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Hyperbole understatement Hyperbole Hyperbole comes from the Greek word “huperbple” which means “a throwing beyond or excess”. Definition: The oxford English dictionary： Hyperbole: A figure of speech consisting in exaggerated or extravagant statement , used to express a strong feeling or produce a strong impression, and not intended to be understand literally. American heritage dictionary: Hyperbole：an exaggerated or extravagant statement used as a figure of speech, 夸张就是夸大其修辞。 Classification: 1.According to semantic criteria(语义标准） ?： 扩大夸张，缩小夸张，超前夸张。 A. 扩大夸张就是故意把食物的数量，特征，作用，程度等往大，快，高，重，长，强等方面说的夸张，也叫积极夸张。（overstatement） For example ：when she takes an idea firmly into her head , even if the walls are ten thousand feet high, she can not be prevented from carrying it out.(她一旦拿定主意，就是万丈高墙也挡不住她去实现它。） B. 缩小夸张就是缩小事实。也就是故意把事物的数量、特征、作用、程度等往小、慢、矮、轻、短、弱等方面说的夸张。这种夸张有人也称为消极夸张。相当于英语里的understatement For example: A drop of ink may make a million think.(一滴墨水写出的文字可以让人无限思索。） C. 超前夸张就是在两件事情中，故意把后出现的事说成是先出现的或是同时出现的。中文英语中这个用法不多。 For example： A five-day week found an immediate welcome and much popularity when it was officially adopted across the country.(五天工作制在全国一正式采用就受到立即欢迎和普遍拥护。） 2. According to Form standard(构成标准)：单纯夸张和融合夸张 A. 单纯夸张就是不借助其他修辞方式，直接表现出的夸张，也叫直接夸张。 For example：Splendid cheeses they were ,ripe and mellow, and with a two hundred horsepower scent about them that might have been warranted to carry three miles, and knock a man over at two hundred yards.(这些奶酪妙极了，酥软，香甜，四溢的香气足有二百马力那么强大，保证三英里以外都可以闻到，二百码远处站着的人，也会被他的香气熏醉冲倒。） B. 融合夸张就是借助比喻，比拟，借代等修辞方法表现出来的夸张。 For example：there I saw him, lying on his back, with his legs extending to I don’t know where, gurgling taking place in his throat ,stoppages in his nose, and his mouth open like a post office.(在那里我看见他，仰卧着，腿伸到不知哪儿去了，喉咙里咯咯作响，鼻子哼唧哼唧的，嘴巴张得大大的就像邮局寄信的信筒似地。） * The usage of hyperbole (一)numeral（数词） This made him roar like a thousand bulls. 这使他像千头牛怒吼一般咆哮起来。 2） I love Ophelia: forty thousa