A simile is a way of describing something by comparing it with something else, and you show that comparison with the words like or as. “As white as snow.” “He ran like the wind.” Those are similes.

A simile is a way of describing something by comparing it with something elsesimile是一種描述方式，靠把一個東西拿去跟另一個東西比較 and you show that comparison with the words like or as而且是用like或as這兩個字來表現這個比較 'As white as snow.'「As white as snow.」（像雪一樣白） 'He ran like the wind.'「He ran like the wind.」（他跑得像風一樣） Those are similes這些都是simile

A metaphor compares too, but it does not use like or as; it speaks as if one thing were the other (“He was a lion in the match”).

A metaphor compares toometaphor也是一種比較 but it does not use like or as但它不用like或as it speaks as if one thing were the other而是講得好像一個東西就是另一個東西 ('He was a lion in the match')（像是「He was a lion in the match.」，他在比賽中就像一頭獅子）

School English spends a lot of time on this pair, because exam papers love it. In real life people use similes all day without naming them.

School English spends a lot of time on this pair學校的英文課花很多時間教這一對 because exam papers love it因為考卷很愛考這個 In real life people use similes all day在現實生活裡，人們整天都在用simile without naming them只是不會特別去叫出它的名字

The word simile itself is a classroom and literature word; you will hear it from a teacher more than in the street. Say it SIM-uh-lee, three beats, stress on the first.

The word simile itself is a classroom and literature wordsimile這個字本身是課堂和文學用語 you will hear it from a teacher more than in the street你會比較常從老師口中聽到，而不是在路上 Say it SIM-uh-lee, three beats, stress on the first唸法是SIM-uh-lee，三個音節，重音在第一個