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1、研究生英语写作之descriptivewritingDescriptivewritingThedescriptiveessaypresentsaword-pictureofpersons,places,objects,andemotions.Thewriterusesacarefulselectionofspecificandconcretedetailstomakeacleardominantimpressiononthereader.Adescriptiveessaycanbeobjectiveorsubje
2、ctiveandthewriter’spurposeistoinvolvethereaderenoughsothats/hecanactuallyvisualizewhatisbeingdescribed.Thebestdescriptionappealstothefivesenses:sight,sound,touch,smell,andtaste.Asyouworkonyourowndescriptiveessay,themainthingtorememberisthisrule:show,don’ttell
3、.I.DescriptionofapersonPrinciples:Descriptionsofpeoplemayfocusonthevariousaspectsofthepeopledescribed—theirphysicalappearance,styleofclothing,theircharacterandpersonality,theirinterestsandbehavior.Whatyouselecttodescribedependsonyourtopicandpurpose.●Describec
4、learly.●Selectonlyappropriatedetails.●Makeyourdescriptionsvivid.SampleA:Rememberthatyoucan’twritegooddescriptionswithoutbeingspecific.Thefollowingisatypicalexampleofthedescriptiveessay,inwhichthewriterLoeDobbsusesspecificdetailstocreateaportraitofhisfatherwho
5、hasaffectedhislifegreatly.“TerrificWork”ByLoeDobbsIgrewupinChildress,Texas,atownofnearly8,000,whereDadhadafarm-machinerybusiness.Ihauledhay,pickedpotatoesanddidotherchores,butmyfatheralwaysinsistedthatschoolworkcomefirst.Hemaynothavehadmuchformaleducation—Dad
6、leftschoolintheeighthgrade—buthepossessedaworldofknowledge.HewasavoraciousreaderwhowassmarteraboutcurrentaffairsthananyoneIknew.Atthedinnertablehepushedmetothinkandtodefendmyopinions.Thesediscussionssparkedinmeanintensecuriosityabouttheworldandtaughtmetheimpo
7、rtanceofattainingthebesteducationIcould.ItalsohelpedthatDadbelievedpraisewasamorepowerfulmotivatorthancriticism.WhenIbroughthomeagoodreportcard,hewouldsay,“Terrificwork!”andthatwasenoughtoinspiremetobringhomeanevenbetteronenexttime.Thisapproachprovedsuccessfu
8、l,andwhenitcametimeformetogotocollege,IwasluckyenoughtobeacceptedbyHarvard.HonestywassupremelyimportanttoDad.Hestressedthatanhonestlifeisanhonorablelife.Ialwaysrememberhimtellingme,“Saywh
