用“like”或“as”(中文的「像」或「如」)等字,將兩個原本沒有關係的人事物直接且明顯地比較。
Everglow
by Coldplay
Like a lion you ran
A goddess you rolled
Like an eagle you circle (1)
In perfect purple
So how come things move on?
How come cars don't slow?
When it feels like the end of my world (2)
When I should, but I can't, let you go?
…
But the changing of winds
And the way waters flow
Life is short as the falling of snow (3)
And now I'm gonna miss you, I know
(1) 用連接詞like,形容「你」像奔跑的獅子、優雅的女神及盤旋的老鷹
(2) 用動詞片語feel like,將失去的感受比喻成「世界末日」
(3) 用連接詞as,形容生命像飛落的雪花一樣短暫
文/詹益昀
收錄於英語島 2021年3月號
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