According to D. H. Lawrence, the _________is most responsible for the alienation of the human relationships and the perversion of human personality.

What is unlikely to be the theme of this short poem? A: love, friendship, death. B: transience of beauty and the permanence of art C: hatred toward the crowd D: alienation

中国大学MOOC: The American often experience alienation and uneasiness when they face someone directly or sit on opposite sides of a desk or table from someone.

According to D.H. Lawrence, the ______ is most responsible for the alienation of the human relationships and the perversion of human personality. A: pride of the aristocratic class B: vanity of the middle class C: man"s desire for power and money D: capitalist mechanical civilization

Which of the following statements is a proper interpretation of “The Horror” in Heart of Darkness? （ ） A: It indicates that humans lose the ability to see things and their peace of mind. B: It indicates that man is born a tragedy. C: It refers to the blindness and sadness caused by the alienation and loss of self in modern society. D: It indicates that the essence of things is terror.

Why should pay extra attention to taboos in our daily conversation? A: Taboos serve as a set of social norms and help to explain the division between what is appropriate and inappropriate. B: Taboos often reflect the history of a culture, and it is part of one’s social identity. C: Taboos and superstitions were often regarded as integral part of traditional education. D: Violation of taboos would be met with social punishments that include alienation, and exclusion.

What does “The horror! The horror!” mean? （ ） A: Kurtz became aware of the evil and immoral events that he was involved in during his lifetime. B: “The horror” reveals that what Kurtz perceived is nothingness, the “hollowness” of his self and the brutal world. C: It reflects the blindness and sadness caused by the alienation and loss of self in modern society. D: Kurtz said it because he felt remorse for all the horrible things he had done throughout his life.

What nature is telling youLike it or not, nature is no longer kind with us. For nature to __________ the day again for our good, let’s sit down on her open grassland free from the debris and facilities of modern life, ___________ ourselves into her as part of her, and listen to her from the perspective of her whole being.Indeed, we have impaired our ability to ________ with nature. There is power in wild animals, for example, so we tame them with whips until they are __________ to our commands. We can’t do much with a cat, so we declaw it and even cut its vocal cords so that it is no longer able to disturb us.We love the breast meat of wild birds in particular, so we have them kept in a repressive way. And meanwhile, we _________ to the belief that nature is far from perfect. So we improve our natural looks through _____________; and we keep everything free from germs through making a steady flow of rules, even though we make our armpits smell good through spraying botanical odor on ourselves.As a result of our alienation from nature, our homes are filled with cage dwellers removed from such __________ as enjoying the _______________, sunbathing through the nodding branches of trees, and plunging into a cold stream upon a hot bath. And unable to feel the ________________ in the open, like the humidity of the summer and the chill of winter, we have to live it out through a _____________________ on TV.

Chinese-English Translation．(武汉理工大学2009研，考试科目：基础英语) 翻译中的所谓“异化”(alienation)和“归化”(domestication)，是以译者所选的文化立场为基本点来加以区分的。前者主要以原语文化为门属，强调译文要有“异”于目的语，后者主要以目的语文化为门属，强调译文要同化于目的语。它们在翻译中的可信性取决于翻译的目的、读者的需求、文化间相互依赖的程度等，具有各自的价值和不可取代性。“异化”和“归化”的矛盾实际上就是我国翻译界长期以来的直译派与意译派之争，这一对概念有相互重叠的一面，如归化和意译都指译文通顺，符合译人语的语法规则等。异化和直译都追求与原作的“等值”(equivalent effect)，尊重源语的语法规范。但归化和异化更加强调文化因素，它所涉及的主要是文化立场问题，直译、意译则侧重语言操作问题。随着国际文化交流的扩大和加深，翻译中的“异化”和“归化”处于相对的、动态的概念，无论是在理论探讨还是在翻译实践上，都将需要正视和探讨。