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Towards English
November 12, 2003
写好英文靠模仿
模仿是写好作文的关键。
大量阅读原著、有机会时模仿原著的句子是使作文文句优美的好办法。Jane Austen 的 Pride and Prejudice
里的第一句话: It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in
possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. 这句话很容易模仿, 只要把
that 分句的内容换换就可以了。
文章的结构很重要。头一段即 introduction,阐明作者论点, 或介绍5W (when, where, who, why, how),
或提出问题, 或引用格言诗句等。body 部分为文章主体, 须条分缕析, 自己的观点明确才能说服对方。conclusion
部分只能斩钉截铁一句话, 不要把前面说过的事情再说一遍, 也不要引进新信息。
英语作文是对考生的语言能力 (linguistic competence) 和交际能力 (communicative competence)
的检查, 前者要求考生写出语法正确的句子, 后者要求从众多语法正确的句子中选择最得体的说法。
有时文章要简洁明快,开门见山,不妨采用 “开场白 / 论点分列 / 结论” 的三段作文法。有时候文章要幽默含蓄, 引人入胜,
给读者以思考回旋的余地。在描写一对初次见面的男女在咖啡馆门口徘徊不定时, 男士说 The light in the cafe is a
little too bright, isn’t it? 女士说 It’s perfect for a football stadium.
显然两人都觉得咖啡馆里灯光太刺眼了, 女士不仅附和了男士的意见, 而且语带讥讽, 看起来两人谈得还算投机。如果女士换一个说法说 Yes, it
is. 会产生什么样的效果?
(To be continued)
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November 12, 2003
International Wine Expo held in Xiamen. [more...]
Economics, culture, society. [more...]
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November 12, 2003
English Lecture [more...]
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November 12, 2003
Towards English
Culture Clash [more...]
Hot Word [more...]
Cool English [more...]
Bookshelf [more...]
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November 12, 2003
A fancy hats gathering. [more...]
Odds and ends about Xiamen. [more...]
The Matrix Revolutions (2003). [more...]
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November 12, 2003
World in Pictures. [more...]
World in Words. [more...]
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November 12, 2003
Off the sofa and into life. [more...]
Beating boredom. [more...]
Step into life. [more...]
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November 12, 2003
Dancing flexes my soul. [more...]
? 2003 Xiamen Daily
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