•         3. The first lines of a long gypsy poem sing: “When a woman loves a man her body has the odor of a thousand apple trees in blossom. The long lashes of her eyes fan the fires of his heart to flame.” Offhand I know no lines, in any poem, as beautiful and as powerful.

　　一首吉卜赛长诗的头几行是：“当一个女人爱是一个男人时，她身上会散发出一千棵苹果树开花的香气。她长长的睫毛煽动他心里的火焰熊熊燃烧。”我一下子想不出哪一首诗的诗句是如此的美丽而有力。

　　•         The camels are the largest and finest I have ever seen, and in superb condition.

　　这些骆驼是我见过的最大最好的，也是最棒的。 这里用的最高级和in superb condition 夸张这些骆驼无与伦比。

　　My wish to you is this, you shall become the most beautiful woman in the world.

　　•         我祝愿你成为这个世界上最漂亮的美人。

　　And consequently, Marx was the best hated and most calumniated of his time. 因此，马克思在世时，敌人最仇恨他，千方百计地毁谤他。

　　•         I have never had a better or a more comfortable dinner. 我从来没有吃过比这更好更舒坦的美餐。 这个句子用了比较级，实际上含有最高级的意义，突出强调这顿美餐使我享受无比。

　　•         在含有否定词的so……as 的结构中也有夸张的作用， 如：

　　•         nothing is so easy as this.

　　•         没有比这更容易的事情。

　　•          None is so blind as those that won’t see.不愿看的人最盲目

　　•         在日常生活对话中，人们常用形容词、副词渲染一种气氛，强调某种意义和事情。如：

　　•         Very, very well, awfully well, terrible, terrific, horrible, great, wonderful, fantastic等等

　　•         Madame Loisel now knew the horrible life of the need. But she took her part heroically. ( the necklace)

　　鲁瓦赛尔太太现在懂了穷人过着十分可怕地生活，但是她英勇地过上了穷人的日子。  文中horrible 与 heroically 都生动地写出了鲁瓦赛尔太太对这种艰苦生活得心态，她感到害怕，而又不得不去迎接它，严酷的现实使这位虚荣的太太也无法回避。

　　•         Everyone bowed, including the westerners. After three days in Japan, the spinal column becomes extraordinarily flexible.

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