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Good at comparing: "It's not like catkins blowing up because of the wind" "A lot of dandruff"

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Good at comparing: "It's not like catkins blowing up because of the wind" "A lot of dandruff" Every time I talked on the phone with Aunt Qijun who lives on the east coast, she would always encourage the younger generation and say kindly...

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Good at making comparisons: "Not like catkins blowing in the wind" "A lot of dandruff" In the past, every time I talked on the phone with Aunt Qijun who lives on the East Coast, she would always encourage her children by saying kindly: "Write more and we will see you in the newspaper." The so-called "seeing in the newspaper" refers to the hope of reading more articles written by the other party. Later, she wrote less because of her poor health. We always asked: "Why can't I see you in the newspaper?" "Oh, I am like a teapot boiling glutinous rice balls. There is something in my heart, but I just can't pour it out." Her clever metaphor made me laugh. Good metaphors can explain things more clearly and vividly, and are sometimes quite interesting and humorous. Mo Yan, the famous mainland writer who wrote "Red Sorghum", once laughed at himself for having hair after middle age, which is a little thin at the top and needs to be combed in the middle. According to mainland idioms, this hairstyle is called "local support for the central government" style, which makes the listener unable to hold back. When I feel sighing or comprehending, I always like to have a comparison. Shakespeare said that life is like a stage, and everyone is familiar with the line "I am like a caged bird, I am like a shallow water dragon..." in the Peking Opera. Some people compare knowledge to underwear, saying that it cannot be seen on the outside, but it is indispensable. Comparing raising children to planting trees, no matter how much care they take, they still have to face the wind and rain on their own. What does it sound like to say [optimistic]? Some say it is like a teapot used to boil water, with the bottom burning red and still whistling. Some people say that traveling is like falling in love. You have to look forward to it before you start, and you will have unpleasant experiences in the process. But the more difficult the encounter, the sweeter it will be recalled in the future. ] I heard a woman who is looking for a partner say that in her experience, men are like parking spaces, because all the good ones she encounters have been taken away, and the ones left are either very far away or defective. Men like to compare women to computers, saying that as soon as they decide to own a certain one, a better one will appear, and all the money earned in the future will be used to buy their accessories. The tone of their words is similar to the error message of Dos, saying: "If you don't know why I am angry, I won't tell you why." The reason why the jingle is so interesting lies in the clever metaphor, just holding hands. There are many kinds of feelings: "Holding my little secret's hand, my heart is trembling, like a deer running. Holding my lover's hand, I have come and gone in the fog, and I don't want to leave tonight. Holding my lady's hand, I feel like I'm back in the 1890s, with all the ups and downs. Holding my wife's hand, I feel nothing, as if my left hand is holding my right hand. Holding my boss's hand, I nod and bend without letting go, as if I was a dog." Bai Juyi's "Pipa Xing" uses pearls and jade to compare music, and many people think it is very appropriate. "The big strings are noisy like the rain, the small strings are like whispers, the noises are mixed, the big and small beads are falling on the jade plate." The tone is ready to come out. Shishuo Xinyu writes that when Xie An was discussing literature and art with his family, it suddenly snowed heavily. He asked the children: "What does the white snow look like?"

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