simile and metaphor课件.pptVIP

Simile(明喻);Examples ;As +adj.+ as + n. (the former “as” can be omitted): (as) blind as a bat 目光如豆 (as) cool as cucumber 泰然自若 (as) cold as a marble 冷若冰霜 (as) busy as a bee 像蜜蜂一样忙 (as) firm as a rock 坚如磐石 (as) light as a rock 轻如鸿毛 (as) mute as an oyster 噤若寒蝉 (as) strong as a horse 　健壮如牛 Idioms: Like a duck to water 如鱼得水 Like a hen on a hot griddle 像热锅上的蚂蚁 Like a cat in a hole 瓮中之鳖 ? ;Different structures;2.?? “what” Structures: “A is to B what C is to D” “W