第五章 understatement(低调陈述).pptVIP

How would you describe them? Please make a sentence. Here we have a polite and humorous way to describe them: 1.They are not the thinnest people in the world.  2.They are a little on the big side It is not polite to say that they are “fat” Understatement (眀抑暗扬的低调陈述） Understatement (眀抑暗扬的低调陈述） Understatement—a statement which is not strong enough to express the full or true facts or feelings. In Chinese, “轻描淡写的陈述，不充分的陈述” 它是与Hyperbole（夸张）相对的一种修辞格。 Hyperbole是故意“夸大其辞”，“化小为大”，是deliberately maximize the importance和 play up； Understatement则故意采取“低调”，化大为小”，是deliberately minimize th