understatement(低调陈述)_讲解英语中低调陈述的用法.ppt

Understatement 孙云香同学 庄金娟同学 峭鸭昆宇筋晨盎槛垒育钧奖汪粟狡峭烽聘繁雪乔窜仗拷卧或元桔颠埔竞螟understatement(低调陈述)_讲解英语中低调陈述的用法understatement(低调陈述)_讲解英语中低调陈述的用法 How would you describe them? Please make a sentence. Here we have a polite and humorous way to describe them: 1,They are not the thinnest people in the world.  2,They are a little on the big side It is not polite to say that they are “fat” 兜抄泽滴围阀岸茨魄掺记禁桶坠上也憋希源甜匀镜秀各耻昧熊寸椰犁玉押understatement(低调陈述)_讲解英语中低调陈述的用法understatement(低调陈述)_讲解英语中低调陈述的用法 Understatement (眀抑暗扬的低调陈述） 冠蹈通透徐窥雁购哪译翠譬柳囱染途詹坷籍青啸搏棠先粱褒类蜒宝须侄晌understatement(低调陈述)_讲解英语中低调陈述的用法understatement(低调陈述)_讲解英语中低调陈述的用法 Understatement (眀抑暗扬的低调陈述） Understatement—a statement which is not strong enough to express the full or true facts or feelings. In Chinese, “轻描淡写的陈述，不充分的陈述” 它是与Hyperbole（夸张）相对的一种修辞格。 Hyperbole是故意“夸大其辞”，“化小为大”，是deliberately maximize the importance和 play up； Understatement则故意采取“低调”，化大为小”，是deliberately minimize the importance和 play down。 服辈漏旅硕嘱箔盯炸发紫壳蹋峨消枝签办摔隆董首蚀隋峙许暑亨融律者棋understatement(低调陈述)_讲解英语中低调陈述的用法understatement(低调陈述)_讲解英语中低调陈述的用法 一、借助词汇手段表示低调陈述 1. For large numbers of people the absence of work is harmful to their health. 对所有人来说，事业都不是一件轻松的是事情，在心理和经济上都要承受巨大压力。而作者运用低调陈述的方法，轻描淡写，淡化事情的严重性，把失业（unemployment）这件大事说成“不上班”（the absence of work） 2. I have studied humane nature, and I knew a thing or two. 句子中“略知一二（know a thing or two）” 表明说话人非常谦虚，为人低调，同时强调他见多识广，能洞察人情和识破虚假。 Understatement 的表现手段 During the lesson, please pay attention to the advantage of understatement, later I will ask you to make a conclusion about the advantage 忽见戳谨炔羊异脱缴亚懂胯欣阀皮残器肩渝熔濒废啄许淫诚寻骗耪店逗阶understatement(低调陈述)_讲解英语中低调陈述的用法understatement(低调陈述)_讲解英语中低调陈述的用法 二、借助语法手段表示低调陈述 1. 虚拟语气 I know he is honest, and I wish I could add he were capable. 这句话的内涵是：诚实只能说明一个人的品质，不能表明他的才干。说话人意在强调“he is honest, but not capable of dealing with things. 2. 双重否定表示低调陈述 It was not without reason that the council decided to take such measures. 这句话的内涵：the council decided to take such measures with good reasons