“It’s the Job that I Love”: Bike Messengers and Edgework

Bike messengers work in a dirty and dangerous occupation with low pay and no benefits. At the same time, many messengers consider their occupation to be their primary source of identity. In contrast to “dirty work” studies, which focus on organizational structures and workgroup ideologies, this paper explores how the creativity and spontaneity of courier labor allows messengers to become emotionally attached to their job. Bike messengering brings the thrill-seeking of leisure pursuits into the workplace, which creates an authentic self intimately tied to the occupation—an exceedingly difficult feat in an increasingly rationalized system of labor.     

Resilience Within the Family Networks of Lesbians and Gay Men: Intentionality and Redefinition

This article reviews the literature on gay and lesbian family networks as a way to identify the resilience processes that enable members to create and strengthen their family networks. Two processes, intentionality and redefinition, were identified. Intentionality refers to behavioral strategies that legitimize and support relationships. Redefinition refers to meaning making strategies that create linguistic and symbolic structures to affirm one's network. Brief comparisons are made to the literature on resilience in ethnic minority families, and careful study of the similarities and differences between gay and lesbian family networks, and other marginalized families, is urged.     

Stakeholder Attitudes Toward the Risks and Benefits of Agricultural Biotechnology in Developing Countries: A Comparison Between Mexico and the Philippines

Public perceptions and political debates regarding the risks and benefits of agricultural biotechnology are well documented in industrialized countries. Yet, hardly any surveys have been conducted in developing countries. The following study aims to contribute to a better understanding of stakeholder attitudes toward agricultural biotechnology in developing countries. For this purpose, stakeholder representatives in the public debates in Mexico and the Philippines were asked to complete two nearly identical questionnaires on the risks and benefits of agricultural biotechnology. A comparison of stakeholder attitudes in the Philippines and Mexico is interesting because it shows how the different political systems, cultural and ecological backgrounds, and the regional context of food and agriculture influence perceptions. In general, the results of the surveys indicate that the participants in both countries consider genetic engineering to be an important tool to address agricultural, nutritional, and environmental problems, and they do not regard transgenic foods as risky for consumers. However, they are concerned about the potential impact of such transgenic crops on their countries' rich biological diversity and do not believe that national biosafety guidelines will be implemented properly. Although the surveys show that stakeholder attitudes in the Philippines and Mexico are quite similar, they also highlight significant differences in perception often related to cultural and political aspects.     

英语报刊新闻报道中比喻现象的翻译

本文通过对英语报刊新闻报道中的大量比喻现象进行分析,对英汉两种语言中喻体形象进行比较,在此基础上提出翻译时对喻体现象的处理方法,即保留喻体、替换喻体、省略喻体,并就此探讨比喻翻译的途径。     

绵阳市农业区域开发规划的目标设计及方案优化研究

该项研究应用经济预测和线性规划等方法，对涉及绵阳市农村经济发展的主要指标进行了预测，对未来“八五”末、“九五”末和“二○二○年”各时段的大农业生产进行了总体规划及其方案优化，为绵阳市农业区域开发提供了科学的依据。     

电子媒介、审美景观与哲学意义

电子媒介发展的三种重要的形式 (电影、电视、电脑 )应和了世界文化现代、后现代和全球化的三次主潮转变 ,是我们理解三种有联系而又不同的哲学思想和审美观念的基础。     

中美思想政治教育的比较及其发展趋势

本文就中美思想政治教育的现状进行了透视 ,分别就思想政治教育的存在形式、理论基础和价值取向 ,培养目标 ,实施途径以及领导、组织、评估体系进行了比较 ;分析了中美两国思想政治教育的共性和特性 ,一定程度上揭示了思想政治教育的一般规律和特殊规律 ,进而探索了中美思想政治教育的发展趋势以及对改进我国思想政治教育工作的启示     

论复叠式辞格的审美功能

复叠式辞格在语形、语义、语法三个语言单位层面上皆有其典型表达形式:叠音,析字;复说,异称;同语;反复等,它们的共同之处在于不避形式及内容上的重复,反而利用这种重复,造成悦耳含蓄、参差变化、空灵与丰富之美,达到“感心、感目、感耳”的修辞功效.     

生态脆弱贫困县农业主导产业选择研究

通过研究生态脆弱贫困县农业产业特殊性,结合生态脆弱贫困县农业产业的比较优势和竞争优势,将波特的竞争优势理论应用于生态脆弱贫困县农业主导产业选择研究中,建立了生态脆弱贫困县农业主导产业选择模型。依据模型设计了农业主导产业选择模型的指标体系,并运用主因子法对内蒙古翁牛特旗的农业主导产业选择进行了实证研究。     

从《茶经》章节的翻译谈典籍英译中的意形整合

中国茶文化历史悠久。唐代陆羽所著的《茶经》是“意”、“形”具佳的中国茶文化典籍的代表作。《茶经》目录的章节标题言简意赅地挑明了《茶经》各章节的主题内容,成为展现原文形式美与信息丰的重要环节,是展现在译文读者面前的首项表面效度。本文尝试从《茶经》章节标题的翻译着手,探讨如何在译文中整合《茶经》原文本的形与意,在传达原文本的指称意义的同时全方位传达原文本的言内和语用的意义,以达到“意义相符,功能相似”的社会符号学翻译标准,将《茶经》这本负载着丰饶中华文化的经典之作介绍给全世界。