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1、Chapter 10 Transferred Epithet 移就移就Work out the examples of transferred epithet by yourself.va dumb personva hospitable host va solitary man.vreassuring wordsvan ambitious personva crippled presidentvConservative peoplevThe host handed me a _ glass of wine.v_ despairvones _ walkva(n) _ projectvto ra

2、ise a _ eyebrowv_ silencevto throw a _ armAnswersvWe all sat there in dumb silence.vMy host handed me a hospitable glass of wine.vHe spent a few years of solitary despair.vHe threw a reassuring arm round my shoulder as we were waiting for the court to open.vNext Edison turned his inventive genius to

3、 another ambitious project.vNo one was shooting (taking a picture of) his crippled walk.vPeople raised their conservative eyebrows at her new dress.What is transferred epithet?vadj. + n. adj.+ N.vepithet: adj., used to modify a nounvBy transferred epithet, it means that an adj. which should have bee

4、n used to modify (修饰) one noun is transferred instead to modify another noun to which it does not belong.vextraordinary collocationvillogical expressionExamples of transferred epithetva happy personva proud fatherva sad manva terrified childvearly summervcool airvA happy thought struck me.vThis is t

5、he proudest moment of our lives.vThe sad truth of the matter disturbed me.vHe turned his terrified eyes all around the room.vThis devotion brought some to an early grave.vthe cool support of the waterThe classifications of transferred epithetvGroup 1: adj. + someone adj.+ somethingvGroup 2: : adj. +

6、 something adj.+ another thing Group 1: adj. + sb. adj.+ sth. adj.+ sth.va bold manva knife used by a murderous villainvthose days when I felt purposelessvthe days when I was wild and madva bold departureva murderous knifevthose purposeless daysvmy wild days, my mad existenceExample:vIn terms of att

7、itudes to creativity there seems to be a reversal of priorities: young Westerners making their boldest departures first and then gradually mastering the tradition; and young Chinese being almost inseparable from the tradition, but, over time, possibly evolving to a point equally original.v对于创造力的培养，中

8、国家长和美国家长表现出截然对于创造力的培养，中国家长和美国家长表现出截然不同的态度。西方的年轻人先是大胆创新，然后逐渐不同的态度。西方的年轻人先是大胆创新，然后逐渐深谙传统；而中国年轻人则离不开传统，而随着时间深谙传统；而中国年轻人则离不开传统，而随着时间的推移，他们也能达到创新的境界。的推移，他们也能达到创新的境界。vMiss Trotwood, or Miss Betsey, as my poor mother always called her, had been married to a husband younger than herself, who was strongly su

9、spected of having beaten Miss Betsey, and even of having once made some determined arrangements to throw her out of a window.v She took her maiden name again, bought a cottage in a hamlet on the sea-coast, and was understood to live secluded, in an inflexible retirement. - David CopperfieldGroup 2:

10、adj. + something adj.+ another thing vthe sweetest chocolate in the worldvPink and blue are tender colors.vgray water, gray sky, gray air, gray hillsvHershey Town, the sweetest place on earthvThe sky is a tender palette of pink and blue.vgray peacevGray peace pervaded the wilderness-ringed Argentia

11、Bay in Newfoundland, where the American ships anchored to await the arrival of Winston Churchill. Haze and mist blended all into gray: gray water, gray sky, gray air, gray hills with a tint of green.Question: Why do people use transferred epithet?vJust give a recording of what impresses them. / Just

12、 give a recording of ones impressions.Group 3: adj. + sb./sth. adj.+ another adj.+ another thingthingvThe child was noisy in the morning.vIts a noisy place.vPeaceful people are not violent.vA peaceful place is quiet and calm.vthe noisy friendliness of a pubvthe peaceful comfort of someones homeThe e

13、ffect achieved by transferred epithetvThey were exchanging smiling words.vAfter an unthinking moment, I went out.vHe listened with bright-eyed smiling attention.vThere was an amazed silence.vThey smiled and greeted each other.vAfter a moment when I was unthinking of anything, I went out.vHe listened

14、 with attention, smiling and looking at the speaker with bright eyes.vThere was a silence, with everyone being amazed.Since transferred epithet compresses much into a single collocation, brevity is its main feature.vmy uneasy jealousy of himva condemned cellvHe spent several years of solitary despai

15、r.vmy jealousy of him combined with uneasinessva prison cell for persons condemned to death 死囚牢房死囚牢房vHe led a solitary life for several years and at that period of time he was in despair.One feature of transferred epithet is its brevity. Point out the meanings of the following examples.vThat they sh

16、ould do this to me is proof positive of their disinterested passion for the art of tailoring. (J.B. Priestley, “At the Tailors”) vThe uneventful dignity of his life makes for a biography which it would be odd to be thrilled by and which it would be insensitive not to be stirred by. (Christopher Rick

17、s, “Nine Years for A and B”)Example 1vA tailor who is a mere shopkeeper fits you until you are satisfied. These artists go on fitting you until they are satisfied. That they should do this to me is proof positive of their disinterested passion for the art of tailoring. - J.B. Priestley, “At the Tail

18、ors”Example 1vA tailor who is a mere shopkeeper fits you until you are satisfied. These artists go on fitting you until they are satisfied. That they should do this to me is proof positive of their disinterested passion for the art of tailoring. - J.B. Priestley, “At the Tailors”vIf someone is disin

19、terested, theyre just and impartial and do not want to get benefit from something.vThey have a passion for their work and when doing their work, theyre disinterested.Example 2v once I am inside my tailors I immediately begin to feel apologetic. They do not say anything, but here is mournful reproach in their eyes as they turn them upon their ruined sonnets and sonatas.- J.B. Priestley, “At the Tailors”Example 2v once I am inside my tailors I immediately begin to feel apolo