对比手法的使用与“一带一路”的表征——以《华盛顿邮报》为例

Representations of the “Belt and Road” Initiative in The Washington Post through the Use of Contrasts

本文通过分析《华盛顿邮报》（以下称《邮报》）关于中国＂一带一路＂倡议的相关报道,探究该报如何表征＂一带一路＂及通过何种修辞手法形成该表征。研究发现,《邮报》将＂一带一路＂表征成带扩张意图的＂中国版马歇尔计划＂和＂掠夺渠道＂,中国被歪曲成＂钻营者＂。为形成该表征,《邮报》采用以对比为主的修辞手法,突显＂一带一路＂引发的相关国家利益和价值等冲突。《邮报》的这一表征,源于中美利益观和意识形态方面的差异。

This paper addresses the following two questions：（1） What are the representations of the ＂Belt and Road＂initiative in The Washington Post？（2） What rhetorical devices are employed for such representations？ From the analysis of the reports on the ＂Belt and Road＂ initiative in The Washington Post, it is found that the initiative is represented as ＂China＇s version of the Marshall Plan＂ aiming at expansion, and as a channel to exploit resources from countries along the ＂Belt and Road＂, with China distorted as an opportunist. To make such representations, The Washington Post employs contrasts and other rhetorical devices, in order to give prominence to confl icts of interests, roles and values of relevant countries, to highlight negative infl uences the initiative brings, and to deepen readers＇ concern about China＇s rising. The above representations originate from huge differences of views of interests and ideology between China and the United States.