______ is the basic meaning presented by meaningful linguistic units, including words and is often, though not always, the central factor in linguistic communication.

Why do some Chinese learners of English speak English as if they were reading aloud a book?What can they do to avoid it?

天网恢恢，疏而不漏。

请稍候。我看一下他在不在。(电话用语)

How do you define proverbs? And how are proverbs related to culture?

趁热打铁。

plain as the nose on one’s face

pay a New Year call

What brings you here? (用敬语翻译)

Why do imperative and interrogative sentences appear frequently in English advertising?

What does psychological time orientation refer to?