1、Unit 1 Lights, camera, action! Reading (II) 昨天已成为历史，明天是一个谜，但今天是一 份礼物。这就是为什么它被称为现在（present）。 功夫熊猫 Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. But today is a gift. That is why its called the present. Kung Fu Panda How to write sentences with metaphors Just as the poor passengers on the real Titanic s
2、aw the tip of the iceberg, what we see on the cinema screen is just the tip of the huge iceberg of film-making. (page 3, lines 3335) The metaphor from the text A metaphor is a form of rhetorical device, which compares one thing to another without using as or like. What is a metaphor? It draws the re
3、aders attention to the similarities between two things. (what we see on the screen the tip of iceberg) It creates a vivid picture in the readers mind and helps him or her see ideas more clearly. (He was sad. He was drowned in a sea of sadness.) Why do we use a metaphor? The girl is as beautiful as a
4、 rose. (A simile) The girl is a beautiful rose. (A metaphor) What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor? Various types of metaphor Dead metaphor and conventional metaphor Implied metaphor Extended metaphor Metaphor Creative metaphor (The essay is compared to human frame.) Body of an essa
5、y (The clock is compared to human frame.) Hands of a clock (Time is compared to the sand in the hourglass.) Time is running out. George is an early bird. Life is a journey. The apparition of these faces in the crowd Petals on a wet, black bough. In a Station of the Metro, Ezra Pound 这几张脸在人群中幻景般闪现； 湿
6、漉漉的黑树枝上花瓣数点。 在地铁站台，埃兹拉庞 德 Also known as： poetic metaphor literary metaphor novel metaphor unconventional metaphor 彼得是草丛里的一条蛇。 Peter is a snake in the grass. 彼得溜到她旁边，低声说：“你可以信任我。” Slithering to her side, Peter hissed, “You can trust me.” Example 1: Sonia commanded angrily to her child. Angry Sonia ba
7、rked commands at her child. (Compare Sonia to a dog) Example 2: The flowers moved gently in the wind. The flowers nodded in the wind. (Compare flowers to people) Example 3: Philips anger grew until it got out of control. Philips anger grew until it erupted. Example 4: House flies flied around the ro
8、tten mangoes. House flies orbited around the rotten mangoes. (Compares anger to a volcano) (Compare house flies to planets) 嘘！那边窗户里亮起的是什么光？哦，那是东方，朱丽叶就是太 阳！起来吧，美丽的太阳，杀死那嫉妒的月亮吧，它已经气得病 态而惨白。 罗密欧与朱丽叶,莎士比亚 But soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the east and Juliet is the sun! Arise, fai
9、r sun, and kill the envious moon, who is already sick and pale with grief. Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare 1. When Todds lies were found out, he left with his tail between his legs. 2. foot of the bed 3. Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul And sings the tune without the words And
10、never stops at all 4. Life is a journey. Enjoy the ride. A. Implied metaphor B. Extended metaphor C. Dead metaphor D. Conventional metaphor 5. My younger brother watches TV too much. My younger brother is a couch potato. 1. He likes to stay up late. 2. It thundered loudly. 3. I have my ugly teeth pu
11、lled out. 4. The computers in your school are out of date. The thunder was a lion. I have my alligator teeth pulled out. The computers in your school are dinosaurs. He is a night owl. Write a metaphor of your own to describe the film-making process. . 精彩瞬间 What we have learnt about metaphor today might only be the tip of the iceberg of metaphor.
