We've got guns, drugs, two wars, fanatical religions, a slime-based popular culture, and some politicians who—a little restraint here—aren't what they might be. What kind of figure of speech does the author use?
A. metaphor
B. overstatement
C. understatement
D. personification
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To merely survive in this American village and to win a place in the_______________ has taken a lot of grit on your part.
Please translate the pharase "the slime-based popular culture".
The sentence"Our American village is not in very good shape" means the physical conditions of America is not very well.
A. 对
B. 错
The speaker begins his speech by congratulating the students because their successful entry into the university has been achieved in spite of the mess the country is in. Thus, he sets the tone of his speech: praise the society in general, and its education in particular.
A. 对
B. 错