简介:NearlyoneinfiveU.S.workersclaimstobeinexcellenthealth——despitebeingoverweight,smoking,drinkingtoomuchorneverexercising,accordingtoanewlypublishedsurvey.Inthenationwidestudyof1,450employedadultsreleasedbyOxfordHealthPlansInc.,17percentdescribedtheirhealthasexcellentbutdisplayednot-so-excellenthabits.Ofthosepeople,55percentsaidtheywereatleast25pounds(11kg)overweight,choolardenfgh31percentsmoked,21percentdrankatleastthreeglassesofalcoholaday,29per...
简介:TheabundantresourcesofproverbsillustratetheirmeaningfulideasbothinChineseproverbsandEnglishproverbs,reflectingordinarylivesandregardedastheessenceofcultureinbothcountries.SoAmericancultureinheritedmanymarveloustraditionsfromEnglishproverbsandAmericanproverbsmustbeinfluencedbyEnglishproverbstoo.MypaperwillcompareChineseandAmericanculturethroughproverbs,aimingatobservingthedifferencesoftheculturevalueconceptionbetweenChineseandAmericans,andhopethatthisstudyalsocanberegardedasadatatogivereferentialmeaningtothefurtherresearchoncross-cultureandlanguagecomparison.