本書根據(jù)國家英語專業(yè)教學(xué)大綱要求,依據(jù)現(xiàn)代寫作理論,系統(tǒng)闡述了英語作文的獨(dú)特結(jié)構(gòu)與思想表達(dá)方式,以提高學(xué)生的寫作能力。
Words for the Teacher
1 Keeping a Diary
2 Telling Your Stories
3 Introducing Description
4 Describing a Place
5 Drawing a Portrait
6 Describing Emotions
7 Introducing Comparison
8 Bearing the Purpose in Mind
9 Organizing Your Comparison
10 Limiting the Topic and Selecting the Material
11 Introducing Process Analysis
12 Building on a Familiar Topic
13 Making Everything Clear to Your Reader
14 Having Fun with Process Analysis
15 Introducing Definition
16 Exposing the Essence
17 Questioning the Assumptions
18 Introducing Classification
19 Examining It Closely
20 Using a Clear Organization
21 Making a Point
22 Introducing Cause and Effect
23 Thinking Before You Write
24 Taking Steps in Composition
25 Writing Through Your Exam
Additional Readings
List of Professional and Student Writings
Matemal Care, by Lu Qian
Not Drunk Enough, by Shi Xiaobo
A Box of Matches, by Jiang Min.
A Pitiful Person, by Qian Xiaoling.
Slips of Love, by Qian Xiaolin
Mr. Sweet, by Alice Walker
Description of a Stranger, by Li Shimeng
In an Elevator, by E.B. White
My Hometown (two drafts), by Chen Zan
My Mother, by Jiang Xinyi
Taking In and Giving Out: A Description of My Aunt, by JiangHaoyun
Old Maid Grump, by Carole Gaffron .
A Description of a Statue (two drafts), by Zhou Jianhao
The Blast Furnace, by Sally Carrighar
The Natural Superiority of Women, by Ashley Montagu
Starbucks and a Traditional Cafe, by Zhou Haobo
I Love Clothes, by Li Shimeng
Reading and Television, from The Plug-ln Drug, by Marie Winn
The Chinese New Year (first draft), by Pi Xin
The Family Reunion Dinner (final draft), by Pi Xin
Undercover Discoveries in the World of Fashion, by AndyRooney
The Transaction, by William Zinsser
American and Chinese Child-Raising (three drafts), by MaoXiaochun
Modem Courtesy, by Lore Segal
CROAK-A-ROACH KILLS ROACHES DEAD!
Dish of Happiness——Ouhe, by Yao Ying
Terror at Tinker Creek, by Annie Dillard
Writing With Style, by Kurt Vonnegut
How to Make a Pair of Speakers (two drafts), by Zhu Jun
How to Survive a Hotel Fire, by R.H. Kauffman
Life Is Just a...Snapped Tape, by Zhu Xilin
How to Write a Personal Letter, by Garrison Keillor
What's a Ms.?
Homesickness, by Lu Qian
Chuang Tou Gui, by Qin Xiaoling
Hanliu, by Chen Fangya
I Want a Wife, by Judy Syfers
Anxiety: Challenge by Another Name, by James Lincoln Collier
A Good Beginning: The Choice of a Suitable Paddle (two drafts),by Wang Feng
Notes on Punctuation, by Lewis Thomas
Salutation Displays, by Desmond Morris
Ways of Earning Good Marks, by Qin Haihua
The Ways of Meeting Oppression, by Martin Luther King, Jr.
Why Nothing Works, from America Now, by Marvin Harris
Why Boys Don't Know What Girls Mean and Girls Think Boys AreMean, by Deborah Tannen
“Learning” to Give Up, by Albert Rosenfeld
Fear of Dearth, by Carll Tucker
When Television Is a School for Criminals, by GrantHendricks