其他学者的研究成果，通过对比英汉委婉语的语言和文化特征，对英汉委婉语作对比分析。本文将谈到语言、文化及委婉语之间的关系。从英汉委婉语的结构形式、应用范围、以及各自不同的文化作了对比。通过英汉委婉语的比较研究，我们可以了解两种语言的许多共性和个性，并对二者之间的翻译进行学习，这对于我们的外语学习，跨文化交际均有很大的指导意义。 关键词：委婉语，语言，文化，对比学习，翻译 The study on comparison and translation between English and Chinese Euphemisms Gao Hongqin Southwest University Abstract: Euphemism is one kind of figures of speech and it refers to the substitution of mild or vague or roundabout expression for harsh or direct one. As an
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Toyota Motor Company is a Japanese automotive company that is founded on August 28‚ 1937 by Kiichiro Toyoda – Son of Sakichi Toyoda‚ where his father owns a company that specializes in manufacturing automatic looms. The company Toyota is one of the largest automotive manufacturers in the world‚ owning Lexus‚ Daihatsu and Hino‚ it was ranked 1st for producing the most units in 2010. At present‚ Fujio Cho – Chairman and Representative Director and Akio Toyoda (Grandson of Kiichiro Toyoda) – President
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Within a new trend in the Movies Industry‚ a lot of classic books are selected to be turned into films for the big screen. This is the case of the epic poem Beowulf‚ which dates from Anglo Saxon times and is considered as the earliest poem in the modern European language. In 2007‚ the American director Robert Zemeckis produced Beowulf. In my opinion he chose this poem as a source for a Hollywood movie because it carries valuable information about revelations and controversies of Old English social
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Due to having difficulty in comprehending the language of the natives‚ Chabanel often found himself scorned by the natives and could not inculcate Christianity on this community. By never becoming comfortable with the living conditions‚ it was onerous for him to focus on the mission and religiously impact the Huron Indians. A period of spiritual dryness and trial was inflicted upon Chabanel and second thoughts about his position in the mission emerged. However‚ he did not let these obstacles overcome
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1. Lewis was shot by one of his own men. Pierre Cruzatte‚ who could not see well‚ shot Lewis through the buttocks on August 11‚ 1806‚ mistaking him for an elk. 2. Clark was not actually a captain. When Lewis asked Clark to join the expedition he said President Jefferson was willing to promote him to captain. Before the expedition began‚ the Secretary of War notified Lewis that Clark would receive a lieutenant’s title. Lewis was angered and wrote Clark that it was best that none of their party or
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Perhaps the most interesting personality we encounter in the movie M is that of the serial killer Hans Beckert. It’s not uncommon to be fascinated by a mind that works in ways so unknown to the average person. One is compelled to wonder: What drives them to kill another human being? What goes on in their head? This fascination is driven further by the apparent presence of two distinct personalities in Hans. This split was formerly known as multiple personality disorder‚ but is now called dissociative
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"Using the documents‚ analyze Han and Roman attitudes toward technology. Identify one additional type of document and explain briefly how it would help your analysis." The Han and Roman Empires were extremely important empires during the time of their existence. The Han Empire began around 206 BCE and ended at around 220 CE. The Roman Empire began at around 27 BCE and broke apart into two halves‚ the West falling in 476 and the East collapsing in 1453. The Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire have different
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Sears vs. Wal-Mart Questions Accompanying the Case Create a table and calculate the following ratios for the three years for both Sears and Wal-Mart: Current ratio‚ quick ratio‚ ‚ total assets turnover‚ fixed assets turnover‚ inventory turnover (using cost of good sold)‚ inventory turnover per day (days payable)‚ days sales outstanding‚ days payable outstanding‚ debt ratio‚ time-interest-earned‚ fixed charges coverage‚ return on sales‚ net operating profit after taxes ratio‚ return on total
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Analysis of the Canterbury Tales characters Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400) son of a merchant‚ page in a royal house‚ soldier‚ diplomat‚ and royal clerk‚ Geoffrey Chaucer saw quite a bit the medieval worlds. His varied experiences helped prepare him to write The Canterbury Tales. It provides the best contemporary picture we have of fourteenth-century England. Chaucer wrote The Canterbury Tales in his later years. Only 24 of the projected 124 tales were finished‚ but these 24 stand together as a complete
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1. INTRODUCTION A desire to understand how to improve relationships has fueled the study of interpersonal communication. People assume that if they better understand the processes of interpersonal communication‚ they can explain how relationship grow‚ remain static or deteriorate (Knapp‚ in Robert‚ 2000). Ever since scholars demonstrated that people grow personally and relationally through communication‚ scholars have been sensitive to the importance of interpersonal interaction. According
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