The following two examples present the different stylistic effects produced by different selection of words. (1) Hiroshima: a city (pop. 542 000) of Honshu, Japan. It was largely destroyed by an American atomic bomb (6 Aug. 1945), the first used in warfare. After reconstruction the city became an active port, with paper and canning industries. (2) Hiroshima My spoon was lifted when the bomb came down That left no face, no hand, no spoon to hold. Two hundred thousand died in my hometown, This came to pass before my soup was cold. In terms of ( ) , example (1) is a geographical description, a dictionary entry, and example (2) is a poem.
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- As we know,nuclear energy was usedin the USand__________ were developed, two of them were used against Nagasaki and Hiroshima in Japan in August 1945 before the end of World War II. A: the hydrogen bomb B: the medium bullets C: the atom bomb D: the cobalt nuclear bomb
- I visited my uncle __ lives in a different city, A: who B: which C: when
- Which of the following statements are improper about hand shake? A: I can wear sunglasses when shaking hands. B: I can use my left hand when shaking hands. C: I should stretch my hand first when meeting my teacher. D: I should stretch my hand first when meeting a woman.
- I want to ______ the world with two things in my hand, a camera on my left and his hand on my right. A: explore B: exploit C: explain
- My house is _____ two hundred thousand dollars. (a. 值……钱；有……价值)