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v. The Military
1. Suggest what a writer wants to express by each of the following: the brow of a hill, the mouth of a river;
the voice of the town; the heart of the matter; the sinews of war; the hands of time; to live from hand to mouth.
Can you suggest any other such images related to body parts?
2. What do you think the writer means when he says: it's a dog's life; she's a snake, he's a pig; he's a mule;
the month of March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb; I got it straight from the horse's mouth,
you're being catty; she looks mousey; they're nothing but sheep!
3. What do you think the writer wants us to understand by each of the following expressions: to throw light
on the matter; he wants to be shown in the best light possible; he's in the limelight now; it's an illuminating
idea, what a brilliant piece of work! don't always be so gloomy; that was a dark day; The Age of
Enlightenment; I see a brighter future; there are sunny prospects for the oil industry; the future looks bleak.
4. Examine the following statements, phrases or headlines and indicate what the writer wants to express
when he says:
a. cutthroat competition
b. we're bending over backwards to please them.
c. The recovery of Fiat and VW follows a period when the economy has been ailing.
d. The strike fizzled out.
e. Ben and Jerry's (an ice cream firm) is getting fat on America's growing appetite for super-premium ice
cream.
f. They planted $500,000 in seed money for the research.
g. The Conservatives routed the Labor party at the elections and Labor has been in retreat ever since.
5. Suggest other examples of figurative language that you have encountered in readings in this course. (See
especially What Is A Historical Fact?, in Part IV.)
SECTION X
APPNDIX
UNIT 1: PREFIXES, STEMS, (ROOTS) SUFFIXES
A: PREFIXES
Prefix
Ab-, abs—
(a-,an-)
ad-(ac-,af-,
ag-,al-,ap-
ar-,as-,at-)
ambi-
amphi-
ana-
ante-
anti-
arch-
auto-
bi-
by-
circum-
con-(co-,col-
corn-,cor-)
Usual Meaning
away from, without,
lacking
to, toward
both
around, on both sides
back, again, out of
before
against
first, chief
self
two, twice
close, incidental
around
- with, together
Examples
Abnormal, abstract, abnegate,
Amoral, Amazon, anonymous,
Apathethic, aversion
accede, adhere, aggressive,
affix, allow, appeal, arrest,
assert, attendance
ambiguous, ambidextrous
amphibious, amphitheatre
anachronism
anteroom, antediluvian
antisemitic, antidemocratic
archangel, archetypical
autobiography, automatic
bi-annual, bilateral, bisect
by-law, byproduct
circumvent, circumnavigate
concede collaborate
cooperate, combine, correlate