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1、Iwassad.Iwasangry.Youseemedfriendly.Youwerenicetome.Show,don’ttell.Whatisthedifferencebetweenthesetwosentences?Whichoneisbetterandwhy?TellingTheboywasveryfrightened.ShowingTheboyscreeched(尖叫)interrorandthrewhishandsuptoprotecthimself.Eventhoughhislegsfeltliketheyhadturnedtojelly,hejumpedtohis
2、feetandtriedtogetoutofthemonster’sreach.Showingvs.TellingTellingThebabywascryingreallyhard.ShowingThebabyletoutahowlthatcouldwakethedead.Tearspouredfromhereyesandherfaceturnedbeetred.Shepoundedherlittlefistsonthefloorandthrewhertoysacrosstheroom.Iknewwewereinforalong,longafternoon.Definitiono
3、fTellingandShowingTellingistheuseofbroadgeneralizations.Showingistheuseofdetails,facts,statistics,examples,anecdotes,quotations,dialogue–elaboration–todevelop,persuade,explain,orenlivenastory.Showingvs.TellingShowingversustellingisoneofthewayswecanmakeourwritingstylemoreeffective.Itismuchbett
4、erto'show'detailsinyourwritinginalivelywayratherthansimplytellingthem.Createavisionforyourreadersohe/shecanseewhatyouareseeinginyourwriting.ShowwithDescriptionWhiteshirtsaredumb.Whiteshirtsarehardtoclean,showpizzastains,andmakeyoulooklikeawaiterinacheesyrestaurant.Therearemanyfascinatingthing
5、stoseeattheFarmer’sMarket,whichhasbeenaroundforalongtime.Rowsoftangerines(柑橘),crispredapples,longpurpleeggplants,andsucculent(多汁的)strawberriesinvitetheshoppertostopateveryfarmer’sstand.ManyofthefarmersintheFarmers’Markethavesoldtheirhome-grownvegetablesandfruitssincetheearly1900’swhenthemarke
6、twastheonlyplacetobuyfreshfoodinthecity.Nowthemarkethasexpandedtoincludebakeries,funkyantiquestores,andacomicbookvendor.Themarketisavisualfeastfortouristsandakeepsake(纪念品)forourtown.TheBeatlesstartedanewtrendinmusicinthemid-sixties.FormanyAmericanstheeveningofFebruary9,1964,wasaturningpointin
7、musicalhistory.OnthiseveningtheBeatlesmadetheirdebutinAmericaontheEdSullivantelevisionshow.KathiAnderson,thensixteeninChicago,remembers,“MyfriendsandIsatshakingandhuggingeachotheronthecouchinmylivingroomastheFabFourbouncedoutontothestage.Thei