Animals in Chinese and Western Culture

In the development of human civilization,human beings have had frequent contact with different animals.Because of the differ ent cultural background of Chinese and English nationalities and the individuality of national culture,the animals also reflect the different totems or symbols.So in order to learn English well,learn the animals in different culture deeply and communicate properly in inter-cul tural communications,it is necessary to comparative analysis the different culture in Chinese and Western.This paper studied the reflection and connotation of animas in Chinese and western culture.Through giving examples and analysis the two aspects,this paper found that the reasons causing animals connotation differences in different cultures.     

Dogs

Everyone knows that a dog is a kind of animal. Most of them are friendly and lovely.It's one of the pet animals.You can find dogs almost everywhere in the world. They often live with people athome.     

Case Report:Pulmonary actinomycosis:a case undergoing resection through video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS)

Actinomycosis is an uncommon disease, which is usually manifested as cervicofacial infection and related to poor oral hygiene or compromised immune function. Pulmonary actinomycosis is rare, but its diagnosis is changing due to its variable presentation and the similarity in appearance to other intrapulmonary diseases. Here we report an 80-year-old man with a solitary pulmonary nodule over the left upper lobe. Pulmonary neoplasm was highly suspected in this patient and thus resection of the mass was undertaken through video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS). Histopathological examination demonstrated this patient had an Actinomyeces infection. While the application of VATS in patients with pulmonary actinomycosis has rarely been reported in literature, we conclude that VATS is valuable for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with undetermined pulmonary nodule(s).     

Approach for electrodynamic force for compensation in low voltage circuit breaker WP 630-1.2 type

Undesirable repulsive force between contact members due to both a current path shrink near a real contact area and/or so-called pinch effect is particularly onerous for power switch applications, and results in either contact floating or bouncing which are associated with an electric arc following contact welding. This problem is of great importance for any circuit breaker especially for compact low voltage vacuum circuit breakers. To avoid contact floating at closure and during any inrush current under short circuit conditions, the electrodynamic repulsive force can be employed successfully if we use a special compensation system flexibly combined with the contact itself. However to select and design the compensation system properly, its efficiency has to be known. This paper presents an approach to obtain the electrodynamic force value depending on different shaped (rectangular, square, circle and arch) copper plates used in the compensator by using ANSYS for current values 40 kA RMS. Curve-fitting was done according to the calculating results, the optimization designing of compensation unit is based on them.     

The Fox and the Crocodile

the forest. There is a river in the forest, too. When the animals are thirsty （口渴的）, they often drink water in the river. But there is a bad big crocodile living in the river too. All the small animals hate him but they are also afraid of him.     

Use of stochastic simulations to investigate the power and design of a whole genome association study using single nucleotide polymorphism arrays in farm animals

This paper presents a quick, easy to implement and versatile way of using stochastic simulations to investigate the power and design of using single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) arrays for genome-wide association studies in farm animals. It illustrates the methodology by discussing a small example where 6 experimental designs are considered to analyse the same resource consisting of 6006 animals with pedigree and phenotypic records: (1) genotyping the 30 most widely used sires in the population and all of their progeny (515 animals in total), (2) genotyping the 100 most widely used sires in the population and all of their progeny (1102 animals in total), genotyping respectively (3) 515 and (4) 1102 animals selected randomly or genotyping respectively (5) 515 and (6) 1102 animals from the tails of the phenotypic distribution. Given the resource at hand, designs where the extreme animals are genotyped perform the best, followed by designs selecting animals at random. Designs where sires and their progeny are genotyped perform the worst, as even genotyping the 100 most widely used sires and their progeny is not as powerful of genotyping 515 extreme animals.     

The Weather in Britain

It is well-known that the English go out with an umbrella or a raincoat.Why? Because the weather in Britain often changes quickly. It is not very common for the same kind of weather to stay long.     

The ABC of ELT... ELF ——In this Issue,Jennifer Jenkins looks at English as a Lingua Franca

The term English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) refers to the English that is used as a contact language among speakers who come from different first language and cultural backgrounds. Although native speakers of English are not excluded from ELF interactions, they are a very small minority, given that English is the first language of only around 25 per cent of the world s Enlgish speakers (Crystal, 2003). More typically, then, speakers who engage in ELF interactions are non-native speakers of English communicating with each other. This means that ELF is rather different from EFL ( English as a Foreign Language), whose goal of learning is to be able to interact with native speakers of English, and whose norms are therefore those of English as a Native Language. The term EIL (or English as an International Language) is often used interchangeably with ELF. However, the latter has come to be     

维生素治疗视力减退(英文)

A new study shows that large amounts of vitamins and minerals can slow the loss of sight linked to aging. The condition is called age related macular degeneration (衰退) or A-M-D. The disease is a major cause of blindness among old people. Doctors do not know what causes it. The disease destroys the central part of the retina(视网膜), the cells at the back of the eye that gather light. The first sign of A-M-D usually is a loss of visual clearness. People with the disease have trouble reading, driving and recognizing faces. They cannot see clearly through the center of their eyes. They must     

好龙？恶龙？

This year is the year of the dragon according to the traditional Chinese lunar calendar. Dragons are legendary mythical creatures which feature in the myths of many cultures. They are often described as a huge lizard or a snake with lizard-type legs and breathe fire into their enemies. There are two distinct cultural traditions of dragons： the European dragon the Chinese dragon. European dragons are generally depicted as malevolent. They usually live in rivers or having an underground lair or cave. They are commonly described as having hard or armoured hide, and are rarely described as flying, despite often depicted with wings.     

海中巨兽

There are thousands of kinds of animals that live in the sea. One of the most interesting of these animals is the whale.The whale is the largest animal in the world. It is not a fish. It is a mammal. It breathes air through its lungs as people do. The whale can stay under the water for more     

新目标英语七年级(下)期末词汇专练(英文)

Ⅰ.根据图片内容,从方框中选出合适的单词与其相配。1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.Ⅱ.根据句意,用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空,完成句子。1.Do you know that young(music)?2.Do you often go(shop)with your mother?3.Irene works in a restaurant.She is a(wait).4.He is not short or tall.He is medium(high).5.It was(rain)yesterday.It rained all day.6.Do you know elephants are(friend)animals?7.He likes to write stories and wants to be a(report).8.If you are(interest)in the job,please call878-6452.A.coach B.cleaner …     

二语交际课堂中语言隐性修复的应用(英文)

Since mistakes or errors is an issue of much concern for the teachers and second language acquisition experts implicit feedback and explicit feedback are often used.This study observed a lesson to find which one was used and found the implicit feedback was often available in the form of repetition,then demonstrates its function and assesses its effectiveness in the EFL classroom with the instrument of COLT.     

On Usage of the Subjunctive Mood in English

Mood is the kind of contrasts which are often shown by the form of the verb and which express the speaker’s or the writer’s attitude to what is said or written.There are three kinds of mood of the finite verbs in English.They are the indicative mood,the imperativemood and the subjunctive mood.The paper mainly deals with the use of the subjunctive mood.     

What Is Shyness?

People often talk as if shyness is a disease or mental condition that can be cured. I prefer to think of it as an emotional disability. It's something we are born with and something we carry with us in our entire life. There are too many people, however, …     

On the Chinese-English Translation of Animal Idioms--Analysis of the Figurative Images of Animals

Idiom,the cream of the language,is a fixed group of words or a single word,or even a sentence with a special mean ing that cannot be guessed from the literal meaning of its components.In the long history,animals and human beings coexist on the earth,interact on each other and depend on each other.While animals are closely linked to the life of human beings in the whole history,gradually,people are inclined to associate some animals with certain qualities or characteristics with human beings also with the same features,then,a number of animal idioms get into human’s language.In this thesis,the author will accomplish the purpose by finding out the duality of human evolution,more animal idioms and analyze the reasons for the different figura tive images such as living environment,religions and customs.     

National Slurs on Dutch

National slur is a linguistic form expressing unequal treatment of one ethnic group by another.It is the direct result of national xenophobia,which is usually formed through semantic degradation by giving nicknames or derogatory terms and making proverbs.The associative meaning of a nation-specific word is often rendered to give insult to this ethnic group in confrontation or opposition with the nation in dominance of their shared language.This paper revolves around the formation,application,cultural connotation,and the proper understanding of national slurs on Dutch.After a thorough analysis of national slurs on Dutch as well as a careful induction and deduction about words of offensive nationality concerning "Dutch",the perjoration of word meaning in Dutch expressions can be clearly pictured in this paper.Thus,the national slurs on Dutch can reveal itself more profoundly.Born the cultural awareness of national slur in mind under such a pretext,special attention can be adequately given in understanding and conveying the cultural connotation of Dutch expressions.Therefore,the study of national slurs on Dutch will effectively facilitate cultural communication.     

Activating lignite and sludge by electro-hydraulic impulse

1. Introduction At present, it is necessary to use fertilizer to ensure the stable and high agricultural productivity. However, as we all know, the fertilizer not only decreases the self-fertility of soil, but also is accompanied with pesticide. Food poisoning caused by remnant pesticide in fruits and vegetables is often reported, and in such cases, chronic poisoning is the majority. The remnant pesticide accumulates in body gradually, and then induces kinds of disease. As reported, the Miyu…     

Pitfalls in an International Development (ID) Project Implementation: A Case Study in a Developing Country

Literature review noted that donor funded projects and programs are sometimes referred to as International Development: ID projects. ID projects and programs are often being provided for the developing countries like an emerging, developing or least developed country. Such projects and programs are under public sector development specifically designed for economic and social needs of developing countries. These projects or programs are either implemented by recipient governments under a bilateral (or multilateral) agreement with the donor country or through an ’implementing partner’ of the donor, frequently a non-governmental organization or professional contractor. The operating environment and culture of the host country also make ID projects different from traditional business projects and make traditional project management tools in the developed world less appropriate (Blunt and Jones, 1992). This sometimes provides big challenges to various project teams. The paper through a Case study approach evaluates an ID Chinese Government funding construction project and its pitfalls through qualitative research approach. Qualitative data was presented and discussed to provide an insight into major challenges in the implementation of ID project of such scale.     

Pharmacokinetics of mycophenolic acid in Chinese kidney transplant patients

INTRODUCTION Mycophenolic acid (MPA) is the active me- tabolite of the registered prodrug mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) often used in combination with cyc- losporin A (CsA) or tacrolimus (FK506) as an im- munosuppressive agent after organ transplantation for the prophylaxis of acute rejection (Takahashi et al., 1995; Shaw et al., 1998). Following oral administra- tion, MMF is completely absorbed and rapidly hy- drolyzed to MPA by esterase present in the gut wall, liver, and possibly …