高英第二册修辞.docx

高级英语第二册修辞汇总
1. It is easier to make a beautiful dumb girl smart than to make an ugly smartgirl beautiful. (antithesis)
2. The children went from adult to adult like buckets in a fire brigade. (simile
3. Instantly, f rom the dark holes all round, there was a f renzied rush of Jews.(transferred epithet)
4. Still, a white skin is always fairly conspicuous. (synecdoche)
5. I leaped to my feet, bellowing like a bull. (simile)
6. Afterthe war, itwas onlynatural that hopeyoung writers,heiiminds
and pens inflamed against war, Babbittry, and “Puritanical” gentility, should floithe traditional artistic center. (metonymy)
7. The conversation was on wings. (metaphor)
8. United, there islittlwse cannot do in a host of co-operativventures.
Divided, there is little we can do, for we dare not meet a powerful challenge at odand split asunder. (antithesis)
9. But we shall not always expect …to remember that, in the past, those whfoolishly sought power by riding the back of the tiger ended up inside.(metaphor)
10. Polly, I love you. You are the whole world to me, and the moon and the starsand the constellations of outer space. (hyperbole)
11. Greenwich Village set the pattern.(metonymy)

12. Naturally, the spirit of carnival and the enthusiasm for high military adventuwere soon dissipatedonce the eager young men had receiveda good tasteof
twentieth century warfare. (metaphor)
13. The hurricanetorethree largecargo shipsfrom theiimoorings and beachedthem. (personification)
14. The hurricane seized a 6, 0-gallon Gulfport oil tank and dumped it 3 milesaway. (personification)
15. Long lines of women, bent double like inverted capital Ls, work their way slowlyacross the fields. (simile)
16. The glow of the conversation burst into flames. (metaphor)
17. If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few whoare rich. (antithesis)
18. But this peaceful revolution of hope cannot become the prey of hostile powers.(metaphor)
19. ...yet both racing to alter that uncertain balance of terror that stays the handmankind’s final war. (synecdoche)
20. I said with a mysterious wink and closed my bag and left. (transferred epithet)
21. ...,an attempt to treatthe worker and employee likea machine which runsbetter when it is well oiled. (simile)
22. The slightesmention of the decade bringsnostalgi(recollectioito themiddle-aged and curious questionings by the young. (transferred epithet)
23. The wind sounded like the roar of a train passing a few yards away. (simile)
24. Even with the most educated and the most literate, the King’s English slips anslides in conversation. (alliteration & simile)
25. Younger brothersand sisterof the war generationhad sufferedno realdisillusionmenolr sense of loss,now began to imitatethe mannersof theireldersand play with the toys of vulgar rebellion. (metaphor)
26. And so, my fellowAmericans ask not what your countrycan do for you; askwhat you can do for your country. (antithesis)
27. And leteveryother power know thatthishemisphere intendsto remain themaster of its own house. (metaphor)
28. The war actedmerely as a catalytiagent in thisbreakdown of the Victoriansocial structure. (metaphor)
29. A moment later, the hurricane, in one mighty swipe, lif ted the entire roof ofthe house and skimmed it 40 feet through the air. (personification)
30. .,and blowndown power linescoiledlikeblack spaghettiover the roads.(simile)
31. ...,and then more infantryfouror fivethousand men in allwinding up theroad with a clumping of boots and a clatter of iron wheels. (onomatopoeia)
32. No one has any idea where the conversation wi11 go as i t meanders or leaps andsparkles or just glows. (metaphor)
33. Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friendand foealike, ...(alliteration)
34. that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans, born in thiscentury, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace, ...(parallelism)
35. One more chance, I decided. But just one more. There i s a limi t to what fleshand blood can bear. (synecdoche)
36. My brainwas as powerfulas a dynamo, as preciseas a chemisf ss^ales^spenetrating as a scalpel. (simile & hyperbole)
37. There followsan informalessay that ventureseven beyond Lamb’sfrontier.(metaphor)
38. Before long the movement had become officiallycognizedby the pulpit(which denounced it). (metonymy)
39. So let us begaimew, remembering on both sides that civility i s not a sign ofweakness, and sincerity is always subject to proof. (antithesis)
40. To our sisteirepublicsouth of our border, we offera specialpledge: to
convert our good words into good deeds, in new alliance for progress, to assist fremen and free government in casting off the chains of poverty. (repetition)
常见成语汉译英
1. 爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog.

2. 百闻不如一见 Seeing is believing.
3. 比上不足比下有余 worse off than some, better off than many; to fall short of the best, but be better than theworst.
4. 笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an earlystart.
5. 不眠之夜white night
6. 不以物喜不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
7. 不遗余力 spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
8. 不打不成交 No discord, no concord.
9. 拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul
10. 辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
11. 大事化小小事化了 try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
12. 大开眼界 open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
13. 国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace
14. 过犹不及 going too far is as bad as not going far enough; beyond is as wrong as falling short; too much is abad as too little
15. 功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
16. 好了伤疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more
17. 好事不出门恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread farand wide.
18. 和气生财 Harmony brings wealth.
19. 活到老学到老 One is never too old to learn.
20. 既往不咎 let bygones be bygones
21. 金无足赤人无完人 Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
22. 金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home.
23. 脚踏实地 be down-to-earth
24. 脚踩两只船 sit on the fence
25. 君子之交淡如水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendshipgreen
26. 老生常谈陈词滥调cut and dried, clich
27. 礼尚往来 Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
28. 留得青山在不怕没柴烧 Where there is life, there is hope.
29. 马到成功 achieve immediate victory; win instantsuccess
30. 名利双收 gain in both fame and wealth
31. 茅塞顿开 be suddenly enlightened
32. 没有规矩不成方圆 Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
33. 每逢佳节倍思亲On festiveccasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear iseonfthe festivaloccasions when one misses his dear most.
34. 谋事在人成事在天The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. Man proposes, Goddisposes.
35. 弄巧成拙 be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself
36. 拿手好戏 masterpiece
37. 赔了夫人又折兵 throw good money after bad
38. 抛砖弓 |玉 a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catcha whale
39. 破釜沉舟cut off all means of r;ettn®rut one ‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end
40. 抢得先机 take the preemptive opportunities
41. 巧妇难为无米之炊 If you have no hand you can't make a fist. One can't make bricks without straw.
42. 千里之行始于足下 a thousand-li journey begins with the first step一the highest eminence is to be gained stepby step
43. 前事不忘后事之师 Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
44. 前人栽树后人乘凉 One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generwst feoid anotherreaps.
45. 前怕狼后怕虎 fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind hesitate in doing something
46. 强龙难压地头蛇 Even a dragon (from the outside) finds it hard to control a snake in its old haunt - Powerfuloutsiders can hardly afford to neglect local bullies.
47. 强强联手 win-win co-operation
48. 瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
49. 人之初性本善 Man's nature at birth isgood.
50. 人逢喜事精神爽 Joy puts heart into a man.
51. 人海战术 huge-crowd strategy
52. 世上无难事只要肯攀登 Where there is a will, there is a way.
53. 世外桃源 a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
54. 死而后已 until my heart stops beating
55. 岁岁平安 Peace all year round.
56. 上有天堂下有苏杭 Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth.
57. 塞翁失马焉知非福 Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
58. 三十而立 A man should be independent at the agdhdfrty, a man should be able to think for himself
59. 升级换代 updating and upgrading (of products)
60. 四十不惑 Life begins at forty.
61. 谁言寸草心报得三春晖Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass.
62. 水涨船高 When the river rises, the boat floats high.
63. 时不我待 Time and tide wait for no。man
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64. 杀鸡用牛刀 break a butterfly on the wheel
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65. 实事求是 seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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66. 说曹操，曹操到 Talk of the devil and he .comes
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67. 实话实说 speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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68. 实践是检验真理的唯一标准 Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth
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69. 山不在高，有仙则名'No matter how high the mountain is, its name will spread far and wide if there is afairy;'
70. 韬光养晦 hide one's capacities and bide one's time
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71. 糖衣炮弹 sugar-coated bullets
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72. 天有不测风云 Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
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73. 团结就是力量Unity is strength
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74. “跳进黄河洗不清” eve ifone jumped into theellowRiver, onean not wash onesecfean--there'snothing one can do to clear one's name
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75. 歪风邪气 unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
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76. 物以类聚，人以群分 Birds of a feather flock together
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77. 彳主事如风'The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past.'
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78. 望子成龙 hold high hopes for one's child
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79. 屋漏又逢连阴雨 Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours
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80. 文韬武略 military expertise; military strategy
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81. 唯利是图 draw water to one's mill
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82. 无源之水，无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
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83. 无中生有 make create something out of nothing
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104. 无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire
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105. 徇私枉法 bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
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106. 新官上任三把火 a new broom sweeps clean
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107. 虚心使人进步，骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind
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108. 蓄势而发 accumulate strength for a take-off
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109. 心想事成 May all your wish come true
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110. 心照不宣 have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
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111. 先入为主 First impressions are firmly entrenched
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112. 先下手为强 catch the ball before the bound
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113. 像热锅上的蚂蚁 like an ant on a hot pan
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114. 现身说法 warn people by taking oneself as an example
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115. 息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
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116. 喜忧参半 mingled hope and fear
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117. 循序渐进 step by step
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118. 一路平安，一路顺风 speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
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119. 严以律己，宽以待人 be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
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120. 鱼米之乡 a land of milk and honey
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121. 有情人终成眷属 ack shall have Jill, all shall be well.
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122. 有钱能使鬼推磨 Money makes the mare go. Money talks
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123. 有识之士 people of vision
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124. 有勇无谋 use brawn rather than brain
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125. 有缘千里来相会 Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by
predestination
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148. 与时俱进 advance with times
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149. 以人为本 people oriented; people foremost
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150. 因材施教 teach students according to their aptitude
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151. 欲穷千里目，更上一层楼 to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further,were you to look farther; Would eye embrace a thousand miles Go up, one flight.
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152. 欲速则不达 Haste does not bring success
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153. 优胜劣汰 survival of the fittest
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154. 英雄所见略同 Great minds think alike
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155. 冤家宜解不宜结 Better make friends than make enemies
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156. 冤假错案 cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false orwrong cases
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157. 一言既出，驷马难追 A real man never goes back on hisowords
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158. 招财进宝 Money and treasures will be plentiful
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159. 债台高筑 become debt-ridden
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160. 致命要害 Achilles' heel
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161. 众矢之的 target of public criticism
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162. 知己知彼，百战不殆 Know the enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles with nodanger of defeoat
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163. 纸上谈兵 be an armchair strategist
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164. 纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner oor later