英语修辞Antithesis的用法及例句赏析.docVIP

今天，小兔将给大家介绍一种英文修辞手法“Antithesis（对偶）” Antithesis is a figure of speech which is a contrast of ideas expressed by parallelism of strongly contrasted words, generally for a tuneful rhythm and wisdom of brevity. 对偶也可称为“平行对照”，是由结构平行的词语，从句，或句子排列而成，语义上相互对立或对照的一种修辞格，即contrast+parallelism。 对偶与矛盾修辞（Oxymoron）不同，对偶旨在显示前后两部分的平行对立，且常讲究对应词语对仗；矛盾修辞则旨在突出主从两部分的矛盾统一。 英汉对偶基本类似，因为两者都是将意义相对或相反的字、词、短语、句子（或句子成分）一一对应地排列起来，强调其差异，突出其矛盾，赋予文字以极大的感染力，从而表达一个深层的题旨。从音、形、义三方面看，它音律节奏铿锵，形式整齐匀称，内容既适于重复强调，又适于反衬对照，在诗词、议论文、演说、寓言、谚语、成语、对联或广告中特别常见。 英语中对偶可分为四种，即单词(single words)，短语(phrases)，从句(clauses)和句子(sentences)。 single words Art is long, life is short. 人生有限，学问无穷。 Easy come, easy go. 来得容易去得快。 Out of sight, out of mind. 眼不见，心不烦。 Man proposes ,God disposes. 谋事在人，成事在天。 Like father, like son. 有其父必有其子。 I take thee to my wedded wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and cherish, till death do we part, according to God’s holy ordinance, and thereto I plight thee my troth. 我愿遵照上帝圣仪，娶汝为妻。从今起，无论顺境还是逆境，富贵还是贫困，身体康泰还是身罹疾病，愿长相厮守，相爱相惜，至死不渝，谨誓。 phrases We have found ourselves rich in goods,but ragged in spirit; reaching with magnificent precision for the moon,but falling into raucous discord on earth. —Charles Dickens 我们物质丰富，却精神贫乏，我们无比精确地登上了月球，却陷入了地球上的矛盾与纠纷。——查尔斯·狄更斯 What is written without effort is general read without pleasure. 我的文字，写时漫不经心，读时味同嚼蜡。 If a free society cannot help the many who are poor,it cannot save the few who are rich. —John.F.Kennedy, Inaugural Address 自由社会若不能帮助多数穷人，也就无法拯救少数富人。——肯尼迪就职演说 They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. (Holy Bible, Psalms) 那些流泪播种的人，必欢呼收割。 The end of passion is the beginning of repentance. 盛怒的结束就是悔恨的开始。 clauses My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country. —John.F.Kennedy, Inaugural Address 我的美国同胞们，不要问你的国家能为你做什么，问问你自己能为你的国家做什么。 The world will little note, nor remember what we said here, but it can never forget what we did there. —Abrah