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Lions play an important role in Chinese mythology, and represent joy and happiness. Lion dances are performed to bring luck and to get rid of the devil. This tradition can be traced back to a story that took place long ago.During the rule of the legendary "Yellow Emperor", a monster called "Nien" appeared in China, attacking the men and the animals. It was so fast and fierce that neither the fox nor the tiger could beat it. In despair, the people asked the lion for help. The lion bravely rushed towards the monster and wounded it. The "Nien" fled, but declared to come back to take revenge. A year later, the "Nien" returned. Without the lion's protection this time, the people produced a "lion" out of bamboo and cloth. Two men crawled inside and approached the "Nien". The "lion" pranced ...

As promised, here is another installment of our light hearted look at English Slang. When a word is indicated by a '*' it means that it is not in common usage nowadays in England, but once was. Oftentimes, slang comes around in phases so one word might not be used now but in future it may be. This often depends on popular media such as movies and newspapers who have been responsible for the use of mane slang phrases over the years.Airy-fairy - lacking in strength, weak. 'Don't give me that airy-fairy excuse! Hand your homework in on time! 'Aggro - Aggressive behaviour, troublemaking. 'Don't be so aggro, we can work this out.'Airhead - A silly person, someone who doesn't think well. 'Why did she get that question wrong? She is such an airhead! 'Alky / alkie - An alcoholic . 'My uncle is suc ...

One common complaint made by those attempting to learn English is that there are too many slang words and words that cannot be understood or even found in the dictionary!Here is part one of the guide to English Slang!- Botched messed up, made worse.- 'He made a botched job of repairing the door - he completely botched it up'.- Bloke - man. 'Jon is a great bloke.'- Bottle - fortitude, courage. 'Do you have the bottle to tell her you like her?- Chucking it down - heavy or annoying rain. 'Oh no! It's chucking it down outside and I have to walk home!'- Chuffed - pleased, happy, proud. 'I feel chuffed to have passed my exam'- Cheesed Off - annoyed, fed up, angry. 'She was so cheesed off when she found out I had eaten all her chocolate!'- Daft - a little crazy, stupid. 'Sine is daft, she ju ...