The Influence of the Difference between English and Japanese Syntax on IS12页

The Influence of the Difference between English and

Japanese Syntax on IS

Abstract：As we all know， the difference of culture comes partly from the difference of territory， and translating is based on cultures， so we can work out that translating is partly influenced by territories， and holds different features according to their locations. The United State of America is located in the Western hemisphere， while Japan is located in the Eastern hemisphere. The two countries are quite different in geographical location， natural environment， climatic characteristics， local customs， and cultural features and so on. The present paper is talking about some translating features and strategies from the perspective of English and Japanese language customs， taking the episodes of a hot film named frozen as examples.

1.Difference between America and Japan in natural aspects As America and Japan are respectively belonging to the Western hemisphere and the East hemisphere， they differ from each other quite a lot in natural aspects， such as geographical location， natural environment， and climatic characteristics and so on. 1.1 Difference in geographical location

The United States of America， being located in the East hemisphere， Southern North America. It faces the Atlantic Ocean

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on the east， the Pacific on the west， Canada to the north， and Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico by south. The total area of the country is 9，372，614 square kilometers and its total population is about 283，000，000（2001）. The whole country includes 50 states and a federal district， the District of Columbia， which is the seat of the Federal Government. The United States is the world’s third or fourth largest nation by total area， before or after the People’s Republic of China， depending on how two territories disputed by China and India are counted. Including only land area， the United States is third in size behind Russia and China， just ahead of Canada. The commonwealth of Puerto Rico， the largest and most populous U.S. territories， is in the northeastern Caribbean. With a few exceptions， such as the territory of Guam and the westernmost position of Alaska， nearly all of the country lies in the western hemisphere.

The coastal plain of the Atlantic seaboard gives way further inland to deciduous forests and the rolling hills of the Piedmont. The Appalachian Mountains divide the eastern seaboard from the Great Lakes and the grasslands of the Midwest. The Mississippi-Missouri River， the world’s fourth longest river system， runs mainly north-south through the heart of the country. The flat， fertile prairie land of the Great Plains stretches to the west. The Rocky

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Mountains， at the western edge of the Great Plains， extend north to south across the continental United States， reaching altitudes higher than 14，000 feet （4，300 m） in Colorado. The area to the west of the Rockies is dominated by deserts such as the Mojave and the rocky Great Basin. The Sierra Nevada range runs parallel to the Rockies， relatively close to the Pacific coast. At 20，320 ft （6，194 m）， Alaska’s Mount McKinley is the country’s tallest peak. Active volcanoes are common throughout the Alexander and Aleutian Islands and the entire state of Hawaii is built upon tropical volcanic islands. The super volcano underlying Yellowstone National Park in the Rockies is the continent’s largest volcanic feature. Japan is located in Eastern Asia， but Japan is an island so it is in the North Pacific Ocean. Japan has more than 1000 islands， but the there are 4 main islands. Honshu is the largest island in Japan. It holds 80 percent of the population. The island also has the capital of Japan， Tokyo. Tokyo is also the largest city in Japan. Honshu also has the very famous peak， Mount Fuji， and it is an inactive volcano.

1.2 Difference in climate

In America， because of the United States’ large size and wide range of geographic features， nearly every type of climate is represented. The climate is temperate in most areas， tropical in

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Hawaii and southern Florida， polar in Alaska， semiarid in the Great Plains west of the 100th meridian， desert in the Southwest， Mediterranean in coastal California， and arid in the Great Basin. Extreme weather is not uncommon――the states bordering the Gulf of Mexico are prone to hurricanes and most of the world’s tornadoes occur within the continental United States.

While in Japan， due to the large North South extension of the country， the climate varies strongly in different regions. The climate in most of the major cities， including Tokyo， is temperate to subtropics and consists of four seasons. The winter is mild and the summer is hot and humid. There is a rainy season in early summer， and typhoons hit parts of the country every year during late summer. The climate of the northern island of Hokkaido and the Sea of Japan coast is colder， and snow falls in large amounts. In Okinawa， on the other hand， the mean temperature of January is a warm 17 degree Celsius. There are a lot of earthquakes that occur in Japan. Japan has lots of earthquakes because it lies on an unstable part of the crust. When the crust moves， it usually causes an earthquake. About 1000 earthquakes occur each year， and earthquakes also cause tsunamis. A tsunami is a huge wave， kind of a tidal wave. Typhoons are also a big factor in Japan. Since Japan is an island， a lot of typhoons and hurricanes occur. Both of them occur in summer. The

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heavy rains and winds usually destroy the crops. Massive rains occur in Japan frequently and the rain usually causes huge year totals. 2.Regional culture influence translation

As we all know， the United State of America and Japan are quite different in geographical location， natural environment， and climatic characteristics， and so do their local customs， and cultural features. The difference of culture comes partly from the difference of territory， and translating is based on cultures， so we can work out that translating is partly influenced by territories， and holds different features according to their locations. 3pare English Syntax with Japanese Syntax English and Japanese are two kinds of quite different languages. They differ from each other in many aspects， among which syntax is the most obvious difference.

3.1 Brief introduction of English syntax

There are five kinds of basic sentence patterns in English simple sentences， i.e. S + Vi， S + Vt + O， S + LV + Predicative， S + Vt + O. indir + O.dir， S + Vt. + O + Opl. Subjects， verbs （intransitive verbs， transitive verbs， double-object verbs， link verbs， and factitive verbs）， objects and complements can be called the fundamental constituents of a sentence. A complete sentence often include two basal components at least and four at most.

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