英語寫作捷徑

　　Shortcut to Writing 一書由8個(gè)章節(jié)組成（見Table of Contents）。為方便讀者，書中講解部分中英文并用。讀者對象包括大專學(xué)生和具有同等學(xué)歷的英語愛好者。編寫此書的指導(dǎo)思想是：刪繁就簡；貼近生活；語言規(guī)范；易于模仿。 本書所選用的例子和范文既有外國作家寫他們本國，外國人寫中國，也有中國人寫中國以及中國人寫外國。讀者可以根據(jù)需要從自己最熟悉和最感興趣的題材開始，通過理解欣賞——機(jī)構(gòu)模仿——自由寫作進(jìn)行自學(xué)。 讀者可按以下順序進(jìn)行閱讀和模仿：1.中國人寫中國，如：Two Persons I Know;A Stamp Incident;I Need a New Bike等。2.外國人寫中國，如 Different Types of American Tourists in China;Alarming Scale of Road Accidents.3.中國人寫外國，如 Splendour of the Fall;Bryant's Two Poems on Mortality。4.外國人寫他們本國，如 Careless Drivers;What I Have Lived for;A Study of the Various Interpretations of Young Goodman Brown等。Shortcut to Writing 一書由8個(gè)章節(jié)組成（見Table of Contents）。為方便讀者，書中講解部分中英文并用。讀者對象包括大專學(xué)生和具有同等學(xué)歷的英語愛好者。編寫此書的指導(dǎo)思想是：刪繁就簡；貼近生活；語言規(guī)范；易于模仿。 本書所選用的例子和范文既有外國作家寫他們本國，外國人寫中國，也有中國人寫中國以及中國人寫外國。讀者可以根據(jù)需要從自己最熟悉和最感興趣的題材開始，通過理解欣賞——機(jī)構(gòu)模仿——自由寫作進(jìn)行自學(xué)。 讀者可按以下順序進(jìn)行閱讀和模仿：1.中國人寫中國，如：Two Persons I Know;A Stamp Incident;I Need a New Bike等。2.外國人寫中國，如 Different Types of American Tourists in China;Alarming Scale of Road Accidents.3.中國人寫外國，如 Splendour of the Fall;Bryant's Two Poems on Mortality。4.外國人寫他們本國，如 Careless Drivers;What I Have Lived for;A Study of the Various Interpretations of Young Goodman Brown等。TOP目錄 1.Writing a Paragraph 段落寫作2.Description 描述文3.Narration 敘事文4.Exposition 說明文5.Summary 概述6.Writing Essays in English 用英語寫論文7.Business Letter 商務(wù)信函8.Tips on Telexes & Abbreviations 如何發(fā)電傳及如何使用縮略形式 TOP書摘書摘 On the Airplane I was sitting on the aisle seat， and my father was next to me talking to an old woman from Dayton， Ohio. She was telling my father about her nephews in Seattle while I listened， eating my turkey sandwich. I noticed two of the crew members in the aisle had stripped away a section of carpeting and were climbing down into the fuselage of the plane. I asked my father about it， and he said that they must be repairing something.They remained inside the entrails of the plane for a long time. Meanwhile， the stewardesses were picking up empty trays and carefully evading all questions about the two men under the aisle. Then we all knew.“Good afternoon， this is Captain Williams speaking. We have encountered some difficulty in our landing gear carriage.The two crew members inside the fuselage now are inspecting the landing gear and repairing it. Please do not be alarmed.The situation will be remedied momentarily. Thank you.”After the announcement， everyone spoke a little quieter， not wanting to let on that the announcement had bothered them. The stewardesses were trotting around with the same plastic grins asking people if there was anything that they would like. There seemed to be a lot more people drinking liquor.The old woman from Ohio was telling my father that this was the first time she had ever flown in an airplane and that she was afraid something like this was going to happen. My father told her that he was sure that everything was going to be OK. Just then the captain came on again.“We have inspected the landing gear and determined the problem. We have repaired it to the best of our abilities and think it will hold during landing. It is securely in place now but there is a chance that it will not remain like that while we land.We are now flying circles over Seattle so as to use up the extra fuel which could possibly catch on fire if we were to belly land. I have notified the Seattle Airport and they are clearing a runway for us. Thank you very much.” After that everyone was even quieter. Some whispered and others just looked around to express their nervous feelings. A man across the aisle ordered a double Scotch for his wife and himself. His wife was clutching a Kleenex in one hand and holding her husband’s arm with the other. She was crying silently and her tears rolled down her cheeks and onto her plaid dress. Her husband was stroking her hair and telling her quietly that everything was going to be all right.A stewardess stopped and asked me if there was anything that I would like. I said no， and she smiled and moved on. I respected her for smiling at everyone while we were all in the midst of what could be a disaster.I looked over at my father and was just going to ask him a question which he couldn't answer when he looked me in the eyes and told me not to be afraid. I was going to say something when the captain came on again.“We will be landing in exactly ten minutes. Five minutes from now， we will be passing out pillows and blankets for those that would like them to cover their heads when in the emergency positions for landing. I repeat， please do not be frightened.”The woman by the window was looking at snap-shots of her family talking silently to each one as if reciting a poem. My father had his arm around my shoulders and was talking to me. His voice was calm and measured， but I could see sweat standing out on his forehead.“It is now five minutes to landing time. If you would like a pillow， press your “hostess” call button and a pillow will be brought to you. Please stay calm and your collaboration is very important. Thank you.”My father's grip tightened on my shoulders and I was glad that he was giving me strength. The husband and wife across the aisle were embracing and tears were gliding down her swollen， pink， cheeks.“Will everyone please get into their emergency positions. Be calm and please do as we say. There are now two and a half minutes until landing.” I pressed my chin on my knees and closed my eyes after looking towards my father and seeing the old woman beyond him praying. Eyes closed， I could hear the stewardesses walking in the aisle and the old woman’s voice.“One minute until landing.” The only sound was that of the plane gliding slowly down. Everyone waited silently.“Thirty seconds， twenty， ten...”I felt the plane touch down on the runway， lurch， then begin to roll in the usual jerking way. I got up from my position slowly and saw firetrucks and ambulances lining the sides of the runway. I wanted to laugh and cry at the same time. “We made it，” my father said， his voice hoarse. The couple across the aisle kissed， and she lay her head on his shoulder. The old woman from Dayton， Ohio said， “I swear to God that I will never ride another airplane as long I live.” My father laughed and kissed her on the cheek.Writing Essays in English 用英語寫論文Presented before the reader are six essays of different types， which respectively come under travel notes， linguistics， Englsih literature and American literature. Students are encouraged to read and make a study of these essays in the hope that they will get some inspiration of how to go about an eassy in English. To be able to write an English essay， the student must， apart from a fairly good command of the English language， be well acquainted with the subject he/she is writing about.Five of the six essays listed below are written by Chinese. This is deliberately arranged to show our reader what we Chinese， non-native speakers of English， can hopefully accomplish in writing. Nonetheless， we still provide an essay written by an American student to draw our reader's attention to the difference in style， format， diction and way of thinking between Chinese students who learn English as an acquired language and Americans who speak and use the English language as their mother tongue， a language they are born with.The titles of the six essays are：Splendour of the Fall—A Glimpse of the Life of Senior Viennese （Travel Notes）Teaching of English Phonetics in China（Linguistics）Love Prevails Over Hate （English Literature）A Study of the Various Interpretations of “Young Goodman Brown” （American Literature）“As Loving Hind”by Bradstreet （American Literature）Bryant’s Two Poems on Mortality （American Literature）本書收錄的六篇論文分屬四種不同類型，即游記、語言學(xué)、英國文學(xué)和美國文學(xué)。同學(xué)們可以仔細(xì)閱讀這幾篇論文以便從中得到啟發(fā)，以后自己也學(xué)著寫。要寫好一篇論文除了有較為扎實(shí)的英語基本功之外，還必須熟悉自己所寫的論文的主題及內(nèi)容。六篇論文中有五篇是中國人寫的，其目的是想告訴讀者中國人也能寫好英文。盡管如此，我們還是為大家提供一篇由美國學(xué)生寫的論文。畢竟中國學(xué)生的英語不是母語，是后學(xué)的，而美國人的英文則是母語?？梢哉f是生來就會的。我們可從中找出他們在風(fēng)格、格式、用詞甚至思想方式上存在的差異。六篇論文的題目分別是：秋天的色彩——維也納老人生活一瞥（游記）中國的英語語音教學(xué)一覽（語言學(xué)）愛戰(zhàn)勝恨（英國文學(xué)）對《好青年布朗》不同解釋的研究（美國文學(xué)）布雷茲特里特的愛情詩（美國文學(xué)）布賴恩特論人生終極的兩首詩（美國文學(xué)）……TOP 其它信息 裝幀：精裝頁數(shù)：162 開本：32開

　　李金達(dá)，北京外國語大學(xué)英語系教授。對英語寫作的教學(xué)與實(shí)踐有比較深入的研究和探討。