英语作文常用文体写作知识[1].doc

常用文体的写作知识 描写文（description）： 描写文就是用生动、形象的语言把人物的状态和动作、景物的性质和特征具体地描绘出来，描写人时 则刻画人物的肖像、语言、行为、心理活动及生活细节。描写景物时则用时间与空间顺序的安排方式展开文章段落。描写文中每一段只能表达一种思想或主题的一部分。请读这段文章。（由于篇幅有限，每种类型的文章只取一个段落为例。） It was noon. The hot sun above was bright. It made the temperature rise. On the road all was quite. There were few cars to be seen. There were even fewer people about. The shops alongside the road were wide open. Their bamboo shades were rolled down to keep out the blazing sun. There was no wind at all. The pavement way, though shady, was stuffy. Even the shopkeepers seemed affected by this mid – day heat and stuffiness. They looked bored and unwilling to serve the few occasional customers. 这是一段描写文。在读文章之前要求读者带着问题阅读：① 段落的中心思想是什么？② 段落是采用什么方法描写的？不难发现，段落的中心思想是描写某一天中午的高温、闷热的情景。作者采用由上到下、由远到近的空间顺序的方法描写。文章中用火热的太阳、道路安静、车辆稀少、为挡住阳光，商店的竹窗帘落下来、店主不愿接待顾客等情景的描写生动地衬托了段落的中心思想。 记叙文(narration)：记叙文叙述过去发生的事情，着重写事或人。其要素是五“何”原则，即在写作中必须交待清楚五个方面的内容：何时、何地、何人、何事以及何如。记叙文主要是按时间顺序陈述事件，中心思想是通过陈述、举例、解释及细节来说明。文章段落的中心思想可能是段落的任何一个句子或暗示。请读下面题为“My 35 Years In China”记述文章的开头段落，并注意体会文章的开头方式和展开手法： There is a saying in China that “Time flies like an arrow.” When I came to China the People’s Republic of China had just been born. Today, the new China has proudly celebrated her 35 th anniversary and now stands in full splendor and looks to the world with confidence. Meanwhile time has turned me from a strong 40-year-old into a gray-haired old man. This year marks 75 th birthday as well as 35 th year that I have been living and working in China. In that time I have lived in this fascinating land and shared joys and suffering with Chinese people, so that in my old age I can proudly say “the longer I live in China, the younger my heart become.” 这段文章的目的是通过时间顺序、举例对比的写作手法–––从中华人民共和国成立到如今中国面对全世界，骄傲地庆祝35周年纪念日；从一位四十岁的中年人变成了两鬓灰白的老人，感觉光阴似箭的心情。文章的中心思想是围绕着中国生活的35年时光过得很快而写成的。 又如：一九八八年六月全国四级统考的作文，题目是：An Early Morning Walk。这是一篇属于记叙文体裁的文章，要求学生写出“我”由起床开始到去公园以及在公园所见所闻的全过程。在第三段中，还要求写出自己的思想，对早上安静的环境的叙述以及对公园所见的情况给以具体的描述。见下面参考范文： An