河套大学《大学英语第四册》课件-Lesson Thirteen Christmas.pptVIP

Lesson Thirteen Christmas Questions: Do you know anything about Christmas ( time and reason )? Please tell us what you know about it ( Father Christmas, Christmas tree, presents)? Do you know the origin of it? ( Jesus Christ ) Qustions What is the writing style of the story? How many parts can we divide the text into? And why? What was the best present did the author give to his father at the Chrstmas when he was 14 ( the theme)? Can you retell the text roughly? Writing skills Ⅰ. 1. Simile 2. metaphor 1. a direct comparison between two unlike elements “as, as…..so, like” E.g. ?As cold water to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country. ?as cunning as a fox, as poor as a church’s mouse ?The world is like a stage. 2. An indirect comparison. It implies the likeness between things without the use of like or as. Life is a highway. The world is a stage. Writing skills Exercise: For secrets are edged tools, and must be kept from children and fools. No man is an island, entire of itself. If poetry comes not as naturally as leaves to a tree, it had better not come at all. His friend has become a thorn in his side. A dance is a measured pace, as a verse is a measured speech. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. Writing skills Ⅱ. Alliteration the same consonant sound is repeated at intervals in the initial position She sells sea-shells on the seashore. Wild Mushrooms: Mysterious-Menacing- Magnificent Predictably the winter will be snowy, sleety and slushy. Weak and weary Reference 2: the repetition of identical consonant sounds in different words in close proximity接近，邻近 e.g. frothing and fragrant Slushy:溶雪的，泥泞的 Writing skills Ⅲ. Euphemism The substitution of a mild or indirect word or phrase for a blunter or harsher one v ugly: plain-looking; homely-looking v die: to pass away, to depart, to go to sleep(heaven) v fat: Plump, stout, chubby, weight catcher v toilet habits, etc.: to u