Exploring the Translation Model of Poetic Metaphor based on Conceptual Integration Theory

Poetic metaphor is a kind of conceptual structure formed by conceptual integration.It is the cognitive means,which is used by the poets to understand things and express emotions.As a conceptual structure,the poetic metaphor expresses certain semantic content,and its meaning construction is a kind of non-linear integration mode.In the translation of poetic metaphor,the translators should take the conceptual integration theory as the guide,construe the poetic metaphor firstly,in order to understand that what entities are participated in the conceptual integration of the poetic metaphor,and how the process of conceptual integration is;then,take the construal results as the basis,and take the cultural background of the target language as a reference,to reconstruct poetic metaphor in the target language,so as to achieve the purpose of translation and information dissemination.In the process of poetic metaphor translation,the translator’s cognitive model,ability and preference,the proficiency of the source language and target language,the familiarity of the culture of the source language and target language,personal encyclopedic knowledge reserve,and personal language expressing preference will affect the translation results of poetic metaphor.In addition,when the translators reconstruct the poetic metaphor in the target language,they must follow the principle of semantic consistency,cultural adaptation and universality.

The Watchman in Cornfield of the Daliang Mountains——A Study of Luowu Laqie’s Ecological Poems

The Daliang Mountains is a collection of Luowu Laqie’s recent poems. Among the contemporary Yi poets using Chinese in poetic creations, Luowu Laqie has the most representative significance. The Daliang Mountains is an emotional and fluent work, which highlights the ecological atmosphere and poetic aesthetics by describing his personal life experience and wise thoughts on history. It creates poetic images through delicate narratives. Its poetic expressions are “brief and to the point”, exquisite and charming, giving full expression to the distinctive culture of the Yi ethnic group and the poet’s modern thinking about ecological protection awareness.

Sedimentary environment and organic matter accumulation of Wufeng-Longmaxi shales,southwest Yangtze Plate,China:Insights from geochemical and petrological evidence

Upper Ordovician-Lower Silurian Wufeng-Longmaxi Formation is the most developed strata of shale gas in southern China.Due to the complex sedimentary environment adjacent to the Kangdian Uplift,the favorable area for organic-rich shale development is still undetermined.The authors,therefore,focus on the mechanism of accumulation of organic matter and the characterization of the sedimentary environment of the Wufeng-Longmaxi Shales to have a more complete understanding and new discovering of organic matter enrichment and favorable area in the marginal region around Sichuan Basin.Multiple methods were applied in this study,including thin section identification,scanning electron microscopy(SEM)observations and X-ray diffraction(XRD),and elemental analysis on outcrop samples.Five lithofacies have been defined according to the mineralogical and petrological analyses,including mudstone,bioclastic limestone,silty shale,dolomitic shale,and carbonaceous siliceous shale.The paleo-environments have been reconstructed and the organic enrichment mechanism has been identified as a reduced environment and high productivity.The Wufeng period is generally a suboxic environment and the early Longmaxi period is a reducing environment based on geochemical characterization.High dolomite content in the study area is accompanied by high TOC,which may potentially indicate the restricted anoxic environment formed by biological flourishing in shallower water.And for the area close to the Kangdian Uplift,the shale gas generation capability is comparatively favorable.The geochemical parameters implied that new favorable areas for shale gas exploration could be targeted,and more shale gas resources in the mountain-basin transitional zone might be identified in the future.

Study on Language Harmony in China:Achievements,Deficiency and Prospect

Language harmony means that different languages and their dialects can coexist in harmony in the same society.It is not only a linguistic issue,but also a social phenomenon.As an independent branch of language study in China,language harmony study covers the following topics:The value of language harmony,the types of language harmony,the factors that affect language harmony,the construction path of language harmony,etc.The main research methods include:case study,a combination of synchronic and diachronic research and multidisciplinary research.Statistics results of relevant studies of language harmony in China show that,in the past fifteen years,the study of language harmony in China has grown and presents the following characteristics:The results are mainly papers(206 papers)and a few monographs(6 books);the initial stage is dominated by theoretical discussions;subsequently,the case study is in a dominant position;there are more case studies than theoretical studies in total;case study results focus on a few topics;case studies are still the current focus of study;the total number of results has shown a decreasing trend after 2008.Despite these recent findings,case studies of language harmony in China lack width and profundity,and its theoretical discussion still needs to be deepened and improved.

Odysseus Away from Home: Analyzing Joyce’s Exile and Nostalgia from Dubliners

The thesis bases on James Joyce’s short story collection the Dubliners as the main text,supplemented by other works,and from a poetic perspective,focuses on the relationship between Joyce’s exile life and his nostalgia.Nostalgia is widespread,but its mental activity is not simple.Joyce wanders overseas,but his nostalgia is not directly expressed,and even shows his disgust with Ireland.The poetic interpretation of this contradictory phenomenon can help us understand Joyce’s personal ideas,literary thoughts,and feelings of home and country.And then,it may help us understand why exiled writers often have complex and contradictory feelings about their homeland.