09110616 Title : The effects Chinese has on English
As a consequence of globalization, English , as an international language has been greatly influenced by other languages, especial by Chinese .
——"Hi, long time no see!"
——"how are you ?"
——"I'm good!"
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We can hear this very often in our daily life, and in some formal occasion, even in some Hollywood films. Obviously, it is a Chinese way of saying hello to others, it reflects the way we our Chinese think, and our codes of language. Chinese has effects on English in many respects, ranges from eating ,life to learning ,working. There are many words can improve it.
Won ton, Tofu Lychee or litche, tea, Chop-suey etc. All those words listed above are fruits and dishes native to Chinese or invented in Chinese .Of course the words come from Chinese.
Then, come to the life. Kowtow , TaiChi , Kung fu, confucianism those are signal of Chinese tradition , as with Chinese culture ,they sail to far away and blossoming all over the world.
At last, in respect of learning and working. The first proverb I can say in English is "Good,good study ,day day up." I use to thought it was a wrong saying . But ,now many native speaker also say so. The words first was said
by our Chairman Mao , while , it has become a famous byword in the world.
There are too many words to recount introduced from Chinese. So ,lwe can conclude that Chinese has a great effect on English ,and with the time flying ,the fluence will get bigger and bigger !。