Name : Ryan Andreas Wijaya

Grade : XMIPA 4

Absent Number : 25

Proverbs and riddle.

A. Please categorized these Proverb and Riddle!

· Every Cloud has silver lining = Parallel Phrases

· Nothing ventures nothing gained = Positive Statement

· Don't flog a dead horse = Negative Statement

· You cannot study for this test = Imperatives

· Out from the frying pan into the fire = Negative Statement

· A stitch in time saves nine = Positive Statement

B. Find 5 proverb and 3 riddle from other countries, then write the cultural value from the
proverb!

Proverb:

1. 明日は明日の風が吹く

ashita wa ashita no kaze ga fuku

Translation: “The winds of tomorrow will blow tomorrow”

Cultural Value = Do not be worried about your future, because things change overtime.

2. 猫に小判

neko ni koban

Translation: “Gold coins to a cat”

Cultural Value = Don’t offer things to those who are 猫に小判

Pronunciation: neko ni koban.

Translation: “Gold coins to a cat”

Meaning: Don’t offer things to those who are incapable of appreciating them.

3. 二兎を追う者は一兎をも得ず

nito o oumono wa itto mo ezu

Translation: “One who chases after 2 rabbits will not even catch one”

Cultural Value = You cannot do two things successfully at the same time.

4. 人のふり見てわがふり直せ

hito no furi mite waga furi naose

Translation: “One man’s fault is another’s lesson”

Cultural Value = See other’s behavior and correct yours.

5. ちりも積もれば山となる

chiri mo tsumoreba yama to naru

Translation: “Even dust,when piled up, can become a mountain.”

Cultural Value = Even just a small effort can make a big different.

Riddle:

1.He devotes his whole life to looking after the house. His comrade always follows when the
master goes out. A gentleman sees him and goes away. A villain sees him and it spells bad luck.
Who is he?

2.What is full of holes but still holds water?

3.What belongs to you, but gets used all the time by others?
Answer:

1. Your name.

2. A lock. When a gentleman sees it, he knows the master is away and he will leave and
come back later. When a villain sees it, he will pry it open and break into the house.

3. A sponge