A Research on the Translation of English Proverbs A Thesis Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts Chen Donglin Under the Supervision of Wang Li Department of Foreign Languages‚ Jingu College‚ Tianjin Normal University May 2010 Contents Acknowledgements…………………………………………………………...............i Abstract (English)…………………………………………………………………….ii Abstract (Chinese)……………………………………………………………………iii Introduction …………………………………………………………………………
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CHAPTER ONE: GENERAL SURVEY ON PROVERBS § 1 Definition and Origin of Proverbs Linguists have been long intrigued by the remarkable capacity and internal structural complexity of proverbs. Indeed‚ despite their outward simplicity‚ proverbs and proverbial phrases are far from being simple. On the one hand they are language phenomena similar to ordinary phraseological units and on the other hand they are logical units. This accounts for the fact that proverbs have attracted attention of linguists
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Paremiography: A Proverb Project Paremiology (from the Greek – a study of Proverbs) Paremiography (a collection of Proverbs) Part 1: The Prologue There are 3 difficulties with proverbs. First‚ as metaphors‚ they must be recognized and deciphered correctly. Two‚ they must be remembered and used appropriately. Three‚ one who is skilled in their use must have an APPROPRIATE proverb for nearly EVERY occasion. This last difficulty is really why the oldest members of the Ibo are considered the most
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near my grand mother‚ talk to her and listen from her‚ I wonder the number of popular or traditional proverbs that she uses while discussing any topic. I always try to ask her to give me “extensive” explanations about the meanings that I can’t see behind those words. And of course she always helps me and surprises me with deep cultural traditional explanations for the proverbs she uses. Using proverbs is very common here in Morocco. It reflects the Moroccan culture‚ character and society. And shows
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Proverbs Essay A Man of Wisdom The book of Proverbs describes what a wise man is and what his behavior grants him. A man of wisdom has many characteristic aspects that make him ‘wise’‚ these are made very clear in the book of Proverbs. King Solomon‚ being granted the wisest man‚ was the author to most of the proverbs that offer the descriptions of both a wise and unwise man. Some of the aspects to a wise man are hard to honor‚ but that is what makes a man wise‚ and gives him the benefits and
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Methali za kiswahili ---- Swahili proverbs 1. Adhabu ya kaburi aijua maiti‚ The touture of the grave is only known by the corpse 2. Akiba haiozi‚ A reserve will not decay 3. Asifuye mvuwa imemnyea. He who praises rain has been rained on. 4. Akili nyingi huondowa maarifa. Great wit drives away wisdom 5. Asiye kubali kushindwa si mshindani.He who does not admit defeat is not a sportsman 6. Atangaye na jua hujuwa. He wanders around by day a lot‚ learns a lot 7. Asiye
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CONTRASTIVE STUDY ON PROVERBS ON WEATHER IN ENGLISH AND VIETNAMESE HA NOI TABLE OF CONTENT I. Literature Review On Proverbs: 1.Definition 2. Typical features of proverbs: 2.1. Form and structure 2.2. Content and function 2.3. Origins of proverbs II. Weather proverbs: 1.What is weather proverb? 2. Classification
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учитель второй категории Новополоцк‚ 2010 CONTENTS Introduction ……………………………………………………………..…...….3 1. The problem of the definition of proverbs and sayings ……..……….….……4 2. The origin of English proverbs and sayings …………………………………. 5 3. The thematic classification of English proverbs and sayings… ……………....6 4. The usage of English proverbs and sayings in teaching English 4.1 pronunciation ..……………………………………………………….……7 4.2 grammar …………………………………………………………......8
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