Achelous: River god; son of Oceanus and Tethys and said to be the father of the Sirens. Acheron: One of several Rivers of Underworld. Achilles: Greek warrior; slew Hector at Troy; slain by Paris‚ who wounded him in his vulnerable heel. Actaeon: Hunter; surprised Artemis bathing; changed by her to stag; and killed by his dogs. Admetus: King of Thessaly; his wife‚ Alcestis‚ offered to die in his place. Adonis: Beautiful youth loved by Aphrodite. Aeacus: One of three judges of dead in Hades; son of
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[pic] 本科毕业论文 题 目：中英委婉语对比及其翻译学习 学 院 ：外国语学院 专 业 ：英语（师范） 年 级 ：2006级 学 号 ：222006310011063 姓 名 ：高红琴 指 导 教 师 ：贾志高教授 成 绩 ： 2010 年 4 月 3 日 中英委婉语对比及其翻译学习 高红琴 西南大学 外国语学院 摘要：委婉语是用一种不明说的、能够使人感到愉快或含糊的说法代替具有令人感到不悦的含义或不够尊敬的表达法。委婉语是语言中不可或缺的一个组成部分，引起了人们广泛的关注。许多语言学家、学者已从修辞学、语言学、语用学及社会语言学的角度对委婉语进行了研究。本文将借鉴其他学者的研究成果，通过对比英汉委婉语的语言和文化特征，对英汉委婉语作对比分析。本文将谈到语言、文化及委
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Coradella Collegiate Bookshelf Editions. Open Purchase the entire Coradella Collegiate Bookshelf on CD at http://collegebookshelf.net Contents Selected Poems. John Keats. John Keats. Selected Poems. Contents About the author John Keats (October 31‚ 1795 February 23‚ 1821) was one of the principal poets in the English Romantic movement. During his short life‚ his work was the subject of constant politically motivated critical attack‚ and it was not until much later that
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^^^^^^^^^^A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE: BLANCHE DUBOIS Blanche is an English teacher‚ but she’s one of a kind. You’d never forget her if you took her course. Shortly before the play begins‚ Blanche has lost her job. She wasn’t fired for poor teaching skills‚ however. The superintendent’s letter said Blanche was "morally unfit for her position." That’s probably a fair evaluation of a teacher who seduced one of the seventeen-year-old boys in her class. Also‚ Blanche’s sexual exploits so outraged the
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Charon’s Cosmology Charon’s Cosmology What does the poem mainly discuss? Death. The poet uses an allusion of Charon to discuss about death. What does the poet mean by “swift‚ cold‚ and deep” in the last line? What is swift‚ cold‚ and deep? The River Styx. This poem is about death. The last line can also be interpreted as the description of death. Death is like a river. River of no return Death Death is swift. What does it mean? You don’t know when you’re going to die. It might happen so
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Texts Read: Add Summary Below Each Gilgamesh-Author Unknown Characters Gilgamesh- Fifth King of Uruk; arrogant and boastful Enkidu- Close friend to Gilgamesh; uncivilized wild man turned into civilized and sexual human Humbaba- demon who guards the forest; head is taken as a trophy by Gilgamesh and Enkidu Shamhat- Temple prostitute who seduces Enkidu Enlil- god of earth wind and air Ishtar- goddess of love and fertility. and war Ninsun- mother of Gilgamesh. goddess. wife of Lugulbanda
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The Past and Present Society Social Utopias in the Middle Ages Author(s): F. Graus Source: Past & Present‚ No. 38 (Dec.‚ 1967)‚ pp. 3-19 Published by: Oxford University Press on behalf of The Past and Present Society Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/649746 . Accessed: 18/06/2014 09:35 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps
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Introduction Nowadays an increasing interest is attached to the different types of narratives. The analysis of the types of author’s narrative in the works of modern English novelists allows us to penetrate into the inner world of the author and to define the language structures that are used to create the text itself. The types of the author’s narratives have not yet been exhausted in linguistic studies. The urgency of the author’s narrative has been accentuated in the publications of
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Capital markets:Meaning: Capital markets are markets where people‚ companies‚ and governments withmore funds than they need (because they save some of their income) transfer those funds to people‚ companies‚ or governments who have a shortage of funds(because they spend more than their income). Stock and bond markets are twomajor capital markets. Capital markets promote economic efficiency bychannelling money from those who do not have an immediate productive use for it to those who do.Capital markets
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Divine Myth; “True myths” or “myth proper”. Stories in which the main characters are super natural beings. Generally explain some aspect of the world Example would be Zeus over throwing his father and the related stories; creation of myths and of the ancient greeks Nyx (Night): the abstract concept of night given to a few human characteristics. Union of Nyx and Erebus (Darkness) produced their opposites‚ aether ”Radiance” and herma “day” Legends (Sagas) Latin word is Legenda “something that
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