高级英语Lesson 1 (Book 2)Face to Face with Hurricane Camille(8)

高级英语Lesson 1 (Book 2)Face to Face with Hurricane Camille 课后练习及答案

5. "inch one' s way" as in "Water inched its way up the steps ” It makes the readers also see clearly that water was rising little by little.

6. "bother" as in "no hurricane has ever bothered it". It virtually means "do damage to" here.

7. "lap" as in "John watched the water lap at the steps ", meaning "extend beyond some limit" or, in fact, "rise slowly".

8. "skim" as in "the hurricane ... lifted the entire roof off the house and skimmed it 40 feet through the air", which gives the readers a deep impression of how strong the wind was.

9. "seize" as in "It seized a 600,000-gallon Gulfport oil tank 1and dumped it 3ymiles away". It seemed as if the hurricane had a very strong and large hand.

10. "crack" and "snap" as in "Telephone poles and 20-inch thick pines cracked like guns as the winds snapped them", providing the readers with a vivid picture of winds blowing violently.

X. Simile:

1. The children went from adult to adult like buckets in a fire brigade. (comparing the passing of children to the passing of buckets of water in a fire brigade when fighting a fire)

2. The wind sounded like the roar of a train passing a few yards away. (comparing the sound of the wind to the roar of a passing train) Metaphor :

1. We can batten down and ride it out. (comparing the house in a hurricane to a ship fighting a storm at sea)

2. Wind and rain now whipped the house. (Strong wind and rain was lashing the house as if with a whip.)

Personification :

1. A moment later, the hurricane, in one mighty swipe, lifted the entire roof off the house and skimmed it 40 feet through the air. (The hurricane acted as a very strong person lifting something heavy and throwing it through the air.)

2. It seized a 600, 000-gallon Gulfport oil tank and dumped it 3 1/2miles away. (The hurricane acted as a very strong man lifting something very heavy and dumping it 3 1/2 miles away.).

Ⅺ.

Elliptical and short simple sentences generally increase the tempo and speed of the actions being described. Hence in a dramatic narration they serve to heighten tension and help create a sense of danger and urgency. For examples see the text, paragraphs 10-18 and 21-26.

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