●Unit 1 The Beginning of Civilization ........................ 1 Pre-reading Activities ..................................................................................2 Part 1: Background Reading .......................................................................2 Text 1: Ancient Egypt and the Modern World .................................................. 2 Text 2: 尼羅河文明................................................................................................ 5 Part 2: Close Reading ...............................................................................10 The Beginning of Civilization in the Valley of the Nile 尼羅河谷的文明之初 ..........................................................................................10 Part 3: Further Reading ............................................................................18 Dawn of Civilization (Abbreviated Version) ...................................................18 Unit 2 Religion and Mythology ............................. 23 Pre-reading Activities ................................................................................24 Part 1: Background Reading .....................................................................26 Text 1: Christianity? An Introduction ..........................................................26 Text 2: 源自《聖經·創世記》的典故 ...............................................................30 Part 2: Close Reading ...............................................................................35 Salvation 救贖 ....................................................................................................35 VI 文化文本分析與應用教程 Part 3: Further Reading ............................................................................42 Genesis ................................................................................................................42 Unit 3 Connotations of Good Parenting ............... 47 Pre-reading Activities ................................................................................48 Part 1: Background Reading .....................................................................50 Text 1: Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior (Excerpts) .................................50 Text 2: 虎媽轟動全美，中國媽媽更牛？..........................................................54 Part 2: Close Reading ...............................................................................59 Are Strict Chinese Mothers the Best? “悍母”教子法惹爭議 .....................59 Part 3: Further Reading ............................................................................66 Gingerly, Chinese Parents Embrace the Value of Fun ..................................66 Unit 4 Racism and Human Rights .......................... 71 Pre-reading Activities ................................................................................72 Part 1: Background Reading .....................................................................73 Text 1: Human Rights Record of the United States in 2016 .........................73 Text 2: 黑人男孩被殺案再揭美國種族歧視傷疤..............................................77 Part 2: Close Reading ...............................................................................82 My Black Skin Makes My White Coat Vanish 我的黑皮膚使我的白大褂黯然失色 ..................................................................82 Part 3: Further Reading ............................................................................89 Shades of Black (Excerpts) ...............................................................................89 VII Contents Unit 5 Marriage, Love and Money ........................ 93 Pre-reading Activities ................................................................................94 Part 1: Background Reading .....................................................................95 Text 1: Romance with Chinese Characteristics .............................................95 Text 2: 相親節目和拜金主義..............................................................................96 Part 2: Close Reading .............................................................................100 China’s TV Dating Shows: For Love or Money? 中國相親節目：為愛還是為錢？ ....................................................................100 Part 3: Further Reading ..........................................................................108 Chinese Dating Show Puts Veto Power in Parents’ Hands ........................108 Unit 6 Fast Fashion ............................................. 113 Pre-reading Activities ..............................................................................114 Part 1: Background Reading ...................................................................115 Text 1: In Trendy World of Fast Fashion, Styles Aren’t Made to Last ........115 Text 2: 美特斯邦威 打造服飾“本土快時尚” ...............................................118 Part 2: Close Reading .............................................................................122 Who Are China’s Fast Fashion Contenders? 中國快時尚的競爭者有哪些？ ........................................................................122 Part 3: Further Reading ..........................................................................131 Why Are Our Closets Overfl owing? ...............................................................131 Unit 7 Baby Boom and More ............................... 135 Pre-reading Activities ..............................................................................136 VIII 文化文本分析與應用教程 Part 1: Background Reading ...................................................................139 Text 1: Enter the Dragons: A Baby Boom for Chinese Across Asia ...........139 Text 2: 中國將開啟“嬰兒潮時代”................................................................142 Part 2: Close Reading .............................................................................146 Understanding the Spike in China’s Birth Rate 解讀中國出生率上升......146 Part 3: Further Reading ..........................................................................154 China’s Two-child Policy Won’t Guarantee Baby Boom ...........................154 Unit 8 Long May She Reign ................................. 157 Pre-reading Activities ..............................................................................158 Part 1: Background Reading ...................................................................160 Text 1: Royal Birth Sparks Debate on Monarchy .........................................160 Text 2: 英國人不拋棄王室的五個原因............................................................161 Part 2: Close Reading .............................................................................167 Long Live the Queen 女王萬歲 ......................................................................167 Part 3: Further Reading ..........................................................................175 Queen’s 90th Birthday: How Is It Being Celebrated? .................................175 Unit 9 Glimpses of India ...................................... 179 Pre-reading Activities ..............................................................................180 Part 1: Background Reading ...................................................................182 Text 1: Mumbai .................................................................................................182 Text 2: 孟買的景觀：在殖民和自由之間交鋒的建築....................................184 Part 2: Close Reading .............................................................................190 IX Contents Mumbai Magic 魅力孟買 .................................................................................190 Part 3: Further Reading ..........................................................................198 Fall in Love with the Taj Mahal ......................................................................198 Unit 10 Cashless Payment Era .............................. 201 Pre-reading Activities ..............................................................................202 Part 1: Background Reading ...................................................................202 Text 1: The Rise of China’s Cashless Society: Mobile Payment Trends in 2017 .......................................................202 Text 2: 中國移動支付走向世界........................................................................207 Part 2: Close Reading .............................................................................212 China’s Amazing Cashless Conversion 中國備受矚目的無現金革命 .......212 Part 3: Further Reading ..........................................................................222 China’s Biggest Mobile Payment Solutions Are Taking Root in US and Europe ............................................................222
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本書共有1，分別圍繞文明之源、宗教神話、教育之別、歧視與人權、婚姻與金錢、快時尚、嬰兒潮、女王萬歲、印度掠影、移動支付等文化主題展開。所選取的文本包含語言地道、主題突出且具有現實意義的英語文本，以及雙語對應程度較高的漢語文本。練習部分設計雙語語料整理、詞彙練習、閱讀理解、語句對比與分析、詞句翻譯、主題知識拓展項目等任務。本書部分內容配有視頻，請點擊以下鏈接進行學習： http://pan.baidu.com/ s/1m4_2iYdIe4wmfPJi59bhCA （提取碼：ovxu）。 本書適合英語專業和翻譯專業學生使用，也適合作為加深讀者對文化現像的理解、培養其文化意識的參考資料。
目前，我國高校翻譯本科專業基礎階段通常把英語精讀和泛讀作為培養 學生英語語言能力的必修課程，鮮有結合翻譯專業特點、針對翻譯專業需求 的基礎階段語言學習課程。根據《高等學校翻譯專業本科教學要求》，基礎 階段應注重培養學生的雙語能力, 使其對翻譯目標、翻譯標準、譯者的基本 職業素質以及語言與思維模式的差異有一個初步的理解, 從而為不錯階段的 翻譯學習做好準備。那麼，雙語能力和翻譯意識的培養應是翻譯本科專業基 礎階段教學的重中之重。正是基於這一認識，我們編寫了本教程，旨在夯實 翻譯本科專業學生的語言基礎。本教程不但強調雙語能力的培養，關注基礎 階段翻譯意識的建立，同時側重對學生雙語思維轉換的訓練及文化知識面的 拓展。其設計理念如下： ，以主題知識帶動語言學習。本教程聚焦一個文化主題， 通過兩篇背景閱讀材料（中英文各一篇，為主題一致的可比文本）、一篇主 題閱讀材料（......
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