现代大学英语Unit-9The-Damned-Human-Race.pptxVIP

The Damned Human Race Mark Twain Unit 9 The essay is organized like a paper to report results of a scientific experiment. It presents a thesis statement at the beginning, that is, the Descent of Man from the Higher Animals. Next, the author introduces his scientific experiment. In the first part of the main body he analyzes various traits and dispositions of human beings in contrast to the ” higher animals.” In the second part of the main body, the author begins to use a polemic tone to argue with people who believe in man’s superiority. At the end, the author makes a brief summing-up that human beings have descended and degenerated. They have reached the bottom stage of development and nothing is below them. Revenge Indecency Greedy In Book 3, there is a text entitled “We Are Only Human” in which the author strongly argues that we human beings should be and can be superior to other animals. But in this article, the author feels strongly that human beings are the least fit for survival. What do you think of these two authors’ views? Writing devices 对比(Contrast)和比较(Comparison)是英语论述文中的一个重要手段,也是英语写作中普遍使用的一种修辞方法。这种修辞方法在写作技巧上可分为整体法和部分法。使用对比和比较的修辞手段,可使文章中的论点阐述得更加清楚、明确,使论证有力。而使用整体法和部分法的写作技巧可使对比事物的特征、性质、状态更加突出,语言色彩更加鲜明,语义作用更为加强。 摘自《英语写作中的对比和比较手法》 平行结构 新牛津英语词典将平行结构定义为：” the use of successive verbal construction in poetry or prose which correspond in grammatical structure, sound, metre, meaning, etc.”, 意即：“在诗歌或散文中，连续使用在语法结构、发音、韵律和意义等方面相似的语言结构。” 它可以很简单，如单个的词和词组，也可以很复杂，如完整的句子：它要求词与词、短语与短语、句子与句子 一 一对应，例如： The child was pretty and intelligent. You can go there on foot, by bus or by train. It is important to know how to study and to learn how to plan ones time. The coach told the players that they should get a lot of sleep, that they should not eat too much, and that they should do some warm-up exercises before the game. 平行结构是英语中最常见的修辞格之一，由于具有很强的表现力，它是作家、诗人、政治家和演说家经常用来表达思想感情的修辞手段。因此，理解和掌握平行结构有助于我们更好地欣赏经典的英文诗歌、散文、谚语和著名的演说辞。平行结构不但能使语言富有节奏感，产生和谐的音乐美，而且能使思想的表达更加清晰