43. He was in his mid-twenties.

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Chapter 9

Ⅰ. Answer Questions

Directions: Answer the Questions in English briefly, with examples if necessary. 1. What is Fowler’s definition of euphemism?

2. Why euphemism is popular in English language? 3. How many styles are there in English euphemism?

4. What is the effect of implicitness? How many types can implicitness be classified? 5. Please name some indirect ways of strong affirmation. 6. What is the use of double negative and indirect negation? 7. Please exemplify English periphrasis (迂回)．

8. What is the relationship between euphemism and politeness? 9. How frequently is euphemism used in Chinese language? 10. Name some of Chinese terms for euphemism.

Ⅱ. Fill in the Blanks

Directions: Fill in the blanks with the best answer you have found in the textbook. 11. 委婉说法是用一种比较 的方式来谈论不宜直言的人或事。

12. 美国社会常见的委婉语包括军方委婉语 、 、 和 等。 13. 英语中含蓄的表达方法有克制陈述、 、 、 等。 14. 即用反对语的否定来表示肯定。

15. 英语中常见的委婉否定方法有 、 等。

Ⅲ.Translate between E/C Languages

Directions: Translate the Chinese/English sentences into their target language. Pay attention to the shift between

positive /negative and the differences in negative section between English/Chinese sentences. Try to make your translation brief.

16. Appearances are deceptive. 17. He was utterly at a loss

18. .His explanation is far from satisfactory. 19. To do that is beyond my ability.

20. They never met without a bitter quarrel.

21. Students, without exception, shall submit their homework.

22. There is little I have to say, but I felt there was something in his words.

23. I would rather go back to make another study than begging a bread under the government

service.

24. He made a narrow escape from the traffic accident.

25. The mayor denied the accusation of his taking bribes and illegal favor of the petroleum

contractor.

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Chapter 10

Ⅰ. Answer Questions

Directions: Answer the Questions in English briefly, with examples if necessary. 1. In which ways repetition can be avoid in English language?

2. Why English students are told not to repeat words, sounds and clauses? 3. What kinds of repetition are abnormal in English language? 4. What sub-types can pro-forms be classified into？

5. Why omission can be used in English language for replacement of repetition without impairment of meaning and

coherence?

6. How to use variation for replacement of words having appeared? 7. What is the role of reduplication(重叠)in Chinese language?

8. List some types of sentences with special usage of “是”（特殊是字句）. 9. How avoid repetition in translation from Chinese into English?

10. List the usage of the terms“搞”,“抓” and“弄” in Chinese language, with examples.

Ⅱ. Fill in the Blanks

Directions: Fill in the blanks with the best answer you have found in the textbook.

11. 英语中可以用于避免重复的方法有 、 、 和 。

12. 在英语中 、 、 和 出现重复都认为是不正常的。 13. 排比是将 以上结构相似、意思相关、语气一致的词组或句子排列成串的修辞方式。 14. 汉语的 特点便于字和词的重叠。

15. 有意重复使用同一词、语甚至句、段，用来强调作者的意思，加强语气和情感，以取得更好的表达效

果，这在修辞学上称为 。

16. “你是个大人物，平时清也请不到”。句子中重复的“请”字表达 意思。 17. 除了排比外，汉语还常用另一种重复的方法，即 。

Ⅲ.Translate between E/C Languages

Directions: Translate the Chinese/English sentences into their target language. Pay attention to the methods in English

language to avoid repetition. Try to make your translation brief.

18. 有什么吃什么，有米饭吃米饭，有馒头吃馒头。 19. 他这样教英语简直是误人子弟，误得还不浅。 20. 幸福家庭也有幸福家庭的烦恼。

21. 什么时候有空就什么时候来我办公室坐坐。 22. 看中哪本就可以拿哪本。 23. 谁干活最多，谁就拿最多。 24. 是旅行，她不会去的。 25. 是吃的，就给我拿来。

26. 朋友是朋友，生意是生意。

27. 我们是我们，他们是他们，不要相提并论。 28. 这件衣服便宜是便宜，就是质量不怎么样。 29. 你的计划好是好，就是有点冒险。

30. 这间房子是大，就是旧了点。

31. I like strong tea, I suppose weak is better for you. 32. Ignorance is the mother of fear and of envy.

33. Jesse opened her eyes. They were filled with tears. 34. He is your friend as well as mine.

35. The cook turned pale, and asked the housemaid to shut the door, who asked the watcher, who

asked the driver, who pretended not to have heard.

36. We shall learn how to analyze and solve problems.

37. They intended to put off instead of canceling the meeting.

38. 39. UN Charter.

40. 41.

We paid visits to some old friends, to PeikingUniversity and the Great Wall.

Invasion of a country without UN permission is violation of international law—in particular the

We wanted to send them more aid, more weapon and a few more men.

We have made mistakes, suffered from them, studied them, and corrected them.