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余黎青萍 前教育署署長
我愛看書，猶記上學時期，經常到圖書館借讀，若找不到心頭好，便拿著字典，索詞看義，亦津津有味。常言道：「開卷有益。」對此語，我完全認同，從課外書籍，以及多冊字典，我得益不淺，學到不少詞彙、字句。
本港不時有名人推介「好書」；其實，精心編撰的字典、辭源皆是唾手可得的「好書」，多開必然獲益。
少時，覺得figures of speech（比喻的詞藻）很有趣，有助修詞，所以經常留意學習。其中simile（直喻、明喻）以一物與別的比喻以示相似，尤為出神入化。故此，我不時翻閱字典中「as」的一頁，希望加深對比喻詞的認識。在此列舉些例子，供大家參閱。
as agile as a monkey 靈敏如猴子
as black as pitch (or coal) 黑如漆（或炭）
as blind as a bat 瞎如蝙蝠
as bold as brass 膽粗，臉皮厚
as brave as a lion 勇猛如獅
as bright as a button 非常聰明
as brown as a berry （曬至）褐棕色、健康膚色
as busy as a bee 勤奮如蜂
as clean as a whistle （地方）很潔淨；（為人）清白
as clear as a bell 清脆如鐘聲
as clear as crystal 純晰如水晶
as clear as daylight 很清晰、明顯
as clear as mud 毫不清晰（諷刺詞）
as constant as the Northern Star 堅定不移如北斗星
as cold as ice 冰冷；淡漠無情
as cool as a cucumber 極之冷靜、沉著
as dead as a doornail 徹底死去
as deaf as a post 完全耳聾
as dry as a bone; as dry as dust 非常乾；很枯燥、乏味、毫無趣味
as dull as dishwater 乏味、沉悶
as easy as ABC 極之顯淺
as fit as a fiddle 精神奕奕、朝氣勃勃
as flat as a pancake 極為平坦
as free as a bird 自由無縛束
as fresh as a daisy 清新如鮮花
as fresh as paint 精神飽滿
as gentle as a lamb 純如羔羊
as good as gold 真正好的
as happy as a lark 開心雀躍
as hard as nails 鐵石心腸
as hard as a rock 非常堅硬
as hoarse as a crow 沙啞如鴉叫
as hot as hell 地獄般炙熱
as hungry as a horse; as hungry as a wolf 狼吞虎嚥地
as light as air 輕如空氣
as light as a feather 輕如羽毛
至此，暫且告一段落。
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