英语词汇学ppt课件.ppt

Chapter10EnglishIdiomIfapersonalwaysusesabookish,stiltedexpressionsandneverusesanidiomintherightplace,hemightdevelopedthereputationofbeingadry,unimaginativespeaker,,therefore,,themoreateasenativeAmericanswillfeelwithyouandthemoretheywillthinktothemselves"thisisaniceandfriendlyperson--lookathowwellheexpresseshimself!(DAI),.(JenniferSeidl)WhyEnglishissorichinidioms?---Themostprobablereasonisthatwedevelopnewconcepts,weneednewexpressionsforthem,butinsteadofcreatingabrandnewwordfromthesoundsofthelanguage,weusesomeexistentwordsandputthemtogetherinanewsense.(DAI)DefinitionIdiomisasetexpressionmadeupoftwoormorewords;,意义不能从其独立的组成部分得出的一种表达法。Forexample,theidiom“showthewhitefeather”means“toshowfear”,andthemeaningofthisidiomhasnothingtodowith“feather”.::structurallyanalyzed,,inthesameboat  ?inthesameship ,ponentsofanidiomcannot,generallyspeaking,。tosmellamousetoseeredtoseescarlet,tokickthebuckettokickthepailm