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1、OnomatopoeiaTheicewashere;Theicewasthere.Theicewasallaround;Itcrackedandgrowled,androaredandhowled,likenoisesinaswound!“这里是冰,那里是冰,到处是冰墙重重;崩裂、咆哮、吼鸣、嚎啸,真个是震耳欲聋。”作者在这里连用了四个拟声词(crack,growl,roar,howl)来模拟海上冰裂的嘎嘎声,把环境和气氛渲染得极其逼真,把读者带到了一个如闻其声、如观其色、如见其形的境地,波涛汹涌的壮观景象仿佛栩栩如
2、生地展现在读者眼前。Rentatootorbuyatweet,boom,zing,twang,tinkle,humorplink.这是一则乐器广告,作者没有用乐器的名称,而是用了一连串的模拟各种不同乐器声响的拟声词,意寓于声音之中,语言鲜活俏皮。Thecrowdbegantohissandboohimforhisunsportsman-likeconduct,buthesatunmoved.作者仅用二个拟声词hiss(嘘嘘),boo(呸呸),言简意赅,生动地描绘了当时观众向拳击手利威尔喝倒彩的情景。“Whatbeye
3、lookingat?”askedamanwhohadnotobservedtheincident.“Ho-ho-ho!”laugheddarkCar.“Hee-hee-hee!”laughedthetrippingbride,asshesteadiedherselfonthearmofherfondhusband.“Heu-heu-heu!”laugheddarkCar’smother,strokinghermoustacheassheexplainedlaconically:“Outofthefrying-pani
4、ntothefire!”这是哈代长篇小说[德伯维尔家的苔丝]中一处描写三个女人在一起嘲苔丝的情景。第一个是中年妇女,她的笑声是Ho-ho-ho;第二个女人酒后醉醺醺,她的笑声是Hee-hee-hee;第三个是老太婆,牙齿漏缝,她的笑声是Heu-heu-heu。哈代通过运用拟声辞格,细致入微地刻画了人物的不同年龄、身份和性格,颇为传神。一词多义(1)Thedarkspacesbetweenthewallsrumblewithstrangeandappallingnoises.两墙之间黑洞洞的地方有些轰隆隆和奇怪、吓人的
5、响声。(2)Hisstomachrumbledemptily.他肚子空空如也,咕噜咕噜地叫。(3)Themule-drawnfreightwagonsrumbledthroughthetown.骡子拉的货车车声轱辘轱辘地驶过城镇。Howtheprettyladiestalk-Tittletattle,tittletattle!Liketheirpatterswhentheywalk-Pittlepattle,pittlepattle!漂亮的小姐怎样闲话-叽叽喳喳,叽叽喳喳!恰似她们步履轻捷-劈嘀啪嗒,劈嘀啪嗒!.Se
6、venyoungparrotshadnotgonefar,whentheysawatreewithasinglecherryonit,whichtheoldestparrotpickedinstantly.Buttheothersix,beingextremelyhungry,triedtogetitalso—onwhichallthesevenbegantofight.Andtheyscuffled,andhuffled,andshuffled,andpuffled,andmuffled,andbuffled,an
7、dduffled,andfluffled,andguffled,andbruffled,andscreamedandshriekedandsquealedandsqueaked,andclawedandsnappedandbit,andbumpedandthumped,anddumpedandflumpedeachother,tilltheywerealltornintolittlebits.(这伙鸟儿扭成一团,噗哧噗哧,嘴撕脚抓,吱啦吱啦!你死我活,唏哩哗啦!)Andatlasttherewasnothinglef
8、ttorecordthispainfulaccident,exceptthecherryandsevensmallgreenfeathers.Andthatwastheviciousandvolubleendofthesevenyoungparrots.这是描摹鹦鹉打架的一首谐趣诗。文中作者连用十个uffle结尾的拟声词(多数为自创拟声词),将