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2021(Vol. 5)
- The C-E Poetry Translation Thought of Wang Rongpei
Author:Zhizhong Zhang
Abstract: Wang Rongpei is an established poetry translator who believes that poetry is translatable in an unusual way and that the most ideal translator is an independent Chinese translator. He attaches much importance to target readers while proposing to adopt contemporary English to render the content and the flavor of the original poem...
Column:Translation Studies 106-115 Details
- Equal Emphasis on Learning and Thinking, Knowing and Doing and Mutual Reference to Patterns from Home and Abroad: Zhang Boran's Concepts in Cultivating Translation Talents
Author:Wei Guo
Abstract: Professor Zhang Boran who was renowned in the fields of translation studies and lexicography, has attached great importance to talent cultivation during his nearly 50 years of dedicated teaching, research, and practice. The students cultivated by him are active in foreign language education and translation studies in China. This paper probes into his concept of talent cultivation, namely "equal emphasis on learning and thinking, knowing and doing, and mutual reference to patterns from home and abroad," along with his tenet of teaching in accordance with students' aptitude with no social distinction, to provide reference for talent cultivation in translation studies in China.
Column:Translation Studies 116-122 Details
- A Conceptual Metaphor Study on the Naming of U.S. Military Operations:The Cases of Afghanistan War and Iraq War
Author:Xiaobo Liang, Xueying Li
Abstract: Conceptual metaphors play an important role in naming military operations. The purpose of this paper is to reveal the characteristics and the mechanisms of the use of conceptual metaphors in the naming of military operations in modern warfare. Based on Conceptual Meta...
Column:National Defense Language Capability 123-137 Details
- A Validity Analysis of Social Networks Extracted from Text Corpora: A Case Study on U.S. News Reports on China's Military Technology
Author:Xiaolei Ma, Ping Li
Abstract: This paper aims to assess the representational validity of the social network extracted from a collection of texts. Taking U.S. news reports on China’s military technology as an example, this study compares the network generated from a collection ...
Column:National Defense Language Capability 138-147 Details
- A SWOT Analysis of the Development of Border Defense Language Capability
Author:Chaowei Pang, Yongyun Yang
Abstract: Relevant research on the development of national defense language capability is on the rise, but there are relatively few studies on border defense language and its capability. On the basis of SWOT analytical framework, this study sorts out the main connotations and basic characteristics of border defense ...
Column:National Defense Language Capability 148-156 Details
- The Innovative Spirit of Modern Poetry: Developing Human Intellectual and Emotional Capacities
Author:Zhimin Li
Abstract: Modern poets have applied challenge writing to increase the readers' capacity for understanding and to promote the growth of their intellectual and emotional capabilities. It has a selective readership as opposed to the traditional pattern of parallel writing. A literary work of artis...
Column:Culture Studies 001-008 Details
- Western Motherhood Studies in the Postmodern Context
Author:Yanhua Mao
Abstract: Western motherhood studies have promoted active discussions since the 1970s, becoming an independent discipline in the 21st century. Western motherhood, with postmodern philosophy as its foundation, focuses on analyzing various topics to empower women / mothers. Based on the development of motherhood studies, this paper explor...
Column:Culture Studies 009-018 Details
- "Employment is One Thing": The Narrative of Pineapple Economy and Ethics of Profession in Northanger Abbey
Author:Xin Zhang
Abstract: Jane Austen employs various narrative devices to highlight the social status and wealth of characters in Northanger Abbey. By setting up a novel narrative of pineapple economy, Austen represents the use of privilege and wealth and the ethics of the professions of the leisur...
Column:Literature Studies 019-025 Details
- The Fictional Documentation of Truth in A Dry White Season
Author:Meiqin Li, Randan Zheng
Abstract: In the context of the apartheid period in South Africa, André Brink's A Dry White Season combines fiction, real events and traumatic memories. Through fictional literary texts, this novel integrates the author’s own national memory with the archival memory of official history. Brink, in this documentary novel, represent...
Column:Literature Studies 026-036 Details
- Philip Roth's View of Death
Author:Wenyu Xie, Rou Li
Abstract: In his later works, Philip Roth shows his preference for the theme of death, which is closely related to his cultural background and personal experience. His deep thinking about death is similar to that of Ernest Becker, an American cultural anthropologist. They both believe that death is inevitable. People generally feel fear when facing death and re...
Column:Literature Studies 037-046 Details