英语影视欣赏复习资料.doc

9. Cultural differences on the bus: 1. Old and young; 2. Pregnant and handicapped; 10 Million; thousands; hundreds It’s like a million people flying in around the world. Our house had been in Mama’s family since her grandpa’s grandpa’s grandpa had come across the ocean about a thousand years ago. I’ve told you a hundred times that today I’ll come back late. 11. His back is as crooked as a politician. Crook n. 1. A crook is a dishonest person or a criminal. The man is a crook and a liar. 2. The crook of your arm or leg is the soft inside part where you bend your elbow or knee. She hid her face in the crook of her arm. Crook v. If you crook your arm or finger, you bend it. He crooked his finger: Come forward, he said. Crooked adj. 1. If you describe something as crooked, especially something that is usually straight, you mean that it is bent or twisted. The map on the wall is a bit crooked . 2. A crooked smile is uneven and bigger on one side than the other. Polly gave her a crooked grin. 3. If you describe a person or an activity as crooked, you mean that they are dishonest or criminal He is clearly a crooked cop. 12. Pun (??1?ó?) Definition: 1. “also play on words; 2. An amusing use of a word or phrase that has two meanings, or words with the same sound but different meanings. For example: 咸菜煎豆腐——有言(盐)在先 Seven days without water make one weak’(=1 week) 13. Classification 1. Homophonic puns谐音双关 2. Homographic puns 词义双关 A. Homonyms同形异义 B. Polysemy一词多义 3. Asteismus岐解双关 14. Functions of puns ①. 用于广告文体，作为一种特殊的交际模式，有其明显的目的性，而双关语又具有简洁凝练风趣幽默，新颖别致等语用效果，能够突出广告的特点，广告商利用语言文字同音或同义，同音异义的关系，使一句话关涉两件事，一明一暗，一真一假，即引人注日，又引起联想、 Money doesnt grow on trees. But it blossoms at our branches. Money doesnt grow on trees. But it blossoms at our branches.钱长在树上不行，但在我们这“行”行! 这是英国劳埃德银行((Loyd Bank)外路牌广告其中branch一词有双重含义:一为字而含义，承接上句中的tree指树枝;而更深一层的含义则为分行、支行，即该银行的各个分支机构、事实上这个)’告的真正意图是写召人们将钱存到劳埃德银