CTCFL

Oral Presentation

Week 2: topic-based presentation (Figurative&Imagination)

比喻&想象

Phrases

好像	hǎo xiànɡ	to be like; to seem
好比	háo bǐ	to be just like; can be compared to
就像	jiù xiànɡ	to be just like
如	rú	to be like; as; as if
如同	rú tónɡ	to be like; as
仿佛	fǎnɡ fú	as if; to seem
好似	hǎo sì	to be like; to seem
像/同……一样	xiànɡ / tónɡ … … yí yànɡ	to be like……
仿佛……似的	fǎnɡ fú … … shì de	as if……; to be like……
跟……似的	ɡēn … … shì de	to be just like……
同/跟/像……一般	tónɡ / ɡēn / xiànɡ … … yì bān	to be just like……
恰似	qià sì	to be exactly like……

Reference: Yuan.B & Kan. Q. Developing writing skills in Chinese.2003. London: Routledge.

Exercises: Please try to use figurative expressions to complete sentence 1-3 and translate sentence 4&5 :

1 这里的风景___________________, 美得让人窒息(zhì xī to suffocate;asphyxia; not able to breath)。

2 她___________________，什么都知道。

3 友情___________________，而爱情___________________。

4 Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get. (from Forest Gump 1994)

5 Marriage is like a besieged city. People inside want to get out. People outside want to get in. (from 《围城》- 钱钟书)

Topics

- 假如地球上只剩下我一个人

- 假如我是一个盲人，我可以得到三天的光明

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