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1、Part2TheWritingSkills1.IntroductionAModelEssayThefollowingmodelwillhelpyouunderstandtheformofanessay.Thewriterofthisessaydecidedtodevelophersubjectof“moviegoing”.Hereistheessay.TheHazardsofMoviegoingIamamoviefanatic.Myfriendscountonmetoknowmovietrivia(whowasthe
2、pigtailedlittlegirlinE.T.:TheExtra-Terrestrial?DrewBarrymore)andtoremembereverybigOscarawardedsinceIwasingradeschool(bestpicture1994?ForrestGump).Myfriends,though,havestoppedaskingmeifIwanttogoouttothemovies.WhileIlovemoviesasmuchasever,theinconvenienceofgoingo
3、ut,thetemptationsofthetheater,andthebehaviorofsomepatrons(主顾)arereasonsformetowaitandrentthevideo.Tobeginwith,Ijustdon‘tenjoythegeneralhassle(混乱)oftheevening.Sincesmalllocalmovietheatersareathingofthepast,Ihavetodriveforfifteenminutestogettothenearestmultiplex.
4、Theparkinglotissharedwithseveralrestaurantsandasupermarket,soit’salwaysjammed.Ihavetodrivearoundatasnail‘spaceuntilIspotanotherdriverbackingout.Thenit’stimetostandinanendlessline,withtheconstantthreatthatticketsfortheshowIwantwillsellout.Ifwedogettickets,thethe
5、aterwillbesocrowdedthatIwon‘tbeabletositwithmyfriends,orwe’llhavetositinafrontrowgapingup(凝视)atagiantscreen.Ihavetoshelloutaridiculousamountofmoney—upto$8—foraticket.Thatentitlesmetositwhilemyshoessealthemselvestoastickyfloorcoatedwithspilledsoda,bubblegum,andc
6、rushedRaisinets.Second,thetheaterofferstemptingsnacksthatIreallydon‘tneed.Likemostofus,Ihavetobattleanexpandingwaistline.AthomeIdoprettywellbysimplynotbuyingstuffthatisbadforme.Icanmakedowithsnackslikeceleryandcarrotsticksbecausethereisnoicecreaminthefreezer.Go
7、ingtothetheater,however,islikespendingmyeveninginaSeven-Eleven(便利店)that'sbeenequippedwithamoviescreenandcomfortableseats.AsItrytopersuademyselftojusthaveadietCoke,thesmelloffreshpopcorndrippingwithbuttersoonovercomesme.Chocolatebarsthesizeofsmallautomobilesseem
8、tojumpintomyhands.IriskpullingoutmyfillingsasIchewenormousmouthfulsofMilkDuds.BythetimeIleavethetheater,Ifeeldisgustedwithmyself.Manyoftheotherpatronsareevenmoreofaproblem.L
