Random House Webster's Dictiona ry of American English是一部独具特色的美语学习者词典，它继承了以英国英语 为中心的《牛津》和《朗文》的若干优点，释义简易，例证典型，语法信息详尽。但它最大 的特点是以美语为中心：在收...Random House Webster's Dictiona ry of American English是一部独具特色的美语学习者词典，它继承了以英国英语 为中心的《牛津》和《朗文》的若干优点，释义简易，例证典型，语法信息详尽。但它最大 的特点是以美语为中心：在收词选义上以美语为主，英美并蓄；在体例编排上营造完全的美 语氛围；在标音上同时采用标准美语词典音标及国际音标系统。此外，它的语法代码较其他 学习者词典更简单明了，并提供了实用详尽的相关词、同义词和词缀词根说明。虽然该书有 语用、习语信息量过少的不足，但总的来说是一本实用的多功能美语学习者词典。展开更多
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English is one of the commonly-used dictionaries for English learners,in order to help English learners learn more about the Longman Dictionary and make use of it better,the main com...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English is one of the commonly-used dictionaries for English learners,in order to help English learners learn more about the Longman Dictionary and make use of it better,the main common features of the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English group are summarized in this essay and based on that,the distinguished features and the deficiencies of the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English(edition 3) are analyzed.展开更多
Mobile devices are effective tools for language learning and have positive effect on the development of language skills,heighten learners’ language learning attitudes and motivation, and support learner interaction, ...Mobile devices are effective tools for language learning and have positive effect on the development of language skills,heighten learners’ language learning attitudes and motivation, and support learner interaction, collaboration, and the coconstruction of knowledge. In spite of the popularity of mobile dictionaries among students, research on the effect of this app on students’language learning, especially focusing on the students from vocational school in rural area, is still scarce. So the purpose ofthe current study is probing into the effect of using mobile dictionaries on lower-intermediate students’ language learning, focusingon the students from vocational school in rural areas, in contrast to using printed dictionaries. This proposal is arranged as follows:section one presents the research background; section two reviews literatures; section three provides research problems and research design; section four presents data analysis and anticipated results. This proposal ends with conclusions. In term of researchaims, a mixed method of quantitative and qualitative will be applied with the main aim of probing the effect of using mobile dictionaries on students’ English learning and the opinions of students’on using the mobile dictionaries in English learning. Researchmethods in the form of quasi-experimental pre-and post-tests, questionnaires, interview will be undertaken to collect data.展开更多
A Chinese-English Dictionary (Revised Edition) is even more standardized andconsistent than its 1978 edition in the inclusion of words, the arrangement of lexical units. thedefinition and the exemplification, but it i...A Chinese-English Dictionary (Revised Edition) is even more standardized andconsistent than its 1978 edition in the inclusion of words, the arrangement of lexical units. thedefinition and the exemplification, but it is still slightly blemished by some unfair coverage andinappropriate. unbalanced or unconcerted explanations, specifications and illustrations. Its meritsand demerits are made evident by comparing it with Far East Chinese-English Dictionary andother dictionaries.展开更多
Macmillan English Dictionary for Advanced Learners(MEDAL) applied conceptual metaphor theory to practical lexicogra-phy systematically for the first time, namely, setting Metaphor Box. In the wake of MEDAL, Macmillan ...Macmillan English Dictionary for Advanced Learners(MEDAL) applied conceptual metaphor theory to practical lexicogra-phy systematically for the first time, namely, setting Metaphor Box. In the wake of MEDAL, Macmillan English-Chinese Dictionary for Advanced Learners was published based on the English blueprint. Due to different experience and thinking ways between Chi-nese and English, it is not easy for users to understand and translate the metaphors boxes without the help of proper translationstrategies. As an authoritative bilingual version for learners, it provided a template of understanding and translating metaphors.Thus, studying its strategies used in translating the metaphors boxes will be helpful for learners to understand and translate meta-phors in language learning. On the basis of strategies suggested by other researchers and case analysis, three main strategies usedin translating the Metaphor Boxes in the dictionary will be proposed.展开更多
Mr.Wiseman believes that Western medical terms chosen as equivalents of Chinese medical terms should be the words known to all speakers and not requiring any special ist knowledge or instrumentation to understand or i...Mr.Wiseman believes that Western medical terms chosen as equivalents of Chinese medical terms should be the words known to all speakers and not requiring any special ist knowledge or instrumentation to understand or identify,and strictly technical Western medical terms should be avoided regardless of their conceptual conformity to the Chinese terms.Accordingly,many inappropriate Western medica J terms are se lected as English equivalents by the authors of the Dictionary,and on the other hand,many ready-made ap- propriate Western medical terms are replaced by loan English terms with the Chinese style of word formation. The expenence gained in solving the problems of translating Western medical terms into Chinese when West-ern medicine was first introduced to China is helpful for translating Chinese medical terms into English.However,the authors of the Dictionary adhere to their own opinions,ignoring others experience.The English terms thus created do not reflect the genuine meaning of the Chinese terms,but make the English glossary in chaos.The so-called true face of traditional Chinese revealed by such terms is merely the Chinese custom Ofword formation and metaphoric rhetoric In other words,traditional Chinese medicine is not regarded as asystem of medicine but merely some Oriental folklore.展开更多
Comments were made on the “word-for-word” literal translation method used by Mr. Nigel Wiseman in A Practical Dictionary of Chinese Medicine. He believes that only literal translation can reflect Chinese medical con...Comments were made on the “word-for-word” literal translation method used by Mr. Nigel Wiseman in A Practical Dictionary of Chinese Medicine. He believes that only literal translation can reflect Chinese medical concepts accurately. The so-called “word-for-word” translation is actually “English-word-for- Chinese-character” translation. First, the authors of the dictionary made a list of Single Characters with English Equivalents, and then they gave each character of the medical term an English equivalent according to the list. Finally, they made some minor modifications to make the rendering grammatically smoother. Many English terms thus produced are confusing. The defect of the word-for-word literal translation stems from the erroneous idea that a single character constitutes the basic element of meaning corresponding to the notion of “word” in English, and the meaning of a disyllabic or polysyllabic Chinese word is the simple addition of the constituent characters. Another big mistake is the negligence of the polysemy of Chinese characters. One or two English equivalents can by no means cover all the various meanings of a single character which is a polysemous monosyllabic word. Various examples were cited from this dictionary to illustrate the mistakes.展开更多
文摘Random House Webster's Dictiona ry of American English是一部独具特色的美语学习者词典，它继承了以英国英语 为中心的《牛津》和《朗文》的若干优点，释义简易，例证典型，语法信息详尽。但它最大 的特点是以美语为中心：在收词选义上以美语为主，英美并蓄；在体例编排上营造完全的美 语氛围；在标音上同时采用标准美语词典音标及国际音标系统。此外，它的语法代码较其他 学习者词典更简单明了，并提供了实用详尽的相关词、同义词和词缀词根说明。虽然该书有 语用、习语信息量过少的不足，但总的来说是一本实用的多功能美语学习者词典。
文摘Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English is one of the commonly-used dictionaries for English learners,in order to help English learners learn more about the Longman Dictionary and make use of it better,the main common features of the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English group are summarized in this essay and based on that,the distinguished features and the deficiencies of the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English(edition 3) are analyzed.
文摘Mobile devices are effective tools for language learning and have positive effect on the development of language skills,heighten learners’ language learning attitudes and motivation, and support learner interaction, collaboration, and the coconstruction of knowledge. In spite of the popularity of mobile dictionaries among students, research on the effect of this app on students’language learning, especially focusing on the students from vocational school in rural area, is still scarce. So the purpose ofthe current study is probing into the effect of using mobile dictionaries on lower-intermediate students’ language learning, focusingon the students from vocational school in rural areas, in contrast to using printed dictionaries. This proposal is arranged as follows:section one presents the research background; section two reviews literatures; section three provides research problems and research design; section four presents data analysis and anticipated results. This proposal ends with conclusions. In term of researchaims, a mixed method of quantitative and qualitative will be applied with the main aim of probing the effect of using mobile dictionaries on students’ English learning and the opinions of students’on using the mobile dictionaries in English learning. Researchmethods in the form of quasi-experimental pre-and post-tests, questionnaires, interview will be undertaken to collect data.
文摘A Chinese-English Dictionary (Revised Edition) is even more standardized andconsistent than its 1978 edition in the inclusion of words, the arrangement of lexical units. thedefinition and the exemplification, but it is still slightly blemished by some unfair coverage andinappropriate. unbalanced or unconcerted explanations, specifications and illustrations. Its meritsand demerits are made evident by comparing it with Far East Chinese-English Dictionary andother dictionaries.
文摘Macmillan English Dictionary for Advanced Learners(MEDAL) applied conceptual metaphor theory to practical lexicogra-phy systematically for the first time, namely, setting Metaphor Box. In the wake of MEDAL, Macmillan English-Chinese Dictionary for Advanced Learners was published based on the English blueprint. Due to different experience and thinking ways between Chi-nese and English, it is not easy for users to understand and translate the metaphors boxes without the help of proper translationstrategies. As an authoritative bilingual version for learners, it provided a template of understanding and translating metaphors.Thus, studying its strategies used in translating the metaphors boxes will be helpful for learners to understand and translate meta-phors in language learning. On the basis of strategies suggested by other researchers and case analysis, three main strategies usedin translating the Metaphor Boxes in the dictionary will be proposed.
文摘Mr.Wiseman believes that Western medical terms chosen as equivalents of Chinese medical terms should be the words known to all speakers and not requiring any special ist knowledge or instrumentation to understand or identify,and strictly technical Western medical terms should be avoided regardless of their conceptual conformity to the Chinese terms.Accordingly,many inappropriate Western medica J terms are se lected as English equivalents by the authors of the Dictionary,and on the other hand,many ready-made ap- propriate Western medical terms are replaced by loan English terms with the Chinese style of word formation. The expenence gained in solving the problems of translating Western medical terms into Chinese when West-ern medicine was first introduced to China is helpful for translating Chinese medical terms into English.However,the authors of the Dictionary adhere to their own opinions,ignoring others experience.The English terms thus created do not reflect the genuine meaning of the Chinese terms,but make the English glossary in chaos.The so-called true face of traditional Chinese revealed by such terms is merely the Chinese custom Ofword formation and metaphoric rhetoric In other words,traditional Chinese medicine is not regarded as asystem of medicine but merely some Oriental folklore.
文摘Comments were made on the “word-for-word” literal translation method used by Mr. Nigel Wiseman in A Practical Dictionary of Chinese Medicine. He believes that only literal translation can reflect Chinese medical concepts accurately. The so-called “word-for-word” translation is actually “English-word-for- Chinese-character” translation. First, the authors of the dictionary made a list of Single Characters with English Equivalents, and then they gave each character of the medical term an English equivalent according to the list. Finally, they made some minor modifications to make the rendering grammatically smoother. Many English terms thus produced are confusing. The defect of the word-for-word literal translation stems from the erroneous idea that a single character constitutes the basic element of meaning corresponding to the notion of “word” in English, and the meaning of a disyllabic or polysyllabic Chinese word is the simple addition of the constituent characters. Another big mistake is the negligence of the polysemy of Chinese characters. One or two English equivalents can by no means cover all the various meanings of a single character which is a polysemous monosyllabic word. Various examples were cited from this dictionary to illustrate the mistakes.
