英语说明文的写作方法.docx

英语说明文的写作方法
就“说明对象”而言，英语说明文可分为对“客观详细事物”的说明和对“主观抽象观念”的说明两大类，比方：对“LASER〔激光〕”、“Computer Problem of 页 共 15 页








　　陈列法经常用以下句式绽开段落，我们可以留意效仿学习：
　　There are several good reasons why we should learn a foreign language. First of all， …Secondly， …And finally， …
　　We should try our best to plant more trees for several good reasons First of all， …Secondly， …And finally，
　　必需指出的是，有时陈列法并不必须有明确的first， second…等词，但文章还是以陈列论据绽开的。
　　〔examples〕
　　举例法是用详细的例子来说明我们要表达的意思，常用for example， for instance， still another example is…等词语引出。下面这篇学生作文就是用举例法写成的：
　　Recreation
　　It is impossible to keep in good health unless we take enough recreation 〔消遣〕。 The mind， too， needs change to make it fresh and vigorous 〔有活力的〕 There is much truth in the old saying， All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.“
　　There are many games which boys and girls can play after their school work is done， for instance， football， tennis， and kite-flying. Other examples of recreation are boating， fishing， gardening， cycling， walking， chess-playing， and reading. Persons who sit much at their business should take a kind of recreation that will supply their muscles 〔肌肉〕 with exercise. Those who spend most of their time in the open air and do manual work 〔体力活〕 should adopt 〔接受〕 reading or some other quiet form of recreation.










　　Cycling is said to be an important means of recreation， but many persons foolishly tire out themselves by cycling too much. The same may be said in regard to football. Tennis is a pleasant form of recreation. Many persons take great delight in boating. Fishing requires much patience， and there is much danger of taking cold by sitting still on a cold day too long. A good brisk 〔轻松〕 walk is one of the finest for