Text comprehension
I. BII. 1. T;2. F;3. T;4. T;5. T.
III.
1.鈥渟nail mail鈥?
2. 鈥渁n essential stepping stone on the road to success鈥?
3. 鈥渢he profound relationship between language and culture that lies at the heart of society鈥?
4. 鈥渢he means to shape our views of the world鈥?
5. 鈥渢o negotiate the boundaries between languages and to compromise in translation鈥?
6. 鈥渢o use linguistic skills, to think differently, to enter into another culture鈥檚 mentality and to
shape language accordingly鈥?
IV.
1. with convenient ways to reach any part of the world.
2. It seems that everyone is able to always get in touch with anyone else if he or she can afford
to.
3. is the most important to society.
4. a fundamental skill in today鈥檚 world, where different cultures interact.
5. are finding ways to interrelate different cultures.
Structural analysis of the text
1. The last sentence of the 3rd paragraph: 鈥淢ost fundamental is the profound relationship
between language and culture that lies at the heart of society and one that we overlook at our
peril.鈥?/p>
2. Paragraph 4: The lack of an exact counterpart of the English word 鈥渉omesickness鈥?nbsp;in other
languages such as Italian, Portuguese, and German.
Paragraph 5: The problem of untranslatability which the early Bible translators encountered.
Paragraph 6: English and Welsh speakers make adjustments regarding the color spectrum in the
grey / green / blue / brown range; The word 鈥渄emocracy鈥?nbsp;means completely different things in
different contexts; the flat breads of Central Asia are a long way
away from Mother鈥檚 Pride white
sliced toasties, yet the word 鈥渂read鈥?nbsp;has to serve for both.
Part One. Vocabulary Analysis
I.Phrase practice
1. provided =as long as
鍋囧锛屽�樿嫢
need never be out of touch =can never fail to be reached
浠庝笉浼氬け鍘昏仈绯?/p>
2. regardless of =no matter
涓嶇锛屼笉椤?/p>
3. overlook at our peril =fail to notice at great risk
蹇借
鈥︹�?/p>
鐨勫嵄闄╂垨椋庨櫓
4. hovers somewhere in and around all those words =may be described by these words tovarying
degrees