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1、借代Metonymy1.借地名代行业,社会阶层WallStreetConsideredtobethehistoricalheartoftheFinancialDistrict,itwasthefirstpermanenthomeoftheNewYorkStockExchange.Thephrase"WallStreet"isalsousedtorefertofinancialmarketsasawhole.1.借地名代行业,社会阶层HollywoodadistrictofthecityofLosAngeles,California,U.S.A.Duetoitsf
2、ameandidentityasthehistoricalcenterofmoviestudiosandstars,theword"Hollywood"isoftenusedcolloquiallytorefertotheAmericanfilmindustry.1.借地名代行业,社会阶层MadisonAvenue麦迪逊大街,美国广告业Inthe1940sand50s,someofthemajorU.S.advertisingagencieshadheadquartersinitsmidtownsection,andthenameoftheavenuebecame
3、synonymouswiththeadvertisingindustry.1.借地名代行业,社会阶层Broadway百老汇,(纽约市或美国)戏剧业thehomeofmanyBroadwaytheatres,housinganever-changingarrayofcommercial,large-scaleplays,particularlymusicals;thisareaofManhattanisoftencalledtheTheaterDistrict.1.借地名代行业,社会阶层BeverlyHill贝弗利山,美国明星阶层BeverlyHillsisone
4、ofthemostglamorousplacesintheworldtolive,eat,playand,especially,shop.TheworldfamousCityofBeverlyHillsissynonymouswithwealth,statusandcelebrities.1.借地名代行业,社会阶层FleetStreet舰队街,英国新闻界astreetinLondon,EnglandnamedaftertheRiverFleetItwasthehomeoftheBritishpressuntilthe1980s.Eventhoughthela
5、stmajorBritishnewsoffice,Reuters,leftin2005,thestreet’snamecontinuestobeusedasametonymfortheBritishnationalpress.2.借地名代机构Capitol(Hill)美国国会TheCapitolisthebuildingwhichservesashomeforthelegislativebranchoftheU.S.government.ThenorthwingishomeoftheSenateandthesouthwingishomeoftheHouseofRe
6、presentatives.2.借地名代机构WhiteHouse白宫theofficialresidenceandprincipalworkplaceofthePresidentoftheUnitedStates,thetermWhiteHouseisoftenusedasametonymforthePresident’sadministration.2.借地名代机构FoggyBottom雾谷,美国国务院itslowelevationmadeitsusceptibletoconcentrationsoffogandindustrialsmokeusedasa
7、metonymfortheUnitedStatesDepartmentofState,whoseHarrySTrumanBuildingheadquartersisintheneighborhood2.借地名代机构Westminster威斯敏斯特,英国议院或政府theBritishHousesofParliament2.借地名代机构10DowningStreettheofficialresidenceofthePrimeMinisterDowningStreetorNumber10isoftenusedasametonymforthePrimeMinist