Choose one connective to put into the blank to show additive relation between the following sentences: For the whole day he climbed up the steep mountainside, almost without stopping. ______ in all this time he met no 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?