修辞是语言运用的艺术。人们对语言的运用,总是在一定的场合中进行的,因而,修辞的过程也就离不开某种特定的情境。各种修辞手段,如果孤立地看,我们无从定其优劣;只有把这些修辞手段连同它们所出现的特定情境一起考察,才能看得出好坏。词语有的显得华美,有的显得平淡。华美的就比平淡的好吗?不尽然。用得合适,平淡的词语也会熠熠生辉;用得不 Rhetoric is the art of language use. People’s use of language is always carried out on certain occasions. Therefore, the process of rhetoric is inseparable from a particular situation. Various rhetorical devices, if they are viewed in isolation, cannot be judged by their merits; only by looking at these rhetorical devices together with the particular situations in which they appear, can they be seen as good or bad. Some of the words appear gorgeous and some appear plain. Isn’t it gorgeous than plain? Not necessarily. Well used, plain words can also shine;