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IS DOWN 喻体UP体现本体HAVING CONTROL orFORCE实施控制或拥有武力;喻体DOWN体现本体BEING SUBJECT TO CONTROL or FORCE 受制于人的控制或武力
(26) I amon top ofthe situation. (我控制着事态的主动权。)
(27) He' s in asuperiorposition. (他的职位较高。)
(28) He' s at theheightof his power. (他处于权力之巅。)
(29) His' powerrose. (他的权力上升。)
(30) He isundermy control. (他受我管辖。)
(31) His power is on thedecline. (他的权力在衰落。)
(32) He is my socialinferior. (他的社会地位不如我的高。)身体体验基础:身材与体力有关,胜者常占上风。
5.MORE IS UP; LESS IS DOWN喻体UP体现本体MORE多;喻体DOWN体现本体LESS少
(33) The number of books printed each yearkeeps goingup. (每年印出的书的数量持续上升。)
(34) His draft number ishigh. (他的汇票数量很多。)
(35) My incomeroselast year. (去年我的收入增加了。)
(36) The number of errors he made is incrediblylow. (他出错的数量很低。)
(37) His incomefelllast year. (去年他的收入下降。)
(38) He isunderage. (他尚未成年。)
(39) If you are too hot, turn the heatdown.(如果你太热,就把温度调下来吧。)
身体体验基础:如果把物体堆放到容器里,其高度会随之上升;反之,从容器中取出物体,其高度就会下降。
6.FORESEEABLE FUTURE EVENTS ARE UP (and AHEAD)喻体UP体现本体FORESEEABLE FUTURE EVENTS (and AHEAD)可前瞻的未来事件
(40) Allupcoming events are listed in the pa-per. (即将发生的事都列举在报上了。)
(41) What' s comingupthis week? (本周会有什么事吗?)
(42) I' m afraid of what' sup ahead ofus? (我担心将来会发生什么事。)
(43) What' sup? (什么事?)
身体体验基础:我们的眼睛朝我们身体运动的方向看。当一个物体接近一个人(或一个人)接近一个物体时,该物体会显得大一些。当我们以地面为参照物时,在人的视野范围里,该物体的上部似乎在向上运动。
7.HIGH STATUS IS UP; LOW STATUS IS DOWN喻体UP体现本体HIGH STATUS地位高;喻体DOWN体现本体LOW STATUS地位低
(44) He has aloftyposition. (他职位很高。)
(45) She' llriseto the top. (她会身居首位。)
(46) He' s at thepeakof his career. (他的事业处于鼎盛时期。)
(47) He' s at thebottomof the social hierar chy. (他处于社会的底层。)
(48) Shefellin status. (她的地位下降。)
社会和身体体验基础:社会地位与权力同UPDOWN有关,社会地位高,权力大为“上”,反之为“下”。
8.GOOD IS UP; BAD IS DOWN 喻体UP体现本体GOOD好;喻体DOWN体现本体BAD坏
(49) Things are lookingup. (情况看起来不错。)
(50) We hit apeaklast year, but it' s been downhillever since. (去年我们一度达到巅峰,但从那以后就一路下滑。)
(51) Things are at an all-timelow. (状况空前地低迷。)
(52) He doeshigh-quality work. (他的工作质量高。)
身体体验基础:幸福,健康,生命,占有均为“上”。
9.VIRTUE IS UP; DEPRAVITY IS DOWN喻体UP体现本体VIRRUE美德;喻体DOWN体现本体DEPRAVITY堕落
(53) He ishigh-minded.(他情操高尚。)
(54) She is upright. (她很正直。)
(55) She is anupstandingcitizen. (她是位诚实正派的公民。)
(56) That was alowtr