About Allusion.pptVIP

* Now comes to Allusion What is Allusion ? It is usually a casual, brief and implicit（含蓄的；暗示的 ）reference to a famous historical or literary figure or a well-known historical event. 《现代汉语词典》将其定义为“诗文里引用的古书中的故事或词句”。《辞海》将其定义为“诗文中引用的古代故事和有来历出处的词语”。 引用典故 Allusion can be used in three forms 1. In forms of words Phoenix凤凰 , Homer古希腊盲诗人, Caesar , Cinderella灰姑娘, Utopia乌托邦 Carter saw the error of his wayward ways, And he rose like a phoenix from the ashes. 卡特看到了任性的后果，然后他就像凤凰涅磐般重生了。 All the brides I interviewed talked about wanting to be a “princess for a day” or about wanting the whole “Cinderella package”. 我采访过的所有新娘都说想有“成为公主的一天”，或者她们会说想要整个的“灰姑娘包装”。 2. In forms of phrases a. Noun phrases : Achilles’ heel a wolf in sheep’s clothing cat’s paw open sesame b. Verb phrases : Sell one’s birthright cast pearls before swine meet one’s waterloo bell the cat 芝麻开门 傀儡 披着羊皮的狼 致命弱点 见利弃义 老虎头上拍苍蝇 ，胆大 遭遇滑铁卢，一败涂地 对牛弹琴 c. Prepositional phrases : Under the nose in dog days straight from the horse’s mouth Shes actually a cats paw for her boyfriend, poor girl. 实际上她只是她男朋友的工具而已，可怜的孩子。 3. In forms of sentences The grape is sour. The die is cast. Caesar’s wife must be above suspicion. To be able to borrow short a lot and do so at little cost, they must be above all suspicion like Caesars wife. 为了能够短期内低成本地大量借贷，他们像凯撒之妻一样必须面对各种怀疑。 木已成舟 吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸 Three forms 2. In forms of phrases 3. In forms of sentences 1. In forms of words a. Noun phrases b. Verb phrases c. Prepositional phrases Where is Allusion from? 1. It generally results from Fairy tales , Myths, Legends and Fables. a. Cinderella Aladdin and the wonderful lamp Beauty and the beast The emperor’s new clothes The ugly duckling b. Greek mythology: Apollo Augean stables Pandora’s box Trojan horse Fables : a dog in the manger he boy who cried wolf Although they know it is n