高英课文解析Lesson 1 text analysis.pptVIP

gigantic stresses the contrast with the size of others of the same kind Example a gigantic sports stadium revolve to (cause to) spin round (on a central point), to go around in a circle Example a revolving door / stage turn, revolve, rotate, spin, and circle turn Turn is a general, rather colourless word implying movement in circle after circle, or in a single full circle or through an arc of a circle Example a wheel turning on its axle He turned to speak to his friend. revolve and rotate Revolve may suggest regular circular motion on an orbit around sth. outside to it. Example The earth revolves around the sun. Rotate is likely to suggest a circular motion on an interior axis (the imaginary axle) Example The earth rotates on its axis while it revolves in its orbit. spin Spin implies rapid, sustained, continuous, constant rotation on an inner axis or fast circling around an exterior point Example a wheel spinning on its axle The dancer spun on her toes. To spin strands of cotton or wool, etc, is to twist them into thread. circle Circle basically applies to a movement around in a more or less circular pattern, but it can also be used to convey a lack of straight directness in a winding course. Example Our plane circled the airport for an hour before landing. The fence circles the yard. Para. 9 dwarf ooze dwarf cause to appear/make look small by contrast or distance Example Snow-white the 7 Dwarfs The new tall building dwarfs all the little shops. Shakespeare dwarfs other dramatists. dwarf: 发育不完全，畸形大头的侏儒 midget: 个子矮小，但其他一切正常的侏儒 pygmy: 矮人，侏儒，（喻智力低下之人） ooze (of moisture, thick liquids) pass slowly through small openings. Example Blood was still oozing from the wound in his scalp. The horse was oozing with sweat. No gleam of light oozed from the window. The secret oozed out. Figures of speech Onomatopoeia Personification Hyperbole Antithesis Transferred epithet Onomatopoeia Onomatopoeia tingling, clashing, banging Personification a figure that endows