Chapter 3 Metaphor 英语修辞.pptVIP

(3) A chain of events spoiled my plan一连串的事件打乱了我的计划。 (4) He was overwhelmed with a surge of anger. 一股怒气涌上他的心头。 I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a desert state sweltering with the heat of injustice and oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice. 我梦想有一天, 即使像密西西比州这样一个充满了不公平和压迫的酷热的沙漠州也会变成一个自由和正义的绿洲。 3.7 Metaphor in English idioms Chinese idioms 3.7.1 Differences in English idioms Chinese idioms to kill two birds with one stone to teach a fish to swim to feather one’s nest to cast pearls before swine (把珍珠丢在猪面前) to hold the candle to the devil to cry up wine and sell vinegar One man’s meat is another man’s poison. 中饱私囊 对牛弹琴 助纣为虐 班门弄斧 挂羊头，卖狗肉 一箭双雕 萝卜白菜，各有所爱 3.7.2 Similarities a lion at home, a mouse abroad Pour cold water on something to fish in troubled waters 在家如狮, 在外如鼠 泼冷水?? 混水摸鱼 One of the features of metaphor: metaphor can be vivid. To render your writing more vivid Plain language I absolutely loved bargains and will take the trouble to find them. Our voices were covered up by the roars of applause. He shouted loudly to his audiences. Metaphor thundered go a lot out of my way drowned out herd mentality（兽群心理） kick-off meeting (开幕式会议) (The kickoff is at 3 o’clock today. 开球) budget axe 削减预算 rooting out the truth, 发掘事实的真相 Wind and rain now whipped the house. 风雨猛烈抽打着屋顶。 On August 17, 1969, Hurricane Camille lashed northwestward across the Gulf of Mexico. 1969年8月17日卡米拉飓风从东南向西北方向横扫墨西哥湾。 Old hatreds shall soon dissolve. 所有宿怨都会烟消云散。 The whine of a police siren slices through the night. 尖利的警笛划破了寂静的夜空。 3.8 Comparison contrast between metaphor and simile Happiness is like sunshine. Happiness is sunshine. the sunshine of happiness Simile only indicates that the two things are comparable, but metaphor also indicates that the two things are ONE. So, metaphor is regarded as “compressed / condensed simile”. Metaphor Brainstorm Happiness is… * Chapter 3 Metaphor 暗喻,隐喻 -- One of the most commonly