Languages are weird. People are weird. When you...
Languages are weird. People are weird. When you put those two things together, it's a recipe for the beautiful weirdness that can only come from the human condition. Why do some languages have proverbs that are almost untranslatable in others? Why do some sayings from some cultures seem absolutely insane? Why are other phrases heart-breakingly poetic? And most importantly, what can we learn about the people that created and use these proverbs to better understand them?_x000D_
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Of course, Chinese is a language full of weird and awesome proverbs. And of course, many of them tell us a litle bit (sometimes a lot) about the culture. Let's learn about other cultures through their proverbs! Kebed, our passionate linguist, has prepared a list of proverbs from different languages spanning the globe. Let's learn some new words and phrases, let's try to feel them as we step into the skins of other cultures. And let's try to better understand the world around us while we have an awesome and enlightening time!_x000D_
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语言很奇怪。人们都很奇怪。当你把这两件事放在一起时,它是一个美丽的古怪的配方,只能来自人类的状况。为什么有些语言的谚语在其他语言中几乎无法翻译?为什么来自某些文化的一些谚语看起来非常疯狂?为什么其他的短语是令人心碎的诗意?最重要的是,为了更好地理解这些谚语,我们能从创造这些谚语的人身上了解到什么?_x000D_
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当然,汉语是一门充满奇怪和令人敬畏的谚语的语言。当然,他们中的许多人告诉我们一些(有时很多)关于文化的信息。让我们通过谚语来了解其他文化吧!Kebed,我们热情的语言学家,准备了一份来自全球不同语言的谚语清单。让我们来学习一些新的单词和短语,让我们在走进其他文化的时候去感受它们。让我们试着更好地理解我们周围的世界,度过一段非凡的、有启发性的时光!