1·The simile is there ostensibly to compare Satan with the great sea beast, leviathan.
这个明喻很明显是将撒旦和凶猛的海中野兽利维坦进行了对比。
2·Galileo appears in the simile but actually seems to be unnecessary for the general purposes of the comparison.
伽利略在这个明喻中出现了，但明显他对于，这个对比的整体目的来讲是可有可无的。
3·Then we have the simile of the fallen leaves, which compares the fallen angels to fallen leaves, and in that simile we have the image of the Israelites.
然后我们又看到落叶的明喻，在这里作者将堕落的天使比作了落叶，并且我们在这里又看到了以色列人的形象。
4·The power of the metaphor, simile, parallel… figurative language is not only a good way to put things into perspective, but metaphors are easier to remember than a complex set of interactions.
隐喻、明喻、类比，这些修辞语言的力量不仅仅是将观察事物划分为不同的角度，而且比喻也比使用一整套复杂的交感语言更容易被人记得。
5·There is no point using a simile like "the boy cried like anything," since it obscures the meaning, instead of clarifying it.
用一个像“男孩哭得像什么一样”这样的明喻是毫无意义的，因为它模糊了意思而不是澄清了它。