【英語寫作技巧】Chapter2ChoosingRightWords課件

1、【英語寫作技巧】Chapter2ChoosingRightWords【英語寫作技巧】Chapter2ChoosingRightW“Do you think there should be such an amendment to the Constitution prohibiting abortion, or shouldnt there be such an amendment?”“Do you believe there should be an amendment to the Constitution protecting the life of the unborn child,

2、or shouldnt there be such an amendment?”Introduction“Do you think there should be If you have ever (thought about, considered, dreamed of) owning (lovely, beautiful, good-looking) custom-bound books, but have hesitated to pay the (outrageous, very high, spiraling) prices asked for such (publication,

3、 tomes, book), here is (earth-shaking, wonderful, super) news. The Easton Press is (pleased, happy, proud, proud as punch) to announce a (major, stupendous, groovy) publishing event: Masterpieces of American Literature. If you have ever (thought . General and Specific Words general wordsthose that r

4、efer to groups or classes of things.specific wordsthose that refer to individual things. General and Specific Words GENERAL SPECIFIC MORE SPECIFIC food fast food pizza place city New York CityABSTRACT CONCRETE MORE CONCRETEart painting van Goghs Starry Nightcold weather icicles fifteen-inch icicles

5、hanging from the eaves of our dormitoryGENERAL SPECIFIC A boy is walking down the street.A boy is strolling down the street. He wore unusual clothes. He wore a red gypsy shirt with blue overalls. He wore unusual clothes. bad children: rowdy, rude, ungrateful, selfish, perversebad meat: tough, tainte

6、d, overcooked, contaminatedbad planks: rotten, warped, scorched, knotty, termite-eaten It is considered that a fair percentage of the samples received from one of our suppliers during the preceding months contained a contaminated. It is considered that a fa. Denotation and ConnotationHushed, quiet,

7、still, mute, tomblike house home odor stench fragrance. Denotation and ConnotationH The skinny woman slinked in. The slender girl glided in. He is always complaining about the weather. He is grumbling about the food. He is a temperate man, and never eats or drinks too much. I cant abide the fellow.

8、The skinny woman slinked The speaker manipulated the members of the audience by presenting the evidence to refute their arguments.The speaker manipulated the meThe speaker convinced the members of the audience by presenting the evidence to refute their arguments.The speaker manipulated the members o

9、f the audience by presenting only the evidence that would disprove their arguments.The speaker convinced the memb. Figurative Language simile and metaphor. Figurative LanguageSIMILE: For a diligent student, failing to pass the final exam is like _.SIMILE: I was forced to go to my first dance with my

10、 blind date, whose hair was even shorter than mine and who danced like_.SIMILE: For a diligent studentMETAPHOR: Karen was a Fourth of July firecracker, exploding out of the house after doing her chores.METAPHOR: A childs mind is_-whatever you put in, you get back in ten years with interest.METAPHOR:

11、 Karen was a Fourth oRaiders Pillage Jets Cowboys Whip TigersTigers Claw Bears Jets Blast DolphinsLakers Drown Trojans Thunder Withers MayflowerRaiders Pillage Jets WORD USAGE LABEL MEANING unalienable Archaic, Obsolete inalienablelift Informal, Colloquial plagiarizenowhere Nonstandard, Colloquial n

12、owherenerd Slang an ineffectual personcop Slang police officer . Levels of DictionWORD USAGE LABEL SLANG(INFORMAL) GENERAL FORMALguts inner strength inner fortitudewheels car automobilemug face visagegross offensive odiousthreads clothes attirespecs glasses spectaclesrip off steal expropriate big-mo

13、uthed talkative volubleSLANG(INFORMAL) GENERAL My mother was kidding herself to figure she could dance. My mother was fooling herself to believe she could dance. A rich man was killed last night. Someone killed a rich woman last night. My mother was kidding herseAccording to Philip Larsens report, t

14、wo thousand people willingly shell out twenty dollars a year to belong to the Marilyn Monroe Fan Club. For that amount theyre considered dues-paying members and are entitled to receive the latest word on the clubs publications, on the going price for Marilyn Monroe playing cards or jigsaw puzzles, a

15、nd on the annual get-together at her graveside.According to Philip Larsens rAccording to Philip Larsens report, two thousand members of the Marilyn Monroe Fan Club willingly pay twenty dollars a year to learn about the clubs latest publications, the cost for a set of Marilyn Monroe jigsaw puzzles, a

16、nd the annual gathering at her graveside.According to Philip Larsens rThe journalists who concerned that the efficiency of our courts will lead to the total elimination of the jury system are nuts.The journalists who concerned that the efficiency of our courts will lead to the total elimination of t

17、he jury system are wrong.The journalists who concerned . BrevityHe voluntarily offered to give me help.I told him how I envied him his excellent health.This is a subject that arouses public attention.Travelers attention are called to the fact that inoculation against measles is advisable. BrevityHe

18、voluntarily offer. VarietyToday it can be said that wheels run America. The four tires of the automobile move America through work and play. Wheels spin and people drive off to their jobs. Tires turn, and people stop for the weeks food at the big supermarket down the highway. . VarietyToday it can b

19、e said Hubcaps whirl, and the whole family spend the day at the lake. Each year more wheels crowd the highways as 10 million new cars roll out of the factories. One out of every six Americans works at assembling cars, driving trucks, building roads, or pumping gas. America without cars? It is unthin

20、kable. Hubcaps whirl, and the wholExercise 1 Write two specific words for each general word. eat tree airplane look run big pretty walk flowers shoesExercise 1Exercise 2Rewrite the following sentences with appropriate words or phrases.1.Whatever reasons he may give, I will not change my idea.2. This

21、 job requires a person who maintains two foreign languages.3.Owing to his family economic conditions, he has to leave school.4. I dont think it suitable to call on him at this time.Exercise 25. We must try all our efforts to find a solution to air pollution.6. There is so loud noise in this classroom that I can hardly hear the speaker.7. Although gener