浅谈英语修辞格

《韦氏大学辞典》关于英语修辞格的定义是这样的:“A form of exprssion,suchas an allegory,metaphor,or simile,other than plain and normal,producinga stylistic effect”,意思是,英语修辞格是产生文体效果的一种语言表达形式。例如,寓言、暗喻、明喻,以及不同于一般平铺直叙的话语。根据《科利尔百科全书》“A figure of speech is a word or phrase used to produce a special stylisticeffect”意思是产生特殊文体效果的词与词组即为英语修辞格。以上两个定义虽不尽相同, 两者有一个共同点,即:产生文体效果的语言。那么,运用英语修辞格的目的是什么呢? 请看“A figure of speech can be employed purely for stylistic brilliance,but its major purpose is to express greater intensity of feeling or clarity ofthought,”“英语修辞格完全用于增加文体色彩,但其主要目的是为了深刻地表达思想感情。”因此,英美历史上许多著名诗人、作家、政治家都在他们的作品和演讲里广     

“愚蠢”法规

It is against the law to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole or street lamp. （Georgia） One man may not be on another man＇s back. （Georgia） It is prohibited to cut offa chicken＇s head on Sunday It is also illegal to carry a chicken by its feet down broadway on this day. （Georgia） One may not place a deadbird on a neighbor＇ s lawn （Georgia） Rocks may not be thrown at birds. （Georgia） Persons may not wear hoods in public. （Georgia） Cars may not be driven through playgrounds or on sidewalks. （Georgia） Chicken must be eaten with the hands. （Georgia） Though it is illegal to spit from a car ora bus, citizens may spit from a truck. （Georgia） It is illegal for a chicken to cross the road.     

英语转义的修辞功能

现代词汇学认为,词汇意义大体可分为两类：本义（Denotation）和转义（Connotation）。《美国传统词典》对Denotation的定义是：the most specific or direct meaning of a word, in contrast to its figurative or associated meanings（一个词最特定的或最直接的意义,与它的比喻意义或联想意义相对）     

welcome的“欢迎”仪式

Hi,everyone!我是welcome。“我”以多种身份出现。怎么样？还是接受我来自不同方式的“欢迎”仪式吧。一、来自“形容词”的“欢迎”仪式welcome用作形容词时．在句中多作定语或表语。意为“受欢迎的”。常用在以下结构中：1．sb．＋be＋welcome＋to（a place）／to go or come to（a place）。例如：     

心理测试

On a regular weekend with your friends, what would you probably do？
A） Plan the activities yourself
B） Follow your friend＇s ideas or suggestions
C） Go to a sporting event or game
D） Go see a movie or go to a gallery or museum     

卫生间

The toilets / the restroom （US）--a general word for the toilets in a restaurant, shopping centre, etc. Public toilet--a toilet in a public area that anyone can use. Some are coin-operated （you have to put money into them in order to use them）. Flush the toilet--to press a button （or pull a chain） so that water goes into the toilet to clean it.     

纵横字谜

Across 2： Incredible and amazing （often in reference to a view） = breatht ____7： To notice or see = to sp___ 8： To say words to God, sometimes when you are in a desperate situation = to pr___ 9： With no sense or meaning = meanin ___10： Ifa company is like this, it has taken out more money     

基础词汇

Skis （滑雪板）——the long pieces of fibreglass or wood that you attach to your feet in order to go down a mountain.     

高考涉及in搭配的高频短语

1．（2010年湖北卷）It is illegal for a public official to ask people for gifts or money __ favors to them.     

Microwave-assisted Fenton-like decolorization of methyl orange solution using chromium compounds

Azo dyes discharged in the environment are persistent organic pollutants （POPs）, which are very difficult to remove. We developed a microwave-assisted Fenton-like process to degrade methyl orange （MO）, an azo dye, with hydrogen peroxide （H2O2） catalyzed by chromium compounds coexisting with MO in the solution. Comparison between the Cr（Ⅲ）-H2O2 and Cr（Ⅵ）-H2O2 systems shows＂ that Cr（Ⅵ） has a stronger and more stable catalytical activity than Cr（Ⅲ）, and Cr（Ⅲ） is more susceptible to a change in the acidity or alkalinity of the reaction system. With a Cr（Ⅵ） concentration of 10 mmol L^-1 or a Cr（Ⅲ） concentration of 12 mmol L^-1 in the solution under the microwave irradiation of a power larger than 300 W for 3 min, 10 mmol L^-1 H2O2 can degrade more than 95% of 1 000 mg L^-1 methyl orange; when the microwave power is increased to 700 W, the same amount of H2O2 can degrade all methyl orange in the solution with the same amount of Cr（Ⅵ ） catalyst. Ultraviolet-visible spectrography indicates the cleavage of the azo bond in methyl orange after treatment, suggesting the potential o of this Fenton-like process to degrade azo dye POPs. Reusing waste chromium compounds coexisting with dyestuff in wastewater to catalyze the degradation of azo dyes could be a cost-effective technique for azo dyes and chromate manufacturers and/or users to treat their wastewater and prevent POPs from endangering the environment. This is of particula importance to controlling the water quality of the Three Gorges Reservoir.     

The effect of interpersonal relationships on psychosomatic symptoms： Moderating role of gender

The purposes of this study were twofold： （1） to verify whether or not gender and interpersonal relationships influence the variance of psychosomatic symptoms in Taiwanese adolescents; and （2） to examine the moderating role of gender between interpersonal relationships and psychosomatic symptoms in Taiwanese adolescents. The present study adopted data from the Taiwan Education Panel Survey （TEPS） using a stratified-random methodology. Results indicated that： （1） gender accounts for a significant amount of variance of psychosomatic symptoms; （2） interpersonal relationships account for a significant amount of variance in psychosomatic symptoms over and above gender; and （3） gender moderates the associations of mother-adolescent and teacher-student relationships and psychosomatic symptoms, whereas it does not moderate the associations between father-adolescent, sibling, or peer relationships or psychosomatic symptoms.     

Blogs in TEFL： A New Promising Vehicle

Weblogs, or blogs for short, were created as a tool for people to create online journals without the need of any programming experience or knowledge. Although not originally intended for educational purposes, blogs are drawing attention from EFL educators, The paper is intended to provide a definition of a blog, to analyze the features of a blog, to formulate possible ways to use a blog in EFL classes, and to discuss potential advantages and shortcomings of using blog in EFL. In conclusion, blogs are a new promising vehicle of extreme value for teaching of English as a foreign language （TEFL）.     

Emerging Educational Institutional Decision-Making Matrix

The ＂emerging educational institutional decision-making matrix＂ is developed to allow educational institutions to adopt a rigorous and consistent methodology of determining which of the myriad of emerging educational technologies will be the most compelling for the institution, particularly ensuring that it is the educational or pedagogical but not the technological imperative that drives the technology integration agenda. The matrix is designed to be used after some initial research into an emerging technology. Once a technology is put through the matrix, a member of options are available： （1） shelving the technology; （2） putting the technology on hold and maintaining a watching brief until the technology matures in the market; and （3） researching the product further by conducting a trial or placing in testing sandpit. After further research, the technology can be tested as a pilot to determine how well or otherwise, the technology works within the institution. If an emerging technology has more than one product associated with it, a second and third step in the matrix has been developed, and the second step assigns a rating to each of the categories within the matrix. With many products containing similar features, a third step has been developed to compare products on a feature level.     

“TAKE”之12短语

The verb take is extremely useful. It can be used in a number of expressions. Here are 12.Learning Expressions The best way to learn any words or expressions is by seeing or hearing them in context when you＇ re reading or listening to English. Make a note of any words or expressions that you like （or want to learn） and write these down in sentences. Remember, always record language in phrases or sentences--never as individual words. You should also practise using the words or expressions as often as you can： in conversation, on the phone, in e-mails, etc.     

Competition and Co-operation

I.写作前的思考及其观点的初步表述形式1.竞争的含义或诠释a.Competition is the act of contending or wingwith another party.b.To compete is to strive to attain a higher posi-tion or better result than another party.同样这个意思,也可以换一种说法:e.To compete is to try and beat others to a par-     

Fighting Against CD Copiers

How much do you want to pay for a CD by your favorite singer Jay Chou？ Five yuan for a pirated （盗版的） one, or more for a real one？[第一段]     

Fused empirical mode decomposition and wavelets for locating combined damage in a truss-type structure through vibration analysis

Structural health monitoring （SHM） is a relevant topic for civil systems and involves the monitoring, data processing and interpretation to evaluate the condition of a structure, in order to detect damage. In real structures, two or more sites or types of damage can be present at the same time. It has been shown that one kind of damaged condition can interfere with the detection of another kind of damage, leading to an incorrect assessment about the structure condition. Identifying combined damage on struc- tures still represents a challenge for condition monitoring, because the reliable identification of a combined damaged condition is a difficult task. Thus, this work presents a fusion of methodologies, where a single wavelet-packet and the empirical mode decom- position （EMD） method are combined with artificial neural networks （ANNs） for the automated and online identification-location of single or multiple-combined damage in a scaled model of a five-bay truss-type structure. Results showed that the proposed methodology is very efficient and reliable for identifying and locating the three kinds of damage, as well as their combinations. Therefore, this methodology could be applied to detection-location of damage in real truss-type structures, which would help to improve the characteristics and life span of real structures.     

英语高考常见句型回顾

1．主语＋谓语＋宾语（不定式） He pretended to be watching the game. 2．主语＋谓语＋宾语（疑问词＋不定式） I don＇ t know whether to rent a flat or buy one.     

New event detection based on sorted subtopic matching algorithm

How to quickly and accurately detect new topics from massive data online becomes a main problem of public opinion monitoring in cyberspace. This paperpresents a new event detection method for the current new event detection system, based on sorted subtopic matching algorithm and constructs the entire design framework. In this p~per, the subtopics contained in old topics （or news stories） are sorted in descending order according to their importance to the topic（or news stories）, and form a sorted subtopic sequence. In the process of subtopic matching, subtopic scoring matrix is used to determine whether a new story is reporting a new event. Experimental results show that the sorted subtopic matching model improved the accuracy and effectiveness ofthenew event detection system in cyberspace.     

American Idioms （8）

cheap skate A selfish or stingy person; a person who will not spend much. None of the girls like to go out on a date with him because he is a cheap skate （Nobody likes to go out with him because he will not spend much.）