西方人
征服自然(human dominion over nature)
理性(rationality) 客观事实(facts) 自我实现(Self-actualization
)
个体主义(individualism) 科学文化(science-focused
culture)
天人合一
天:大自然,或者地球,或者整个空间。
2. “I” consciousness 3. Independence from
organizations 4. Emphasis on individual
initiative 5. Privacy important 6. Belief in individual
decisions
Collectivism
思维方式 modes of thinking
文化 culture
语言 language
翻译的过程,不仅是语言形式的转换,而且是思维方 式的变换。要研究语言的特征和其转换,要研究语言 与文化的关系,必须深入研究与语言和文化有密切关 系的思维方式。
Chinese and English belong to different language families:
decisions
比较下面两则中美领导人在两所知名大学的讲话。
1. Harvard is a world famous institution of higher learning, attracting the best minds and bringing them up generation after generation… It is my great pleasure to stand on your rostrum and have this face-to-face exchange with you.