英汉语言对比物称与人称.ppt

Part III Personal vs. Impersonal ? Please try to translate the following sentence: ?我兴奋得什么话也说不出来? I was so excited that I couldn't say a word. ? Excitement deprived me of all power of utterance ? English: Impersonal ? Chinese: Personal ? English often use impersonal subject. ? Excitement deprived me of all power of utterance 我兴奋得什么话也说不出来?英语常用物称表达法。也就是: ?不用人称主语来叙述,而是表达客观事物如何作用于人的感知,让事物以客观的口气呈现出来。 Impersonal English : the writer and the reader are out of the picture, hiding themselves behind impersonal language ?1)我(吓得)就是说不出话来?2)我突然想到了一个主意。?3 )凡是到底特律来的客人,一定会去参观汽车工厂。? Words fail me! ? An idea suddenly struck me. ? A must for all visitors to Detroit is a visit to an automobile factory. ? G. Leech and point out: 1) Formal written language often goes with an impersonal style including official style, news, science and technology style etc. 非人称表达法是英语常见的一种文风,尤其常见于书面语,如公文、新闻、科技论著以及散文、小说等文学作品。?这种表达法使叙述显得客观、冷静、结构趋于严密、紧凑、语气较为委婉、间接。 2) Some of the common features of impersonal language are : A. passives beginning with introductory " it" nouns