伍亞梅
一篇文章,若是語言亮點頻出,往往可 以給讀者留下深刻而鮮明的印象。那么,在 英語寫作中,如何增加作文的亮點呢?對 此,筆者總結了如下四種方法,以期對同學 們的英語寫作有所幫助。
方法一:靈活變換句子的開頭方式
眾所周知,英語句子的主語通常置于句 子的開頭,謂語則緊隨其后。在初中英語寫 作中,同學們?nèi)裟艽蚱七@一常規(guī)思維定式, 靈活改變句子的開頭方式,則可以增強語言 的表現(xiàn)力和表達效果,增加作文的亮點。常 見的變換開頭的方式有:
(1)以副詞開頭。如:Only in this way can we hope to trust and help each other.(只有這 樣,我們才能互相信任,相互幫助。)此句使 用了“副詞only+狀語”的倒裝形式,簡約而出 彩。
(2)以介詞短語開頭。如:To the south of the lake lies a big library,it opens a door leading to the knowledge hall for me.(湖的南面有一個非常大的圖書館,它為我打開了一扇通往知識的大門。)此句以表示地點的介詞短語開頭,增強了語言的表達力度。
(3)以分詞或不定式短語開頭。如:Looking at the pictures reminds me of the beautiful days in my junior high school, as well as the never giving-up spirit,and support from friends.(看著這些照片讓我想起了初中時的美好時光,以及永不言棄的精神和互相扶持的友誼。)此句以現(xiàn)在分詞短語開頭,避免了句子的枯燥感。
方法二:巧用短語替換單詞
在寫英語作文時,不少同學用來用去總是那么幾個詞,導致所寫文章用詞單一、重復,缺乏可讀性。事實上,同學們?nèi)裟芮捎猛x短語替換單詞,既可以減少用詞的重復率,又可以為文章增添高級感,從而提升文章的檔次。例如:
我認為只要我們每個人都做一點兒努力,我們的城市就會變得越來越文明。
→普通表達:I think as long as everyone makes an effort, our city will become more and more civilized.
→高級表達:Personally speaking/From my point of view/As far as I am concerned, as long as everyone makes an effort, our city willbecome more and more civilized.
為了迎接更艱巨的任務,我將會利用休息時間學習更多的課程。
→普通表達:To make preparations for aharder task, I will use my spare time to learnmore courses.
→高級表達:To make preparations for a harder task, I will make full/best use of my spare time to learn more courses.
方法三:恰當引用名言警句
名言警句,既含蓄典雅,又富含哲理,深刻且耐人尋味。在初中英語寫作中,同學們?nèi)裟芮‘斠妹跃鋪睃c綴文章,往往可以增強文章的文化底蘊,使所寫文章富有深度和說服力。
例如,Through this matter, I understand the truth, no pains, no gains. Similarly, with- out hard work, progress will not be achieved.此句巧妙運用了諺語“no pains, no gains”,增強了文章的哲理性和碰撞力,讀來讓人眼前一亮。
又如,There is a proverb goes like this “the roses in her hand, the flavor in mine.”As ??????????? a matter of fact, helping others is helping our-????????????????? selves.此句中“the roses in her hand, the fla-???? vor in mine ”這一名言警句的準確使用,使文章富有文采,彰顯了作者扎實的語言功底。
方法四:交錯使用長短句
短句,用詞簡單、明快有力,但是一味地使用短句,容易使文章內(nèi)容淺薄,讀來單調(diào)乏味;長句,結構復雜、表達嚴密,然而過多地使用長句,容易讓人產(chǎn)生晦澀感。在英語寫作中,同學們?nèi)裟馨验L句和短句巧妙結合起來,交錯使用,不僅可以增強句式的多樣性和生動性,而且可以提高語言的層次感和韻律美,從而增加作文的亮點。
比如,There are many changes in a per- son s life. Sometimes changes can be unex- pected and quite challenging, but I think we should face the challenges bravely. I used to be the only child until I was ten. However, my mom followed the two-child policy quite well and gave birth to a baby girl. Everything changed. Not only was there always noises at home, but also my personal room was invad- ed. It took me a long time to accept the fact, and decided to take the challenge. I learned to make better use of my time to study. When I was free, I helped my mom to take care of my sister. Gradually, I found myself more effi- cient and fulfilled.在此語段中,作者準確地將短句和長句交錯使用,增強了文章的節(jié)奏感和邏輯感,使得文章句式多變、層次分明、結構緊湊,讀來錯落有致,韻感十足。
當然,在英語寫作中,增加亮點的方法較多,但不管是使用哪種方法,都建立在扎實的語言功底上。這就要求同學們平時要多讀、多寫、多記,從而提高語言運用能力。