如何使用英语中的明喻修辞(How to use similes)?
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英语写作中有很多修辞手段,如果能够用好,将大大增加文章的修辞色彩。今天我们就跟着EngVid的Gill老师来学习明喻(Simile)修辞手段的运用。
其中,常见的明喻手段有like和as...as,比如:She eats like a pig. (她吃得像猪一样。)/ I am as blind as a bat without my glasses. (没有眼镜,我什么也看不清。)
1、like
1) She eats like a pig. (她像猪一样地吃。/ 她食量惊人。)
2) He drinks like a fish. (他像鱼一样喝个不停。/ 他大口大口地喝。)
3) I've been working like a dog. (他像狗一样地工作。/ 他拼命工作。)
4) They are fighting like cat and dog. (她们像猫狗一样吵闹。 / 她们正争吵不休。)
5) You smoke like a chimney. (你烟囱一样地抽烟。/ 你烟瘾很大。)
6) It's like watching paint dry. (这就像是看着漆逐渐变干。 / 这无聊透顶。)
2、as...as...
1) She's as timid as a mouse. (她胆小如鼠。)
2) I'm as blind as a bat without my glasses. (没了眼镜,我什么也看不见。)
3) That explanation is as clear as mud. (完全没明白那个解释。)
4) You've gone as white as a sheet! (你脸色煞白。)
5) The children have been as good as gold. (这些孩子一直很乖。)
3、Poetic examples(诗歌中)
1) My love is like a red, red rose. (我的爱就像一朵红红的玫瑰。)
2) Like a diamond in the sky (就像夜空中一颗璀璨的钻石。)
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