Time is a thief.（时间是个小偷）
His friend has become a thorn in his side.（他的朋友已变成眼中钉肉中刺）
You are your mother’s glass.（你是你母亲的翻版）
The mist, like love, plays upon the heart of the hills.（薄雾，如心灵深处的爱，在山的深处飘荡）
Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper.（希望是美好的早餐，但却是糟糕的晚餐）
Some books are to be tasted, others swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.（有些书值得细细品味，有些则需囫囵吞枣，而少数则需要反复咀嚼和消化）
The divided family remains a powerful metaphor for a society that continued to tear itself apart.（破碎的家庭仍旧是对持续分崩离析的社会的有力譬喻）
这些例句展示了如何使用metaphor来增强语言的表现力和感染力，通过将一个事物暗喻为另一个事物，使得描述更加生动和形象。
