大学英语写作[突破英语等级考试].ppt

e.?Negative-positive statements. They first point out what is not the truth, and then what. The contrast makes them emphatic. Eg: The delegates shouted and quarreled. It was not a meeting; it was the farce. There were so many errors in the performance that the result was not a tragedy, but a comedy. f.?Sentences with repeated words or phrases. Eg: I loved the sound of Martin Luther King’s voice, its eloquence, oratorical cadeness. At the climax of the1965 Montgomery march he had cried out,” How long will it take before my people achieve full equality?” Then, answering his own question, he shouted:” It will not take long because truth pressed to the earth will rise again. How long? Not long, because no lie can live forever. How long? Not long, because the arm of the normal universe is long, but it bends toward peace. (2)? Emphasis within the sentence. a.? placing. The beginning and the end, especially the end, of a sentence are the two places that attract the reader’s attention. Compare: Wang Bing is modest and hardworking and is a good student. Modest and hardworking, Wang Bing is a good student. Wang Bing is a good student, modest and hardworking. b.?Repetition: Eg: Bright, very bright, were the stars over the wild, dark Yenan hills. The good old days were gone forever, could never be got back again. c. Emphatic words or phrases: Eg: This is the very dictionary I have been looking for. His latest novel is by far the best he has ever written. Not…. At all, whatever, not to mention, let alone. D. The Paragraph 1.? Effective paragraphs. (1)? Unity: Unity of a paragraph is concerned with its content. If all the sentences in the paragraph lead to one central theme, the paragraph is unified. The central theme is usually summarized in what is called the topic sentence. (2)? Coherence: Coherence of a paragraph is concerned with its form, or its organization. The sentences in a paragraph should be arranged in a clear, logical order, and the transitions should