很多分级英语读本包含地道、丰富的语言素材和引人入胜的故事情节,可以作为公立学校英语教材的有益补充。本文以《典范英语》6a Lesson 7 The Kidnappers为例,探讨了笔者在北京一所普通学校针对初三学生设计的英语读本读写教学的策略与...很多分级英语读本包含地道、丰富的语言素材和引人入胜的故事情节,可以作为公立学校英语教材的有益补充。本文以《典范英语》6a Lesson 7 The Kidnappers为例,探讨了笔者在北京一所普通学校针对初三学生设计的英语读本读写教学的策略与实施方法。教师将学生现有认知基础方面的相对优势转化到其语言表达和思维发展中,提升了学生的概括能力和分析能力。展开更多
This article focuses on two English translations of Ji Yun＇s 纪昀 eigh- teenth-century collection of ＂stories of the strange,＂ Random Jottings at the Cottage of Close Scrutiny （Yuewei caotang biji 阅微草堂笔记）. ...This article focuses on two English translations of Ji Yun＇s 纪昀 eigh- teenth-century collection of ＂stories of the strange,＂ Random Jottings at the Cottage of Close Scrutiny （Yuewei caotang biji 阅微草堂笔记）. The translation done by Leo Tak-hung Chan is set within the context of his 1998 sinological monograph, while David Pollard＇s recent translation, published in 2014, stands as an edited volume of translation oriented toward the general reader. Referring to textual and paratextual elements in these two translations, I hope to show how the ＂setting＂ of a translation modulates its tone and message, which in turn unfolds with the selection, style and overall structure of the translation. I also draw from an actual dialog between Leo Chan and David Pollard, which evolves around the various aspects in translating Ji Yun＇s work and the more general issues in sinology and translating Chinese literature. The dialog between the two translators of Ji Yun further illustrates the translators＇ approaches to the original text, their mediating efforts toward crosscultural readability and literary felicity and specifically, how the state of mind of a translator might come into play with the ＂flavor＂ of a translation.展开更多
文摘很多分级英语读本包含地道、丰富的语言素材和引人入胜的故事情节,可以作为公立学校英语教材的有益补充。本文以《典范英语》6a Lesson 7 The Kidnappers为例,探讨了笔者在北京一所普通学校针对初三学生设计的英语读本读写教学的策略与实施方法。教师将学生现有认知基础方面的相对优势转化到其语言表达和思维发展中,提升了学生的概括能力和分析能力。
文摘This article focuses on two English translations of Ji Yun＇s 纪昀 eigh- teenth-century collection of ＂stories of the strange,＂ Random Jottings at the Cottage of Close Scrutiny （Yuewei caotang biji 阅微草堂笔记）. The translation done by Leo Tak-hung Chan is set within the context of his 1998 sinological monograph, while David Pollard＇s recent translation, published in 2014, stands as an edited volume of translation oriented toward the general reader. Referring to textual and paratextual elements in these two translations, I hope to show how the ＂setting＂ of a translation modulates its tone and message, which in turn unfolds with the selection, style and overall structure of the translation. I also draw from an actual dialog between Leo Chan and David Pollard, which evolves around the various aspects in translating Ji Yun＇s work and the more general issues in sinology and translating Chinese literature. The dialog between the two translators of Ji Yun further illustrates the translators＇ approaches to the original text, their mediating efforts toward crosscultural readability and literary felicity and specifically, how the state of mind of a translator might come into play with the ＂flavor＂ of a translation.
