【ppt课件】高英第二册第二课课件3复习课程.ppt

Thought or reference (the signified（所指） , the concept) Symbol or form (the signifier（能指） , the sound image, the linguistic elements) Referent (the object) Words are only representations of reality. Para 16 The author’s attitude towards the King’s English: Words are only representations of reality. Like the Anglo-French of the Normans, the king’s English is a class representation of reality. Perhaps it is worth trying to speak it, but it should not be laid down as an edict, and made immune to change from below. Para. 17 I have an unending love affair with dictionaries: a metaphor, his eager interest in dictionaries compared to having a love affair. I’ve always had an intense and eager interest in dictionaries. The King’s English is a model—a rich and instructive one--but it ought not to be an ultimatum. ultimatum: a final statement of terms made by one party or another. There is an implication of serious penalties if the terms are not accepted. The word comes from Latin “ultimatus” (last) and is obviously related to “ultimate” 最后通牒; 最后条件e.g. issue ultimatums Para. 18 Even with the most educated and the most literate, the King’s English slips and slides in conversation. The King’s English slips and slides: metaphor, slide on a slippery surface, lose footing, hence to make a mistake, fall into error. The English one uses is no longer absolutely correct. Even the most educated and literate people use non-standard, informal, colloquial English in their conversation. (Even the most educated and literate people do not use standard, formal English all the time in their conversation.) “the sinister corridor of our age”: sinister: adj. seeming evil or dangerous; making you think sth bad will happen 邪恶的；险恶的；不祥的；有凶兆的 e.g. 1) There is another, more sinister, possibility. 还有另一种更糟糕的可能。 2) There was something cold and sinister about him. 他给人一种冷酷阴险的感觉 metaphor, comparing the things we do, the road we travel in this age to a corridor. In our age people are