什么是英语对偶句常见英语对偶短语

2017-05-12

什么是英语对偶句

对偶是用字数相等、结构形式相同、意义对称的一对短语或句子来表达两个相对或相近意思的修辞方式。当然，要两面对称不能多字也不能少字。

解析

对偶句就是把意思相近或相反的两个句子或词组对称地排列在一起的一种修辞方式。

运用对偶时，一要注意内容形式的统一，切忌片面追求形式上的整齐对称而任意拼凑。二要注意前后句子之间的逻辑关系，避免头重脚轻，互相包容或概念重复等现象。

常见英语对偶短语

(1)back and forth：来来回回，往复

The swing moved back and forth.秋千来回摆动

(“乒乓球在来回运动”该怎么说呢?)

(2)black and white：白纸黑字

This is your handwriting in black and white. You can't deny it.

这是你的笔迹，白纸黑字，不能抵赖!

(3)day and night：日日夜夜

He worked day and night.

(4) (every) now and then：有时，时时

We visit our aunt now and then.

(5)(go through)fire and water：赴汤蹈火

He said he would go through fire and water for her

( “他说为了美好的未来自己愿意赴汤蹈火”该如何翻译?)

(6)here and there：四处，到处

Flowers can be seen here and there in spring

(7)neither here and there：题外话的，与主题无关的

He talked for two hours，but his remarks were neither here and there

他讲了两个小时，但说的都是题外话。

(8)high and low：到处，四处

I looked high and low for my watch

我四处寻找我的手表

(9)blow hot and cold：犹豫不决，举棋不定

My relationship with him blew hot and cold，sometimes we met every day;sometimes we didn't see each other for months

(我和他的关系时冷时热......)

(10)the long and short of it：总的来说

The long and short of it is that he can't cope

总的来说，他不善于应付(各种情况)

(11)more or less：多少有点，左右

I was more or less tired after the trip

旅行后我多少有点疲劳

(12)sooner or later：迟早

Sooner or later he will come

其他类似的对偶词构成的短语还有：

(1)first and last(总的来说，始终都是);

(2)hand and foot(辛勤地，勤勉地);

(3)off and on(断断续续);

(4)rain or shine(无论晴雨，风雨无阻)等，此处不再一一举例，呵呵!

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