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第六章 成语:谚语&明喻
idioms
What is an idiom?
An idiom is an element of a language that possesses a unique way of expression based on its time-honored use.
That is to say, an idiom is a fixed group of words or a single word, or even a sentence, with a special meaning that cannot be guessed from its structure. The meaning of an idiom must be learned as a whole.
The 9 features of English idioms:
1 English idioms can be very short or rather long
An Indian summer;
风和日丽的日子
forty winks;
午睡
You never know the worth of water till the well is dry.
井干方知水宝贵
You may take a horse to the water, but you cannot make him drink.
领马河边易,逼马饮水难。
2 English idioms take different structures.
1) an irregular and illogical structure
In the sentence “ I‟m good friends with him”, “Good friends with” is irregular in structure. be good friends with与„交友,和„友好
In the idiom “diamond cut diamond”, “cut” is irregular and illogical form棋逢对手
2) regular structure but meaning is not clear
To have a bee in one’s bonnet (软帽),
for instance, has a regular structure, but the meaning is not clear. It means “to have a strange fixed idea about something”.异想天开,有点神经不正常
To give someone the green light
批准;允许
3) both structure and meaning are irregular
“To do through thick and thin”
is an example. It means “through both good and bad times” or “in spite of all the difficulties.”在任何情况下;不畏艰难困苦
go great guns
高效地干
3 the idioms which cannot be changed at all are called fixed idioms.
Such as: “A stitch in time saves nine” is a fixed idiom, because no one word can be changed in it. It is not possible to say “ one stitch saves nine,” or “A stitch in time saves eight.”
小洞不补大洞吃苦
To paint the town red
狂欢作乐
To fight shy of something
避免与„正面接触
wear the trousers
掌权当家
At the top of the tree
处于首要地位,占显著地位(特指在本人的行业中)
The idioms are not fixed in all parts are considered partly fixed idioms.
Such as, “to take forty winks” ,we can say “to have forty winks”, or to enjoy forty winks, but we cannot say “fifty” or “eighty winks.小睡一会
Come to a bad/ nasty/ sticky/ no good/ untimely end
To keep a sharp/ careful/ watchful/ professional eye on somebody
Come to/ make/ arrive at an agreement
4 an English idiom has a special meaning
To rain cats and dogs (to rain very hard)
5 They can be used in colloquial and formal situations
6 English idioms consist of obsolete ['ɑbsə,lit] (old) words
Kith and kin 亲戚
To and fro 前前后后
8 English idioms are often created on the basis of alliteration头韵, rhyme押韵, euphony谐音 and repetition重复
Black and blue(淤青); first and foremost
By and by(不久,后来); little by little
A stitch in time saves nine.
Beggars cannot be choosers(饥不择食).
First come first served.
9English idioms represent a semantic unit, though they contain a group of words
To make up one‟s mind= to decide
To go on= to continue
To bring up=to educate
8 English idioms are usually made of commonly – used words. They are vivid in usage, brief in structure and profound in meaning
To turn up one’s nose at看不起
To fly high有雄心壮志
To cry for the moon想做做不到的事
a bull in a china shop
a bull in a china shop形象生动,喻义明显,因此在日常生活中常常被用来形容那些做事毛手毛脚或言谈举止粗鲁莽撞的人;卤莽之人
我们举两个例句:
1. We were just about to come to an agreement when John came in like a bull in a china shop. His rough remarks turned everything upside down.
我们正快要谈妥时,约翰像公牛闯进瓷器店似的跑进来,说话粗野,把一切都给搅坏了。{represent谚语}.
2. The new housemaid is like a bull in a china shop. When she helps in the kitchen, she sometimes breaks a cup, and sometimes knocks dishes off the table.
新来的女佣是个毛手毛脚的人。她在厨房干活的时候,一会儿打碎杯子,一会儿又把桌子上的碟子碰到地上。
idioms
Don't beat a dead horse.
别再做无用之功
buy a pig in a poke
不看清货色就买下来,瞎(或乱)买东西, “poke” means “sack”.
idioms
to be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth
天生富贵人家
to make a clean sweep of something
来一个彻底清除的东西
Hit the nail on the head
说得中肯,一针见血;做得恰到好处,击中要害
idioms
to be in the same boat as someone
在同一条船上的人;处境相同
to be in deep waters 陷入困境
to sail under false colors
欺世盗名;挂羊头卖狗肉
cross swords with someone
交锋;争论
to fight a pitched battle 来打一场激战
Bell the cat是一个固定短语,意思是“为了大家的利益承担风险”,这个短语是怎么来的呢?
Bell the cat源自一个故事:有一窝老鼠,因为怕猫,不敢出去找食物。其中有一只老鼠想了一个办法,在猫的脖子上套一个铃铛,这样,他们就可以知道猫在哪里,然后避开它找食物。这个办法得到全体老鼠的一致拥护,但有一个最重要的问题尚未解决:谁去给猫套铃铛呢?也就是:Who will bell the cat? 这个故事的结局怎样,没有明确的说法,但bell the cat这个短语却被人们反复引用,成了习语。
It's quite difficult to get a man who can bell the cat.
很难找到危险时刻能够挺身而出的人了。
Bell the cat
Structures:
1.Noun+noun
Bag and baggage
adv. 完全地;连同行李地
Part and parcel
重要的部分
A dog in the manger
[口语]占马槽的狗 ,占着茅坑不拉屎的人,(对某物)自己不享用又不让别人享用的人
A hole in the wall [美国俚语]
隧道
狭小黑暗的店铺(或住所等)
2. n.+prep.
High and dry孤立无援
leave sth high and dry
让某事搁浅
Leave Someone High and Dry
把某人丢在一边不管
leave me high and dry
让我陷入困境
3. adj.+adj.
high and low
1. 楼上楼下,上上下下,到处
2. 各色人等,高低贵贱的人们,社会各阶层
3. 高低贵贱(的人们)
4. 到处
3. adj.+adj
cold war
1. (国家之间通过政治、经济、军事、思想等途径进行的)冷战
2. (两党间的)冷战
3. [C- W-](第二次世界大战后美国等西方国家与苏联间的)冷战
4. adj.+n.
4. adj.+n.
a dark horse
实力难测的竞争者;出人意外的获胜者
a pregnant silence
一个意味深长的沉默
4. adj.+n.
green with envy
1. 非常妒忌
2. 妒忌得脸色发青,非常妒忌,充满嫉妒情绪;十分羡慕
wild with joy
欣喜若狂
欢天喜地
5. Adj.+prep.
a beaten path
踏出来的(或走惯的)路;常规;普通方法;惯例
a peeping Tom
偷窥狂
6. Participle +n.
7. As … as
As „as 短语
as timid as a rat 胆小如鼠
as timid as a chicken 胆小如鼠
as timid as a hare 胆小如鼠;怯懦如鼠
as timid as a mouse 胆小如鼠;谓胆子小得像老鼠那样 as timid as a rabbit 胆小如鼠;胆小如兔;害羞的 as proud as a peacock:
极骄傲 ;非常高傲 ;不可一世
as easy as ABC
(非常容易)
as cool as cucumber
(沉着的)
as stubborn as a mule
(非常顽强的,倔强的)
as clear as crystal
(非常透明的)
as poor as a church mouse
(非常贫困的)
as busy as a bee
(非常繁忙的)
7. As … as
on purpose
故意地;有意地;有目的地
in all conscience
1. 凭良心;公平地
2. 当然,一定
8. prep. phrase
go green
【军事】转为机密电话
come true
1. (希望、理想等)实现;达到
2. (希望、理想等)实现,达到,(预言等)成为事实,应验
9. v.+adj.
puff and blow
喘气
气急
push and shove
推推搡搡,连推带挤
10. v.+v.
mix one’s drinks 调配饮料
draw blood
从中西方谚语中探索中西方文化的差别
摘 要{represent谚语}.
谚语是意义完整的固定句子,是一种重要的语言形式。在不同文化的谚语中,相同的物体和行为往往被赋予不一样的含义和思想感情。本文研究的目的便是通过研究英汉谚语来探索中西方文化的差异。文章首先从谚语的构成方面比较了英汉谚语的差异,然后从中西方人们的居住环境、人文思想、道德观念、宗教信仰和风俗习惯五个方面对英汉谚语进行比较和分析,并总结出中西文化在这些方面的差异。通过本文对英汉谚语的研究和总结,我们将学习到两种谚语的不同文化内涵,更重要的是,这有助于我们更加正确地使用英汉谚语。因此,研究中西方谚语之间的文化差异具有重大的理论和现实意义。
关键词:谚语;中西方文化;差异
Abstract
Proverb is a complete sentence,and it is an important form of language. In the different proverbs that from different culture, the same things and the same behavior show represent different means and different feelings. The paper is aimed to explore the cultural differences between Chinese and Western proverbs. Firstly, the author analysis the differences from their unique characteristics, then summarizes the differences of living environment, humanistic idea, moral views, religious beliefs and social customs between Chinese culture and Western one by comparing and analyzing Chinese proverbs and English ones. Through the study and summary of this paper we will learn the different cultural connotation from different culture. What’s more, we will use Chinese and Western proverbs more easily and more accurately. So it is no exaggeration to say that a comparison between English and Chinese proverbs is of great practical and theoretical significance.
Key words: Proverbs; Western and Chinese culture; differences
Acknowledgements
I would like to express my gratitude to all those who helped me during the writing of this thesis. I gratefully acknowledge the help of my supervisor, Xia Li, who has offered me valuable suggestions in the academic studies. Without her encouragement, insightful criticism and gracious guidance, the completion of this thesis would not have been possible.
I also owe a special debt of gratitude to all the teachers in Foreign Languages School, from whose devoted teaching and enlightening lectures I have benefited a lot and academically prepared for the thesis.
I should finally like to express my gratitude to my beloved parents who have always been helping me out of difficulties and supporting without a word of complaint.
Outline
Ⅰ. Introduction
Ⅱ. The Characteristics and Impact of Proverbs
A. The Unique Characteristics of Proverbs
1. Form of Characters
2. Sentence Pattern
3. Rhetorical Devices
B. The Position and Role of Proverbs in the Real Life
Ⅲ. The cultural differences of Chinese and Western Proverbs
A. Proverbs of Living Environment
B. Proverbs of Humanistic Idea
C. Proverbs of Moral Views
1. The Attitude Towards Reputation
2. The View of Love
3. Filial Duty
4. The Attitude Towards Woman
D. Proverbs of Religious Beliefs
1. God and no God
2. The Idea of Equality and Grade
E. Proverbs of Custom
Ⅳ.Conclusion
Cultural Differences between Chinese and English Proverbs
Ⅰ. Introduction
During the etymology, proverb is defined as a settled saying accompanied with the long history. In the modern version of the Dictionary, proverbs indicated these briefly, popular and meaningful sentences which are popular in folk among traditional social of China. In western, many English dictionaries have the analogous definition which is popular short saying with words of advice or warning. There are many proverbs in our daily life and be used very popular during our daily life.
“Genius wit and spirit of a nation are discovered by their proverbs.”said by Bacon, a well-known British writer. Every nation has abundant proverbs in their own native language, which were using reflect their life experience, thoughts and feelings.
Ⅱ. The Characteristics and Impact of Proverbs
A. The Unique Characteristics of Proverbs
As a quintessence of native language, proverbs have many unique characteristic which different from other language forms. Next we will introduce its characteristics through the three aspects include characters form, sentence pattern structure and rhetorical device.
1. Form of Characters
Proverb is summarizes of labor practice of the masses, it has a heavy flavor of life. The English and Chinese proverbs have regular sentence pattern and shapely syllable, it selects the words is very refined. Proverbs can express luxuriant idea content with highly condensed language. It has highly ability of generalizing, which aimed at reflect a profound moral vividly. It displayed mainly follow the three points: First of all, proverbs always using small amount of words and flat structure to compress the abundant content. These sentences, which are dapper, crisp and
中英文对照-经典名言
1. When a love comes to an end, weaklings cry, efficient ones instantly find another love
and wise already had one in reserve.
当爱到了终点,软弱者哭泣,精明者马上去发现另外一个,聪明的早就预备了一个.
2. No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did he would cease to be an
artist.
没有伟大的艺术家是看事物真实的样子,如果他这样那他就不再是艺术家
3. I represent to you all the sins you have never had the courage to commit
我提供给你们的是你们没勇气去犯的罪
4.One can always be kind to people one cares nothing about
总是善待别人的人对什么都不在意
5. We Irish are too poetical to be poets; we are a nation of brilliant failures, but we are the greatest talkers since the Greeks.
我们爱尔兰人太诗意以至不能做诗人,我们是才华横溢的失败者的国度,可我们是自希腊人
以来最伟大的讲演者
6.What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise
很多发生在我们身上看似痛苦的经历都隐藏着祝福.
7.The advantage of the emotions is that they lead us astray.
情感的好处就是让我们误入歧途
8.Please do not shoot the pianist. He is doing his best.
请不要射击钢琴师,他已经尽力了.
9.The heart was made to be broken{represent谚语}.
心是用来碎的
10.The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.
公众是惊人地宽容,可以原谅一切除了天才
11.Religions die when they are proved to be true. Science is the record of dead religions. 宗教会死亡,当他们需要证实是真的时候,科学是死亡宗教的记录
12.Why was I born with such contemporaries
为什么我会和这么多同代人一块出生呢?
13. A poet can survive everything but a misprint.
诗歌可以拯救一切除了印刷错误
14.Only the shallow know themselves.
只有影子才懂他们自己
15.The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it... I can resist everything but
temptation.
摆脱诱惑的唯一方式是被被诱惑,我能抗拒一切除了诱惑.
16.Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation
不满是进步中的人或民族的第一步
17.I like to do all the talking myself. It saves time, and prevents arguments.
我喜欢和自己说,因为节约时间和预防争论
18.Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit
格言是智慧耐用的替代品
19.A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world.
梦想家能发现用月光铺就的道路,惩罚是他比所有人提前看到曙光
20.Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.
每个圣人都有过去,每个罪人都有未来
21.To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all. 活着是世上最珍贵
的,大多数人只是存在,仅此而已.
22.I have nothing to declare except my genuis.
我没什么好宣告的,除了我的天才
23.I like men who have a future and women who have a past
我喜欢有未来的男人和有过去的女人
24.Pessimist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both.
悲观主义者是那种有机会选两种不幸而全都选择的人
25.Society exists only as a mental concept; in the real world there are only
individuals.
社会仅仅以一种精神概念而存在,真实的世界仅仅是个体的
26.What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing
什么叫愤世嫉俗者?一个知道每个事物价格而不知道价值的人
27.I like persons better than principles, and I like persons with no principles better than
anything else in the world.
我喜欢人甚于原则,我还喜欢没原则的人甚于世界上的一切
28.It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution
是忏悔而不是牧师给我们赦免
29.I don't want to earn my living; I want to live
我不想谋生,我想生活
30.Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.
适度是致命的,没有什么事想过剩那么成功.
31.The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.
比讨论更坏的唯一的事情是不讨论
32.When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers
当神想惩罚我们的时候,他回应我们的祈祷
33.How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on treating her as if she were a perfectly normal human being.
一个女人与一个坚持要把她当成完美正常的人的男人一起,怎么能指望获得快乐呢?
34.All charming people, I fancy, are spoiled. It is the secret of their attraction
我设想所有迷人的人都是被溺爱的,这是他们吸引力的秘密{represent谚语}.
35.Nothing is so aggravating than calmness.{represent谚语}.
没有比冷静更让人恼火的
36.Popularity is the one insult I have never suffered.
声望是我从未经受的侮辱之一
37.The truth is rarely pure and never simple
真理很纯粹,可决不简单
38.Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities.
奚落是庸才对天才的颂歌
39.To do nothing at all is the most difficult thing in the world, the most difficult and the
most intellectual
什么也不做是世上最难的事情,最难也最智力
40.A true friend stabs you in the front.
真朋友当面中伤你
41.Ordinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious
things that cannot be taken from you.
普通财富会失窃,真财富不会,你灵魂里面无限珍贵的东西不会离开你
42.The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.
教养与别人抵触,智慧和自己抵触
43.Hatred is blind, as well as love.
恨是盲目的,爱也是
44.Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.
注意穿着打扮是必要的,而有个生活目标却不是
45.Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.
宽恕你的敌人,没什么能比这个让他们苦恼的了
46.Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes, they forgive them
孩子最初爱他们父母,等大一些他们评判父母,有些时候,他们原谅父母
47.There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.
生活里有两个悲剧:一个是没有得到我们想要的,另外一个是得到了.
48.A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally.
绅士就是从不无意识伤害别人感觉的人
49.Conversation about the weather is the last refuge of the unimaginative
谈论天气是无趣谈话最后的避难所
50.One's real life is often the life that one does not lead
真实生活就是我们不会引领的生活
51.Wickedness is a myth invented by good people to account for the curious attractiveness of others
邪恶是好人发明出来说明那些奇异而有魅力的人的神话
52.Every great man nowadays has his disciples, and it is always Judas who writes the
biography
每个伟人现今都有信徒,而传记总由叛徒来写
53.The world has been made by fools that wise men should live in it.
傻瓜创造了世界,聪明人不得不生活于其中。
54.世上只有两类悲剧,有些人总是不能遂愿,而有些人总是心想事成。
In this world there are only two tragedies.One is not getting what one wants and the other is getting it.
55.男人因厌烦而结婚,女人因好奇,他们都会感到失望。
Men marry because they are tired;women because they are curious;both are disappointed.
56.已婚者的快乐来源于那些单身汉。
The happiness of a married man depends on the people he has not married.
57.20年的浪漫使一个女人变成一堆废墟,20年的婚姻使一个女人变成一座公共建筑。
Twenty years of romance make a woman look like a ruin;but twenty years of marriage
make her look like a public building.
58.一个女人再婚,是因为她憎恶她的前夫;一个男人再婚,则是因为他爱着他的前妻。 When a woman marries again,it is because she detested her first husband.When a man marries again,it is because he adored his first wife.
59.男人会老,但他们从来不会学好。
Men become old,but they never become good.
60.男人的进化很缓慢,男人的不公正却是显而易见。
The evolution of man is slow.The injustice ot man is great.
61.对富有的单身汉必须客以重税,让某些男人更快乐是不公平的。
Rich bachelors should be heavily taxed.It is not fair that some men should be happier than others.
英语写作常用句型
八.原因结果
1….(结果)…, owing to (原因) [owing to 为分词结构]
2….(结果)…, attributable to(原因) [attributable to为形容词短语] 3….(结果) lie in the fact that(原因) [ 同位语从句 ]
4….(结果)result from(原因) [句型一般]
5. It is precisely because (原因)…that (导致结果)… [强调结构]
6. …, as a result, …(导致结果)… [as a result做插入语]
7. (原因)be responsible for(结果) [常见句型]
8. (原因),which in turn(结果)
eg. They give rise to unfair competition, which in turn throws original businesses into a commercial panic.
九.采取措施,提出建议
1. My suggestion to deal with/solve/relieve the problem are as follows. In the first place,…. Secondly,…. Finally,… [常见句型]
2. If we let the situation go as it is, …. By that time, …. 如果让这种情况继续发展下去,那么……。
到那个时候,……。[比较好的句型]
3. More and more people are realizing the importance of…[进行时态, more and more比many好]
4. Great efforts/More measures/Due attention must be taken/paid to do …[ 被动语态,due attention 和be paid to 搭配]
5. If……, will there be anything that can make me even happier? 如果(我们怎么怎么做),那将没有比这令我更高兴的了。[条件句,反问句]
6. It is important/necessary/urgent/desirable(希望)/advisable(明智) for sb. to do sth. [It is …for …to do…句型]
7. enhance the awareness of people that…
8. The first nut for us to crack is… 我们首先要解决的是……。 [比The first thing we should do is … 句型高级的多,精彩的多,生动的多]
9. ……as soon as possible [常见句型]
10. sth. be of the utmost importance [ be of n. 结构,比sth. be much important好]
十.方式,比较
1. (Just) as …, so… 正如… [ 比较句型 ]
eg. Just as water is the most important of liquids, so air is the most important of gases.
2. in much the same way/manner that… 正如…, 和…一样
eg. The Americans spend Christmas Day in much the same way that the Europeans do.
十一. 让步
1. now that …… 既然…… [让步从句]
eg. Now that the decision has been made, we must try our best to carry it out.
2. unless…not… [ 让步从句]
eg. It is a vicious cycle and unless you consider these social, economic and environmental problems in one context, you are not serious about meeting the challenges. [注意例句中的consider sth. in one context句型:把什么事情放在一起加以综合考虑]
十二. 强调句
1. only [既是强调句,又是倒装句]
eg. Only in this way can you hope to improve the present situation.
2. It is …that…
eg. It is because he was too careless that he failed in the exam.
3. nothing but 只不过;只有…
eg. If what we have been striving for is nothing but pleasure-seeking, our nation will be deprived of the right to rise.(这里nothing but 可以去掉,不影响句意,但有了nothing but,就强调了后面的名词)
十三. 假设
1. Supposing……, it is likely that…. 假设…, 那么很可能… [假设, 虚拟语态]
eg. Supposing you wanted to buy a washing machine, it is more than likely you would obtain details regarding performance, price, etc. from an advertisement.
十四. 反问
1. What else can …? …………还能做什么呢?
eg. What else can the poor parents do but obey? 这些可怜的家长除了听从外还能做什么呢?
2. How could ……? 怎能….
eg. How could I put the English books aside to read pastime books? 十五. 比较
1. A is to B what X is to Y. A对于B 就象X对于Y
eg. Food is to man what oil is to machines.
2. ……more…, less…
eg. The closer to Christmas, the crazier they get; they become more agitated, less patient.
十六. 否定
1. 双重否定
not uncommon = common 平常的,普通的
not unusual = usual 平常的,通常的
not inevitable=evitable 可以避免的
(尽量把要强调的普通的形容词改成双重否定, 为文章多增加亮点)
2. by no means 并没有;当然不
3. no longer/more 不再
eg. I am no longer that ignorant girl.
十七. 程度
1. all the more 更加
eg. That makes London all the more fascinating, doesn't it? eg. It is all the more surprising therefore that…
2. more than 做副词, 意为 "多过…", "比…以上", "比…更" eg. I am more than happy to hear from you.
3. more than you can… 远超过你…
eg. The situation is very abominable more than you can stand.环境非常恶劣,你无法忍受.
十八. 论相互关系
1. A have much(nothing) to do with B
2. A be closely related to B
3.A be directly bound up with B
4. a definite link between …and…
十九.直陈观点
1. more than…can 简直不,无法,难以…
eg. The beauty of the city is more than I can describe.
2. beyond description 无法描述
eg. The beauty of the city is beyond description.
3. There is no point(use) in doing… …是没有任何意义的.
4. The first nut for us to crack is … 我们首先要解决的问题是…
5. short-sighted policy 眼光短浅的政策
6. while ……with one hand, ……with the other. 当(我们)一方面…., 而另一方面…
eg. While money is eagerly collected
in vast sums with one hand, it is paid out in increasingly vaster sums with the other.
7. far from 远离,远远不,非但不
eg. Far from taking exception(take exception:反对), no one is even mildly surprised.
8. be bound to
eg. Any discussion of this topic is bound to question the aims of education.
9. (or) vice-versa 反之亦然
10. sth. be measured in terms of … sth.用…来衡量
eg. "success" is measured in terms of freedom from insecurity.
11…. (现象)…, upon which views vary from person to person.
12.A be more essential to B. 对B来说, A是尤为关键重要的.
13.Distinguished scientific accomplishment is a matter of opportunity and of continuous and concentrated effort over long years. (很优美的句子,值得借鉴)
14. from the …point of view 从…角度来看
eg. From the health point of view 从健康的角度来看
15. ……must be rooted out in order to …. …必须根除以…
eg. Moral corruption must be rooted out in order to preserve the integrity of the state. 为了使国家健康发展,必须根除腐败.
16. …represent only the tip of the iceberg. …….只是冰山一角
eg. The most famous stars represent only the tip of the iceberg.
17. The rapid progress in science and technology has given a powerful shove-ahead to the productive forces of the world and the economic and social development of humanity. 科技的快速发展带给世界生产力和人类经济和社会的发展一个强劲的推动力(2001年****的七.一讲话).
18. ….stand tall and aim far, broaden one's vision and give full play to one's intelligence and wisdom on the broad arena of reform, opening-up and the
modernization drive. 站的高看的远,开扩自己的视野,在改革开放和现代化建设的大舞台上充分发挥个人才智(2001年****的七.一讲话). (句中很多的词组都是作文中可以运用到的,比如改革开放:reform (and) opening-up等) 19….demonstrate the value of one's life and work hard to achieve feats that will live up to the expectations of the people and the times. 证实自己的人生价值,努力的工作取得成就,而不辜负人民和时代的期望. (出处同上)
20.When asked about…, the overwhelming majority of people say that ….But other people think of … as…. / But I think quite differently. (对报刊上某一问题(已有不同的人发表了不同的观点)发表自己的观点)
21.It is generally believed/accepted/held that… 通常认为….
22 It is no denying the fact that…. 无可否认…
23……… , so…that…
eg. The river is very clear, so clear that you can see the fishes coming and going in it.
eg. Everything is covered with a thick layer of dust, so poisonous that all the grass, trees, vegetables and flowers gradually die.
二十. 辨证分析
1. Just as the popular saying goes, "Every coin has two sides". From one side,…. from the other side,…. 正如一个谚语所说的, "每个硬币都有两面(事物都是一分为二的)".从一方面看……… 从另一方面来看………
二十一. 比喻,拟人
1. They are taken prisoners by fame and their achievements turn into a bar to further advance.
2. True and deep love of life is the spring from which flow courage, confidence and power.
二十二.副词
1. admittedly 应当承认:
Admittedly, a few governments have taken timid measures.
2. simply 简而言之:
The answer is simply money.
3. discreetly 小心谨慎地:
point out discreetly that…
4. conceivably 可以想象地:
Smoking may, conceivably, be harmful.
5. surely 肯定地:
This is surely the most short-sighted policy you could imagine.
6. eagerly 渴望地
7. increasingly 不断增长地
While money is eagerly collected in vast sums with one hand, it is paid out in increasingly vaster sums with the other.
8. honestly: 诚实地:
the government is honestly concerned about the welfare of its people政府真心实意地关心它的人民的福利
9. certainly: 当然地
As individuals we are certainly weak, but if …作为个人,我们当然是弱小的,但是如果…
结束语
这份句型总结,只是包含了大部分的句型结构.对任何人的写作都有一定的帮助.但是请不要完全依赖这份总结.(更多更好的短语,句型需要自己在阅读中不断积累总结.
英汉谚语文化取向研究
Introduction
Chinese and English cultures are two big cultures which are complicated and different distinctively from each other. The languages of these two countries also belong to two different language families. Proverb which derive from life is one of the most typically representation of its language. As the major form of these two different languages, Chinese and