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暗喻(metaphor):也叫隱喻,根據(jù)兩個事物間的某些共同特征,將某一事物的名稱用于另一事物。暗喻一般是本體、喻體都出現(xiàn),但找不出像like, as, as if, as though 之類的喻詞,通常有“be, become等詞”。例如:
(暗喻)Shenzhen is a melting pot where new ideas are mixed.
(明喻)Shenzhen is like a melting pot where new ideas are mixed.
經(jīng)典句子賞析
1. Sometimes the river becomes a waterfall and enters wide valleys.(選自M1Unit 3 P18)
[句意]有時河流變成瀑布,進入寬闊的山谷。
[分析]把河流比喻成瀑布,描繪出了河水的流動之美,使之更加形象具體。
2. Have you ever seen snowmen ride bicycle?(選自M1U3 P22 )
[句意]你見過雪人騎自行車嗎?
[分析]作者把自己和他的堂兄弟姐妹比喻成為雪人,描寫出了雪中騎自行車的艱難。
3. At one point we were so high that we found ourselves cycling through clouds.(選自M1U3 P22)
[句意]有一次我們太高了,我們發(fā)現(xiàn)自己在云層中騎自行車。
[分析]在這里把在高處騎自行車比喻為在云層中騎自行車,凸顯了山路之高,同時描繪出了一幅栩栩如生的在云霧中騎自行車的畫面。
4. Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt.(選自M1Unit 4 P26)
[句意]堅硬的巖石山丘變成了泥濘的河流。
[分析]把堅硬的巖石比喻成泥濘的河流,描寫出了地震的破壞性之大。
5. The best mirror is an old friend.(選自M1 P46)
[句意]老朋友是最好的一面鏡子。
[分析]把老朋友比喻成鏡子,形容老朋友能真正指出自己的不足。
6. When you meet your friend, your face shines—you have found gold.(選自M1P46)
[句意]當(dāng)你遇到你的朋友時,你的臉閃閃發(fā)光——你找到了金子。
[分析]把朋友比喻成金子, 形容友誼的珍貴。
7. Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.(選自M4U3 P18 )
[句意]笑聲是太陽,把冬天從人臉上趕走。
[分析]把笑比喻成冬天的太陽,生動形象地描述出笑帶來的溫暖。
8. Health is wealth.
[句意]健康就是財富。
[分析]把健康比喻成財富,凸顯健康的重要性。
小牛試刀
請用暗喻修辭手法改寫下列句子。
1. 坐在花朵簇?fù)淼幕▓@里,讓我覺得很開心。
Sitting in the garden with many flowers makes me feel very happy.
坐在花朵簇?fù)淼幕▓@里對我來說簡直就是天堂。
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2. 時間很重要。
Time is very important.
時間就是金錢和知識。
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3. 這位老人的笑容讓人感覺很溫暖。
The smile of this kind old man makes people feel warm.
這位老人的笑容是冬天里的陽光。
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4. 湯姆在這場足球比賽中是所有運動員中表現(xiàn)最好的。
Tom performed the best among all the players in this football match.
湯姆在這場足球比賽中是所有運動員的王。
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5. 他走得很慢。
He walked extremely slowly.
他簡直就是一只烏龜。
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6. 老師經(jīng)常給學(xué)生指明方向。
The teacher often shows the students the way.
老師是學(xué)生霧海里的航標(biāo)燈。
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7. 她的笑容真美,能夠治愈他所有的傷痛。
Her smile is so beautiful that it can heal all his wounds.
她的笑容是最好的藥,能夠治愈他所有的傷痛。
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8. 眼睛能夠傳遞一個人的很多信息。
Eyes can convey a lot of information about a person.
眼睛是心靈的窗戶。
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參考答案
1. Sitting in the garden with many flowers is heaven to me.
2. Time is money and knowledge.
3. The smile of this kind old man is the sunshine in winter.
4. Tom was the king in this football match.
5. He was just a turtle.
6. The teacher is the students beacon in the sea.
7. Her smile was the best medicine that could help heal all his wounds.
8. The eyes are the windows of the soul.
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