CompoundingPPT.ppt

3) the compound adjectives coming from infinitive phrases: a: take-home pay b: a cross-border raid c: a keep-fit class（保健班） a: an easy-to-paint portrait b: a difficult-to-operate machine c: hard-to-get-at volumes 4) compound adjectives coming from the compressed attributive clauses: d: a cant-be-put-down book e: a never-to-be-forgotten event f: his higher-than-average wages The women have outgrown the jumping-onto-the-chair-at -the-sight-of -a-mouse era. 1) The common way to form a compound verb is by means of back -formation. The back-formation is a process of word formation by which a word is created by dropping the supposed or imagined affixes: 3: Compound Verbs: d: air-condition: from air-conditioning a: mass-produce: from mass production b: window-dress: from window-dressing布置橱窗 c: proof-read: from proof-reader e: edit: from editor f: automate; automation g: gloom: from goomy h: greed: from greedy I: to window-shop: from window-shopping: look at displays of goods in store windows without entering the stores to buy anything. j: baby-sit: from baby-sitting: care for children, usually during a short absence of the parents. 2) A compound verb can also be formed by means of analogy: a: chain-drink: from chain-smoke b: bottle-feed: feed from a bottle. from breast-feed: feed from a mothers breast From the stylistic point of view: 1. usu. used as colloquialisms: e.g. a: Dont nit-pick with me. ( find fault with me ) b: He sweet-talked her into not being so sore. ( coax by flattery ) 2. usu. used in news reports: e.g. After leaving Washington he job-hopped, serving briefly as operating vice-president of the bank. (job-hop: change jobs frequently) hand-wash: to wash by hand cold rinse: to rinse in the cold water 3. in advertisements: warm iron: to iron with moderate heat Line dry （一晾就干） drip-dry（滴干；易快速晾干） e.g. Leave all that out and remember only that Hugh Hefiner i