Comparison between the English Syntax and Chinese Syntax

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1、ComparisonbetweentheEnglishSyntaxandChineseSyntax--fromtheperspectiveoftranslatingSentenceOrderComparisonbetweentheEnglishsentenceandtheChinesesentenceorderfocusesonthecomparisonofthetimesequenceandthelogicorderbetweentheEnglishcomplexandtheChinesecomposite.Seethefollowingexamples:Itwasakeen

2、disappointment①whenIhadtopostponethevisit②whichIhadintendedtopaytoChinainJanuary③.(①--②--③)我原打算在今年一月份访问中国，后来我不得不推迟，这使我深感失望。（③--②--①）Note:Chineselanguagetendtoarrangeandnarratedsomethinginregulartimesequence.WhileinEnglish,thepositionofsub-clausedenotingdifferenttimearerelativelyflexible2.Ash

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4、.祖国在这样地突飞猛进，我为此感到自豪。Note:InEnglish,thepositionofthesub-clausedenotingreasonisratherfreeandflexible,whereasitscorrespondingChineseadverbialclauseofreasonis,inmostcases,putprecedingthemainclauseofresult.5.Shewouldn’thavetostayupsolatebutshewasrushingabookreport.如果她不是在赶写一份读书报告，她是不会这么熬夜的。Note:In

5、English,thepositionofthesub-clausedenotingconditionsisratherfreeandflexible,whereasitscorrespondingChineseadverbialclauseofconditionis,inmostcases,putprecedingthemainclauseofresult.6.I’dliketoknowyouravailabilityoftheproductsandthetermsofsales,suchasmodeofpayment,delivery,discount,etc.我想了解贵方

6、的供货能力，以及付款方式、装运和折扣等销售条款。Note：InEnglish,thephrasedenotingarathergeneralizedtermtendstobeputprecedingitscorrespondingdetailedinformation,whileinChinese,wetendtoputitanotherwayround.7.Theveryfactthatothercustomerskeeponbuyingspeaksforitself.别的客户正在不断继续购买，这一事实本身就说明了问题。DrillsNoonewilldenythatwhatw

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