B）“我知道，爸爸，”她说，“我是个 自私自利的蠢人。我会考虑这件事的。……” （陈冠商译《白猿》）
13. A) Bao-chai’s route took her past the House of Green Delight… The courtyard was silent as she entered it. Not a bird’s cheep was to be heard. (Hawkes)
action for indate control.
The New Oxford Dictionary of English
Individualism:
1. feeling or behaviour of a person who likes to do things his / her own way, regardless of what other people do.
13.宝钗独自行来,顺路进了怡红院……不想一入院 来,鸦雀无闻。
10 .(Lu Jiachuan) “Are you sure your thoughts and wishes aren’t determined by personal considerations?” he asked. Daojing sprang to her feet. “ Do you mean that I’m an egoist?”
Individual rights and obligations come first. There is a strong emphasis on individual merits and competition, which is communicated in proverb, “ The early bird gets the worm.” Individualism is expressed in values about the importance of doing your best, reward for individual achievement and the chance of success, and the importance of solving problems yourself, not waiting for others to do it for you.
11. “Ah Q, may you die sonless!” sounded the little nun’s voice tearfully in the distance. (杨宪益、戴乃迭)
12. A）“我知道，爹，”她说，“我是头自
私自利的猪。我会考虑这个问题的。……” （ 汪倜然译《白猿》）
个人主义: 一切从个人出发,把个人利益放在集体利益之
上,只顾自己、不顾别人的错误思想。 《现代汉语词典》
4.2.2 Collectivism:
people have a much stronger value of maintaining harmony and good relations in the group.
2. theory that favours free action and complete liberty of belief for each individual person ( contrasted with the theory that favours the supremacy of the state )
4.3 Practice:
10.（卢嘉川）“但是，你这些想法和做法，恐怕还 是为了你个人吧？” 道静蓦地站了起来：“你说我是个人主义者？” （杨沫：《青春之歌》）
11.“ 这断子绝孙的阿Q！” 远远地听到小尼姑的带 哭的声音。 （鲁迅：《阿Q正传》）
12.“ I know. Dad,” she said, “I’m a selfish pig. I’ll think about it…” (J. Galsworthy: A Modern Comedy)
4.2 Collectivism vs. Individualism
4.2.1 Individualism 1)the habit or principle of being
independent of self-reliant; 2)a social theory favoring freedom of
Chapter 4 Values and Translating
4.1 The definition of values Values tell people what behaviors are
favored by the society, what people should love or hate, what is good or evil, what is beautiful or ugly, what is normal or abnormal, what is right or wrong. They are the bases of outlook of life or the world.
B)… to her surprise, his courtyard was utterly quiet. (Yang)
Chapter 5 The view of Beauty and Translating
4.2.3 Historical background
The greatest Confucian scholar Dong Zhongshu and 3 cardinal guides and 5 constant virtues
The share of knowledge and practice The unity of Heaven and man The same level without prominence