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1、Part Two: In-Class Reading Post-Reading,Reading Comprehension,1) While I believe I am alive, I am unable to say exactly what this phrase means. (para. 4) This phrase refers to _. A. I am aliveB. I believe I am alive C. While I believe I am alive2) I was lucky to have been born with a fairly good min
2、d, and I have spent years polishing this instrument I inherited. (para. 5) This instrument refers to _. A. curiosityB. my ignorance C. a fairly good mind,Choose the best answer for each item.,Part Two: In-Class Reading ,3) Life hurts. (para. 11) This sentence means that _. A. Life is harmful B. Life
3、 causes you pain C. Life breaks your heart4) For years Ive realized Im an eccentric, without understanding exactly what I meant by this word. (para. 11) Here this word refers to _. A. lifeB. guiltC. eccentric,Post-Reading,Part Two: In-Class Reading ,5) The other is inner space. (para. 13) Here inner
4、 space means _. A. the human mindB. the environment C. way of communication6) This breakdown is spreading. (para. 14) Here breakdown means _. A. lack of knowledge B. failure of communication C. damage caused by breaking,Post-Reading,Part Two: In-Class Reading ,When used figuratively, words and phras
5、es have meanings other than their usual, or literal meanings.,Understanding Figurative Language,There are several types of figurative language:,Words and phrases used in unusual ways,to create strong, vivid images;,to focus attention on certain ideas;,to compare things that are basically different.,
6、Post-Reading,Part Two: In-Class Reading ,1. Simile (明喻),a direct comparison between otherwise dissimilar things, using the word like or as.,e.g. The fog hung like a veil over the campus. The lake looked like a huge mirror. The childs eyes were as big as saucers.,e.g. Pale and thin, she was a shadow
7、of her former self. Swimming against the tide often leads to success. Life is a highway.,2. Metaphor (隐喻),a comparison between otherwise dissimilar things without using the word like or as.,Post-Reading,Part Two: In-Class Reading ,e.g. Told that the car repair would cost 2,000 and take at least two
8、weeks, she said, Oh, that would be wonderful!,the assignment of a human trait to a non-human thing.,3. Personification (拟人),e.g. A smiling moon peeped out of the clouds. The car coughed when it climbed up the hill.,4. Irony (反讽),the use of words to suggest the opposite of their usual sense.,Post-Rea
9、ding,Part Two: In-Class Reading ,e.g. Praise to children is what the sun is to flowers.,5. Overstatement (also called hyperbole 夸张),deliberate exaggeration for emphasis.,e.g. If I dont get this paper in on time, the professor is going to kill me.,6. Understatement (反叙),deliberate restraint for empha
10、sis.,e.g. It gets a little warm when the temperature reaches 40.,7. Analogy (类比),a comparison of similar traits between dissimilar things.,Post-Reading,Part Two: In-Class Reading ,Work in pairs to examine and explain the following examples of figurative language.,1) I can concentrate with the intens
11、ity of a beam of sunshine focused through a magnifying glass.,A metaphor. The intensity of his concentration is compared to that of a beam of sunshine shining through a magnifying glass.,_,_,2) My curiosity burns brighter.,A metaphor. The author means that he becomes more curious than ever. His curi
12、osity is like a fire that burns with more intensity and thus becomes brighter.,_,Post-Reading,Part Two: In-Class Reading ,An overstatement or hyperbole. The author means that when his wife dies, many people will weep.,3) What I know, compared with what I do not know, is like a grain of sand by the s
13、ea.,A simile. The author recognizes the limitations of his knowledge and stresses the immensity of his ignorance.,_,4) When she dies an ocean of tears will flow.,_,Post-Reading,Part Two: In-Class Reading ,A simile and personification. The author compares the failure of communication to disconnected
14、nerve endings. The phrase lose touch with is used to describe people who are no longer communicating with each other, so this sentence involves personification.,5) It is as though nerve endings had lost touch with one another.,_,_,Post-Reading,Part Two: In-Class Reading ,1) Do you agree that curiosi
15、ty is important for success? If so, why?2) Do you agree that it is the differences among people that make them interesting? Explain your answer.,Questions for Group Discussion,Post-Reading,Part Two: In-Class Reading ,1) Yes. I think curiosity is important for success. Curiosity means that you are ea
16、ger to learn about things, people or places. If you are curious, you tend to ask a lot of questions and then youll be able to update and enrich your knowledge when you know the answers. However, to become successful, to reach your goals, curiosity alone is not enough. You have to think of improving yourself all the time.,
