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Unit 4 Language and Culture Ludwig Wittgensteinfamous Austrian-British philosopher,once put forward the Language Game Theory, i.e. The meaning of a word or phrase or proposition is nothing other than the set of (informal) rules governing the use of the expression in actual life. Ezra Poundfamous American imagist poet Ben JohnsonRenaissance playwright, poet, and competitor to Shakespeare Warm Up Here it seems to be almost impossible for us to translate the dialogues into Chinese and render them as humorous as the original. Things like puns(amusing use of a word or phrase that has two meanings, or of a word with the same sound but different meanings)defy translation across languages. More Examples 1. On Sundays they pray for you and on Mondays they prey on you. 2. Why time flies?Because somebody wants to kill it. 3. 两个人吵架。一个人气急骂起来：“你有什么了不起，能把我吃了！” “不能，我是回民！” 4. 恋爱“三草”原则 女：你说你很寂寞，为什么不去找你以前的女朋友而来追我呢？ 男：好马不吃回头草！ 女：你们班上也有女孩呀！我们俩相隔这么远，你为什么却来追我呢？ 男：兔子不吃窝边草！ 女：那你现在为什么又要抛弃我呢？你这个混蛋！ 男：天涯何处无芳草！ 5.某人刻苦学习英语，终有小成。一日上街不慎与一老外相撞，忙说：I am sorry. 老外应道： I am sorry，too. 某人听后又道：I am sorry , three. 老外不解：What are you sorry for(four)? 某人无奈，道：I am sorry five. Continued 6. Patient: Well, doctor, my nose runs and my feet smell. Doctor: Hummm, thats awkward. Youve built upside-down. 7. Policeman: Your dog keeps chasing a man on a bicycle. Man: Nonsense, officer. My dog cant ride a bicycle. 8. 7 days, without 7-Up, makes one weak(week). 9. What sentence is the longest in the world? 10. Which part of the clock is always old? Reading I Relationship Between Language and Culture ●Language is a part of culture. It is one of the features that distinguish man from animals. It is the key stone of culture. ●Since the knowledge and beliefs that constitute a peoples culture are habitually encoded and transmitted in languag