大学高级英语5第一课 Salvation.ppt

What had been going on at Langston’s church at night for weeks? 2. What was the special event that happened one night? 3. What had Langston learned about the revival before he actually attended it? 4. What was the reaction of the “young lambs” to the preacher? 5. What were many old people doing while the preacher was preaching? 6. How was Westley saved? 7. Why wasn’t Langston saved by the time he was left all alone on the mourners’ bench? 8. How was Langston saved at last? 9. What was the response of the people present at the meeting when Langston got up and was saved? 10. Why was Langston crying that night? What did Langston’s aunt think of his crying?. metonymy (转喻): a figure of speech, the substitution of the name of one thing for that of another. closely associated. crown ? king White House ? American government bottle ? wine / alcohol metaphor vs. metonymy All the world is a stage. She is a peacock. (metaphor is based on similarity between the two objects) The kettle is boiling. He likes to read Hemingway. (metonymy is based on relevance) 1. the substitution of the name of an attribute for that of the thing meant (以事物特征代替事物本身) Can gray hairs (old age) make folly venerable? 2. implement (工具) ? act/implementer (动作/行为者) The pen (power of literature) is mightier than the sword (physical violence). 3. container/space (容器) ? what’s in it (内容) The kettle (the water in the kettle) is boiling. The hearth (fire) burns brightly. The church (all the people in the church ) sang a song about the lower lights are burning. 4. organ (人体器官) ? its function (其功能) Every school needs a head (leader). 5. man/animal ? their attribute (其特征) The wolf (fierceness) and the pig (greed) mingled together in his face. (凶残与贪婪交织在一起,浮现在他的脸上) 6. material ? product The 29th Games in Beijing saw 51 golds (gold medals) and 21 silvers (silver medals) into China’s pockets. 7. producer ? product He is a scholar who does not know Darwin and Marx (the theo