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阅读范文提高英语作文水平 一、学写叙事描写 例1 Imitation : (Miss Andrea’s Model) Dear editor, I’m writing to tell you how people celebrate the festival in our country. My Thanksgiving Day activities are very different from my normal weekly activities. First of all I’m able to sleep later. I usually wake up around 8:30. Then I always go downstairs and help my mother and my sister to cook. We often cook until 3:00 in the afternoon. Sometimes I take a break from the kitchen to watch the football game on TV. We seldom eat before 3:00. Between 3:00 and 4:00, the whole family gathers around the table to eat. Afterwards, we clean up until about 5:30 or 6:00. When the kitchen is clean, we go outside and play games until about 8:00. I’d like to learn more about the other kind of festivals in different countries, especially the Spring Festival in China. Best wishes Andrea [学写] 重点学写事情的性质和活动安排的时间顺序，模仿写出原句的结构。如中国的春节。 例2 （选自《China Daily》） Shen told China Daily, “Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi looks exactly like the old-style intellectual from my hometown, considerate (考虑周到的), knowledgeable and gentle. Besides, he remembers every word of the lyrics (抒情诗) and sings in a broad range of pitches (声调).” “He is very suave (和蔼的), articulate (清晰的) and persuasive (有说服力的),” said David Shambaugh, a professor of political science and international affairs at the George Washington University. But “beneath his scholarly grace, Yang is very decisive and strong-minded”, said Zhao Shaohua, whose delegation was received by Yang in the US several years ago. [学写] 形容一个人的评价性描述： His industry, administrative activity, and public spirit were unrivalled. 他的勤奋，他的行政活动以及他的公益精神，无人能与之相比。 His readiness, his apprehension, his resource were extraordinary. 他的敏捷，他的颖悟、他的谋略都是出类拔萃的。 His argument is persuasive. 他的论据是有说服力的。 She was a woman whose eye penetrated everywhere. 她是一个目光犀利能洞察一切的女人。 He was a mature, capable young fellow with a keen mind and the ability to shape his future. 他是一个成熟精干的小子。他思维敏捷，有能力主宰自己的未来。 Mr. Yuan l