Things Are Not Always Black or White
When I was in elementary school, I got into a major argument with a boy in my class. I have forgotten what the argo-ment was about, but I have never forgotten the lesson I learned that day.
I was convinced that I was right and he was wrong and he was just as convinced that I was wrong and he was right. The teacher decided to teach us a very important lesson. She brought us up to the front of the class and placed him on one side of her desk and me on the other. In the middle of the desk was a large, round object. I could clearly see that it was black. And she asked the boy what color the object was. “White,” he answered.
I couldn’ t believe he said the object was white, when it was obviously black! Another argumnent started between my classmate and me, this time about the color of the object.
The teacher told me to go and stand where the boy was standing and told him to come and stand where I was. We changed places, and now she asked me what the color of the object was. I had to answer, “white.” It was an object with two differently colored sides. At his side it was white but at my side it was black.
My teacher taught me a very important lesson that day: you must stand in the other person’ s shoes and look at the situation through their eyes in order to truly understand their perspective.
這個故事很簡單,但是當(dāng)我開始準(zhǔn)備寫這篇東西的時候我很快就想起要把它用到這里。雖然它很簡單,但很生動也挺感人,你可以把它當(dāng)成一個人生小智慧去引用,也可以從另一個側(cè)面去贊揚那些啟迪智慧的園丁。這就取決于你是站在哪個角度看問題了——沒有非黑即白的事情!不過在考試作文中,如果你要通過一個故事來說明道理,切記要把它寫得既簡單又明白,而且一定要寫有代表性的事例。
D.概述法:一般用于先分后總的段落結(jié)構(gòu)中,即先給出原因再寫結(jié)果,或先列出現(xiàn)象再總結(jié)根源。它是就全文的布局而言的,一般概述性的文字都會出現(xiàn)在最后一段中,這在說明性的文章中比較多見。如下面這篇文章,題目是we need to broaden our knowledge,談的是拓寬知識面的必要性。通常說明必要性的文章都會用分、總的展開方法。先談科學(xué)技術(shù)是社會發(fā)展不可缺少的,然后指出社會科學(xué)和自然科學(xué)互相滲透,之后得出結(jié)論——現(xiàn)代大學(xué)生需要廣博的知識。
We Need to Broaden Our Knowledge
Science and technology contributes a lot to the social development. Broadening our knowledge, we can use it to change our living environment, utilize natural resource, and create a beautiful and comfortable world for people to live in.
Both social science and natural science are important in our life. Man achieves social science through social life, which makes people know more about the society and themselves. It teaches people what the society should be and what they should do for the future.
As college students, we should learn as many kinds of knowledge as possible so that we can improve our life and society as well. Without rich knowledge, we can’t serve the society well. In order to meet the future needs, it is very important for us to learn more knowledge at the universities.
議論法其實是貫穿在各種體裁之中的,這里就不贅述了。前面三種方法在總、分、總的結(jié)構(gòu)中運用較多,而且一般六級考試作文要求也是進行總、分、總的論述,這樣更有條理性。概述法是相對來說比較偏重于歸納法的,這要根據(jù)不同的題目和要求來選擇不同的展開方法。
在主體段落的寫作中,要注意做到統(tǒng)一性、連貫性和簡潔性。中心句是為了保持文章思路的一致;用適當(dāng)?shù)倪B接句排列好段落的布局,使文章連貫流暢;根據(jù)不同的題型選擇所需的展開方法,表達(dá)要盡量簡潔明白。除了以上這些需要做到的,在主體段落的寫作中還有一些需要避免出現(xiàn)的問題:
A. 低水平重復(fù)用詞:在文章的寫作中,我們常會有這樣的表現(xiàn),遇見表示喜歡,就只會用like,其實還有很多表示喜歡的詞,不要浪費它們:prefer\enjoy\love\appreciate等等。還有在表達(dá)個人看法的時候,用來用去都是I think,其實I suppose\I guess\personally speaking,多樣化的用詞絕對可以提高你的得分率。英文報紙里可以找到你要的又新又實用的詞匯。我記得我六級考試作文是關(guān)于面試的,我在里面寫了這樣一句話:A successful interview is win—winone for both job—hunter and enaployer.成功的面試對于顧主和求職者而言是雙贏的。相信這樣的用詞一定會給老師一個好印象。
B.太過生僻的詞匯:像不用decrease\remove,而用abate。不用stop\pause而用cessation,不用home\house而用habitation,其實這樣做是沒有必要的,不要以為生僻的詞別人不用你用就是有特點。要以表達(dá)清楚句意和適合語境為主。生僻的詞運用不好反而會鬧笑話。俚語最好是不用。因為俚語在英語中是十分口語化的東西,而且千變?nèi)f化。你理解的詞或句子老師也許都不明白,所以還是不用為妙。
C.句式單調(diào):有些同學(xué)為了拿高分,非要“語不驚人誓不休”。在臨場發(fā)揮的情況下,做到這點是比較難的。句子還是以簡單的短句為妙,即能多表達(dá)幾層意思,又能便于老師評判。那么如何在即使是同一個意思的表達(dá)下使句子顯得有特點一些呢?那就要考句式的變化了?聪旅孢@個例子,對“粗心駕駛易引起車禍”,可以有這樣一些不同的說法:
a.Traffic accidents are invited by careless driving.
b.Careless driving invites traffic accidents.
c.Anyone who drives carelessly is to invite traffic accidents.
d.Traffic accidents are what careless driving invites.
e.The fact that you drive carelessly invites traffic accidents.
你看,稍微換個外表會使你的文章更有趣味性和可讀性。
4)段落寫作中常用的套路。在各種類型的寫作中總是會有一定規(guī)律可循的,那就是句的的使用。記住一些實用的句型,在考試中可以提高行文速度。
A.說明原因的句型:a.There are some\two\many good reasons for\to do something.
e.g:a.There are two good reasons for the changes in the way that people communicate with each other.b.The reason for…is that
B.表示不同看法的句型:Some believe that…others argue that…still others maintain that…
eg:a.Some people hold the opinion that it i8 hood to live with parents.b.They
differ greatly in their attitude towards pollution problem.
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