Metaphors are used in the following sentences EXCEPT “________”.
- A.That young man is a bear at physics.
- B.His uncle is an old fox, up to all the evils.
- C.When I won the first prize in the competition, my mother was as proud as a peacock and told all the neighbours about it.
- D.Although he was 40 years old, he behaved like a 10-years-old schoolboy in front of his primary school teacher.
-
Please use “industrial action”，“disturbance” and “incomplete success” as examples to illustrate the English euphemisms in mass media about political, socioeconomic affairs and international relations.试题答案Euphemisms are frequently used in mass media about political, socioeconomic affairs and international relations to avoid the unpleasantness of terms or expressions. For example, “industrial action”may be used for strike and a“riot”may become a “disturbance”. A“failure”is called an “incomplete success”.
-
Illustrate cross-cultural differences between English and Chinese thanks, by referring to the following situations.
(1) A salesgirl passes an article on to the customer.
(2) An American professor has prepared a letter of recommendation for his student.
-
蝼蚁之穴能溃千里之堤。
-
拜年
-
return ticket
-
您有何高见?
-
Request the honour of your presence.
-
Strike while the iron is hot.
-
The lead in a news report normally presents briefly five Ws. What Ws are presented in the news lead?“Thunderstorms caused a power failure on the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway on Sunday, paralyzing southbound trains for 90 minutes.”
-
What is psychological time orientation?
2005年初级经济师考试《旅游经济专
初级旅游经济师试题及答案一
初级旅游经济师试题及答案二
2005年初级经济师考试《邮电经济专
初级经济师试题及答案1(邮电经济)
初级经济师试题及答案1(保险经济)
初级经济师试题及答案2(邮电经济)
初级经济师试题及答案2(保险经济)
初级经济师试题及答案3(保险经济)
2014年经济师初级考试真题《建筑经