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英語寫作技巧要點(diǎn)指導(dǎo)
許多人在面對考試、英文能力檢測、履歷、職場時(shí),對自己的英文寫作能力不自信,或因?yàn)椴恢撊绾蜗鹿P而感到困擾。以下是小編幫大家整理的英語寫作技巧要點(diǎn)指導(dǎo),供大家參考借鑒。
一、提煉字詞句
一篇作文是由單詞和句子組成的。這是寫作最基本的要素,就像萬丈高樓需要一磚一瓦層層蓋起來一樣,如果磚瓦質(zhì)量不好,那么這座高樓很快就會垮掉。同樣的,如果基本的詞句掌握不好,那么我們在寫文章的時(shí)候就會感覺提筆無從下手,甚至連一個(gè)句子都很難寫出。這就是因?yàn)轭^腦中沒有“存貨”造成的。因此,從現(xiàn)在開始,我們應(yīng)該重視字詞句的提煉,把我們學(xué)過的,見到過的甚至在新聞、廣播、雜志、電影里見到的優(yōu)美的、地道的詞句提煉出來為我所用。一般來說,我們掌握了初中教材要求的大部分詞匯以及考綱中全部詞匯和詞組,寫出一篇合格的作文并不是難事,然而,面對如此激烈的競爭,僅僅是一篇合格的文章就夠了嗎?恐怕不是的。因此,掌握更多的優(yōu)秀詞句能讓我們在寫作中出彩。我們可以從作文素材中進(jìn)行詞句的提煉:
第一個(gè)資源,也是我們最容易忽視的資源,就是我們手中的教材。
教材文章難度適中,詞匯豐富,是非常好的詞庫。也許有的同學(xué)不以為然,那么我們看這個(gè)句子:A比B要美得多。如果讓你用英語寫出這個(gè)句子,你能想到的句型有幾個(gè)?在你想到的句型中,是不是轉(zhuǎn)來轉(zhuǎn)去就那么幾句:A is more beautiful than B, 或者A is more beautiful when compared with B ,或者B is not as beautiful as A……這樣的句型你會寫,還有數(shù)萬個(gè)和你一樣的中學(xué)生也會寫,但是如果你寫出:Although A is beautiful, itpales when it is in comparison with B.(雖然A很美,但是與B相比便黯然失色了。)這樣的句子,效果會大不相同。
第二個(gè)資源,基于教材,我們可以向外發(fā)散,任何你讀過的報(bào)英文刊雜志,比如《21st Century》《ChinaDaily》等等,都是很好的資源,還有很多經(jīng)典的英文電影,英文歌曲也都是豐富的詞庫,從中可以提煉出非常多的優(yōu)美的詞匯和句子,改造一下,就可以放到我們的文章中,為我們的作文增色不少。
第二、巧用過渡詞
所謂過渡詞,就是表示先后順序的first,second,….at last,表示因果關(guān)系的as a result,dueto,because of…,表示分述關(guān)系的what’s more,furthermore,besides,inaddition等等。為什么要使用這樣的詞匯?原因有二:其一,我們每個(gè)人寫的文章雖然內(nèi)容幾乎千篇一律,但是每個(gè)人的寫作風(fēng)格和邏輯思路不盡相同。怎樣在短時(shí)間內(nèi)讓閱卷老師進(jìn)入自己的邏輯體系,快速而精準(zhǔn)的判斷你的文章呢?過渡詞就是一個(gè)很好的“向?qū)А,它能夠引?dǎo)閱卷人的思路,讓其短時(shí)間內(nèi)對你的文章做出公允的評價(jià);其二,我們列好提綱準(zhǔn)備下筆的時(shí)候,總有一個(gè)先后順序,總有一個(gè)邏輯結(jié)構(gòu),如何使自己的文章結(jié)構(gòu)清晰,要點(diǎn)明確,中心突出,答案還是過渡詞,使用了過渡詞,可以規(guī)范自己的邏輯思路,讓我們在有壓力的寫作之下能夠做到臨危不亂,有條不紊,層次清晰,邏輯通暢。
第三、句式多變
如果一百份試卷里都是清一色的“Ithink”簡單句,那閱卷人讀起來將會多么的乏味,乏味至極的閱卷人又如何能給得出高分?所以,我們在寫句子的時(shí)候,要盡可能的變換句式和結(jié)構(gòu),讓文章富于變化,錯(cuò)落有致。具體地說:中考作文中,我們可以嘗試使用更多的復(fù)合句,主要是賓語從句、狀語從句以及嘗試變化語態(tài)。例如,2008年中考北京卷作文題,以汶川地震為背景描寫一個(gè)叫做林浩的小英雄的故事以及自身感受。其中有一句細(xì)節(jié)描寫叫做“他救出了自己的同學(xué)并步行七小時(shí)到達(dá)安全地點(diǎn)。”例文給出的句子是“he saved two of his classmates. Then he walked for seven hoursto safety。”這句話我們可以改寫成為一個(gè)從句:saving two of his classmates, Lin Haowalked for seven hours to safety。
如果再加上語態(tài)的變換,還可以改寫成:Being saved from the earthquake, two of LinHao’s classmates walked for seven hours to safety with Lin Hao。這樣的變化在作文中能夠主動(dòng)使用的話,一定會增加閱卷人的青睞,從而給你的文章增加獲勝的籌碼。
第四、善用名人名言
在中考作文中,很少有同學(xué)能主動(dòng)寫出名人名言為自己的文章畫龍點(diǎn)睛。名人名言是精煉濃縮的,富有哲理和智慧的句子,經(jīng)過數(shù)百年人們口耳相傳到了今天,足以說明它的凝練和它的魅力。如果在文章中能能成功使用合適的名人名言,那將會是怎樣一番景象,其實(shí)不難想象。比如你在一篇討論中學(xué)生該不該使用手機(jī)的文章中用了“Just as the saying goes,‘every coin has twosides.’”,那效果就相當(dāng)于一個(gè)美國人在漢語水平考試作文里寫出了“中國人有句古話叫‘福兮禍之所倚,禍兮福之所伏’”一樣的震撼!因此,學(xué)會使用名人名言,將會使我們的文章大放異彩。當(dāng)然了,使用名人名言的前提是我們得記得住一定數(shù)量的名言。很多同學(xué)在寫作的時(shí)候沒有辦法寫出漂亮的名言來襯托,這一是因?yàn)樽约浩綍r(shí)積累不夠,寫不出合適的名人名言,第二是對名人名言沒有形成條件反射,聯(lián)想不到。大家在接下來的文章中不妨可以嘗試一下,看看效果如何。
拓展:大學(xué)英語的寫作技巧
一、記敘文的定義
記敘文也稱敘述文,是一種以敘述的手法來呈現(xiàn)人物活動(dòng)及事件過程的體裁。故事、游記、通訊、新聞報(bào)道(消息)、歷史、 人物傳記、日記和回憶錄等都屬于記敘文的范疇。記敘文大致可以分為以記人為主的記敘文和以敘事為主的記敘文。前者主要是對人物的經(jīng)歷、活動(dòng)或者性格特征進(jìn)行敘述;后者則是對某一事件的發(fā)生、發(fā)展過程和結(jié)果進(jìn)行敘述。
二、記敘文的六大要素
記敘文的寫作涉及到六大要素,即五個(gè)W和一個(gè)H:時(shí)間(when)、地點(diǎn)(where)、人物(who)、事件(what)、原因(why)和結(jié)果(how);也可以將這六大要素概括為時(shí)間(time)、地點(diǎn)(place)、人物(character)、事件的原因(cause)、經(jīng)過(process)和結(jié)果( effect)。
三、記敘文的行文方式
一般來講,記敘文應(yīng)具有包括開頭,主體和結(jié)尾在內(nèi)的完整結(jié)構(gòu),尤其是必須有情節(jié)發(fā)展的過程。作者應(yīng)該像電影導(dǎo)演一樣盡可能安排起伏和精彩的內(nèi)容,在矛盾的產(chǎn)生和解決過程中凸現(xiàn)出誘發(fā)、發(fā)展到高潮的完整過程。此外,在敘述過程中為完整展現(xiàn)前面述及的六要素,還需要插入生動(dòng)活潑的人物場景描寫和清晰細(xì)致的動(dòng)作表情刻畫。
四、記敘文的寫作要領(lǐng)
基于英語的語法和詞匯特點(diǎn),寫作英語記敘文時(shí)應(yīng)掌握以下要領(lǐng):
1.時(shí)態(tài)
由于記敘文是描述過去的語境,記敘發(fā)生過的事件,所以比較多使用包括一般過去時(shí)、過去完成時(shí)、過去進(jìn)行時(shí)在內(nèi)的過去時(shí)態(tài)。但是,在很多情況下由于客觀描述的需要,事件或人物描述的背景從過去轉(zhuǎn)到現(xiàn)在,現(xiàn)在時(shí)的使用不可避免。還有的時(shí)候,為了襯托人物的個(gè)性,直觀地表現(xiàn)人物的思想感情,需要運(yùn)用對話的方式。而人物對話需要用直接引語,時(shí)態(tài)的選擇又需要依托現(xiàn)在語境。這樣,事件的時(shí)間線索就顯得尤為重要,要求寫作者有較強(qiáng)的“時(shí)間領(lǐng)悟能力”,駕馭寫作過程中的時(shí)態(tài)轉(zhuǎn)換。例如:
Wang Nan, a world champion in ping-pong, is 1.62 meter tall with the weight of 54 kilograms. She was born in Liaoning Province in October 1978. She began to play ping-pong at the age of seven. She played in Liaoning Team for three years before she came to the national team in 1993. She trained hard and got along well with her teammates. Wang Nan has won scores of gold medals in international table-tennis games and won great honor for our motherland. She likes surfing the internet, and enjoys chatting with friends online.
在這篇短文中,第一句是客觀描述,介紹王楠的基本情況,用一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)。第二、三句介紹她的成長經(jīng)歷,用的是過去時(shí)。最后兩句敘說她所取得的成就,又轉(zhuǎn)換到現(xiàn)在語境,用現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)。
2.人稱
人稱的運(yùn)用也是記敘文的一個(gè)特點(diǎn)。第一人稱(First-person Narrator)是寫作者以當(dāng)事人的口氣來敘述,是一種主觀表現(xiàn)手法,給讀者一種親切自然的感覺。由于作者是以敘述親身經(jīng)歷的方式表達(dá)自己的思想情感,更能引起讀者共鳴。例如:
The other day, I was driving along the street. Suddenly, a car lost its control and ran directly towards me fast. I was so frightened that I quickly turned to the left side. But it was too late. The car hit my bike and I fell off it. It was really a bad day for me.
第三人稱(Third-person Narrator)是寫作者從旁觀者的角度來敘述事件,是客觀的表現(xiàn)手法,能夠充分反映事件中各個(gè)人的感受與見解,從整體的視角來敘述事件。例如:
It was about nine o’clock on one Saturday evening in May. Sam was lying in bed, trembling with cold and having a cough. His head was aching so intensely that he kept groaning. His forehead felt very hot. We took his temperature. It was 38.5℃。
3.動(dòng)詞使用的連貫性
為了刻畫人物個(gè)性,表現(xiàn)真情實(shí)感,記敘文經(jīng)常需要使用動(dòng)詞來突出過程與變化。在許多動(dòng)作交替出現(xiàn)的情況下,一定要注意動(dòng)詞使用的連貫性,使文字表達(dá)簡潔明了,一氣呵成。下面一段接著上文記敘了薩姆生病后作者送他去醫(yī)院的過程,動(dòng)詞使用得相當(dāng)連貫。
Without hesitation, I dialed “120”. It was not long before an ambulance arrived. One roommate brought a blanket for him, and another helped him in the ambulance.
范文與評析
范文 1
My Best Friend
Upon reading the expression “best friend”, a figure Jumps into my mind-Zhang Ye, my schoolmate in senior high school. During the three years in high school, we shared countless moments of laughter and tears, joy and sorrow.
She is of medium height and slim figure. Though not strong, she is really a girl with amazing perseverance. Despite the similarities in our outlook on life and living, it is always she, the physically weaker one, who encouraged and urged me to finish some tasks when I was about to give up. When we were preparing for the National Entrance Exam, she cheered me up emotionally and gave me a hand whenever I was in trouble. After the exam, she got enrolled by Tsinghua University in Beijing while I came to a college in the South of China. For the past several years, we have been in touch to share everything we have been experiencing, sad or happy, dull or exciting.
Without a doubt, Zhang Ye is really a true friend of mine. The relationship between us can melt the ice in our hearts and blow away the mist on our minds. I believe the friendship between us will be the life-time beacon for both of us.
評析:這是一篇典型的人物記敘文。第一段總括了兩人關(guān)系。第二段通過對具體事例的敘述將人物的性格特點(diǎn)表現(xiàn)得淋漓盡致,也豐富了best friend這個(gè)稱謂的具體內(nèi)涵。最后一段作者陳述了自己對友誼真諦的感悟,使文章的主題得到升華。而其中所使用的句式和詞匯(melt the ice in one’s heart; blow away the mist on one’s mind)也展示了作者的語言功底。
范文2 An Unforgettable Experience
Wisdom Counts
There was an unforgettable happening when I was in senior high school. It made me understand that wisdom counts.
On one weekend, I went home from school by bus. It was bitterly crowded there. Unintentionally, I noticed a hand tying to fetch the wallet from a woman’s bag which had an unfastened zipper. I didn’t dare to tell the woman the truth, because I was scared of being revenged. “What should I do?” I asked myself and searched the answer quickly through my mind. Suddenly, I hit on a good idea. I screamed to myself, “My wallet was lost! Someone stole my wallet!” As I said so, I pretended to be looking for my wallet. Almost all the people on the bus began to give great care to their pockets or bags. Being in panic, the pickpocket eventually failed to reach the woman’s bag. He had to get down at the next stop with an angry look.
Many years later, I still cannot help smiling when I recall this experience.
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