汉英小说翻译中流动类运动事件再词汇化模式探究——以莫言《丰乳肥臀》及葛浩文英译本为例

根据Talmy运动事件词汇化理论,以莫言《丰乳肥臀》及葛浩文英译本中动词"流"及其激活的流动类运动事件为实例,采用定量观察和定性分类分析的方法,探寻汉英小说翻译中激活流动类运动事件的核心动词再词汇化模式特征。研究发现,葛浩文译文中再词汇化后的运动事件核心动词语义包容信息与原文核心动词相比存在差异,且语义包容量普遍大于原文,词汇化程度高于原文;不同的语义成分也表现出融入动词的不同潜力。本研究借助现有的小说平行语料,寻找汉英小说翻译词汇化模式的整体倾向,以期对移动类动词的汉英翻译实践以及翻译批评提供指导。

非晶合金塑性形变基本单元模拟的研究进展

非晶合金因其独特的长程无序、短程有序的结构特征而呈现复杂多样的宏观塑性形变行为。目前非晶合金领域已经达成一个共识:非晶合金复杂多样的宏观塑性形变行为具有完全相同的微观"元过程",是一种能够承载剪切变形的局部原子瞬时重排过程,这一瞬时重排过程通常被称为"流动事件"。由于"流动事件"的尺寸较小,发生速度较快,现有的测试手段很难同时实现高时间和高空间的分辨率对其进行直接观测,所以目前人们通常采用模拟的方法来对其进行研究。主要介绍了目前研究非晶合金"流动事件"的模拟方法,并对这些模拟方法的优势和缺点进行了评述,最后简要展望了非晶合金塑性形变基本单元模拟研究需要重点关注的几个问题。

Relationship between number of passing events and operating parameters in mixed bicycle traffic

This paper investigates the passing events between electric bicycles and conventional bicycles and explores the relationships between passing events and traffic parameters in bicycle facilities.Three exclusive bicycle paths in Nanjing, China,were observed with cameras.Then,the field data including vehicle number,velocity characteristics and passing event features were analyzed in detail.Data analysis and fitting reveal that the speed difference has little impact on the passing event number,as does the bicycle ratio.The Gaussian function can better describe the relationship between the passing event number and bicycle volume （density）.The valid use level of bicycle path width influences the inflexion of the passing events-density fitting curve.The conclusions can be applied for estimating the passing events in mixed bicycle flows and for choosing a suitable width of separate bicycle path.

Spatial-Temporal Variations of Dominant Drought/Flood Modes and the Associated Atmospheric Circulation and Ocean Events in Rainy Season over the East of China

By using Season-reliant Empirical Orthogonal Function (S-EOF) analysis, three dominant modes of the spatial-temporal evolution of the drought/flood patterns in the rainy season over the east of China are revealed for the period of 1960-2004. The first two leading modes occur during the turnabout phase of El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) decaying year, but the drought/flood patterns in the rainy season over the east of China are different due to the role of the Indian Ocean (IO). The first leading mode appears closely correlated with the ENSO events. In the decaying year of El Nino, the associated western North Pacific (WNP) anticyclone located over the Philippine Sea persists from the previous winter to the next early summer, transports warm and moist air toward the southern Yangtze River in China, and leads to wet conditions over this entire region. Therefore, the precipitation anomaly in summer exhibits a 'Southern Flood and Northern Drought' pattern over East China. On the other hand, the basin-wide Indian Ocean sea surface temperature anomaly (SSTA) plays a crucial role in prolonging the impact of ENSO on the second mode during the ENSO decaying summer. The Indian Ocean basin mode (IOBM) warming persists through summer and unleashes its influence, which forces a Matsuno-Gill pattern in the upper troposphere. Over the subtropical western North Pacific, an anomalous anticyclone forms in the lower troposphere. The southerlies on the northwest flank of this anticyclone increase the moisture transport onto central China, leading to abundant rainfall over the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and Huaihe River valleys. The anomalous anticyclone causes dry conditions over South China and the South China Sea (SCS). The precipitation anomaly in summer exhibits a 'Northern Flood and Southern Drought' pattern over East China. Therefore, besides the ENSO event the IOBM is an important factor to influence the drought/flood patterns in the rainy season over the east of China. The third mode is positively correlated with the tropical SSTA in the Indian Ocean from the spring of preceding year(-1) to the winter of following year(+1), but not related to the ENSO events. The positive SSTA in the South China Sea and the Philippine Sea persists from spring to autumn, leading to weak north-south and land-sea thermal contrasts, which may weaken the intensity of the East Asia summer monsoon. The weakened rainfall over the northern Indian monsoon region may link to the third spatial mode through the 'Silk Road' teleconnection or a part of circumglobal teleconnection (CGT). The physical mechanisms that reveal these linkages remain elusive and invite further investigation.

A Possible Interpretation of Burst-Like Characteristics of Explosive Events

Explosive events have been observed to occur consecutively in bursts at intermittent locations along theboundary near the opposite polarity. The aim of the present paper is to explore a possible mechanism to interpret thisburst-like characteristic of explosive events. The 2D magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) numerical simulations with resistivityhave been carried out to reproduce the intermittent spatial-temporal magnetic reconnection events taking place along thelong, compressible current sheet. The observed density enhancements in previously published results have been verifiedto be associated to magnetic reconnection sites. Late observational evidences, which support present attempts, have alsobeen found, at least in morphological evolution of the consecutive explosive events.

Analysis of Pseudomomentum Wave-Activity Density in a Heavy Rainfall Event in East China

Taking into account moisture in virtue of general potential temperature,the author derive a three-dimensional(3D) pseudomomentum wave-activity relation for the moist atmosphere from the primitive equations in Cartesian coordinates using the Momentum-Casimir method.Since the wave-activity relation is constructed in an ageostrophic and non-hydrostatic dynamical framework,it may be applicable to diagnosing the evolution and propagation of mesoscale systems leading to heavy rainfall.The theoretical analysis shows that,besides the local change of wave-activity flux divergence and source or sink,the wave-activity relation includes two additional forcing terms.The first is the zonal gradient of difference between general potential temperature and potential temperature perturbations,and the second is the covariance of the solenoid and gradient of water vapor,denoting the direct influence of moisture on wave-activity density.The wave-activity density was applied to a heavy precipitation event occurring in the Jianghuai region of China.The calculation showed that the wave-activity density was consistent with 6-h accumulated precipitation observations,in terms of both spatial distribution and temporal tendency.This suggested that the disturbance represented by wave-activity density was closely related to the heavy precipitation.Although the wave-activity flux divergence and the covariance of the solenoid and gradient of water vapor made the primary contribution to the local change of wave-activity density,the covariance was more remarkable.The zonal gradient of difference between general potential temperature and potential temperature perturbations made a weaker contribution to the waveactivity density.

Application of Microscopic Simulation of Traffic Flows in Developing Evacuation Plans for Inhabitants

The paper presents the possibilities of implementing micro-simulation traffic tools in order to develop the evacuation plans. Well elaborated evacuation plans are the basis for alleviating the consequences resulting from emergencies. The simulation tools allow the design and verification of various evacuation planning scenarios with minimisation of costs and time. The paper provides detailed presentation of the basic characteristics of microscopic simulation of traffic flows, as well as examples of their implementation worldwide. The characteristics of the software tools are described through an overview of the basic settings ofPTV VISSIM （Planung Transport Verkehrin Stadten--Simulations model） program as one of the most significant representatives of these tools. The necessity of implementing the traffic tools in evacuation results from the crucial role of traffic in reducing the consequences of emergencies. These tools allow also a detailed analysis of the output data in order to select a suitable solution. The concluding part of the paper presents an example of evacuation of the population through the Jankomir node as part of the European project ＂preparedness for evacuation in case of a nuclear accident＂. The evacuation was performed through three scenarios in circumstances of higher or lower transport demand.

Evolved Urban Form to Respond to Extreme Sea Level Events in Coastal Cities

Along with climate change and global warming, ESLEs （extreme sea level events） are seriously threatening coastal cities＇ development. In order to respond to such events, transformational adaptation strategy in urban planning might play an important role. For instance, it has been proposed that BCR （building coverage ratio） should be minimized to a certain range in order to enhance coastal areas＇ resiliency. For the purpose of urban planning practices, the main objective of this research is to develop a method which could formulate the proper BCR range in vulnerable coastal areas. The research is conducted through simulating storm surge floods in simplified waterfront settlements with different BCRs. Data representing the impact of ESLEs collected through CFD （computational fluid dynamic） simulations has been examined. This research has proved that in dense coastal areas, ESLEs may cause serious damage to the built environment if their protective structures fail. It showed that controlling BCR is an effective way to enhance their resiliency. When the BCR is low, the pressure caused by storm surge floods and wave height can be greatly reduced. However, decreased BCR may also reduce land utilization efficiency. Simulation results indicated that controlling the BCR to around 36% might be the most effective scenario which balances resiliency and land use efficiency. They also showed that under the same storm surge flood scenario, the pressures caused by flood waves could be reduced if the length of the building is increased. This study might be considered as transformational adaptation measures that contributes some knowledge for waterfront development in vulnerable locations, and it also provides scientific and useful proof for sustainable strategies in coastal cities and reveals that particular urban design tools, such as BCR control, could play an essential role in responding to ESLEs.

THEMIS statistical study on the plasma properties of high-speed flows in Earth＇s magnetotail

Using Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during Substorms （THEMIS） observations from 2007 to 2011 tail seasons, we study the plasma properties of high speed flows （HSFs） and background plasma sheet events （BPSs） in Earth＇s magnetotail （｜YGsM｜〈13RE, ｜ZGsM｜〈5RE, -30RE〈XrsM〈-6RE）, and their correlations with solar wind parameters. Statistical results show that the closer the HSFs and BPSs are to the Earth, the hotter they become, and the temperature increase of HSFs is larger than that of BPSs. The density and temperature ratios between HSFs and BPSs are also larger when events are closer to Earth. We also find that the best correlations between the HSFs （BPSs） density and the solar wind density occur when the solar wind density is averaged 2 （3.5） hours prior to the onset of HSFs （BPSs）. The normalized densities of both HSFs and BPSs are correlated with the interplanetary magnetic field （IMF） 0 angles （ 0 = arctan（Bz √Bx^2＋y^2 ） which are averaged 3 hours before the observation time. Further analysis indicates that both HSFs and BPSs become denser during the northward IMF period.