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Lesson Four (第四课)Word and Translation (2): Synonyms and Choice of Words同近义词及选词;I．Synonyms :同近义词;;die和死的原文和译文在文体、语域、比喻形象和感情色彩上的对应程度：;;;; break crack burst shatter A large piece of ice broke away from the main mass. 一大块冰从整个冰体上掉落下来。 Don’t pour hot water into the glass or it will crack. 不要将热水倒入玻璃杯中，否则它会裂开。 ;She blew up the paper bag until it bursts. 她把纸袋吹到炸开为止。 I broke the mirror on the floor and it shattered. 我把镜子扔在地板上，砸得粉碎。;His glistening hair is even difficult for a fly to catch on. 他油光可鉴的头发连苍蝇都叮不上去。 As if from wetness Glittering diamond ring is a symbol of eternity of love. 闪闪发光的钻戒象征着永恒的爱情。 Spots of lights. ;There was a dull red glow in the night sky above the steelworks. 钢厂上的夜空闪耀着淡淡的红光。 Soft light/heat We saw the lights of the little town gleaming in the distance. 我们可以看见远处小镇微弱的灯光。 Soft light ;Difference in Degree;Confronted with enormous amount of data in an age of knowledge explosion, we must learn how to absorb them selectively. 面对着知识爆炸时代的海量信息，我们应该学习如何有选择地吸收。 The discovery of the American continent is accidental but stupendous in importance. 发现美洲大陆是意外，但重要性却非同一般。; pleasure delight exhilaration ecstasy Small gifts give a lot of pleasure and don’t cost much. She takes delight in teasing her sister. The ride in the sports car fills me with exhilaration. She was in a trancelike state of religious ecstasy.;Difference in connotation;She looked thin after her illness. He’s several pounds underweight. Taking regular exercises keep you slim. He had the lean fit look of a trained athlete. Bony/Skinny as the old man is in appearance, he is still vigorous and childlike. By the time the prisoners were set free, they were terribly emaciated and could hardly walk. ;Thin (cover term) underweight (euph) Slender/Slim (apprec): gracefully thin Lean: healthily thin Skinny (derog.): unattractively thin Bony: so thin that bones are seen Emaciated: extremely thin, esp. from hunger or illness ; He has a spirit of bookworm, that’s why he has become an erud