Reading I How Is Language Related to Culture
打落水狗, 斗鸡走狗, 狗恶 酒酸, 狗吠不惊, 狗急跳墙, 狗头军师, 狗血喷头, 狗眼 看人, 狗仗人势, 狗嘴里吐 不出象牙, 挂羊头、卖狗肉, 关门打狗, 狐朋狗友, 鸡鸣 狗吠, 嫁鸡随鸡、嫁狗随狗, 狼心狗肺, 鼠窃狗盗, 偷鸡 摸狗, 指鸡骂狗, 猪卑狗险, 狗皮膏药, 狗走狐淫, 丧家 之狗, 狗行狼心, 狗胆包女:你说你很寂寞,为什么不去找你以前的女朋友而来追我 呢? 男:好马不吃回头草!(A good horse will never turn round to graze on an old pasture.) 女:你们班上也有女孩呀!我们俩相隔这么远,为何来追我 呢? 男:兔子不吃窝边草!(A rabbit doesn„t nibble the grass near its own hole.) 女:那你现在为什么又要抛弃我呢?你这个混蛋! 男:天涯何处无芳草!(There are plenty of fish in the sea.)
“Language-and-culture” in the five dimensions of culture
Language and cultural products Language and cultural practices Language and cultural perspectives Language and cultural communities Language and persons
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I am sorry. I am sorry, too. I am sorry three. What are you sorry for (four)? I am sorry five.