英語寫作專題：人物簡(jiǎn)介寫作方法
一. 摘要：
英語寫作……怎樣寫人物簡(jiǎn)介
二. 重點(diǎn)、難點(diǎn)：
（一）人物簡(jiǎn)介的寫作步驟
1. Birthday and birth place
2. Family background
3. Education
4. Big events in his or her life ( in order of time )
5. Evaluation
（二）人物簡(jiǎn)介寫作中常用的詞組及句子
1. Birthday and birth place ——was / were born on…in… ,
2. Family background ——
1) a poor / rich family
2) his (her) family was so poor that……，
3) with the help of his parents ,
4) his father was very strict with him……,
5) the son of a poor family ,
6) when he was a small boy ,
7) as a child ,
8) during his (her) childhood ,
9) spend his childhood in……,
10) live a happy (hard ) life ,
11) a boy of 15
3. Education——
1) graduate from……department of ……university ,
2) When at college , he majored in……,
3) receive a doctor’s degree .
4) get higher education
5) go abroad for further studies
4. Big events in his life——
1) be interested in … , 2) work hard at … , 3) devote his lifetime to … , 4) do research about / into … 5) make a big decision . make up one’s mind to do sth. 6) do sth with great determination and perseverance . 7) be fond of… , 8) be strict in sth. 9) have a … way of doing sth. 10) try one’s best to do sth. 11) encourage sb to do sth. 12) fight for , give up one’s life for sb / sth. 13) win a prize in … competition . 14) be good at . 15) make rapid progress in … , 16) set a new world record of … 17) become a member of … 18) study hard . train hard . 19) win a gold medal . 20) work so hard as to improve… 21) have a gift for…
5. Evaluation——
1) one of the best (most important) … 2) set sb a good example . 3) a model teacher . 4) be respected by everyone . 5) sing high praise for… speak (think) highly of… 6) his hard work brought him great success . 7) his heroic story spread all over the city . 8) remember sb forever . 9) be honored as … 10) be famous as … , 11) be regarded as … , 12) become a world champion at … Championships . 13) He became famous for his new theory . 14) The people had come to love him as an inspiring leader . 15) Lei Feng has been praised for his communist spirit . 16) People spoke highly of him and all respected him .
6. 高考中描寫人常用表達(dá)方式
（1）介詞人物的姓名、出身
She was born in Poland on Nov. 7 , 1867 .
（她于1867年11月7日出生于波蘭。）
a great scientist with the name Einstein
（一個(gè)叫愛因斯坦的偉大科學(xué)家）
Abraham Lincoln , the son of a poor family , was born in Kentucky on February 12 , 1809 .
（亞伯拉汗•林肯，一個(gè)貧苦家庭的兒子，于1809年2月12日出生于肯他基州。）
Born of a poor clerk’s family . Charles Dickens had little schooling .
（出生在一個(gè)貧困的小職員家庭中，查兒斯•狄更生接受了很少學(xué)校教育）
（2）描述人物外貌和性格特征的常用詞語
good - looking （長(zhǎng)得好看的） funny - looking （長(zhǎng)相滑稽的）
ugly - looking （長(zhǎng)得難看的） ordinary looking （長(zhǎng)相一般的）
white - haired （白頭發(fā)的） warm - hearted （熱心腸的）
kind - hearted（好心的） absent - minded （心不在焉的）
bad - tempered （脾氣不好的） near - sighted （近視眼的）
far - sighted （遠(yuǎn)視的） tall （個(gè)高的）
short （個(gè)矮的） pretty （漂亮的）
naughty （淘氣的） lovely （可愛的）
easy - going （溫和寬容的） smart （精明的）
wise （明智的） bright （聰明的）
diligent （勤奮的） lazy （懶惰的）
clever （聰明的） healthy （健康的）
humorous （幽默的） funny （滑稽的）
silent （沉默的） attractive （有吸引力的）
talkative （多話的）
（3）表達(dá)人物興趣和愛好的常用詞組或短語
like … very much （非常喜歡…） love （喜愛）
be interested in （對(duì)…感興趣）
be fond of （喜歡…）
hate （憎恨）
be tired of （對(duì)…厭倦）
be crazy about （對(duì)…極度喜歡）
enjoy （喜歡…）
lose interest in （對(duì)…失去興趣）
（4）描述人物心情的常用詞語：
sad （難過的） happy （高興的）
excited （興奮的） pleased （高興的）
satisfied （滿意的） angry （生氣的）
worried （擔(dān)心的） disappointed （失望的）
terrified （恐懼的） friendly （友好的）
anxious （焦慮的） curious （好奇的）
eager （急切的）
（三）實(shí)例分析
1. 說明：
上海出版的《學(xué)生英文報(bào)》，對(duì)象是我國的學(xué)生，請(qǐng)用英語為該報(bào)寫一段人物介紹，介紹少年體育明星孫淑偉。內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)如下：
1）簡(jiǎn)況：孫淑偉（Sun Shuwei）：男，14歲，廣東人（Guangdong）
2）訓(xùn)練項(xiàng)目：跳水（diving）
3）取得成績(jī)：第十一屆亞運(yùn)會(huì)冠軍，第六屆世界游泳錦標(biāo)賽冠軍（亞運(yùn)會(huì)：the Asia Games 冠軍：Champion 游泳錦標(biāo)賽：Swimming Championships）
4）其他情況：從小就喜歡游泳，8歲進(jìn)廣東省跳水隊(duì)；在學(xué)校里認(rèn)真學(xué)習(xí)，在跳水隊(duì)時(shí)認(rèn)真訓(xùn)練，13歲進(jìn)入國家隊(duì)，一年后（1990）奪得十一屆亞運(yùn)會(huì)金牌；今年年初獲第六屆游泳錦標(biāo)賽冠軍。
注意：
1）要有標(biāo)題。
2）介紹須包括所有內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)，但不要逐條譯成英語。
3）介紹的長(zhǎng)度為80~120個(gè)詞。
2. 題解：
這是一篇人物報(bào)道，根據(jù)所提供的材料組織文章。首先應(yīng)確定標(biāo)題。如：Sun Shuwei - A World Champion in Diving . 其次應(yīng)介紹人物的姓名、性別、年齡、籍貫，隨后介紹他的成長(zhǎng)過程，最后介紹他取得的成就。
3. 91高考書面表達(dá)范文：
Sun Shuwei - A World Champion in Diving
Sun Shuwei , a world champion in diving , is a boy of 14 from Guangdong . He loved swimming when he was a small boy and at eight he became a member of the diving team in Guangdong Province . He studied hard at school and trained hard for five years before he came to the national team . A year later in 1990 , he won a gold medal at the 11th Asia Games and became a world champion at the 6th world Swimming Championships early this years .
【模擬試題】
1. 請(qǐng)根據(jù)以下材料，寫一篇介紹我國明代（Ming Dynasty）著名醫(yī)學(xué)家（medical scientist）李時(shí)珍的文章。
姓名：李時(shí)珍
出生年代：1518
著作：《本草綱目》
內(nèi)容：中草藥（Chinese herbs）總集，近2,000種中草藥，上百萬字（characters）
寫作經(jīng)歷：訪民間，走群山，嘗百草，親身作試驗(yàn)
（call on , visit , taste , do experiments）
成書時(shí)間：1578年，歷時(shí)37年
評(píng)價(jià)：對(duì)我國醫(yī)學(xué)（medicine）發(fā)展作出了重大貢獻(xiàn)（make a contribution to）
2. 有一個(gè)美國代表團(tuán)想了解你們的英語老師，請(qǐng)根據(jù)下列提要，寫一篇短文。內(nèi)容提要如下：
（1）這位英語老師名叫Bruce，是位英國人，40歲左右，又高又瘦，戴著一副眼鏡；
（2）對(duì)學(xué)生要求嚴(yán)格，認(rèn)真?zhèn)湔n，認(rèn)真批改作業(yè)；
（3）教學(xué)方法不同于別人，鼓勵(lì)學(xué)生思考，培養(yǎng)學(xué)生自學(xué)能力；
（4）和學(xué)生打成一片，和藹可親，深受學(xué)生的愛戴和尊敬。
要求：
（1）要有標(biāo)題；
（2）介紹必須包括所給要點(diǎn)，但不要逐條譯成英語；
（3）詞數(shù)110左右。
3. 根據(jù)下列內(nèi)容，用英語寫一篇介紹世界著名童話作家安徒生（Hans Christian Anderson）的短文。詞數(shù)120左右。
他生于1805年。十一歲喪父。由于家庭貧窮，童年時(shí)期沒能上學(xué)，他跟人學(xué)習(xí)縫紉技術(shù)。十四歲時(shí)到一劇院工作。后來在一些熱心人家的幫助下上了學(xué)。1828年接受高等教育（higher education）。畢業(yè)后獻(xiàn)身于文學(xué)（literature）。他堅(jiān)持寫小說，詩歌等。他努力創(chuàng)作，獲得很大成功。他一生共創(chuàng)作一百六十多個(gè)故事。1875年去世。
【試題答案】
1. 介紹李時(shí)珍
Li Shizhen was a famous medical scientist in Ming Dynasty . He was born in 1518 . He wrote a famous book “Ben Cao Gang Mu” , which is a collection of Chinese herbs . It included 2000 Chinese herbs with millions of characters . He visited mountains , called on ordinary people , tasted different kinds of herbs and even did experiments on himself . It took him 37 years to finish the book . The book is considered to be a great contribution to the development of Chinese medicine .
2. 介紹Bruce
Our English Teacher - Bruce
Bruce , our English teacher , is from England and is about 40 years old . He is tall and thin with a pair of glasses on his nose . He is strict with us in our study . He prepares his lessons well and corrects our homework carefully . His teaching style is quite different from that of the others . In class he always encourages us to think hard and develop our ability to study on our own . He often helps and cares for us . He is very kind to us . In his spare time he plays basketball and football with us . We all love and respect him .
3. 介紹Anderson
Anderson was born in 1805 . His father died when he was only eleven . Being poor , the family couldn’t send him to school . He had to go and learn sewing to make a living . At the age of fourteen , he went to work at a theatre . Later , with the help of some kind people , Anderson had the chance to go to school . In 1828 , he began his college life . After graduation he began to work on literature . He kept on writing stories and poems . His hard work brought him great success . He died in 1875 , leaving the world more than 160 stories .
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