Session 15 Chapter 13 英语成语.pptVIP

Chapter 13 英语成语 Teaching focus 1. Definition of idioms 2. Characteristics of English idioms 3. Classification of English idioms 4. Figurative idioms 5. Translation I. Definition of idioms 汉语成语：四字词组 In a broad sense, idioms refer to all idiomatic expressions peculiar to a nation’s language, which can be a word, a phrase, or a sentence. COD (Concise Oxford Dictionary): Idiom: a form of expression peculiar to a language, person, or group of people Eg. How do you do? 您好！ How are you? Fine, thank you! Best regards. What can I do for you? Strictly speaking, idioms are long-used, conventional set ph