Literal-Meaning-and-Figurative-Meaning

LiteralMeaningandFigurativeMeaningLiteralmeaning（字面意义）andfigurativemeaning（比喻意义）:Literalmeaningreferstotheusual,basicorordinarymeaningofthewords;figurativemeaningreferstotheimaginativemeaningofthewords.e.g.Shelikessweetcoffee.她喜欢甜咖啡。(literal字面上的，无夸张的)Shehasasweettemper.她性情温和。(figurative比喻的)Pointoutwhichofthefollowingisliteralorfigurative:1.I'mverythirsty.Icandrinktwoglassesofwater.2.I'mdyingofthirst!Icandrinkthewholesea.3.Hesaidhewasveryhungrythatdayandatefourbigcakeswithintwominutes.4.Hesaidhewasstarvingthatdayandwolfeddownfourbigcakeswithintwominutes.5.Heexplodedwithrage.6.Heisveryangry.7.Newtonwasagreatscientist.8.HeistheNewtonofthiscentury.9.—I'msorrytogiveyousomuchextrawork.—Nosweat.=Notrouble.10.Afterrunning,hewascoveredwithsweat.