Definition: It is a fiqure of speech in which one thing is compared with another in such a way as to clarify and enhance an image. It is an explicit comparison recognizable by the use of the word like or as
Definition: It is a figure of speech in which one thing is compared with another, in such a way as to clarify and enhance an image. It is an explicit comparison recognizable by the use of the word like or as
Three elements of simile subject(本体) fenor reference(喻体) venicle indicator(喻词) compared wore
Three elements of simile subject (本体) tenor reference (喻体) vehicle indicator (喻词) compared word
你们年轻人好像早晨八、九点钟的太阳。 You, the youth are like the sun at eight or nine in the morning
你们年轻人好像早晨八、九点钟的太阳。 You, the youth are like the sun at eight or nine in the morning
(1)like型 Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass 生活没有目标犹如航行没有指南针。 Her happiness vanished like the mor ning dew 他的幸福像晨露一样消失了
• (1)like 型 • Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass. • 生活没有目标犹如航行没有指南针。 Her happiness vanished like the morning dew. • 他的幸福像晨露一样消失了
Marriage is like a beleaguered fortress: those who are without wan to get in, and those who are within want to get out ·婚姻像围城一样:外面的人想进去,里 面的人想出来。 The whole of my life has passed like a razor---- in hot water or a scrape ·我的整个生涯过的犹如一把剃刀——若 非在热水中,就是在刮削中
• Marriage is like a beleaguered fortress: those who are without want to get in, and those who are within want to get out. • 婚姻像围城一样：外面的人想进去，里 面的人想出来。 • The whole of my life has passed like a razor---- in hot water or a scrape. • 我的整个生涯过的犹如一把剃刀——若 非在热水中，就是在刮削中