Unit4Missionandexplorationofourtime读写教程2Exaltedmeritdependsonthehighaim,andapatrimonyisenlargedonlybydiligence.—TheBookofHistory功崇惟志，业广惟勤。——《尚书》

SectionBReadingskillsDetailedstudyofthetextReadingcomprehensionCollocation新视野大学英语（第四版）读写教程2

SectionBUnderstandingfigurativelanguageToletreadersseemorevividpicturesofwhattheyhavereadintheirmindandtoexpressdetailedconcernsandemotions,weoftenemployfigurativelanguage.Figurativelanguagecanbeconfusingifitisunderstoodliterally.Theabilitytorecognizeandinterpretorexplainfigurativelanguagecanhelpusfullyunderstandawriter’spointandemotions.新视野大学英语（第四版）读写教程2Readingskills

SectionBUnderstandingfigurativelanguageTherearedifferentwaysofusingfigurativelanguage.Belowarejustthreeofthemostcommonones.1Simile(明喻):afigurativeexpressionwhichdirectlycomparesonethingtoanotherbyusingthewordsasorlike,suchas“hisbeardisaswhiteassnow”or“myheartislikeasingingbird”.2Metaphor(暗喻):afigurativeexpressioninwhichthe新视野大学英语（第四版）读写教程2Readingskills

SectionBUnderstandingfigurativelanguagecomparisonisimplied,withoutusingas,likeandthelike.Forexample,theexpression“thecurtainofnightfelluponus”tellsusit’snighttime,thoughnotdirectly.3Personification(拟人化):afigurativeexpressionwhichcomparesnon-humanthingstohumansorgivesnon-humanthingsqualitiesorabilitiesthatonlyahumancanhave.Lookat新视野大学英语（第四版）读写教程2Readingskills

SectionBUnderstandingfigurativelanguagethesetwoexpressions:“lightningdancedacrossthesky”;“myflowerswerebeggingforwater”.Now,let’stakealookatthefollowingexamplesfromTextA.?Forsevenyears,daysandnights,Huangworkedracingagainsttime,oftenwithonlytwotothreehoursofsleepaday.(Para.6)新视野大学英语（第四版）读写教程2Readingskills

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