如何写好英语记叙文

如何写好英语记叙文

　　1. 头绪分明，脉络清楚

　　写好记叙文，首先要头绪分明，脉络清楚，明确文章要求写什么。要对所写的事件或人物进行分析，弄清事件发生、发展一直到结束的整个过程，然后再收集选取素材。这些素材都应该跟上述五个" W "和一个" H "有关。尽管不是每篇记叙文里都必须包括这些" W "和" H "，但动笔之前，围绕五个" W "和" H "进行构思是必不可少的。

　　2. 突出中心，详略得当

　　在文章的框架确定后，对支持故事的素材的选取是很关键的。选材要注意取舍，应该从表现文章主题的需要出发，分清主次，定好详略。要突出重点，详写细述那些能表现文章主题的重要情节，略写粗述那么非关键的次要情节。面面俱到反而使情节罗列化，使人不得要领。这一点是写好记叙文要解决的一个基本问题，也需要一定的技巧。如：

　　One night a man came to our house and told me, "There is a family with eight children. They have not eaten for days." I took some food with me and went.

　　When I finally came to that family, I saw the faces of those little children disfigured? （破坏外貌） by hunger. There was no sorrow¹ or sadness in their faces, just the deep pain of hunger.

　　I gave the rice to the mother. She divided the rice in two, and went out, carrying half the rice. When she came back, I asked her, "Where did you go?" she gave me this simple answer, "To my neighbors - they are hungry also!"

　　3. 用活语言，准确生动

　　记叙文要用具体的事件和生动的语言对人、事、物加以叙述。一篇好的记叙文的语言既要准确、生动，又要表现力强，这样才能把人、事描写得具体生动，其可读性才强。试比较下面一篇例文修改的前后效果。

原文：

　　One day Xiaoqiang was wandering away. He was soon lost among people and traffic. He could not find the way back home and started crying. Just then, two young students who were passing by found him standing² alone in front of a shop and crying. They went up to Xiaoqiang and asked him what had happened. Xiaoqiang told them how he got lost and where he lived. The two students decided³ to take him home. Mother was pleased to see Xiaoqiang come back safe and sound. She invited the two students into the house and gave them some money, but they didn't take it. She served them with tea but they left.

　　修改后：

　　The other day, five-year-old Xiaoqiang left home alone and wandered happily in the street. After some time, he felt hungry so he wanted to go back home. But he found he was lost among the crowded people and heavy traffic. When he could not find the way home, he started and crying. Just then, two young students who were passing by from school found him sanding crying in front of a shop. They immediatel?y went up to him.

　　"Little boy, why are you standing here crying?" they asked.

　　"I want Mom, I go home." said the boy, still crying.

　　"Don't worry, we'll send you home."

　　And they spent the next two hours looking for the boy's house. With the help of a policeman, they finally found it.

　　When the worried mother saw her son come back safe and sound, she was so thankful and she invited the students into her house. Gratefully⁴?, she offered them some money, saying it was a way to express her thanks, but the young students firmly refused it and left without even a cup of tea

1 sorrow   

n.悲哀；悲痛

参考例句：

• It helps to share your sorrow with someone else.向他人诉说你的痛苦对你是有益的。
• I think she did it more in sorrow than in anger.我觉得她这样做更多是出于悲哀而不是愤恨。

2 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

4 gratefully   

adv.感激地；感谢地；令人快意地；舒适地

参考例句：

• "Oh,thank you!'she enthused gratefully."You're a real gem,a diamond of the first water.” “谢谢！”她表示感激热情洋溢地说，“你真是一个被人尊敬的人，第一流的好人。” 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I gratefully acknowledge financial support from several local businesses. 我对本地几家企业的资助表示感谢。 来自《简明英汉词典》