Ⅳ. Translation （16%）

A. Translate the following into Chinese. （8%）

1. Niagara Falls

2. Rats desert a sinking ship.

3. totem

4. Excuse me, would you tell me the way to the nearest post-office?

B. Translate the following into English. （8%）

1. 敬請光臨

2. 趁熱打鐵

3. 五月結(jié)婚，悔恨終身

4. 紅白事

Ⅴ. Define the following terms. （10%）

1. language

2. the present-oriented society

3. similes and metaphors

4. taboos

5. text structures

Ⅵ. Discuss the following topics. （20%）

1. Are “please” in English and “請” in Chinese used in the same way in communication? If they are not, what differences can you find between them?

2. What cross-cultural contrast can you find between English and Chinese when naming their children?