「服務他人是你住地球應該付出的租金。」– 穆罕默德‧阿里 (拳擊手)
"Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth." -- Muhammad Ali, Boxer
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Metaphor 暗喻
用間接的方式比較兩個不同的人事物或概念,通常可以從上下文意中看出,或是使用be動詞。
Exile
by Taylor Swift (feat. Bon Iver)
I think I’ve seen this film (1) before
And I didn’t like the ending
You’re not my homeland (2) anymore
So what am I defending now?
You were my town (3)
Now I’m in exile (4) seeing you out
I think I’ve seen this film before
…
All this time
We always walked a very thin line (5)
You didn't even hear me out (you didn't even hear me out)
You never gave a warning sign (I gave so many signs)
(1) 將這段感情比喻為一部電影的情節
(2) 用be動詞are,形容對方不再像「故鄉」一樣帶給自己溫暖或歸屬
(3) 用be動詞的過去式were,表示曾把對方當作「家鄉」一般的存在
(4) 用“in exile”(流亡)比喻這段關係已經不再屬於自己
(5) 兩人走在一條「細繩」上,比喻彼此之間岌岌可危的感情
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本文收錄於英語島English Island 2021年3月號
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