13. To love our parents is the first law of nature.
— ____ Valevius Maximum
: 14. The concert started at 8 __ 30 p.m.
Coordinating Conjunction（整合连词）
• The sun is out ____ the sky is blue. and
Sentence Connector（句子连词）
otherwise • I decided not to have lunch; ________, I would be late for class. moreover • Jack arrived an hour late for the meeting; ________,
cleaner • dustman; garbage collector • sanitary engineer plumber • pipe engineer housewife • domestic engineer
Oxymoron（矛盾修辞）
• a bitter smile • a tearful smile • an open secret • a victorious defeat
“ don’t need your sympathy__ __ said he. , ” 5. __I , , 6. Bill Smith __ the professor of English Department __
has written many books.
, 6. “The book is not boring at all__” the boy told me.
Pun（双关）
• He is not a grave man until he is a grave man. • They pray for you today and prey on you tomorrow. • Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana. • A bicycle can’t stand on its own because it’s two-tyred.
Subordinator（主从连词）
Although • ________ my grandpa was retired, he continued to
lead a full and happy life.
After • _____ I had waited in the icy rain for thirty minutes, the bus finally arrived. While • _____ I was watching the late movie, sleep overcame me.
• I’m the luckiest in the world!
• His voice is loud enough to wake the dead.
• He is dying to know where she is.
• It took a few dollars to build the indoor swimming pool. • I am kind of short of money.
go to toilet
• • • • • • go somewhere goБайду номын сангаасto the necessary wash one’s hands powder one’s nose answer nature’s call visit John the old • elderly • advanced in age • senior/superior citizen
he didn’t even apologized or explained. • The storm knocked out the electricity; ________, we therefore could not read or watch TV. however • The company’s profit have fallen slightly; _______, this is not a serious problem.
• He wants to go on, _____ others disagree. but/yet
• I give her a map, ___ she won’t get lost. so • It must have rained last night, ___ the ground for is wet. • I can’t believe it, ___ can he. nor
• The flowers are nodding in the breeze. • Dusk comes stealthily.
• Walls have ears.
• Lies have short legs.
• Justice have long arms.
Exaggeration（夸张）
• I love you! You are the whole world to me!
Metaphor（暗喻）
• His hair is snow. • He is a fox.
• The world is a stage.
• His daughter is the apple of his eyes.
• Time is the best physician.
Personification（拟人）
7. “Mr__ Gao__” the secretary said__“has been on , , . business.” / 8. The factory has hired 1__10 of the workers it hired last year. ? 9. How far is it from your home to your school__ 10.What a beautiful handbag it is__ ! 11. She doesn’t like the film__ she is disgusted with ; it. “ ” 12. I read the article __Enjoy your life__ in the magazine.
In order that • __________ every student could understand the
abstract theory, the teacher explained it over and over
again.
Euphemism（委婉语）
die
• • • • • • • • • pass away go west go to heaven leave us forever go to sleep forever breathe one’s last rest in peace pay the debt of nature depart from one’s life
标点
, 1. He tried to persuade her from taking the risk__ but
failed.
, 2. If you go there__ I won’t go. , 3. He was born on July 1__ 1988. : , 4. I have bought a lot from the market__ fruits__ , vegetables __ some beef and a bag.
Rhetorical Devices Simile(明喻)
like, as, seem, as if, as though
• The old man’s hair is like snow. • The old man’s hair is as white as snow. • He can’t be trusted. He is as cunning as a fox. ( He is as slippery as an eel. )