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Figures of speech 1) Simile：It is a figure of speech which makes a comparison between two unlike elements having at least one quality or characteristic in common. ? As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country. 2) Metaphor：(暗喻）It is like a simile, also makes a comparison between two unlike elements, but unlike a simile, this comparison is implied rather than stated. ?The world is a stage. 3).Personification: It gives human form of feelings to animals, or life and personal attributes to inanimate objects, or to ideas and abstractions. ? The wind whistled through the trees 4) Pun: It is a play on words, or rather a play on the form and meaning of words. ?A cannon-ball took off his legs, so he laid down his arms. 5) oxymoron: combining two contradictory terms in a compressed paradox. ?…the most famous unknown figure … ? bitter-sweet memory proud humility 骄傲的谦恭 cruel kindness 残酷的仁慈 Lead-in Death, the ultimate destiny of humans, always poses the fright for all the mortal beings. But it’s unavoidable. Have you ever thought of your last days? Let’s suppose: you are suffering from a fatal illness and may die in no more than one year, what do you want to do most during this period? Can you tell about any impressive scenes about death in movies? Why does it strike you? chart decay secure faint thirst Words and phrases preceding : adj. coming or going before in time 之前的 这种服装在前几年很流行。 This kind of garments was very popular in the preceding years. ? precede: v. come or go in front of…; be earlier than… He came into the room preceded by a small dog. 成千上万的人在第一次世界大战爆发之前的几年里来到美国，以逃离苦海。 Thousands of people travel to America to escape hardship in the years that immediately preceded the First World War. ? precedent n. 惯例 ? unprecedented: adj. 史无前例的 * proceed: v. advance前进 pit: n. a large hole; a coal mine They dug a pit to bury the rubbish. The miners were told that three pits would be closed. ? the pit