Gained in Creation: Classical Chinese Poetry Re-Created as English Poetry1 Roslyn Joy Ricci Centre for Asian Studies University of Adelaide Introduction The well-known Robert Frost2 witticism that poetry is what disappears in translation ’ is only valid if poetic translation aims to produce a perfect re-creation of the original‚ ’3 however‚ I suggest that successful translators re-create poetry in another language as opposed to translating it into a second language.4 The aim of re-creating poetry
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Chinese New Year Fun Facts! In ancient times‚ Buddha asked all the animals to meet him on Chinese New Year. Twelve came and Buddha named a year after each one. People born during the year of the snake are wise‚ charming‚ generous‚ and smart. Red‚ the color of Chinese New Year‚ symbolizes fire which drives away bad luck. Long ago‚ people in China lit bamboo stalks‚ believing that the crackling flames would frighten evil spirits. Tangerines symbolize luck and prosperity. The traditional
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the cause and effects of English as a world language and evaluate these factors Student:Joe(N3227683) Tutor:AF Pre-sessional English courses (10 weeks) Language is the carrier of culture and portrayal of cultural. Language and culture is inseparable. Each language have their own culture. In today’s‚ English as a world language has a seriously effect on the culture diversity
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Sports and Chinese Society (Spring 2014) – Second Essay CHAN Chun Ho (UID: 3035071486) Name: CHAN Chun Ho UID: 3035071486 Email: gy9402@hku.hk Tutorial group: Friday 14.30 Mao Zedong once famously declared: women can hold up half of the Sky. In China’s competitive sports arena‚ do Chinese women hold more than half of the sky? Introduction The late Chairman Mao Zedong famously coined that “women hold up half the sky”‚ recognising the importance of female to the development of the Chinese society
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Mass executions landlords and other rightists‚ more than 1 million likely killed. • Dec 10‚ 1949: Communists take Chiangdu which was last KMT stronghold. Chiang Kai Shek flees to Taiwan. • 1927 was a cataclysmic year for everyone involved in the Chinese Revolution. Mao and his communist cohorts were involved in the uprisings in southern China. • 1937 - Mao published "On Contradiction" and "On Practice"‚ revolutionary tracts • Successes - Survival and success of the CCP - Attracted followers
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Chinese Influences on America through Cuisine Since the 20th century‚ Chinese food has had an influence on American cuisine‚ with over 40‚000 Chinese restaurants across the country. There are more Chinese restaurants in America than all of the McDonald’s‚ Burger Kings‚ and KFC’s combined! The Chinese have taken over the American food kingdom. The history of Chinese food started in the 1800s‚ when the Chinese came over to the United States during the Gold Rush. But the Chinese
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Figurative Language versus Literal Language Figurative language‚ which some may refer to as “figure of speech”‚ is a type of language that utilizes description to produce a particular illustration and reveal a person’s emotion. It is‚ also‚ said that figurative language is associated with the human senses. Figurative language contains words that produce an intuition or thought of what the author wants his or her audience to know. At the end of the day figurative language plays an important role
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western idea of medical treatment with Ch’i and Chinese healing. Western medical treatment is tremendously different from Chinese medical treatment isn several ways. First of all‚ the Chinese use inductive and synthetic methods‚ while western medicine uses reductive and analytical methods. This can be seen in how the Chinese understand and learn medicine. Instead of solving everything with evidence and scientifical reason like western doctors‚ the Chinese use experience and cures that seem to work for
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Figurative Language versus Literal Language Maurice Mayo Sonja Sheffield Critical Thinking 1/25/13 It is important for one who speaks figuratively to take in consideration the audience might not be able to fully follow or understand them completely. Although figurative language can be entertaining‚ it can be interpreted in a way other that what was intended. Therefore‚ it will need some explanation. The word “idiom” is an expression whose meaning is not literally what’s said‚ but it is
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Chinese New Year? Is it Real or Fake? This year’s Chinese New Year is going to be on: 2013 | 2013-02-10 | Snake (2013-02-10—2014-01-31) | | | | Chinese New Year is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. In China‚ it is also known as the Spring Festival‚ the literal translation of the modern Chinese name. Chinese New Year celebrations traditionally ran from Chinese New Year’s Day itself‚ the first day of the first month of the Chinese calendar‚ to the Lantern
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