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| whether your future is as bright as stars |
Dalam percakapan, kita sering membandingkan sesuatu dengan sesuatu yang tiada tara, misalnya: seputih salju, semanis madu, sepanas api, dan sebagainya. Untuk mengatakan perbandingan seperti ini, kita memakai simile.
Contoh:
Mike is as brave as a lion. (Mike seberani singa.)
This room is as dark as dungeon. (Ruangan ini segelap penjara bawah tanah.)
My elder sister is as lazy as a toad. (Kakakku semalas kodok.)
Berikut adalah simile yang sering dipakai:
as active as quicksilver = seaktif air raksa
as agile as a monkey = segesit kera
as bald as an egg = sebotak/segundul telur
as bashful as a girl = sepemalu anak gadis
as big as an elephant = sebesar gajah
as bitter as gall = sepahit empedu
as black as ink = sehitam tinta
as blind as a bat = sebuta kelelawar
as brave as a lion = seberani singa
as bright as a lark = seceria burung penyanyi
as brilliant as stars = secemerlang bintang
as busy as bee = sesibuk lebah
as calm as death = setenang kematian
as clear as bell = seterang suara bel
as clear as crystal = sejernih kristal
as clumsy as a bear = sekusam beruang
as cold as ice = sedingin es
as cool as cucumber = sesejuk mentimun
as cunning as a fox = secerdik rubah
as dark as a dungeon = segelap penjara bawah tanah
as deaf as a post = setuli tonggak
as dry as dust = sekering debu
as easy as ABC = semudah ABC
as faithful as a dog =sesetia anjing
as fast as a deer = secepat rusa
as fat as a pig = segemuk babi
as feeble as a child = selemah anak kecil
as fickle as friends = seplin-plan sahabat
as fesh as dew = sesegar embun
as friendly as a puppy = seramah anak anjing
as gaudy as a butterfly = semenyolok kupu-kupu
as gentle as a dove = sejinak merpati
as good as gold = sebagus emas
as graceful as a swan = seanggun angsa
as greedy as a bog = serakus babi hutan
as green as grass = sehijau rumput
as happy as a child = segirang anak kecil
as hard as steel = sekeras baja
as heavy as an elephant = seberat gajah
as hot as fire = sepanas api
as hot as pepper = sepedas merica
as hungry as a wolf = selapar serigala
(Ach. Muchlis, David Solafide, and friends; Easy Way to Speaking)
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