Homework 1: Translate the following passage into Chinese.
[1]When the sequel to the much-awaited Kung Fu Panda hit the theatres early this month, nobody expected it to lead to a full-fledged controversy on Chinese culture. The recent protests from many sections of Chinese society about the “Western depiction” of its cultural heritage demonstrate a struggle between states to capitalize on soft power expedients like the panda, China’s national animal, and kung fu, one of its most popular martial art forms. This debate around cinematic representations begs the question as to what the nature of this controversy is.
[2] The most primitive concern is whether one should seek a deeper reading from cinematic representations or treat them merely as works of entertainment, Second, who will determine the belongingness of a cultural object and its availability for public absorption and how, do they need to be enumerated under mechanisms like Intellectual Property Rights? Third, such debates might often be advertising gimmicks to give prominence to the work itself and raise its viewership.
[3] Several Chinese activists have dubbed the production of movies like Kung Fu Panda ( both parts) as an attempt by the West to undermine China’s national treasure. Most notably, a Professor of Peking University says that Chinese symbols have been harnessed to promote American culture, and told Xinhua, the state news agency, that the movie “is a cultural invasion”, Thereafter, the controversy has spread to numerous Chinese social networks and is garnering a robust response, This derives from the fact that this Dream Works Animation venture has lavishly drawn upon traditional Chinese practices of meditation, fortune-telling and the concept of inner