lesson7_text appreciation.pptVIP

* B T L E W Lesson 7 The Greatest Invention II. Sentence Paraphrase 1 I was tired of looking at the tropical sea, so I went ashore and walked into a tavern to see if they had any decent wines in that country. (Para. 5) to go to the shore go to 2 acceptable, good enough II. Sentence Paraphrase 2 When the bottle had been uncorked and the wine poured out, like liquid tropical sunlight, I watched it go down under that black mustache. (Para. 5) Simile: It suggests that the wine was pretty strong, like hot liquid sunlight. omission of “had been” The wine had been poured out. go to 3 The bottle was opened and the wine was poured out. The man with black mustache drank it up although it was pretty strong, like hot liquid sunlight. II. Sentence Paraphrase 3 “And we had a scientist who, as I have since seen proved, had no rival west of the Atlantic.” (Para. 6) And we had the very best scientist in Latin American countries as I have seen him proved without rival. to be the very best relative pronoun as the object of “seen” go to 4 More examples To be continued on the next page. II. Sentence Paraphrase 3 He was in such a fury as I have never seen. Taiwan is, as you know, an inseparable part of China. back to 3 II. Sentence Paraphrase 4 And I had not thought it, for he was not at all what one would regard as the figure of a soldier. (Para. 11) the kind of person one would expect to see as a soldier I had not thought that he had served in the military authority, for his shape of body was not like that of a soldier at all. go to 5 II. Sentence Paraphrase 5 “He thought of war simply as an opportunity for cavalry charges and fine uniforms and glory.” (Para. 12) beautiful uniforms and impressive appearance Our minister only regarded war as charges on horseback, beautiful uniforms and impressive appearance. charges on horseback go to 6 II. Sentence Paraphrase 6 “Once, if a nation had twelve battleships it was a Great Power, and we could only obey.” (Para. 16) It re