Metaphors occur frequently in daily conversations to show speakers’ views on things both in Chinese and in English. The following metaphorical expressions show that ideas are people EXCEPT “________”.

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?