爱的英文致辞
Love is the base of marriage, and marriage is the development of love. In the past, people used to marry without their own consent, that is, without their own experience of love, the parents arranged the marriage. Two persons, a man and a woman, who were entirely strangers, were united in wedlock, and became husband and wife. They had known nothing of each other before, and of course, love was a sealed book to both. This type of marriage often leads to unhappiness. Tragic stories about ill-matched couples were often heard. So love is the foundation of marriage, and a marriage without love won’t be a happy one. And nowadays, with the development of society, love becomes more noble, rich, fine and subtle. Therefore, love is sometimes romantic; the lovers don’t pay too much attention to the trivial of daily life. Some people fall in love at first sight and rush into marriage. They usually neglect the commitment a marriage demands. They may come across with some problems in their marriage that is likely to end up with a divorce. This seems to prove that love in a marriage is not so romantic as one often imagines, but as practical as mutual respect and compromise in the common life of a family.
Family in this sense is the extension of marriage. A family based on a marriage may last if it fulfills the function of reproduction. However, nothing can be more effective for a family to fulfill its function than love. Love between a husband and a wife, love between parents and children and love between all the family members can pave the way for all the family to a bright future. The families that could survive the hardships and develop from generation to generation are characterized by love and harmony.
In a word, love is the base of marriage and family. One famous man once said,“ In a world of existence, there is indeed no greater power than the power of love.” In a marriage, love needs to be manifested in a cooperative and sharing manner. And with a happy marriage, the family will be happy.
Ethnocentrism is one barrier to effective interculturalcommunication,and it refers to negatively judging aspects of another culture by the standards of one’s own culture;for people with ethnocentrism,they tend to regard their own culture as the center of the world,and the other culture is accordingly inferior to the one they hold(Xu 2004,291).In Pangs of Love,ethnocentrism plays a dominant role in creating Mrs.Pang and children's pangs.
Influenced by ethnocentrism,Mrs.Pang lives an isolated lifewith pangs in America.Although she has lived in America for 40years,she manages not to learn English.It is her seemingly obstinate attitude toward preserving her own language that results in her constant pains in the sequential events.When Mrs.Pang intends to participate in the children's conversation,no one shows interest in taking with her because of her poor English.She often confines herself to watching the wrestling game on TV,for this program does not demand any mastery of language.In Mrs.Pang's mind,Chinese girls are the perfect choice for the daughters-in-law.Therefore,she spares no efforts to urge her sons to seek wives in Hong Kong.The sons despise this idea,which greatly disheartens Mrs.Pang.Even though Mrs.Pang has been in America for 40 years,she still holds on to the Chinese traditional values tightly and ignores the American culture.It is this attitude,ethnocentrism,that causes her numerous pangs when she gets along with the American-born children.
Brought up in the United States,the narrator and his brotherBilly are Americanized in a way.They consider all the stuff in America as best ones.Thus,their mother's manners bewilder them in most cases.As for traditions their mother maintains,they show little respect for it.When the narrator drives his mother and Deborah to Billy’s house,he holds his mother in contempt.“She seems out of place in a car,near machines,a woman from another culture,of another time,at ease with needle land thread,around pigs and horses"(Louie 1991,259).It can be noticed that the narrator feels ashamed of his own mother due to her different cultural background.When Billy learned that Mrs.Pang had brought the Chinese food to him,he had a fit.Moreover,Billy intentionally turns off the set that Mrs.Pang is currently watching."He doesn't want his friends to know he dropped from the womb of one who lives something as low as wrestling"(Louie 1991,271).He fails to understand why his mother has been a wrestling fan for ages.He only cares about whether he is likely to be looked down upon by his friends owing to his mother's poor taste.Because of their disdain for their mother's odd Chinese manners,they also suffer from living an uneasy life.
Being a native American,Deborah is indifferent to Mrs.Pangon many occasions.She subconsciously supposes Mrs.Pang is inferior.She greets Mrs.Pang in an impolite fashion.After Mrs.Pang asks how Deborah is,Deborah offers no answer.“Won't waste her breath on someone who can't take the conversation the next step"(Louie 1991,257).She even ridicules Mrs.Pang’s poor English occasionally when Mrs.Pang couldn't understand what she is talking about.Mrs.Pang's talking manners even gets on her nerves.Both Mrs.Pang and Deborah cling to their own ways of doing things and do not try to make way for each other,and that's why their relationship is increasingly tense.
However,conflicts and the sequential pangs can be avoided.A prime example of this is Mandy.She does her utmost to relate to Mrs.Pang.There is no ethnocentrism in Mandy's mind.In order to interact with Mrs.Pang better,Mandy learns to speak Cantonese and celebrates the Chinese festivals with Mrs.Pang.
Conflicts will always arise when people with different culturalbackgrounds communicate with one another,thus the sequential pangs emerge.Through the analysis,it is their ethnocentrism that plays a key part in creating the pangs.But pangs can be averted if people try to understand the culture and accept it sincerely,andMandy’s successful communication is a case in point.
摘要:在跨文化交际里,当具有不同文化背景的人们在进行交流时,冲突会经常出现。在《爱的牵绊》这一篇短篇小说里,生动的描述了存在在庞女士和她美国出生的孩子们之间交流时的痛苦折磨。在整个故事情节里面,这种不和谐的现象一直存在着。庞女士和美国出生的孩子们在彼此交流时都会有一种不适感。笔者认为是本民族中心主义导致了他们之间交流的障碍,同时认为如果人们能够积极地去理解另一种文化并且试图接受它,那么这种痛苦和牵绊就会大大减少。
关键词:折磨,本民族中心主义,《爱的牵绊》
参考文献
[1]、Cutter,Martha J.2005.Lost and Found in Translation:Contemporary Ethnic American Writing and the Politics. Chapel Hill:University ofNorth Carolina Press.
[2]、Louie,David Wong.1991.Pangs of Love.New York: Alffed A Knopf.
每个恋爱中的人都是诗人。(古希腊哲学家 柏拉图)
first love * only a little fool*hness and a lot of curiosity. (george bernard shaw)
初恋就是一点点笨拙外加许许多多好奇。(英国剧作家 肖伯纳.g)
friendship * like earthenware: once broken, it can be mended; love * like a mirror: once broken, that ends it. (josh billings. american humor*t)
友谊就像陶器,破了可以修补;爱情好比镜子,一旦打破就难重圆。(美国幽默作家比林斯 .j.)
friendship * love without h* wings. (george gordon byron, bdrit*h poet)
友谊是没有羽翼的爱。(英国诗人 拜伦.g,g)
gravitation * not responsible for people falling in love. (albert einstein, american scient*t)
并非地球引力使人坠入爱河。(美国科学家)
the greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse. (burke edmund, brit*h statesman)
to love and to loved * the greatest happiness of ex*tence.-----sydney smith
爱人和被人爱是人生最大的幸福。 -------悉尼。史密斯
all love * sweet, given or returned. common as lihoudaot * loved, and its familiar voice wearies not ever. ------shelley
所有的爱都是甜蜜的,无论是给予还是回报。爱就像阳光一样无所不在,他那熟悉的嗓音永远不会消沉。 ----雪莱
i love you not because of who you are, but because of who i am when i am with you.
爱一个人不是因为他(她)是谁,重要的是和他(她)在一起有感觉。
the worst way to m*s someone * to be sitting rihoudaot beside him knowing you can“t have him.
思念的痛苦在于他就在你身边,你却不能拥有他。
never frown, even when you are sad, because you never know who * falling in love with your smile.
即使情绪很低落,也不要皱眉,想想爱你的人是如何着迷与你的笑容。
to the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world.
对于世界来说,你是渺小的;但他(她)却把你视为独一无二的珍宝。
don”t cry because it * over, smile because it happened.
不要因为爱而伤心落泪,曾经拥有才是最重要的。
absence to love * what wind * to fire. it extingu*hes the small; it inflames the great. (roger de bussy-rabutin, french writer)
离别之于爱情好比风之于火,它能将小火熄灭,使大火熊熊燃烧。(法国作家比西-拉比旦.r.)
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The wonderful feeling that love is, it has made a niche for itself almost everywhere. Right from movies and novels to poems and songs, love is by far the most popular subject in the world and creative people seldom think twice before flirting with it. So how can such a wonderful concept not make it to the realms of quotes? There is no dearth of love quotes either, right from a new beginning to a tragic end - all the facets of love have been captured. Given below is a compilation of some famous quotes about love which will put forth yet another amazing facet of this concept before you.
爱情是一种美妙的感觉,几乎能够在所有的地方找到它的落脚点。从电影、小说到诗、歌,爱情是世界上最受欢迎的主题。当陷入其中时,有创造性的人几乎很少三思。所以在格言里怎能没有奇妙的表述吗?从一开始恋爱到悲剧的.收场,这里也不乏爱情的名言——因为这里面已经包含了爱情的所有元素。下面给出了一些关于爱情的名言。
“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength; loving someone deeply gives you courage.” - Lao Tzu
“被人深深的爱,会给你力量:深深的爱上某人,会给你勇气。”——老子。
“True love is, when everything in the world is going wrong, all you have to do is look at that special person and suddenly, everything in the world is right again! - Anonymous
“真爱就是,当世界将要混乱,而你所要做的就是看着那个特别的人,突然间,世界又恢复正常了!”——无名氏
”What greater thing is there for two human souls than to feel that they are joined for life? (there) to strengthen each other (and) to be at one with each other in silent unspeakable memories.“ - George Eliot
“难道有比两个心灵感觉到他们生命交汇在一起更重要的事情吗?每个人在这无声的记忆里都获得了力量。”——乔治 艾略特
”I love you not because of who you are, but because of who I am when I am with you.“ - Roy Croft
“我不是因为你是谁而爱你,而是因为我能够知道和你在一起时我是谁。”—— 罗伊 克罗特
”Take time to be sure, but be sure not to take too much time.“ - Anonymous
“花点时间来确定,但(我)确信不会花费很多时间。”——无名氏
”It is better to have loved and lost than never to have lost at all.“ - Samuel Butler
“比起没有失去任何东西而言,曾经爱过并且失去爱要好得多。”—— 塞缪尔 巴尔特
”The essence of love begins when infatuation ends.“ - Anonymous
“当迷恋结束时,真正的爱情就开始了。”——无名氏
”Nothing hurts more than realizing he meant everything to you and you meant nothing to him.“ - Anonymous
“伤害不曾有除非你意识到他对你来说意味着一切,而你对他而言什么都不是。”——无名氏
”Sometimes your nearness takes my breath away; and all the things I want to say can find no voice. Then, in silence, I can only hope my eyes will speak my heart.“ - Robert Sexton
“有时,你几乎他走我的呼吸;而我欲说无言。然后,静静的,我仅仅希望我的眼睛能够代表我的心在说话。”——罗伯特 赛克特
”Let your love be like the misty rains, coming softly, but flooding the river.“ - Malagasy Proverb
Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen.Good morning to everyone, and thank you, for joining us, at the 2ndClimate Resilient Open Partnership for Food Security.To our eminent speakers and all participants who have come from all over world, I am greatly honored and pleased to welcome you to Hangzhou.On behalf of Zhejiang University, we are indeed honored to have you here with us.Zhejiang University is a comprehensive research university with distinctive features and a national as well as international impact.We focus on assiduous study and research, and science and technological innovation, and we have launched a number of international high-end academic platforms and gathered masters, scholars and high-level research.In recent years, Zhejiang University maintains a leading position in China in output publications and patents.In the previous session convened at the University of Leeds, specialists from around the world has discussed about critical factors influencing food security, and explored strategies to develop sustainable and climate resilient cropping systems.And here we are again, now in Hangzhou, at Zhejiang University, to continue this exceptional course of global food security.As a continuation of the first session, we remain concerned about ensuring agricultural production on condition of climate change.During the workshop, we expect to make sufficient communication on multiple scales and disciplines, make detailed planning of the program between participating organizations, and come up with feasible approaches to strengthen international cooperation and advance the frontier of agricultural science.The workshop is also a great chance for Zhejiang University to promote academic exchanges with other institutions.NowadaysZhejiang University is striving to build itself into an innovative comprehensive research university with a world-class status.With these words, I hope this workshop provides you with a forum to exchange scientific ideas, inspire new research, and new contacts for closer cooperation, so we can together envisage the future of a promising development of allrelated disciplines.Thank you very much.Distinguished guests, colleagues, ladies and gentlemen,Good morning.As the President of our college,the College of Environmental and Resource Sciences of Zhejiang University, firstly I also want to express our gracious greetings and extend our cordial welcome to all of you.Then, I would like to present my compliments to all academic colleagues and administrative authorities participating in this opening ceremony.We have specialists from disciplines covering agriculture, environmental science, botany, microbiology and economics gathered here today.Your presence is an opportunity to establish new scientific and professional bridges between all related fields.I hope our college can do our best to perform the duties of the host and contribute to the development of the project.The College of Environmental and Resource Sciences was established in July, 1999, and formed by the amalgamation of corresponding departments and research institutions from the original Zhejiang University, Hangzhou University and Zhejiang Agricultural University.Now we have three departments and nine research institutes, covering the fields of environmental science and technology, environmental engineering, pollution control technology, soil-water resource and environment, agricultural chemistry, agricultural remote sensing and so on.With the extraordinary interest in scientific research and strong sense of responsibility for environment issues, we have confidence to provide you with a good academic atmosphere for the workshop.Thank you all and wish you a good time staying here.
致辞指用文字或语言向人表达思想感情,现指在举行会议或某种仪式时请具有一定身份的人讲话,看看下面的开学迎新致辞英文演讲。
开学迎新致辞英文演讲
Win at the starting line
Good afternoon, everyone. Very happy to see so many new faces here. I am Wang Pengyuan, a senior student from class 1101. Today, it gives me a great honor to give a welcome speech here, to share with you some of my experiences as well as give you some suggestions in the beginning of your college life.
Actually, I am very much curious about your definitions of a good college life at this special point. Someone once complained to me that the college life is totally a waste of time and money. Do you think so? The answer is definitely no. Here I want to tell you that if you try to manage your college life well, you will find that it will be really a valuable part of your life.
And now I’m going to share with you my personal experiences of my college life. I remember when I was a freshman, a junior student was giving a speech on this stage I was so impressed by her, and made my mind to study hard. So what I did in my pervious three years was just about making full use of college resources to develop my own potentials. In my first year, I studied hard as I did in my high school, attending every class, listening to teachers carefully, reviewing after class and doing homework by myself. College at that time was a brand new stage for me, I was trying to find my way of adapting to it quickly. I participated in various kinds of activities to improve my abilities, such as joining in the students union, going to the old people’s home, selling newspapers outside campus, taking part in chorus competition and recitation contest. I think my ability is somehow improved through the year of efforts.
The second year was a very important turning point for me. I tried to learn more by myself and then apply the knowledge into practice. The very important event for me is the 18th China Daily 21st century cup national English speaking competition in which I got the first prize in our school. But what I want to mention is only the benefits I gained from this competition, for example, my English speaking ability has been improved, and no longer afraid of saying a word in public and also I made friends with many students from other universities with whom I can share experience. And some other competitions like Hubei provincial translation and interpreting competition, and so many more.
Another part is the social activities. In July , I went to Singapore to be a volunteer in the second international traditional martial arts competition. That was also an amazing experience in my life. As you can see that I witnessed with my own eyes a different culture thus broadening my horizons. So here I want to appeal to you all that seize every opportunity to develop yourself, for the college is an integrated platform in the journey of your life through which you are bound to grow up.
The third years seems like a great leap for me. Equipped with the solid foundation I laid in the previous two years, I further participated in some important major-related contests, such as the outlook talent show held by CCTV, the fifth cross-strait interpreting competition and national English ability competition. Through all these contests, I found myself much more confident in the road ahead.
Next I’m going to give you some suggestions to help you manage your college life better.
Suggestion1: Learn as much as possible.
For most of us college can be an unforgettable period for us to learn something. Some one once said that university is like a dye vat, which means that you may be easily influenced by others. If you want to learn something you will be embraced by knowledge and wisdom; and if you don’t have the desire to learn you will find you get nothing after 4 years’ college life.
Suggestion2: Cultivate your potentials and interests.
As we know, university is an integrated platform compared with high school. You do not need to bury your head in the books all day long. You need to conduct your self-cultivation and find where your interests lie in. For example, if you have the talent for dancing, you can join in the dance association. Just show it. Life will be colorful if there is joy.
Suggestion3: Always be optimistic and hopeful.
Everybody knows that college life is mostly determined by ourselves. Sometimes you may find that teachers can’t instruct you in every aspects. So you may easily come across difficulties with which you will get bored. But please remember that life has its ups and downs, adversity is just part of our lives. Be optimistic, you will always find your way out.
In a word, combine all the suggestions I’ve mentioned above with your own characteristics and stick to it, you will find success lies in somewhere along the road.
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