Cultural differences and translation of idioms Language and culture are closely connected and inseparable‚ as a language idiom is the essence of the deposition of the fascinating history and culture. Because of geography‚ history‚ religion‚ customs and other aspects of life differences between Chinese and English Idioms carrying characteristics of the different cultures and cultural information‚ so English-Chinese Idioms often encounter many difficulties. From the geographical environment‚ historical
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1 2 MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING UNIVERSITY OF DANANG ----------------- This thesis has been completed at the University of Danang ĐẶNG THỊ BÍCH HƯỜNG Supervisor: NGUYỄN THỊ QUỲNH HOA‚ Ph.D. AN INVESTIGATION INTO ENGLISH AND VIETNAMESE IDIOMS CONTAINING WORDS DENOTING WEATHER Examiner 1: Assoc. Prof. Dr. TRẦN VĂN PHƯỚC Examiner 2: NGŨ THIỆN HÙNG‚ Ph.D. Field: THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE Code: 60.22.15 This thesis will be defended at the Examination Council for the M.A. Time: 16/1/2011 Venue:
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Unit 4 1. keep their head: remain calm and sensible 2. as right as rain: absolutely fine 3. feeling a bit under the weather: not feeling well 4. look the picture of health: look very healthy 5. as fit as a fiddle: completely healthy 1. My father always keeps his head in difficult situations. 2. Drink this cup of hot tea and you’ll be as right as rain. 3. I’m afraid I have been feeling a bit under the weather for weeks. 4. Have you seen Jane lately? She looks the picture of health
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As Jim and Bob came running down the boulevard‚ they saw an elderly women struggling with carrying her groceries into her house. She had been hard of hearing‚ so Jim had to repeat himself about three times until she understood what they were saying. She mumbled‚ “Thank you so very much for extending an olive branch to a helpless women like me.” The old woman wound up giving them a little tip for helping her without her asking. Since they are young‚ and have never seen her before they did not respond
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ENGLISH SLANG/IDIOMS SLANG: Nonstandard vocabulary of a given culture or subculture. In other words‚ slang is typically a nonstandard word‚ not a phrase as is an idiom. Slang would include words like pooped‚ to down a drink‚ boob-tube‚ threads‚ bonkers‚ basket case‚ to name a few. Slang words may or may not have alternative literal meanings. They may be "made up" words. IDIOM: A phrase that is commonly understood in a given culture or subculture to have a meaning different
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Obesity: An Epidemic Ailments such as cancer‚ emphysema‚ and multiple sclerosis are usually associated with a painful death. However‚ diseases like these are not the exclusive killers of Americans. Many fall prey to a more silent killer‚ but one that should be respected just as much as any other serious physical ailment: obesity. “Obesity is a disease with severe repercussions such as heart disease or stroke. Though largely overlooked in importance‚ it is an epidemic‚ and like other epidemics
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Health and Wellness Term paper Obesity in children Obesity is a growing problem with children in the world. Obesity is not an issue that is just United States specific‚ many countries are dealing with overweight and obese children. “Obesity in children has more than doubled in the past 30 years and it is thought to continue to grow” (Whiteman). With obesity in children on the rise diseases and health issues is also rising. There are two reasons for these rises in obesity‚ and they are children do not
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childhood obesity has increased by 54 percent in children ages six to eleven. In children twelve to seventeen it has increased by 39 percent. (Silberstein‚ 1) Childhood obesity is so prevalent among these age groups that it has reached epidemic proportions. One cause of childhood obesity is genetics. Children who have parents or siblings who are overweight have an increased risk of becoming obese themselves. Genetics accounts for approximately 25 percent to 40 percent to childhood obesity. (Causes
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.0 Introduction Obesity among students has become a national phenomenon. It becomes a concern among the public and school personnel - including teachers‚ school psychologists‚ and counselors‚ as to the effects of student obesity. With the numbers of student obesity on the rise‚ it is important to see how school personnel‚ teachers‚ as well as other students perceive this situation. Overweight and obese students have a higher risk of continuing to become overweight
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Obesity Obesity is seen everywhere around us. Obesity is more than just eating two Big Macs rather than one. Obesity is a lifestyle disease which is spreading rapidly worldwide. Individuals of all age‚ gender and ethnicity are affected by this disease. Still‚ a general trend has been observed that women are affected more than the men. The tendency to gain weight also increases with the growing age. However‚ an alarming trend of childhood obesity is being noticed in the recent years . In definition
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