大二综合英语教学资料：Descriptionof a place 1_1.pptVIP

A Physical Description Types of Description  The writer of description creates a picture of people, places, objects and emotions, using a careful selection of details to make an impression on the reader. All description involves two elements: the object - that which is seen or heard-and the observer-he who sees or hears it. According to which predominates, description is of two basic types: objective and impressionistic. [描写文体可分为客观描写（objective description）和印象描写（impressionistic description）]. Objective Description Objective description attempts to report accurately the appearance of the object as a thing in itself, independent of the observers perception of it or feelings about it. It is a factual account, the purpose of which is to inform a reader who has not been able to see with his own eyes. The writer regards himself as a kind of camera, recording and reproducing, though in words, a true picture. In his detachment he becomes much like the scientist, rigorously excluding, from his work his opinions and emotions. （客观描写，有时也叫physical description 或scientific description ， 是对事物和情景进行客观的描述。） ?  Impressionistic Description Impressionistic description is very different. Focusing upon the mood or feeling the object evokes in the observer, rather than upon the object as it exists in itself, impressionism does not seek to inform but to arouse emotion. It attempts to make us feel more than to make us see. Thus the communication of feeling is the primary purpose of impressionistic description. （印象描写，有时也叫subjective description 或imaginative description ， 则是在对事物和情景的描写中加入作者的主观印象的描写。） Examples The objective description: The eighteen-year-old boy was 6’1’’ and weighted 155 pound. The subjective description: The young boy was as tall and scrawny as a birch tree in winter. Look at the following two paragraphs and make a comparison between them. Sample One My dormitory room is on the second floor of Bienv