Que. I want the “cultural meaning” of a proverb. Here is a list of proverbs. Cho
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Question
Que. I want the “cultural meaning” of a proverb. Here is a list of proverbs. Choose 5 proverbs from the list below and describe the “cultural meaning” of each of the 6 proverbs you selected. Limit each answer to no more than 6 sentences per proverb.
1. I wept the day I was born and every day shows why 2. The only real equality is in the cemetery 3. I tell it to my dog and he tells his tail 4.Give praise to the young and they will flourish 5. Those who enjoy skiing downhill had better enjoy climbing uphill 6. Don’t rush to dump your rainwater when you hear the sound of thunder 7. If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys 8. Rooster today, feather duster tomorrow 9. One does not go to Hell to light a cigarette
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Explanation / Answer
1. This proverb talks about the difficulties about life. It says we are born crying into this world and later on life everyday is a kind of suufereing which makes us sad.
2. In society we assume that there is justice equality and fairness, but in actual life there is seldom equality, and atleast in our lifetime we are not able to get true equality.
4. Encouragement and uplifting our young is very important, the society needs to realize this and help develop children.
6. This means that a person should not start daydreaming and planning too much in advance when in actuality nothing has happend.
7. If you want to achieve something great then the price you have to pay for it to achieve it is also great, and we cannot expect shortcuts in life.