“Long time no see” is a very interesting sentence. When I first read this sentence from an American friend’s email, I laughed. I thought it was a perfect example of Chinglish.
Obviously, it is a word-by-word literal translation of the Chinese greetings with a ruled English grammar and structure! Later on, my friend told me that it is a standard American greeting. I was too thrilled to believe her. Her words could not convince me at all. So I did a research on google.com. To my surprise, there are over 60 thousand web pages containing “Long time no see.” This sentence has been widely used in emails, letters, newspapers, movies, books, or any other possible places. Though it is sort of informal, it is part of the language that Americans use daily. Ironically, if you type this phrase in Microsoft Word, the software will tell you that the grammar needs to be corrected.
Nobody knows the origin of this Chinglish sentence. Some people believe that it came from Charlie Chan’s movies. In the 1930s, Hollywood moviemakers successfully created a world wide famous Chinese detective named “Charlie Chan” on wide screens. Detective Chan likes to teach Americans some Chinese wisdom by quoting Confucius. “Long time no see” was his trademark. Soon after Charlie Chan, “Long time no see” became a popular phrase in the real world with thanks to the popularity of these movies.
Some scholars refer to America as a huge pot of stew. All kinds of culture are mixed in the stew together, and they change the color and taste of each other. American Chinese, though a minority ethnic(少数民族的成员) group in the United States, is also contributing some changes to the stew! Language is usually the first thing to be influenced in the mixed stew.
You can have some other examples besides adoptions from Chinese, such as pizza from Italian, sushi from Japanese, and déjà vu from French etc. There is a long list! Americans do not just simply borrow something from others. They will modify it and make it their own, so you would not be surprised to find a tofu and peanut butter hamburger in a restaurant, or to buy a bottle of iced Chinese green tea with honey in a grocery store. Since Americans appreciate Chinese culture more and more nowadays, I believe more Chinese words will become American English in the future. In this way the American stew keeps adding richness and flavor.
【小题1】The writer himself felt surprised at ______.
A.the Chinglish expression “Long time no see” |
B.“Long time no see” used as standard American English |
C.so many literal translation of the expressions used in America |
D.finding out Americans use the expression every day |
A.mixture literature | B.Confucius’ words |
C.a kind of cooked dish | D.American changing cultures |
A.detectives translate the phrase “Long time no see” |
B.Hollywood made “Long time no see” popular |
C.the huge pot of stew greatly affects all kinds of languages |
D.cultures can be changed in the huge pot of stew |
A.some Chinese expressions are introduced into English |
B.you’ll not be surprised at a tofu in a restaurant in America |
C.some American expressions can be used in China |
D.American English keep being enriched from different cultures |
A.Informal language sometimes doesn’t go with grammar and structure. |
B.Languages are always ruled by grammar and structure. |
C.Long time no see” has been used in at least four media mentioned in the passage. |
D.There are four languages mentioned to be adopted in the American stew. |
【小题1】B
【小题2】A
【小题3】B
【小题4】D
【小题5】B
解析试题分析:作者通过“Long time no see”这汉语的句子融入了英语这个例子告诉我们其他国家的语言正在让英语变得更加地丰富,说明了语言的融合性的话题。
【小题1】B 细节题。根据文章第二段2,3行Later on, my friend told me that it is a standard American greeting. I was too thrilled to believe her.可知作者在知道“Long time no see.”是一个标准的英语问候方式的时候,感觉很惊讶。故B正确。
【小题2】A 推理题。根据文章第4段1,2行Some scholars refer to America as a huge pot of stew. All kinds of culture are mixed in the stew together,可知美国是一个大熔炉。不同的文化都在这个熔炉里融汇在一起。故本句Language is usually the first thing to be influenced in the mixed stew的stew是指A项内容。
【小题3】B 细节题。根据文章第三段Soon after Charlie Chan, “Long time no see” became a popular phrase in the real world with thanks to the popularity of these movies.
可知正是好莱坞电影让“Long time no see”为人所知,慢慢变得流行,受欢迎。故B正确。
【小题4】D 主旨大意题。作者通过“Long time no see”这汉语的句子融入了英语这个例子告诉我们其他国家的语言正在让英语变得更加地丰富,说明了语言的融合性的话题。故D项正确。
【小题5】B 推理题。根据文章第三段最后3行Though it is sort of informal, it is part of the language that Americans use daily. Ironically, if you type this phrase in Microsoft Word, the software will tell you that the grammar needs to be corrected.可知“Long time no see”完全不符合英语的语法和结构,但是它仍然很流行。说明语法和结构并不能总是统治着这个语言。故B正确。
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点评:作者通过“Long time no see”这汉语的句子融入了英语这个例子告诉我们其他国家的语言正在让英语变得更加地丰富,说明了语言的融合性的话题。推理题要求在理解原文表面文字信息的基础上,做出一定判断和推论,从而得到文章的隐含意义和深层意义。推理题所涉及的内容可能是文中某一句话,也可是某几句话,但做题的指导思想都是以文字信息为依据,既不能做出在原文中找不到文字根据的推理,也不能根据表面文字信息做多步推理,要根据原文表面文字信息一步推出的答案。
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