The phrase "this is how the world ends, not with a bang but a whisper" suggests that the world will not end dramatically or suddenly, but rather slowly and quietly. It implies that the end of the world will be subtle and gradual, rather than a catastrophic event.
The phrase "this is the way the world ends, not with a bang but with a whimper" suggests that the world will not end dramatically or suddenly, but rather slowly and quietly.
The phrase "this is the way the world ends, not with a bang but a whimper" suggests that the world will not end dramatically or suddenly, but rather slowly and quietly, fading away without any significant event or impact.
The phrase "this is how the world ends, not with a bang but with a whimper" suggests that the world will not end dramatically or suddenly, but rather slowly and quietly. It implies that the decline and eventual end of the world will be gradual and unremarkable, rather than a catastrophic event.
The phrase "this is how the world ends, not with a bang" suggests that the world will not end dramatically or suddenly, but rather slowly or quietly. It implies a gradual decline or decay rather than a catastrophic event.
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The famous line "not with a bang but a whimper" suggests that the world will end quietly and insignificantly, rather than with a dramatic or catastrophic event.
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According to the big bang theory the whole world came into being after a big explosion or collision in Space. This is wrong as the things cant be formed all round. Like the planets and satelites. *****Ignore this answer*****
The phrase "not with a bang but with a whimper" originates from T.S. Eliot's poem "The Hollow Men," where it reflects the idea of a quiet and unremarkable ending rather than a dramatic or explosive one.
The phrase "bang the gong slowly" is thought to have originated in the 1968 novel "The Detective" by Roderick Thorp, later adapted into a 1968 film of the same name. The phrase symbolizes a gradual, somber realization of a truth or event.
There is a group of Chinese words that is named Li He phrase, which means the two characters forming the one phrase can be used as a whole and be used separately. 'Bang mang' is one phrase of this kind. When 'bang' and 'mang' are used as a combination it's vi, and you can only say 'wo gei ni bang mang'. When the two characters are used separately, you can say 'wo bang ni mang'. But 'bang zhu' isn't such kind of phrase. The phenomenon of Li He phrase is a confusion to most of my foreign students. They always ask how come a phrase can be used this way and they think a phrase is a combination and cannot be separated. One of my students once asked me whether Li He phrases work like 'work out' that you can not only say 'work it out' but also 'work out something'. But they are not the same story. Like 'bang mang', a Li He phrase cannot be added with words after it. For more questions and get a FREE consultation, contact: Lily Cai, lily.cai@eChineseLearning.com, a professional Chinese teacher at www.eChineseLearning.com, specialized in teaching Chinese for all levels and various age groups.