理解托福听力中的“修辞艺术”2
Simile(明喻)的修辞手法在TOEFL听力中的运用可谓炉火纯青。 比如:(划线部分为明喻之处) 1.Like引导 1) He sweats like a pig.(他像猪一样流汗。) 2) They slept like babies.(他们像婴儿一样熟睡着。) 3) Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass.(John Ruskin) 4) Records fell like ripe apples on a windy day.(E.B. White)(被打破的记录犹如刮风天成熟的苹果——纷纷坠落。)
1)She is as beautiful as a flower.(她像花一样的美丽。) 2)“I am as light as a feather, I am as happy as am angel, I am as merry as a school boy. I am as giddy as a drunken man...”(Charles Dickens) (我像羽毛一样轻,我像天使一样幸福,我像小学生一样快活,我像喝醉了酒的人一样飘飘然……) 3)The first time I read an excellent book, it is to me as if I had gained a new friend.
注意:As引导的as...as结构在英语中得到了广泛应用,若能在口语交流或各种作文考试(如:TWE等)中用上一个,定会得到意想不到的效果,常用的as结构有: (as) firm as a rock坚如磐石 (as) light as a feather轻如鸿毛 (as) close as an oyster守口如瓶 (as) mute as a fish噤若寒蝉 (as) strong as a horse强壮如牛 (as) cool as a cucumber泰然自若 (as) sober as a judge十分清醒 (as) sure as a gun千真万确 在托福听力之“修辞艺术”(上篇)中,我着重给大家介绍了夸张(Hyperbole)和明喻(Simile),今天我们来着讨一下暗喻(Metaphor)和Irony(反语): 试比较以下两种TOEFL听力表达方式: Metaphor(隐喻)因为不借助比喻词的帮助而更显精练,其典型形式是A is B. Simile(明喻)的修辞手法在TOEFL听力中的运用可谓炉火纯青。 比如:(划线部分为明喻之处) 当然,除了TOEFL听力,Metaphor(隐喻)的修辞手法在英语语言文学中的经典范例不胜枚举: 1)All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players. 注意:由于Metaphor(隐喻)具有隐蔽性,故在TOEFL听力中要特别小心今年来不断出现的Metaphor(隐喻)结构,抓住其引申含义,以免造成误解;这也是TOEFL听力难度增加的表现。 |