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    Proverbs

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    units‚ e.g. in the course of‚ on the stroke of f) interjection phraseological units‚ e.g. «Catch me!»‚ «Well‚ 1 never!» etc.  In I.V.Arnold’s classification there are also sentence equivalents‚ proverbs‚ sayings and questions‚ e.g. «The sky is the limit»‚ «What makes him tick»‚ «I am easy». Proverbs are usually metaphorical‚ e.g. «Too many cooks spoil the broth»‚ while sayings are as a rule non-metaphorical‚ e.g. «Where there is a will there is a way». COMPILING A LIST OF PHRASEOLOGICAL UNITS

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    What Does The Fox Say

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    Dog goes woof Cat goes meow Bird goes tweet and mouse goes squeek Cow goes moo Frog goes croak and the elephant goes toot Ducks say quack and fish go blub and the seal goes ow ow ow ow ow But theres one sound That no one knows What does the fox say? Ring-ding-ding-ding-dingeringeding! Gering-ding-ding-ding-dingeringeding! Gering-ding-ding-ding-dingeringeding! What the fox say? Wa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pow! Wa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pow! Wa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pow! What the fox say? Hatee-hatee-hatee-ho

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    Evaluate the effectiveness of the South Vietnamese government in maintaining power until 1968. Your response should be a minimum of approximately 750 and should not exceed 1200 words. The South Vietnamese government had a substantial amount of success in keeping power up until 1968‚ surprisingly. This was done in a number of ways such as; government policies‚ fighting tactics/strategies and the aid of other countries e.g. America. On 26th October 1955 Ngo Dinh Diem won a referendum which appointed

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    A Research on the Translation of English Proverbs A Thesis Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts Chen Donglin Under the Supervision of Wang Li Department of Foreign Languages‚ Jingu College‚ Tianjin Normal University May 2010 Contents Acknowledgements…………………………………………………………...............i Abstract (English)…………………………………………………………………….ii Abstract (Chinese)……………………………………………………………………iii Introduction …………………………………………………………………………

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    Proverbs 100

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    dreads the fire. 14. A cat in gloves catches no mice. 15. A city that parleys is half gotten. 16. A civil denial is better than a rude grant. 17. A clean fast is better than a dirty breakfast. 18. A clean hand wants no washing. 19. A clear conscience laughs at false accusations. 20. A close mouth catches no flies. 21. A cock is valiant on his own dunghill. 22. A cracked bell can never sound well. 23. A creaking door hangs long on its hinges. 24. A curst cow has short horns. 25.

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    To a Mouse

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    In the poems Robert Burns’ “To a Mouse” and “The Mouse’s Petition” by Anna Letitia Barbauld‚ many feelings and emotions about mice are brought forth. While both poems were written by different authors‚ many of the feelings they share towards mice are common. The analysis of the two poems will help to find the comparisons and differences in theme‚ political and social issues‚ diction‚ and tone. Examples from the poems will help to show the similarities and differences in the two. The tone of each

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    Life of Stray Cats

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    Stray animals like dogs and cats wondering around our neighborhood have become a norm across the globe because they reproduce quickly and uncontrollably. One of the pros of it is that they hardly will be extinct and we will always have our furry friends be around with us. But with only very little pros‚ it can never out power the cons that strays had to go through. They are always the number one victims of abuse‚ living in a malnutrition state‚ and involve in too many accidents and in the end of

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    Diosdado Macapagal‚ First State of the Nation Address‚ January 22‚ 1962 “Five-Year Integrated Socio-Economic Program for the Philippines” Message to Congress of His Excellency Diosdado Macapagal President of the Philippines on The State of the Nation [January 22‚ 1962] Mr.  Vice President‚ Mr. President‚ Mr. Speaker‚ Monsignor Antiporda‚ Ladies and gentlemen of the Congress; I appear before you today‚ the elected representatives of the sovereign people‚ not as President of one party

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    I Don't Know What to Say

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    that happened two days ago from today. A 20-year old boy name Adam Lanza has shot and killed his own mother‚ and later shot and killed 26 innocent people in Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown‚ Connecticut. 6 of them were adults and 20 of them were children. Over 700 people were in the school district‚ and most of them were rescued by 2 teachers‚ a principal‚ and the police. After the shooting‚ Adam Lanza took his own life with a bullet in his head. So there it is‚ another horrific shooting

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    Proverbs: Choice and Discernment‚ the Two Ways of Living In studying the book of Proverbs there is a similar theme of choice and discernment‚ the teachings of decision-making and the repercussions of your actions. These books are made up of extremes and polar opposites. The dualisms are the rich and poor‚ the righteous and the wicked‚ and the wise and the foolish. There is advice given and it is up to the judgment of the person to which category they will fall into. There are two ways of living

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