英语中动词拟人化的用法

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1. Since Bird Flu first appeared in 1997, it has taken more than a hundred lives.

2. Epidemics can wipe out up to half of the population in urban areas.

3. It struck near the end of the First World War and left families mourning worldwide.

以上例句中的划线动词都使用了拟人化的手法。这种手法不仅使语言显得生动有力，而且给人以亲切、耳目一新的感觉。

以下句子中的动词也有类似用法：

Dusk found the boy crying in the street because he was hungry.

天黑了，小男孩饿了，就在马路上哭起来。

The universe is not rich enough to buy the vote of an honest man.

即使倾天下之财富，也收买不了一个正直人的选票。

Leukemia took the country girl to town to see a doctor.

这位农村姑娘因患白血病进城去求医。