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Definition

Allusionreferstosomepersonorevent,eitherhistoricalorfictional,thathasdramaticandvividconnotationandisoftenusedinspeechandwriting.
Itmightincludeliteraryquotations,idioms,proverbs,maxims,colloquialisms(俗语),etc.
Intheformofwords
1.Shylock:acruel,greedy,money-grabbingperson,onewhowillgotonoendstoacquirewealth;fromTheMerchantofVenice,byShakespeare.
夏洛克:莎士比亚作品,冷酷无情高利贷者

2.anUncleTom:ameekperson,especiallyablack,whosubmitstoindignitiesandsufferingswithoutanythoughtoractofrebelling;fromUncleTom'sCabin,
byHarrietBeecherStowe.
汤姆叔叔:哈丽叶特·比切·斯托作品,逆来顺受黑人
Phoenix(Asymbolofimmortality)凤凰
Caesar恺撒，独裁者;暴君
Utopia乌托邦，指理想中最美好社会
Intheformofphrases
a.Nounphrases:
cat’spaw:atoolforsomeone傀儡
theappleofdiscord:anysubjectofdisagreementanddissensions争端，祸根

sellone’sbirthright(foraMessofPottages)见利忘义bellthecat给猫脖子上挂铃，胆大
Intheformofsentences
1.Homersometimesnods.(Eventhegreatestofmortalserrfromtimetotime.)
智者千虑，必有一失。
2.Everythingisready,allthat'sneededisaneastwind.(Allisreadyexceptwhatiscrucial.)
万事俱备，只欠东风。

Source

Allusionsgenerallyresultfromfairytales,myths,legendsandfables,theBible,famousliteraryworks,historicalfiguresorevents.

1.起源于民间故事、传说、民间习俗、神话、历史上著名事件，或是某个地名典故。
Meetone’sWaterloo:WaterloowasthescenewhenNapoleonwastotallydefeatedbyDukeWellington.sufferadecisiveorfinaldefeatorsetback.一败涂地，遭遇滑铁卢
Achilles'heel:Theonlyvulnerable（有弱点）part.原意为阿喀琉斯之踵，现致命弱点

Beingcareless,thenationalfootballteammettheirWaterloointhismatch.
因为疏忽大意，国家足球队在这次比赛中惨败。2.起源于一些历史书上或文学作品中故事和人物。
GoneWithTheWind:Somethingthatdisappearsintothinair.
Mr.Bean:Aneccentric(古怪）yetgood-natured（和善）troublemaker.

3.起源于佛经、圣经等宗教书上故事、人物、礼仪等。
drinkwaterofgall（喝苦胆水）：喻指自食苦果，或过非人生活。
rulewitharodofiron(用铁杖)：采取高压伎俩，铁腕统治

TheFunctionofAllusionPayattentionto: