试比较以下两种托福听力表达方法：1)He spent a lot of money.（他花了大笔的钱。）2)He spent a lot of money, like water.（他烧钱如流水。）非常明显，第二种表达方法比第一种愈加生动和形象。由于like water（如流水）用了Simile（明喻）的修辞手法，如此以来，无疑使语言愈加精彩和完美，听力考试也不再单纯是一门考试，而变成了一种享受。Simile（明喻）一词来自于拉丁语similes,其意为like（象）。他借用大家的想象力，用肯定的比喻词如：like, as等加以连接，从而了解的表明两种事物之间的相似之处，使得表达愈加新鲜有趣。其典型形式是A is like B. Simile（明喻）的修辞手法在托福听力中的运用可谓炉火纯青。譬如： 1．Like引导1) He sweats like a pig. 2) They slept like babies. 3) Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass.（生活没目的犹如航行没指南针。）4) Records fell like ripe apples on a windy day.（被打破的记录犹如刮风天成熟的苹果纷纷坠落。）2．As引导1）She is as beautiful as a flower.（她像花一样的漂亮。）2）I am as light as a feather, I am as happy as am angel, I am as merry as a school boy. I am as giddy as a drunken man...（我像羽毛一样轻，我像天使一样幸福，我像小学生一样快活，我像喝醉了酒的人一样飘飘然）3）The first time I read an excellent book, it is to me as if I had gained a new friend. （我头一回读到一本好书，对我来讲好象交了一位新朋友。）注意：As引导的as...as结构在英语中得到了广泛应用，若能在口语交流或各种作文考试（如：TWE等）中用上一个，定会得到意料之外的成效，常见的as结构有： firm as a rock坚如磐石 light as a feather轻如鸿毛 close as an oyster严守秘密 mute as a fish噤若寒蝉 strong as a horse强壮如牛 cool as a cucumber泰然自若 sober as a judge十分清醒 sure as a gun千真万确
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