英语中常见的几修辞手法2.pptVIP

Irony Irony讽刺: (反语） It is a figure of speech that achieves emphasis by saying the opposite of what is meant, the intended meaning of the words being the opposite of their usual sense.No. 3: What about the switch blade they found in the old guy’s chest, the knife this fine upright boy admitted buying on the night of the killing. (5—65)这个好孩子已经承认这把刀是他在案发当晚买的。  NO.9:I think the point is made.(86) NO.10:Big point.(87) 很大的一个问题。 If one allowed oneself to be surprised at anything ,however insignificant , one’s whole life would consist of a series of trivial astonishments.（7—8） 克劳德先生用“无关紧要”和“微不足道”来贬低哈里比，利伯斯特。 “Gentlemen, you cant fight in here! This is the War Room.(Peter Sellers as President Merkin Muffley in Dr. Strangelove, 1964) Simile Simile比喻： It is a figure of speech which makes a comparison between two unlike elements having at least one quality or characteristic in common. To make the comparison, words like as, as...as, as if and like are used to transfer the quality we associate with one to the other. For examples: It’ s like talking to a dead phone. (5—99) 这好像是对牛弹琴。 Courage is to life what broth is to soup.(8—18) 勇气之于生活就好比肉汁之于羹汤。 He’s as slippery as an eel. Hyperbole (exaggeration) Hyperbole（exaggeration）夸张: It is the deliberate use of overstatement or exaggeration to achieve emphasis. For instance,  I ‘ ve seen all kinds of dishonesty in my day, but this little display takes the cake.(6—43) 我一生中见过各种各样的骗术，但这种骗术可以算作登峰造极。 He almost died laughing. 他几乎要笑死了。 Euphemism委婉语: It is the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant. For instance, I don’t know about that .Surely, surely my dear sir…(7-7) 表示对他人刚说的观点不完全同意。委婉表达。 Abraham Lincoln passed away. reversal What surprised me is that you weren’t surprised when I threw my suitcase out of the window.(7-5) 是我惊奇的是，当我把手提箱扔出窗外你却没有吃惊。 Antithesis对仗: It is the deliberate arrangement of contrasting words or ideas in balanced structural forms