understatement[低调陈述]讲解英语中低调陈述用法.pptVIP

Understatement;How would you describe them? Please make a sentence.;Understatement (眀抑暗扬的低调陈述）;Understatement (眀抑暗扬的低调陈述）;一、借助词汇手段表示低调陈述 1. For large numbers of people the absence of work is harmful to their health. 对所有人来说，事业都不是一件轻松的是事情，在心理和经济上都要承受巨大压力。而作者运用低调陈述的方法，轻描淡写，淡化事情的严重性，把失业（unemployment）这件大事说成“不上班”（the absence of work） 2. I have studied humane nature, and I knew a thing or two. 句子中“略知一二（know a thing or two）” 表明说话人非常谦虚，为人低调，同时强调他见多识广，能洞察人情和识破虚假。;二、借助语法手段表示低调陈述 1. 虚拟语气 I know he is honest, and I wish I could add he were capable. 这句话的内涵是：诚实只能说明一个人的品质，不能表明他的才干。说话人意在强调“he is honest, but not capable of dealing with things. 2. 双重否定表示低调陈述 It was not without reason that the council decided to take such measures. 这句话的内涵：the council decided to take such measures with good reasons.) 双重否定使得语气更加强烈，说明安理会采取这样的措施是完全有理由的。;Understatement 常用的表现方法; 1)The face wasn’t a bad one; it had what they called charm. 意即The face was sweet; her charm conquered everybody. 明似贬抑，实则褒扬，不是冲淡她的魅力，而是采用低调渲染强调她的魅力 2)It was no small feat to harness the energies of an entire nation for a united show of hospitality and good will for visitors from around the world. （把整个国家的能量调动起来，对来自世界各地的访问者表现出一致的好客和友好，这不是小事情。） No small实际是表示肯定，说明这可是一件“了不起的大事”。; 可以减轻说话者的语气和对事物的评价，避免绝对化。 这种方式，常使用no, not, never, none以及否定词缀等否定词或否定表达方法来表述肯定的内容，very good 可以用not bad 来代替，这种表达方式在修辞学中叫做“曲言法”Litotes ; 3）用弦外音委婉表达。;Advantages of using Understatement;Thank You