词汇学PT Idioms Group 2.ppt

Presented by Group 2 王晨烨 周蓉 朱恬 秦梦琪;Definition of Idiom; ;Structural Stability;5. The constituents of an idiom cannot be deleted or added to, not even an article. Out of the question means “impossible”. If the article “the” is deleted, the idiomaticity will be lost and it will signify “no question” instead. 6. When we use the conjunction, we cannot omit the same part in these idioms. I gave her a flat refusal and then gave her a piece of my mind. 我断然拒绝了她，然后坦率地批评她。 7.We cannot change the singular or plural form of nouns in the idioms. put on airs摆架子 have green fingers很会干园艺活 pull one’s finger out别偷懒 8.The adjectives of idioms are fixed. pull a long face（愁眉苦脸）不能说pull a longer face;Semantic Unity;;Classification of Idioms PART TWO;;Adjective Idioms;Verb Idioms;;Sentence Idioms;Use of Idioms;Stylistic Features 文体特色;Stylistic Features | Colloquialisms 白话;Stylistic Features | Slang 俚语;Stylistic Features | Literary expressions 书面语;PART THREE | Use of Idioms;Rhetorical Features |Phonetic manipulation 音韵手段 ;Rhetorical Features | Lexical manipulation 词汇运用;Rhetorical Features | Figures of speech 修辞手法;Rhetorical Features | Figures of speech ;Variations of Idioms PART FOUR;1. Replacement 　　In some idioms, a constituent may be replaced by a word of the same part of speech, resulting in synonymous or antonymous idioms. Examples： (1) Verb, e.g. 　　make [cut] a figure ( 露头角 ) ， 　　make [pull off] a great coup ( 一鸣惊人 ) ， 　　catch [get ， seize ， take]hold of ( 抓住 ) ， 　　keep [break] ones word( 信守 [ 不守 ] 诺言 ) ， 　　take [lose] heart ( 鼓起 [ 丧失 ] 勇气 ) (2) Noun, e.g. 　　down in the bushes [mouth] ( 垂头丧气 ) ， 　　a drop in the ocean [bucket] ( 沧海一粟 ), 　　on the increase [dc-crease] ( 在增长 [ 减少 ]) ， 　　in the know [dark] ([ 不 ] 知内情 ) ， 　　die in harness [ones boots] ( 殉职 [ 暴死 ]) (3) Adjectives, e.g. 　　in good [high ， fine ， full] feather ( 兴高采烈；身强力壮 ) ， 　　on a large [big ， vast] scale ( 大规模地 ) ， 　　by all [no] means ( 一定 [ 决不 )) ， 　　take long [short] views ( 眼光远大 [ 短浅 ]) 　　;(5) Article, pron