Simile(明喻)
: n) e" T8 I: u( c S9 s! T) [ 试比较以下两种TOEFL听力表达方式:
( M1 [" z; b2 W3 M4 V7 t 1)He spent a lot of money.(他花了大笔的钱。)
J+ ^6 m$ [1 w: H/ w 2)He spent a lot of money,like water.(他花钱如流水。)
, c0 ^* n3 h+ j 很明显,第二种表达方式比第一种更加生动和形象。因为like water(如流水)使用了Simile(明喻)的修辞手法,这样以来,无疑使语言更加精彩和完美,听力考试也不再单纯是一门考试,而变成了一种享受。Simile(明喻)一词源于拉丁语similes,其意为like(象)。他借助人们的想象力,使用一定的比喻词如:like,as等加以连接,从而清楚的表明两种事物之间的相似之处,使得表达更加新鲜有趣。其典型形式是A is like B.* d4 I9 G- f# F6 Z, @, @) y. D
Simile(明喻)的修辞手法在TOEFL听力中的运用可谓炉火纯青。
( O3 f& }$ b4 F 比如:(划线部分为明喻之处)+ A" f2 y% U0 f8 }4 {; z2 m
1.Like引导7 y( v+ X' ?" U# o l3 A- v
1)He sweats like a pig.(他像猪一样流汗。)
' T2 B! d1 \! E$ ? 2)They slept like babies.(他们像婴儿一样熟睡着。)
1 s, ^7 V( x, a) z5 ~ 3)Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass.(John Ruskin)(生活没有目标犹如航行没有指南针。)
2 L5 F% S# U4 u1 Y) r, J 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。)& m6 M# c) x3 I$ C' |! D. a
2.As引导
( }3 ]0 e$ }5 k S W: q 1)She is as beautiful as a flower.(她像花一样的美丽。)' {6 ~+ o! [. {3 r: W
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……)
6 I) }5 ?3 h# i9 N4 A' |/ ^+ m 3)The first time I read an excellent book,it is to me as if I had gained a new friend.3 E# D4 W4 z u6 f; D/ r* P
(我头一回读到一本好书,对我来说好象交了一位新朋友。)
0 T h/ W0 _- s( C0 a7 ? 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:* B' ?# F& K I7 G( e- O% B
(as)firm as a rock坚如磐石
x8 _. c" U- ~, s4 m (as)light as a feather轻如鸿毛
, F/ ]& z \: _$ O2 x& D (as)close as an oyster守口如瓶( F6 D5 w' H- S* W3 I+ ~* u
(as)mute as a fish噤若寒蝉
/ y0 p4 f* s0 C, D6 x) m7 U (as)strong as a horse强壮如牛
" V2 n# N0 W; n/ p (as)cool as a cucumber泰然自若
4 n+ g6 I" \, f9 N4 z o (as)sober as a judge十分清醒. ^4 u; n# M) T# _" b0 b
(as)sure as a gun千真万确 |