressing himself in “an explosive denunciation of politics, bad manners, bad judgment, broken promise, arrogance, unconstitutionality, insensitivity, and the way the world had gone to hell. (The Glory and the Dream, by William Manchester) ◼ 埃森豪威尔后来回忆往事时说,只要麦克阿瑟 感到有人对他不够尊重,就“发起脾气来,破 口大骂人家好耍权术,不懂礼貌,乱出主意, 出尔反尔,目中无人,违反宪法,神经迟钝, 麻木不仁,如今世道真是见鬼”等等
Examples Analysis 夸奖一回,奉承一回,把老太太的心都 说活了。(《红楼梦》) All their praise and flattery are having some effect on the old lady
Examples Analysis ◼ 夸奖一回,奉承一回,把老太太的心都 说活了。(《红楼梦》) ◼ All their praise and flattery are having some effect on the old lady
Examples Analysis ■当时一个朋友对我说,北京戏最好,你 不去见见世面吗?(《社戏》) A friend told me Beijing had the best opera that seeing it was an experience not to be missed
Examples Analysis ◼ 当时一个朋友对我说,北京戏最好,你 不去见见世面吗?(《社戏》) ◼ A friend told me Beijing had the best opera that seeing it was an experience not to be missed