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 明喻(Simile)在英文中也非常的常见,和中文里比喻中的明喻是一样的,根据事物之间的相似点,把某一事物比作另一事物,把抽象的事物变得具体,把深奥的道理变得浅显。用比喻法描写事物,可使事物形象鲜明生动,加深读者的印象;用来说明道理,能使道理通俗易懂,使人易于理解。而英文中的喻词常见的有likeas,具体看明喻在托福听力中的使用!

  试比较以下两种TOEFL听力表达方式:

  1)He spent a lot of money.(他花了大笔的钱。)

  2)He spent a lot of money, like water.(他花钱如流水。)

  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()。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. Simile(明喻)的修辞手法在TOEFL听力中的运用可谓炉火纯青。

  比如:

  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)(生活没有目标犹如航行没有指南针。)

  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。)

  2.As引导

  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.

  (我头一回读到一本好书,对我来说好象交了一位新朋友。)

  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)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

 

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