E英语教程第三册Unit 3翻译及课后答案.ppt

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 按图标S只显示需讲解的句子超链接；按图标W只显示需讲解的词汇和短语超链接；按扫帚图标清除所有超链接标记。按上箭头回到上一层。 * * * 按图标S只显示需讲解的句子超链接；按图标W只显示需讲解的词汇和短语超链接；按扫帚图标清除所有超链接标记。按上箭头回到上一层。 * 按图标S只显示需讲解的句子超链接；按图标W只显示需讲解的词汇和短语超链接；按扫帚图标清除所有超链接标记。按上箭头回到上一层。 * 按图标S只显示需讲解的句子超链接；按图标W只显示需讲解的词汇和短语超链接；按扫帚图标清除所有超链接标记。按上箭头回到上一层。 * Notes Exercises Writing * Notes Writing - Expository essays 说明文是一种用来分析和探讨、解释和说明事物的文体，依据说明对象与说明目的的不同，说明文可分为事物说明文和事理说明文两大类。事物说明文的说明对象是具体事物。通过对具体事物的形状、构造、性质、特点、用途等作客观而准确的说明，使读者了解、认识这个或这类事物。事理说明文的说明对象是某个抽象事理。将抽象事理的成因、关系、原理等说清楚。 说明文按照展开方式的不同大致分为如下几类：举例说明文用例子阐明观点；比较与对比说明文通过对不同的事物进行比较分析找出它们之间的相似点或差异点；因果说明文旨在说明事物发生的原因及结果；定义说明文说明文中抽象、含混或有争议的词或术语的意义，即给它们下定义。 下面我们通过一篇例文来体会说明文的这些特点。 * Writing - Expository essays The weather in Chicago and Miami My cousin and I recently had a discussion about whether his hometown, Chicago, or my hometown, Miami, has better weather. Our discussion centered on three differences between the weather in our hometowns. Our first point of discussion was the number of seasons. Chicago, located in the Midwestern part of the United States, has four seasons: summer, fall, winter and spring. These four seasons are clearly marked by distinct weather changes. Miami, on the other hand, being much farther south, has only two seasons: a very mild winter and a long, hot summer. * Writing - Expository essays We also considered the worst temperatures in both cities. The worst weather in Chicago occurs in the winter. On average, the low temperature each night goes down to about 20 Fahrenheit degrees. In addition, frequent high winds drive the temperature down even more. The problem in Miami is not the cold, but rather the heat. In the summer, the temperature reaches 95 Fahrenheit degrees in the daytime. Combined with a constant humidit