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    brings to the fore. ‘The Castle’ a film‚ directed by Rob Sitch‚ is such a text‚ where the composer creates a ‘distinctly’ Australian voice’ through the examination of such thematic concern as family‚ mateship and the little Aussie battlers. By portraying these ideas‚ the film adopts a unique Australian tone since the Australian culture embodies such sentiments; these sentiments are represented through the composer use of specific features. In viewing the film ‘The Castle’‚ the most central message

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    Used Idioms in English

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    addition‚ also‚ too I plan to take swimming lessons this summer. I plan to take a computer course as well.  as well as (someone or something) - in addition to someone or something "Please bring your swimming suit as well as your towel."  B Idioms back and forth -

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    In the book “The Glass Castle” by Jeannette Walls poverty goes deeper than just low income. Even while Jeannette’s parents had money coming in‚ they struggled to support their family properly. They went hungry‚ had no electricity‚ or even indoor plumbing‚ so this proposes the question can poverty be caused by more than just low income? Do people actually want to live in poverty? For Jeannette’s parents it sure seems that way. Rex Walls had grown up in a poverty stricken town of Welch. He grew

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    idioms definition Definition: Idioms are phrases in English that are used in a figurative manner. For example‚ the idiom ’make hay while the sun shines’ is used figuratively to mean: It is important to continue working hard during a period of relative success. The phrase has nothing to do with actually making hay. Advantage learning idioms 1. A good way to attain the metaphorical concepts in the target language is to learn idiomatic expressions. Idioms are often metaphorical. (Kovecses 2002)

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    mate ship as another important message being suggested in The Castle. This film shows the cast as always being there for one another. The first thing that Darryl does when he gets his eviction notice is run to Jacks house to check on him. This sort of caring relationship is shown continually throughout the film and I believe it is put forward as the foundation of the Australian relationships. A prime example of mate ship in the castle is the scenario in which Denis represents Darryl despite his

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    which can not be deduced from their individual components. In a broad sense‚ idioms include set phrase‚ slang‚ proverbs‚ allusions‚ colloquialisms and so on. An idiom‚ the essence of a language‚ is deeply embedded in culture‚ and thus culture-loaded. In idiom translation‚ how to convey the cultural connotation has always been considered the most difficult part. Generally‚ there are two strategies adopted to translate idioms which are domestication and foreignization. Domestication demands a closeness

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    whose meaning is often different from the normal meaning of the words is called an idiom. Of the various definitons of ‘idiom’‚ therr criteria‚ both semantic and syntactic‚ emerge as predominant. The first is semantic opacity‚ or what has come to be known as ‘noncompositionality’‚ the fact that the meaning of an idiom cannot be deduced from a sum of the meanings of its parts: in this sense‚ the meaning of an idiom is not ‘motivated’(bussmann 1996: 316). Thus‚ the meaning od ‘die’ cannot be produced

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    The three most important idioms’ that are needed in a zombie apocalypse are knifes or multi-tool‚ antacid‚ map of your area and compass. All these idioms’ are useful for the Rot and Ruin for Benny‚ Tom and their friends. On the first night in the book Rot and Ruin‚ a knife could have been used in many ways for the living to defend themselves. For instance‚ when Rob ran into the cabin with a few other men for safety. In addition‚ the knife should have been used when the men tried to find help and

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    their voice. For instance‚ we find that simple things such as the use of formal language juxtaposed to colloquial language‚ emotive language compared to rigid and objective language‚ all play a part in the representation of the ‘voice’. The film ‘The Castle’ and the song ‘You are the voice’ by John Fernham in particular‚ give us clear insights into not only the notion of voice‚ and how language influences ones voice‚ but rather Australian voices in particular. Throughout these texts‚ the power of language

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    Idiom: Finger and Hand

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    Arm/Hand/Finger all hands on deck- everyone must work together because they have a lot of work to do The captain called for all hands on deck as the storm became stronger and stronger. all thumbs- to be awkward and clumsy‚ a difficulty in fixing things or working with one’s hands The man is all thumbs and he can never fix something without making it worse. arm in arm- linked together by the arms The couple walked along the beach arm in arm. armpit of (somewhere)- a place that is the ugliest

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