新世纪商务英语综合教程第二册复习资料doc.docx
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Unitl
1.Truly,thetonguespokenbackinthe1300sonlybytheHlowpeople”ofEnglandhascomealongway.
Paraphrase:
Indeed,thelanguagespokenasearlyas1300sbythenativepeopleinEnglandhasdevelopedforalongtime
2.ButhoweveraccommodatingEnglishmightbetherealreasonforthelatterdaytriumphofEnglishisthetriumphoftheEnglish-speakingUnitedStatesasaworldpower.
Paraphrase:
Adaptable,asEnglishmightbe,theEnglishowesitssuccesstothevictoryoftheEnglish-speakingUnitedStatesasaworldpower.
3.Asthe20thcenturydrewon,however,andEnglishcontinuedtoencroach,Frenchwasdrivenontothedefensive.
Paraphrase:
Asthe20thcenturywasapproaching,andEnglishkeptonexpandingbeyondlimits,Frenchwasputinacorneredposition,havingtofightforprotection.
4.InIndiasomepeopleseeEnglishasanoppressivelegacyofcolonialismthatshouldbeexterminated.
Paraphrase:
IndiawasonceregardedastheJewelintheCrownoftheBritishEmpire.PeopleinIndiawouldthinktheEnglishlanguageremindsthemoftheperiodofcolonialism,whichshouldbewipedout.
5.ButformanypeoplesthetriumphofEnglishisthedefeat,ifnotoutrightdestruction,oftheirownlanguage.
Paraphrase:
Butformanypeoples,thesuccessorthewidespreadofEnglishmeansthedefeat,perhapsevenacompleteextinction,oftheirownlanguage.
6.ThusthetriumphofEnglishnotonlydestroysthetonguesofothers;italsoisolatesnativeEnglish-speakersfromtheliterature,historyandideasofotherpeoples.Paraphrase:
Therefore,thesuccessofEnglishnotonlydefeatsotherlanguages,butseparatesnativeEnglishspeakersfromtheliterature,historyandideasofotherethnicgroups.
Unit2
1.SometimesitseemsasifatidalwaveoftheworstWesterncultureiscreepingacrosstheglobelikeagiantstrawberrymilkshakeoozingovertheplanet,withaflavorthatisdistinctlysweet,sicklyandmanifestlyhomogenous
Paraphrase:
SometimestheWesterncultureseemstopermeatethewholeworldlikespiltmilkshake,withastrongsmell,sweetbutobviouslydevoidofdiversity.
2.Productionandconsumptionofculturalgoodsandserviceshavebecomecommodities,alongwiththeessentialsofsociallife(marriageandfamilylife,religion,workandleisure),thatarethecruciblesofculturalcreation.
Paraphrase:
Culturalcreationisfacinggreatchallengeposedbythecommercializationofculture.
3.Obviously,itwouldbeanexcessiveformofculturalfundamentalismtosuggestthatAfricansshouldtrytokeepeverythingexactlyasitis,ratherthanallowingculturetodevelop.
Paraphrase:
Obviously,itwouldbetooculturallyradicaltosuggestthatAfricansshouldconductrigidadherencetotheircurrentlifeandrefusetoallowculturetodevelop.
4.Justifiedinitiallyasacivilizingmissionandsubsequentlydubbedmodernization,inpracticeitwaswholesaleWesternizationwithverylittleroomforanyviablemiddleground.
Paraphrase:
Inthebeginningitjustifieditselfasacivilizingmissionandlateronithonoreditselfasmodernization.However,infactitwasaprocessofextensiveandcompleteWesternizationwhichleftothercountriesnootherchoice.
5.Sucharadicalunderminingofpeoplesexistingvaluesandcultureshasacorrosiveimpactontheirsenseofwhotheyare,whattheywantandwhattheyrespect.
Paraphrase:
Theseveredamageofpeoplesexistingvaluesandcultureshasadestructiveeffect.Itmakesthosepeopleconfusedaboutwhotheyare,whattheywantandwhattheyrespect.
6.Onemajorreasonisthestructuralchangeintheworldeconomy:
globalizationandthefloodofgoodsdumpedinpoorcountriesthataremarketedbymassseductiveadvertisingwhichisblatantlysuperficialbutnonethelesssuccessfulincreatingfreshdesiresinpeoplesoftraditionalsocieties.Paraphrase:
Onemajorreasonofthisfastandlarge-scalewesternizationisthechangeofoverallstructureintheworldeconomy.Becauseofglobalization,westerncountriesusemarketingstrategiessuchasadvertisingtocreatefreshdesiresinconsumersfromlessdevelopedcountriesandgetridofproductsbysellingthematalowprice.
7.However,thereisgenuinecauseforconcernabouttherateatwhichcultures(Africanandnon-African)arebeingunderminedinaworldthatisboundtogetherbyever-strongereconomicties.
Paraphrase:
However,peopleindeedhaveareasontoworrythatAfricanandnon-Africanculturesaregraduallyencroachedbywesterncultureduetotheever-growingstronginterdependenceoftradeandbusinessamongcountries.
8-Moreimportantly,colonialismpavedthewayfortoday'sculturalglobalizationbyleavingthecolonizedinastateofculturaldisorientationandconsequentlyvulnerabletocontinuingculturalinvasion.
Paraphrase:
Moreimportantly,colonialismprovidedthenecessaryconditionfort
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