Integration of Ecology and Culture in Environment Creation of Residential District——A Case Study of Landscape Design of Group A in Urban Paradise in Nanning

To create a graceful living environment is the core responsibility of landscape designers in the designing process of residential environment. Residential environment design should pay attention to correctly involving cultural feature and environmental and ecological elements which should be integrated in certain living environment through a good design method, so as to reflect landscape designers’ concern on the urban living space. Taking the buildings of Urban Paradise (Paradise in Chinese literature is also called Taohua Yuan, that is, Land of Peach Blossom, originated from the essay by TAO Yuan-ming in the Eastern Jin Dynasty) in Nanning City for example, the research investigated how to integrate ecology and culture in the environment creation of residential district.

On Satan in Paradise Lost from the View of Milton's Loss of Freedom

The motive forces of literary creation are closely related to an author’s personal experiences.Milton experienced great losses during his lifetime,which produced deep infl uences on his poetic writing.This thesis,based on Freud’s"repression"and"compensation"theory,analyzes Milton’s psychological state in the creation of Paradise Lost,aiming at exploring infl uences of the poet’s experience of loss on the creation of Satan in his masterpiece.

Critical Discourse Analysis of "Leftover Ladies"

In recent years, many new words have emerged in our life, such as "leftover men and ladies." The investigation and reports of the media and the TV series have attracted a great deal of attention. Taking a critical discourse analysis perspective(CDA), this article analyzes textual data from some news reports and interviews related to this heated topic. Norman Fairclough's Discourse and Social Change would provide some theoretical framework for this study. The findings reveal how this concept is constructed and how it influences our society.

Application of Garden Design Style in Tang Dynasty to the Design of Modern City Public Gardens: A Case Study of Tang Paradise

Public garden, as a type of Chinese classical garden, is an important historical heritage and cultural landscape of the current traditional city. However, under the background of modern urbanization, urban living environment is out of the traditional history and culture and facing such issue as cement jungle. In order to improve the living environment and make the city coordinate with the natural environment, the development of modern urban gardens needs inheritance and development of traditional garden practices. The planning and design methods with scientific guidance were studied in this paper through exploring the application of garden design style in Tang Dynasty in the design of modern city public gardens, so as to inherit the classical garden culture and create a city open space that meets the needs of contemporary citizens as well.

从ladies and gentlemen谈起

众所周知,ladies and gentlemen 是英美人士在公众场合发表讲话时常用的称呼语。从表面上看,这一短语将 ladies 置于 gentlemen 之前,似乎是英美等英语国家遵循 ladies first(女士优先)的习俗,对妇女表示尊重,实际上这一习惯性语序的形成,除历史语义的缘故外,亦跟音韵节奏有密不可分的关系。具体地讲,ladies and gentlemen 比 gentlemenand ladies 更符合英语的音韵节奏规律,因而说起来顺口些,听起来顺耳些。这是由于 gentlemen 是一个三音节的长词,安排在最后可保持音韵节奏上的平衡,给人一种稳定感。

Effect of Grains of Paradise (GP) Extract Intake on Obesity and Sympathetic Nerve Activity

The methanol extract of grains of paradise (GP), the seed of Aframomum melegueta, which is distributed throughout West Africa, was administered during an animal breeding test. The extract suppressed body weight gain and decreased the weight of adipose tissues in breeding mice, with a greater effect on mice fed a high-fat diet (HFD) than on those fed a normal diet (ND). Other significant effects of GP intake included increased serum triglyceride (TG) concentration and reduced hepatic total cholesterol (TC) and TG concentrations. GP intake markedly prevented fat accumulation and improved hepatic lipid metabolism in HFD-fed mice. In addition, GP extract at a dosage of 5 mg/kg body weight decreased sympathetic nerve activity (SNA) in brown adipose tissue (BAT), while capsaicin, a major component of chili pepper, activated BAT SNA. This suggested that GP exerts a potential anti-obesity effect by a different mechanism from that of capsaicin.

An Untouched Natural Paradise

HOH Xil Nature Reserve,“Hoh Xil” meaning ‘beautiful girl’ in Mongolian, is located in the hinterland of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Because of its harsh natural environment, no people live here. Therefore it’s also known as the “forbidden zone for humans” or “mysterious land.” It is one of the regions on earth that humans have little knowledge of, thus preserving it as an untouched natural paradise. Located in the northeastern corner of the Qinghai- Tibet Plateau, Hoh Xil Nature Reserve covers a large area of mountains and grassland at an altitude of more than 4,500 meters above sea level.

An Analysis of Milton＇s Free Will Defense From the Two Falls in Paradise Lost

Paradise Lost is a great epic written by John Milton. Deeply influenced by Christian Humanism, Milton fully shows his free will defense in Paradise Lost. Based on the text of Paradise Lost, this paper mainly analyzes the causes of Milton＇s free will defense, his pursuit for free will shown in the two falls in the work： Satan＇s fall and Adam and Eve＇s fall. This paper also discusses the practical meaning of free will defense in Paradise Lost： it reveals his grief and anger of the failure of England revolution and shows the idea that people don＇t have the freedom to interfere or destroy other people＇s free will.

Magic Realism in Morrison＇s Paradise

＂We Are the Furrow of His Brow＂ is the graffiti altered from ＂Beware of the Furrow of His Brow＂ or ＂The Furrow of His Brow＂ on the hood of an oven in a separated black town Ruby. Young people of Ruby change the words because they feel regretted contriving to shoot an assumed guilty woman living in the nearby convent. However, whether the woman Consolata and the other four women at the convent are dead remains mysterious. There are some descriptions of magics in Paradise in which the most magical abilities are Connie＇s ＂bat vision＂ and ＂stepping in＂. This paper demonstrates the ways that Morrison manifests magic realism in Paradise including multiple narrative timelines, ambiguous writing, reconstituted marginal figures and naturally blended reality. Primarily in thefour ways Morrison presents how she utilizes magic realism genre to depict the changeable world penetrating through the appearance.

On the Encounter of Satan and Christ in John Milton＇s Paradise Lost

In Milton＇s Paradise Lost, Satan is conspicuously depicted as the ＂mighty chief＂ （I 566） and ＂the dread commander＂ （I 589） of the rebel army. True to the Hebrew meaning of his name, Satan poses appropriately as a grand ＂Adversary＂ （I 629; II 282） to ＂wage by force or guile eternal war＂ （I 121） against God. The poet has deliberately built up a parallel between Satan and Christ the Son, who is the commander-in-chief of the angelic army. With ＂Almighty arms / Gird on, and Sword upon [his] puissant Thigh＂ （VI 713-14）, the Son certainly makes an impressive figure of warrior-general. Satan＇s stance as the ＂idol of majesty divine＂ is really extraordinary. During the War in Heaven, he does show superhuman courage and strength; his ability to change his bodily form has no doubt increased his potential as a warrior. Furthermore, he commands a highly disciplined army, surpassing by far the best troops in human history. All this seems to indicate Satan as a great hero. Even before God proclaims the Son to be raised ＂by merit＂ to the position of＂second omnipotence＂ （III 309）, Milton has already made it clear to the reader that Satan, too, is ＂by merit rais＇d / To that bad eminence＂ （II 5-6）. This ambivalent merit of Satan has incurred heated controversy among the critics. The present paper will set out to analyze the encounter between Satan and the Son in Paradise Lost, in an effort to determine the true meaning of heroism.

A Brief Analysis of Reason in Paradise Lost

Human beings are endowed with free will when they are created.Like free will,reason is also a divine gift endowed by God.Based on the epic,this article aims to analyze the pure reason of Adam and Eve in Paradise Lost before they fall and Eve's fall due to abuse of free will in the absence of reason.It is found that reason plays a vital part in man's free choice.And humankinds can be truly free when they choose the good under the guidance of reason.

Images of Ladies in Emma

Jane Austen (1775-1817) is a British novelist, she began writing from 20 years old. Her most famous novel is Emma. In the novel, Jane Austen analyzes images of ladies in Emma. It mainly analyzes the hero Emma Smith and Jane who observe Emma's self-righteous, self-contradictory by using the heart. The author explains images of ladies in Jane Austen's writing through shaping these three kinds of characters. Tough oblige has defects, which narrates the writer's understanding and perception to reality. It shows the images of ladies in Emma through portraying the three characters providing readers to amend themselves and consummate themselves, thought-provoking.

The Analysis of Eve's Obedience and Resistance in Paradise Lost

Eve in Milton's Paradise Lost is a person with complicated characters.On the one hand,she is the queen of the Garden of Eden,on the other hand,she is the servant of her husband Adam.Because of her double identity,she has contradictory personality,that is,her obedience as well as her resistance.This article aims to analyse how her obedience and resistance specifically reflected in some details,thereby having a better understanding of her contradictory personality in Paradise Lost.

Ladies First

In the Western countries, especially in America, some social customshave lasted until today. For example, women in these countries arerespected in many ways. In the United States, as in Europe, you will see men usually opendoor for women, and women generally walk ahead of men into a roomor a restaurant. unless the men have to be ahead of the ladies to choosethe table, to open the door of a car or render other services. On thestreet. men almost always walk or cross the street on the side of theladies which is closer to the traffic. But if a man walks with twoladies. he should walk in-between them.

Paradise Archetype in Possession

A.S.Byatt's Possession has its own appraisal of public and critic alike for its original structure, as well as for the novelty and complexity of its themes. With Northrop Frye's archetypal criticism, this paper analyzes the epic poems"The Garden of Proserpina"so as to identify the hidden creation theme from paradise archetype.

“Enchanting Paradise” in the U.S.A

A 33-member performing group from Zhejiang Acrobatic Troupe went to the U.S.A on May 6, 2006. During their 11-day trip, they at- tended“06 Zhejiang Week”in New York,“Zhejiang Cultral Week”in Los Angeles and“Asia Arts Festival”

女士优先(Ladies first)

“女士优先”指的是男性在各种场合给予女性优先权时的说法,但自从妇女解放(Women’s Liberation)的观念大行其道以后,男女平等的意识盛行。尤其在年轻人之间,无论公开或私人场合都不使用此语。据说,现在用此语,年轻一代的女性常会认为是一种侮辱。但是,女士优先在西方和国际交往场合仍是广泛遵循的原则,在跨文化交流中无视这一原则是严重的失礼行为。在英美等英语国家像西方许多国家一样,有着尊重妇女的传统礼仪。在现代各种交际场合遵循的“女士优先”

金介甫的翻译观解读——基于Imperfect Paradise金介甫独译作品及其副文本的考察

Imperfect Paradise(《天堂之缺》)是由金介甫编辑并主译的沈从文作品译集。分析金介甫独译作品及其丰富的副文本,对译者的翻译观进行梳理和阐释。研究表明,译者金介甫始终秉持“忠实再现原作语言特点、准确传递原作文化意象、全面揭示原作语言内涵”的翻译观。译者翻译观的研究和梳理对中国文学外译具有重要的参考价值,也有利于指导译者的翻译实践。

Material Dwellings in Paradise Lost

Paradise Lost tells the stories of men,God and Devil in three geographical spaces:the Heaven,the Hell and the garden of Eden.By sorting out the traces of“things”in the epic,this study holds that Milton presents the readers with the lives of men,God and Devil in three different material dwellings.Combined with the“animism materialism”proposed by John Milton when he respondes to the philosophical controversy of early modern“spirit and matter”,this study observes and appreciates the daily life of the three material dwellings in Paradise Lost from new materialism criticism.Thus,Heaven,Eden and Hell in the epic are not empty imaginations of the poet,but spaces with secular things that we can recognize.Milton uses secular things and three material dwellings full of things to show his understanding of a real Paradise.