Examples: Example1:终身大事 In a CCTV quiz hosted by Wang Xiaoya,an American guest who could speak some Chinese was to choose the correct meaning of终身大事from the following four choices:工作，事 业，婚姻，生死.Although he fully understood the literary meaning of this term (the most important thing in one's life),he didn't work out the meaning we Chinese attach to it until the host gave him some hint.Why did he have difficulty figuring out the implied meaning?
Examples: Example 1 :终身大事 In a CCTV quiz hosted by Wang Xiaoya, an American guest who could speak some Chinese was to choose the correct meaning of 终身大事 from the following four choices:工作，事 业，婚姻，生死. Although he fully understood the literary meaning of this term (the most important thing in one’s life), he didn’t work out the meaning we Chinese attach to it until the host gave him some hint. Why did he have difficulty figuring out the implied meaning?
·Eg2:方便 ·吃饭的时候，一人说去方便一下，老外不解，旁 人告诉他方便就是上厕所。敬酒时，另一人对老 外说，希望下次出国能给予方便，老外纳闷不敢 问。酒席上，电视台美女主持人提出，在她方便 的时候会安排老外做专访。老外愕然：怎么能在 你方便的时候？美女主持人说，那在你方便时， 我请你吃饭。老外晕倒
• E.g 2 :方便 • 吃饭的时候，一人说去方便一下，老外不解，旁 人告诉他方便就是上厕所。敬酒时，另一人对老 外说，希望下次出国能给予方便，老外纳闷不敢 问。 酒席上，电视台美女主持人提出，在她方便 的时候会安排老外做专访。老外愕然：怎么能在 你方便的时候？ 美女主持人说，那在你方便时， 我请你吃饭。老外晕倒
I can't find my Dead president,where did I put it?Oh,it's right under my nose.I must lose my marbles recently.I forget everything.The damn job drives me bananas
I can’t find my Dead president, where did I put it? Oh, it’s right under my nose. I must lose my marbles recently. I forget everything. The damn job drives me bananas
。E.g3 ·Politician: 1).A person whose business is politics;(denotation) 2).A person who doesn't usually keep his promises, often cheats for his own selfish purpose. (connotation) IN A ABSOLUT WORLD
• E.g 3 • Politician: • 1). A person whose business is politics; (denotation) 2). A person who doesn’t usually keep his promises, often cheats for his own selfish purpose. (connotation)
Five categories of words based on the degree of equivalence: (1)equivalents(or near equivalents) e.g.fox:an animal,cunning Many terms for natural substance, scientific and technological terms e.g.water,rain,snow,computer,clone,etc
Five categories of words based on the degree of equivalence: (1)equivalents (or near equivalents) e.g. fox：an animal, cunning • Many terms for natural substance , scientific and technological terms . e.g. water, rain, snow, computer, clone, etc