大学英语八级考试复习资料Simile1

1、SimileSimile：(明喻)?Itisafigureofspeechwhichmakesacomparisonbetweentwounlikeelementshavingatleastonequalityorcharacteristic(特性)incommon.dissimilarobjects?Tomakethecomparison,wordslikeas,as.as,asifandlikeareusedtotransferthequalityweassociatewithonetotheother.?Similescomparetwodissimilarobjects,concept

2、s(inmostrespectsthesetwothingsaretotallyunlike,butactuallyarealikeinsomesignificantway)inordertosuggestanunexpectedlikenessbetweenthetwo.Whatisasimile:AsimileisacomparisonoftwodifferentthingsthatuseslikeorasFourcharacteristicsAsimileisbasedonassociationandusuallyhasfourcharacteristics:1)introducedby

3、suchcomparative/connecting/collectivewordsaslike,asasif,asthough,belikened,similarto,besomethingof,etc.andsometimesthan;?2)involvingtwothings,oneofwhichbeingtheprimarytermortenor,theothersecondarytermorvehicle;?3)thetwothingsinvolvedshouldbecompletelydifferent(acrossdomains);?4)thetwothingsshouldbes

4、imilarinatleastonecharacteristic.?Thecriterionofeffectivenessofsimilesvariesfrompersontoperson.Thequalitythatsimilesmustpossess:FreshnessOriginalityStructure:英语的主体有三种说法：(本体):subjectPrimarytermortenor(喻体)：vehicle?Secondaryterm?reference喻词InstrumentcomparativewordindicatorofresemblanceAcknowledgingwor

5、dconnecting/collectivewordsSimilemarker?Instruments:Like,as,as.as,asif,asthough,what?like?Witwithoutlearningislikeatreewithoutfruit.?有天资而无学识，好比树木不结果实。?Educationislikethelife-givingspringbreezeandrain.?教育犹如春风化雨。?selllikehotcakes畅销?likeafishoutofwater很不自在，格格不入?likeadonkeybetweentwobundlesofhay优柔寡断,打不定

6、主意?likeadrownedrat象落汤鸡?likearatinahole瓮中之鳖般?likeahenonahotgirdle极不舒服?likeacatonhotbricks?likeahotknifethroughbutter口非常容易地?likealamb驯顺地，怯弱地,天真地?Likeratsleaveasinkingship树倒湖物散?汗流法背?Sweatlikeapig?likeflies大量批?likehotcakes争先恐后地?likeafishoutofwater?如鱼离水，不适应?Likeaducktowater?如鱼得水?Shehastakentoteachinglike

7、aducktowater.?她教起书来驾轻就熟。?As?Lovegoestowardslove,asschoolboysfromtheirbooks;butlovefromlove,towardsschoolwithheavylooks.Shakespeare赴情人的约会，像学童抛开书本一样；和情人分别，像学童板着脸上学堂。?Sheandhermotherareaslikeastwopeas.她和她母亲长得模样.?Heisasblindasabeetle.他的眼睛近视的很厉害。?Theboywasascoolasacucumberthroughouttheaction.?在整个行动中这个男孩表

8、现的非常沉着。?Chooseanauthorasyouchooseafriend.?择书如择友。?Maryisasproudasapeacock.Shedoesnttalkwithanybody.?玛丽很高傲，她谁都不理。（骄傲的人）Mr.Smithmayserveasagoodsecretary,forheisascloseasanoyster.?史密斯先生可以当个好秘书，因为他守口如瓶.?喻体相同?asgreenasgrass绿嫩?asfreeasair自由自在?asheavyaslead十分沉重?ashardasastone硬得像石头?ashotasfire火热?aslightasafe

9、ather轻如鸿毛?asstillasdeath死寂?asboldasalion勇敢如雄狮?assoftaswater柔软似水?一贫如洗Aspoorasachurchmouse?喻物不一样，译时需要转换喻体：?astimidasarabbit?胆小如鼠?asstupidasagooseB得像猪?aswetasadrownedrat像个落汤鸡?asscarceashensteethM毛麟角?asdumbasanoyster守口如瓶?asplentifulasblackberries多如牛毛?asstrongasahorse壮如牛?ascloseasaclam甚一毛不拔的，非常吝啬?asquiet

10、asamouse鸦雀无声?ascheapasdirt一文不值（像尘上一样不值钱）than?Ahomewithoutloveisnomorethanabodywithoutasoul.?没有爱的家庭无异于一个没有灵魂的躯体。?Hehadnomoreideaofartthanacow.他对艺术一窍不通。?Onecannotlearnaforeignlangueovernightanymorethaneatamealinonemouthful.一口吃不成胖子，一夜之间学不会一门外语。虚拟句型Asif或asthough?Myhandwritinglooksasifaswarmofants,escapi

11、ngfromaninkbottle,hadwalkedoverasheetofpaperwithoutwipingtheirlegs.SydneySmith?我的笔迹，看来就像一大群蚂蚁从墨水里逃出来，没有把脚抹干净就在纸上四散奔跑过似的。ThefirsttimeIreadanexcellentbook,itistomeasifIhadgainedanewfriend.（我头一回读到一本好书，对我来说好像交了一位新朋友。）and?Loveandcoughcannotbehid.恋爱如同咳嗽，难逃人们耳目。?Truthandrosehavethornsaboutthem.真理像玫瑰那样多刺。Tr

12、uthandoilareeverabove.Proverb真理像油一样总是要升到上面来。whatWhatlightistotheeye,knowledgeistothemind.知识对于头脑，如同光线之于眼睛。Thepeoplearetothearmywhatwateristofish.军民关系好比鱼和水的关系。用what引导，这样用的what,大致有两种模式：?AistoBwhatCistoD.WhatCistoD,AistoB.?Thepenistoawriterwhatthegunistoafighter.作家的笔犹如战士的枪。?Intellectistothemindwhatsight

13、istothebody.?智力对思想犹如视力对于身体一样重要。Foodistothebodyasfuelistotheengine.?句式?Whattheblueprintistothebuilder,theoutlineistothewriter.?提纲对于作家犹如蓝图对于建筑师一样重要。?Whatsculptureistoablockofmarble,educationistothesoul.?教育之于心灵犹如雕刻之于大理石。?mightaswell?Youmightaswellexpectthesuntoriseinthewestashopetomoveme.?你动摇不了我的决心，就像你

14、不能指望太阳从西边出来一样。?Youmightaswellaskforthemoonasformoney.?你要钱和要月亮一样不可能。theway?Thebestworkisdonethewayantsdothings-bytiny,tirelessandregularadditions.?最好的作品都是像蚂蚁干活那样完成的一通过点滴、不懈、经常不断的增补而成。动词型?Hetreatshisdaughterastheappleintheeye.他把女儿当作掌上明珠。?Claninhisnightshirt,hisneckpokedforward,hisbackrounded,heresembl

15、edsomelongwhitebird.?他穿了一件睡衣，脖子向前伸出来，惬着背，那样子活像一只长身白鸟。?其他动词有：besimilarto,consider.as.,serveas.,respect-aas,?liken.to.结构?Doctorsusuallylikenthehearttoapump.?医生通常把心脏比作水泵。?Lifehasoftenbeenlikenedtoajourney.?人生常被喻为一段旅程?compare.to.结构?Shakespearecomparedtheworldtoastage.?莎士比亚把世界比作舞台。?Lifeispoeticallycomparedtothemorningdew.人生被富有诗意地喻为朝露。?A