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Ⅱ.B.QuestionsonStructureandStyle:1.Thepurposeofthisessayistodemonstratethatlogic,farfrombeingadry,pedanticsubject,isaliving,breathingthing,fullofbeauty,passion,andtrauma.Logicmaybeaninterestingsubject.Thewriterisexaggeratingforthesakeofhumor.Thewriteremploysawholevarietyofwritingtechniquestomakehisstoryvivid,dramaticandcolorful.ThelexicalspectrumiscolorfulfromtheultralearnedtermsusedbytheconceitednarratortotheinfraclippedvulgarformsofPollyEspy.Heusesfigurativelanguageprofuselyandalsogrammaticinversionforspecialemphasis.Thespeedofthenarrationismaintainedbytheuseofshortsentences,ellipticalsentencesanddashesthroughoutthestory.Thismixaddstotherealismofthestory.2.Thetopicsentenceofparagraph47is:Hewasatornman.ThewriterdevelopstheideaexpressedinthetopicsentencebydescribingvividlyhowharditisforPeteyBurchtochoosebetweenhisgirlfriendandraccooncoat.Beingveryobservantandsuperblytoillustrativeexamplestodevelopthetheme,thewritersuccessfullytobringsforththesceneinwhichPeteyBurch’sdesirefortheraccooncoatwaxesandhisresolutionnottogivehisgirlfriendwanes.Thereadercaneasilycometotheconclusionthatitishardandpainfuldecisionforhimtomake.3.ThenarratorreferstoPygmalionandFrankensteinbecausejustasPygmalionlovedtheperfectwomanhefashioned,thenarratorlovedPollyEspy,whohehadfashionedaccordingtohisplan.However,whenhebeggedPolly’slove,hewasrejected.HegotsameresultasFrankenstein,whocreatedamonsterthatdestroyedhim.Inthissense,theseallusionarechosenaptly.ThewholethingbackfiredonthenarratorwhenPollyemployedallthe“logicalfallacies”shehadbeentaughttorejecthisoffer.Theendofstoryfindsthatthenarratorhasgotwhathedeserves.Hehasbeentoocleverforhisown.4.AnexampleofsimileMybrainwasaspowerfulasdynamo,aspreciseasachemist’sscales,aspenetratingasascalpel.(comparinghisbraintothreedifferentthings)(para.1)AnexampleofmetaphorTherefollowsaninformalessaythatventuresevenbeyondlamb’sfrontier.(comparingthelimitationsetbylambtoafrontier)(author’snote)AnexampleofhyperboleItisnotoftenthatonesoyounghassuchagiantintellect.(hyperboleforeffect)(para.2)AnexampleofmetonymyOtherwiseyouhavecommittedaDictoSimpliciter.(Otherwiseyouhavecommittedalogicalfallacycalleda“DictoSimpliciter”.)(para.70)AnexampleofantithesisItis,afterall,easiertomakeabeautifuldumbgirlsmartthantomakeauglysmartgirlbeautiful.(“beautiful,dumbandsmart”arebalancedagainst“ugly,smartandbeautiful”)(para.24)5.Colloquialismsandusedinthetext:dumb,pin-up,kid,gosteady,date,casualkick,well-heeled,laughs,terrific,magnificent,mad,callitanight,yummy,fireaway.Darn.Slangusedinthetext:nothingupstairs,keen,dal,knock(oneself)out,dreamy,howcute,rat,knothead,jitterbug.6.Afreshmanatalawschoolismadethenarratorofthewholestroy.It’sfromhispointofviewthatthestroyistold.Sincethewholestroyispresentedashispersonalexperiences,wethereaderstendtorelyonwhatnarratortellsus.Ⅲ.Paraphrase1.Heisaniceenoughyoungfellow,youknow,butheisempty-headed.2.Apassingfashionorcraze,inmyopinion,shoesacompletelackofreason.3.IoughttohaveknownthatraccooncoatwouldcomebacktofashionwhentheCharlestondance,whichwaspopularinthe1920s,cameback4.Alltheimportantandfashionablemenoncampusarewearingthem.Howcomeyoudon’tknow?5.Mybrain,whichisaprecisioninstrument,begantoworkatahighspeed.6.Exceptforonething(intelligence)pollyhadallotherrequirements.7.Shewasnotasbeautifulasthosegirlsinpostersbutifeltsureshewouldbecomebeautifulenoughaftersometime.8.Infact,shewasintheoppositedirection,thatis,sheisnotintelligentbutratherstupid.9.Ifyouarenolongerinvolvedwithher(ifyoustopdatingher)otherswouldbefreetocompetetogetherasagirlfriend.10.Hisheadturnedbackandforth(lookingatthecoatthenlookingawayfromthecoat).Everytimehelookedhisdesireforthecoatgrewstrongerandhisresolutionnottogiveawaypollybecomeweaker.11.Toteachhertothinkappearedtoberatherbigtask.12.Onemustadmittheoutcomedoesnotlookveryhopeful,butidecidedtotryonemoretime.13.Thereisalimittowhatanyhumanbeingcanbear.14.IplannedtobePygmalion,tofashionanidealwifeformyself,butiturnedouttobeFrankensteinbecausepolly(theresult/productofmyhardwork)ultimatelyrejectedmeandruinedmyplan.15.Desperatelyitriedtostopthefeelingofpanicthatwasoverwhelmingme.Ⅳ.PracticewithwordsandexpressionsA.1.dynamo:amachinethatchangessomeotherformofpowerdirectlyintoelectricity2.flight:fleeingorrunningawayfrom3.Charleston:alivelydancein4/4time,characterizedbyatwistingstepandpopularduringthe1920's4.shed:castofforlosehair5.intheswim:conformingtothecurrentfashionsoractiveinthemaincurrentofaffairs6.practice:theexerciseofaprofessionofoccupation7.pin—up:(Americancolloquialism)designatingagirlwhosesexualattractivenessmakesherasubjectforthekindofpicturesoftenpinneduponwalls8.makings:thematerialorqualitiesneededforthemakingordevelopmentofsomething9.carriage:mannerofcarryingtheheadandbody;physicalposturebearing:wayofcarryingoneself;manner10.gosteady:(Americancolloquialism)datesomeoneoftheoppositesexregularlyandexclusively;besweethearts11.outofthepicture:notconsideredasinvolvedinasituation12.deposit:(facetious)put，layorsetdown13.brief:aconcisestatementofthemainpointsofalawcase,usuallyfiledby