It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness; it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity; it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness; it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair; we had everything before us, we had nothing before us; we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way.
Q1:What figures of speech or sentence structures do the author use in the article? 文段中运用了什么修辞手法或句子结构
Q2:How many antonyms are there in this paragraph?多少对反义词
型:1.It is/was the +n.+of+sth 这是....的.....
Eg: It is the duty of you (to close the door). It was the summer of 1985.
练习:1)It was the beginning of a memorable voyage.A. 这是一次难忘的旅程的开始 B.这是一次正开始的难忘的旅程。
2.parallel structure/Parallelism 排比句型
Eg:If you have a dream, go for it.If you have a dream, make it real. If you have a dream, follow it.如果你有梦想,去争取吧;如果你有梦想 让它成真; 如果你有梦想 追随它吧
主语排比: eg: I came;I saw; I conquer. 我来了,我看见,我征服
谓语排比:This great nation will endure,will revive and will prosper.我们国家未来经得起考验,将复兴,将繁荣
单词:1.times n.时代 ancient/modern times 古代,现代 The story was happened in ancient times.这个故事发生在古代 英国泰晤士报
2.best&worst n.最好/最坏的事物 adj. 最好的/最坏的
Eg: the best/worst of me 最好/最糟糕的我
In China, Zhuge Liang is almost a symbol of wisdom.在中国,诸葛亮几乎成为智慧的象征
foolishness愚昧,愚蠢
He begged God to forgive him for his foolishness. 他祈求上帝原谅他的愚蠢
epoch n.时代,纪元
Eg:The birth of Christ was the beginning of a major epoch of world history.
基督的诞生是世界历史一个重要时代的开始。
3.Incredulity n.怀疑,不相信
Eg:There was a hint of incredulity in her voice. 声音中流露出一丝怀疑
4..despair n.v.绝望,沮丧
I despair sometimes becuz of the shortage of money.因缺少钱有时会感到绝望
I would overcome any despair.我会克服所有的绝望 I look at my wife in despair.我绝望地看着我的妻子
Despairing adj. 感到绝望的 Life is too hard,too cruel,and this is the final despairing protest.生活太艰难,太残酷,这喊声是最后绝望的抗议
翻译:这是最美好的时代,这是最糟糕的时代;这是智慧的年头,这是愚昧的年头;这是信仰的时期,这是怀疑的时期;这是光明的季节,这是黑暗的季节; 这是希望之春,这是失望之冬。我们的前途拥有一切,我们的前途一无所有;我们正走向天堂,我们也正直下地狱。