Unit 1 careers and skills Grammar and usage： Simile and metaphor 课件（25张PPT）

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Module 11 Unit 1
Grammar & Usage
Simile and Metaphor
高中英语 译林2003课标版 模块十一第一单元语法
Grammar & Usage

Simile and Metaphor
Step 1
Learn grammar
Step 1 Read the following poem.
My love is like a red, red rose!
And fare you well, my only love!
And fare you well, a while!
And I will come again, my love,
Although it were ten thousand mile.
离别只暂时，
善保千金躯。 终当复归来，
万里度若飞。
My parents used to take us to hunt birds, climb trees, and play in the fields. For me, it was like a holiday because we were going to have fun all day long.
Paraphrase the underlined phrases.
Although being famous might sound like a dream come true, today’s star, feeling like zoo animals, face pressures that few of us can imagine.
A huge crowd of bees filled the sky like a black cloud.
I grew like a wild weed and grasped all the opportunities to learn. In a family of blue-eyed blonds, I stood like a sore thumb.
Breakfast without orange juice is like a day without sunshine.
Light as breeze, soft as cloud.
like, as, as… as
Fill in the blanks with the phrases below.
as busy as a bee; as cool as a cucumber; as weak as a weed
as white as a sheet; as clear as day; as sick as a dog;
as light as a feather; as good as gold, as hungry as a wolf;
1. The story terrified him, and his face went ________.
2. It was ________ who had eaten the cake: Tom had chocolate all over his face.
3. I promised my mother that I would be ________while she was out shopping.
4. I caught a bad cold and have been ________ all week.
5. My new computer, which I bought yesterday, is ________.
6. As a business person, you can’t be ________. You should be ________.
将两个事物之间的相似之处进行比较。
用简单、具体的形象描述说明抽象或复杂的概念。



明喻（simile）
Format: 本体（target）+ 喻词+ 喻体（source）
喻词：like; as…as, as if, resemble, suggest, more than,
consider...as..., think of...as...
Like a good Neighbor, State Farm is there.
Our English teacher is like a walking flower.
Our English teacher is like a walking dictionary.
Our English teacher is like a walking encyclopedia.
1. Simile明喻
Simile is a comparison of two different things that are not usually thought to be similar.
2. The word “as” or “like” is used.
Format ：
target/tenor（本体） + like/as + source/ vehicle（喻体）
1. Life without love is life without light.
2. To me, jogging 5 kilometers a day is a piece of cake.
3. Speech is silver; silence is gold.
4. As a business person, you can’t be a mouse. You have to be a tiger.
5. Reading a book is talking about a love affair.
6. Reading is an adventure.
7. Life is a journey.
Read and translate the following sentences.
2.Metaphor暗喻
A metaphor is a comparison of two things that are not usually thought to be alike but have something in common.

2. The word “as” or “like” is not used.

3. Format ：target/tenor（本体） + be动词 + source/vehicle（喻体）




For me, ____ is a battlefield.
Try to fill in the following forms.
1.For lawyers, a courtroom is a battlefield.
For students, a ___________ is a battlefield.
classroom
life
2.Love is the mother of everything.
_________ is the mother of success.
_____________is the mother of success.
Simile, metaphor or neither ?
S
S
M
M
Neither
S
Task 2
Practice




1.If you want to be a Lei Feng
in life, You need to__________ _______________________.

and ______________________
________.
like the breeze in spring
work hard like summer’s

treat others
sunshine
Try to complete the following sentences with similes or metaphors.
对待同志要像春天般的温暖，
对待工作要想夏天般的热情。
——雷锋




2.If you want to be successful
like Jobs, you need to
____________________ and_________________.

have a mind like a computer
as tough as a tiger




3.If you want to be a magician like Liu Qian, you need to make people see that __________________________.
black is white and white is black
All the world’s a _________,
And all men and women merely players,
They have their exits and entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts.
His acts being seven ages…
Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.?
stage
BOOK IS FOOD.
Look how far we’ve come．
We’re at a crossroads．
We’ll just have to go our separate ways．
I don’t think this relationship is going anywhere．
Our relationship is off the track．
We’re stuck．
This relationship is a dead-end street．
We’re driving in the fast lane on the freeway of love．
Love is a journey.
Writing
Describe the topic “What is love?”, using similes or metaphors within 100 words.
To me, love is the sincere emotion springing from heart. I am really indulged in the feeling of falling in love.
Love is like a smile. I can feel warmth around me the moment we see and smile to each other. Love is listening. Not only listening to the other part’s pleasure but also sorrow; not only listening with ears, but also with heart.
Sample


Love is Mom’s kiss and Dad’s pat,
which can make me feel cosy.
Love is sweet roses from my beloved Mr Right,
which can make my future rosy.
Love is gentle cares to my child,
who is always the apple of my eye.
Love is the tree of friendship,
without which my journey is lonely.
Love is students’ smiles,
without which my life will be dozy.

Task 3
Summary
What have you learned today?

Homework
Write a short passage about “life” with similes and metaphors.
Thanks!