"Dragon” is a culture-bound word because its cultural connotation in Western countries is very different from that in China.
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- Word meanings can be divided into ____________ and ________. The former is usually definite while the latter can be different from culture to culture.: connotation… suggestive meaning|connotation…denotation|denotation…connotation|denotation…dictionary definitions
- buzz panic mechanical imply decent stumble into miniature leapselective cultural grit one's teeth transmission ironic abnormal shudder indicationStudents from countries such as China, which has a drastically different culture and languge from the US, have to absorb a great deal of shock when they first arrive.
- Northern Ireland is different from the other three countries because _____.
- The ring is quite unusual because（） A: its design is excellent B: it is very expensive C: it is different from others D: it had a sad story
- America also borrows culture from other countries therefore its influence is not a ______ traffic.