此处的satire 指的是irony。例如Slowly the old lady stooped to pick it (the cheque ) up. Her present, her lovely present. With trembling fingers she tore itsintoslittle bits. (老太太慢慢地弯下腰，把支票从地上捡起来，她的礼物，她的可爱的礼物！用颤抖的手指把它撕得粉碎。)老太太八十岁寿辰那天，急切地盼望女儿回家看望她，稍稍安慰她那颗孤寂的心，然而盼来的却是女儿的一张冷冰冰的支票，这当然不是老人心爱的礼物。故此处her lovely present是典型的irony。此处meiosis指的是反叙法，曲言（用否定或较弱的语气加强表示肯定） 如he wasn't slow to accept the offer (= he was quick to accept the offer)not bad=very good。parable是指用寓言的比喻。如你这是典型的酸葡萄心理。This is a typical case of sour grapes.
This hard-working boy seldom reads more than an hour per week. 其中的hard-working,2.Robbing a widow of her savings was certainly a noble act. 其中的noble act，3.It would be a fine thing indeed not knowing what time it was in the morning.
This hard-working boy seldom reads more than an hour per week. 其中的hard-working,其实是讽刺他lazy 2.Robbing a widow of her savings was certainly a noble act. 其中的noble act，其实是讽刺这件事 disgrateful. 3.It would be a fine thing indeed not knowing what time it was in the morning. 其中的fine，其实是讽刺这件事b 就这点了`````
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