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    1. Gao su – to tell Guan yu – about Yi tian – one day Wan – finish‚ to complete‚ play Cong lai bu – never Man man – slowly Zhong can – chinese food Xi can – western food Dan shi – but Ming nian – next year Huo zhe – or Da xue – university Yi hou – after Jue ding – decide Ru guo – if Jia ren – family Zhuan ye – major (speciality) He .... yi yang – the same as Jing ji – economic Guan li – management Xian ….. ranhou – first …. Then 2. Wei le - for‚ in order to Na – to take

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    APSS112 Introduction to Sociology Guidelines of Individual Paper TOPIC – “Sociological Imagination of Your Life Experience” Reflect upon your life experience‚ write a reflection paper to consider: What social forces/ historical event have impacted your life? With restriction on the length of your paper‚ it is not necessary to write a review from every part of your whole life. But instead‚ you can take up some of important part(s) of your life as reflection. Since it is a reflective essay

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    IDIOMS Sabrina Ramos 12/18/12 Period:6 1. Clean up the air- To get rid of doubts or hard feelings. All right‚ let’s discuss this frankly. It’ll be better if we clear the air. 2. Keep at arm’s length- To keep at a distance; not to allow to come into close contact. 3. Have ones back on the wall- to have very serious problems which limit the ways in which you can act. With rising labor costs‚ industry has its back to the wall. 4.

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    Chinese proverbs • o Literally: A drop of water shall be returned with a burst of spring. o Meaning: Even if it was just a little help from others‚ you should return the favor with all you can when others are in need. • , o Literally: If one person is not hungry‚ the whole family is not hungry. o Meaning: Families will make sacrifices for individual members of the family. o Common Misunderstanding: If one person in the family is happy‚ the whole family is happy. • ‚ o Literally:

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    Idiom An idiom is an expression whose meaning is different from the meaning of its constituent words. Knowledge of idioms is an important part of comprehension of the English language. Below is a list of some commonly used idioms in English with their meanings and usage. Examples: TURN OVER A NEW LEAF - changing for the better After Ajit was released from prison‚ he decided to turn over a new leaf and become an honest man. PULL UP ONE’S SOCKS - to make an effort to improve Rajesh scored only

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    done. This project was done in the year 2010 by a design agency in Bangalore‚ India named Idiom Design And Consulting Ltd.‚ for the XIX Commonwealth Games that was happening in New Delhi‚ India. 2) Essential information on the designer/studio (where‚ when‚ field of activity‚ approach) Idiom is a Bangalore based design and consultancy firm. It was founded in 2005 with the merger of E-sign and Tessaract. Idiom designs spaces‚ branding‚ signage and packaging in a variety of industries‚ including retail

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    the foremost factors that Chinese businessmen take into account. Other factors include preparation for Chinese business meetings‚ knowledge of the Chinese Lijie‚ such as non-verbal communication and social relationships. Also‚ the Chinese banquet consisting table etiquette together with drinking and toasting. There will also be gift-giving‚ such as what should be considered to give and what should be avoided. Last but not least‚ different ways to negotiate with the Chinese for the best solution should

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    CHINESE CUISINE Historical Preparation and appreciation of food has been developed to the highest level in the country of China. Cooking is considered an art in Chinese culture whereas all other philosophies consider it a craft. The two main philosophies of the Chinese culture are Confucianism and Taoism. Both influenced China ’s history and the Culinary Arts. Confucianism stressed the importance of enjoyment of life involving the art of cooking. If you have a gathering‚ there must be food

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    The Chinese Spring Festival The Chinese New Year or more commonly The Spring Festival (Chun Jie in Chinese) is the most important festival in China. It has more than four thousand years of history. It is based on the Chinese lunar calendar which all Chinese people use. The celebrations begin the first day of the first lunar month and end the 15th‚ although the most important day for Chinese people is new year eve‚ this day you have to be with your family and have dinner all together‚ so if you

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