A boy told his mother in a whimpering voice that it was not he who broke the vase, but didn’t dare to look at his mother in her eyes. In this example, the nonverbal message______the verbal one.

白马王子

Define a proverb and illustrate how proverbs are related to culture by referring to the following sentences.(1) A small leak will sink a great ship.(2) 蝼蚁之穴能溃千里之堤。

Explain the statement that English is a hypotactic language while Chinese is a paratactic one at the sentential level and the textual level.

骄傲是失败的前导。

红茶

pay a visit (translate it into Chinese honourifics)

John hit the pickpocket on the head.

Request the honour of your presence.

What are the language features of advertisement English?

If a schoolboy bites his nails when alone in his bedroom, the behaviour may be interpreted as a habitual one. However, if he does that during an examination, it might be interpreted as an indicator of his nervousness about the examination. What feature of nonverbal communication does this example show?