外教社2024新世纪写作教程（第3版）第3册PPT课件写作教程3 PPT Unit 4.pptx

Unit4DescriptionofaPerson写作教程3“十二五”普通高等教育本科国家级规划教材”新世纪高等院校英语专业本科生系列教材（修订版）第3版

IntroductionThedescriptionofapersonisessentiallythesameasthatofaplace.Botharedevelopedthroughsensorydetails,ortheimpressionsofone’ssenses—sight,hearing,taste,smell,andtouch.Bothinvolvetheconsiderationofthepurposeandtheaudience.Likethedescriptionofaplace,thewritershouldalsochoosethosethathelptobringoutthedominantcharacteristicoroutstandingqualityofthepersondescribed,andleaveoutthoseirrelevantones.However,thedescriptionofapersonhasitsownspecialtechniques.Apartfromthedescriptionofthesetting(theplacewherethesubjectlivesorworks),thewriterhastorelyheavilyonthedetailsofthesubject’sphysicalappearance,speech,behaviororaction,anecdotes,etc.2

QA01QuestionCanlanguagefullycapturetheintricaciesofhumancharacter,orarethereaspectsbeyondwords?Languageoffersinsightintohumancharacter,yetnuancesexistbeyondwords.Emotions,experiences,anddepthmayeludelinguisticexpression,makingsomeaspectsofhumannatureineffable.3Wearearmedwithlanguageadequatetodescribeeachleafofthefield,butnottodescribehumancharacter.HenryDavidThoreau(1817–1862)Referenceanswer

QA02QuestionHowdoyouunderstandthequote? Thisquoteemphasizesthattactinvolvesrecognizingandrespectinghowothersperceivethemselves,andthencommunicatingwiththeminawaythatalignswiththeirself-image.4ReferenceanswerTactistheabilitytodescribeothersastheyseethemselves.AbrahamLincoln(1809–1865)

QA03QuestionGiveanexampletoillustratehowconversationreflectsaperson’scharacter.Inthedimlylitjazzclub,Sarah’slaughterechoed,filledwithvivacity.“Thisbandisincredible!”sheexclaimed.James,amanoffewwords,simplynodded,hiseyesrevealingadepthofcontemplation.Sarah’sanimateddialogueilluminatedherexuberan