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北师第一学期研究生英语写作讲义全
09级第一学期写作课讲义
选自《研究生英语写作教程》李争鸣编著北京师范大学出版社
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[以下主题句]LatininfluencesonAmericanculturearereflectedinthefollowingthreeaspects.[以下一级扩展句]Firstofall,theSpanishinfluenceontheEnglishlanguageintheU.S.beganwiththeearlyexplorersandcontinueseventoday.[以下二级扩展句]Forexample,SpanishplacenamesfromtheRioGrande(inTexas)toSanFrancisco(inCalifornia)areallpartoftheheritageoftheearlySpanishsettlers.[以下一级扩展句]LatinAmericanshavealsoaddedtothevarietyoftheAmericandiet.[以下二级扩展句]Fromthegourmet-stylechurrasco(marinatedtenderloinofbeef)totheeverydaytaco,LatinfoodhasbecomeanintegralpartofAmericandininghabits.[以下一级扩展句]Finally,Americanmusic,too,hasbecomemorediverseasaresultoftheLatinosound.[以下二级扩展句]TheSalsabeathashadastartlingeffectonpopularmusic,justastherhythmsofthetangoandthecha-cha-chahavebecomeapartoftherepertoireofdancebandsthroughoutthecountry.Instruments,suchasthecongasandthetimbale,alsohavetheiroriginsinLatincountries.[以下结论句]Insummary,thelanguage,thefood,andthemusicarewhatLatinAmericanshavegiventotheUnitedStates.
[1.引言段][以下概述句]WeareallawarethatAmericancultureis,infact,acombinationofthecontributionsofallofthosewhohavesettledwithinitsborders.Fromthefoundingofthecountrytothepresentday,immigrantshavebroughtwiththemthetraditionsoftheirnativelands,manyofwhichhavebeeninterwovenintotheculturalpatternsoftheirnewhomeland.ImmigrantsfromLatinAmerica,whocurrentlycompriseapproximately8percentofthetotalpopulation,arenoexceptiontothisrule.[以下篇题句]LatininfluencesonAmericanculturearereflectedinthewordswespeak,thefoodsweconsume,andthemusicweenjoy.
[2.正文段][以下主题句]TheSpanishinfluenceontheEnglishlanguageintheU.S.beganwiththeearlyexplorersandcontinueseventoday.Spanishplacenames,fromtheRioGrande(inTexas)toSanFrancisco(inCalifornia),characterizethesouthwesternpartofthecountry.LosAngeles,SantaFe,theColoradoRiver,andtheMojavedesertareallpartoftheheritageoftheearlySpanishsettlers.OtherSpanishwordssuchasadios,amigo,rodeo,andadobe,haveactuallybecomepartoftheEnglishlanguage.Morerecently,ablendofEnglishandSpanishknownasSpanglish,producingexpressionslikeiralmovies(togotothemovies),hasdeveloped,particularlyinTexas,California,andsouthFlorida,whichhaveahighconcentrationofLatinoresidents.
[3.正文段][以下主题句]LatinAmericanshavealsoaddedtothevarietyoftheAmericandiet.Fromthegourmet-stylechurrasco(marinatedtenderloinofbeef)totheeverydaytaco,LatinfoodhasbecomeanintegralpartofAmericandininghabits.FoodsrangingfromblackbeansandriceinaCubanrestauranttofrozenburritos,tropicalpapayas,andjalapenopeppersonsupermarketshelvesareevidenceoftheLatininfluencesontheAmericandiet.Itisnotsurprising,therefore,thatover$1billionperyearisspentonMexicanfoodintheUnitedStates.
[4.正文段][以下主题句]Americanmusic,too,hasbecomemorediverseasaresultoftheLatinosound.TheSalsabeathashadastartlingeffectonpopularmusic,justastherhythmsofthetangoandthecha-cha-chahavebecomeapartoftherepertoireofdancebandsthroughoutthecountry.Instruments,suchasthecongasandthetimbale,alsohavetheiroriginsinLatincountries.Mariachibands,Brazilianjazz,andthenewMiamiSoundarefurtherexamplesofthestronginfluencesofHispanicmusicaltraditionsonAmericanculture.
[5.结论段][以下总结]Insummary,thelanguage,thefood,andthemusic,althoughasmallpart,arewhatLatinAmericanshavegiventotheUnitedStates.[以下最后陈述]Inthefinalanalysis,theessenceoftheircontributionstoAmericancultureisasensibilidad(auniquesenseofstyle),whichpromotedTimemagazinetoreport,“This‘sensibilidad’ischangingthewayAmericalooks,thewayiteats,dresses,drinks,dances,thewayitlives.”
Paragraph
PartOne:
TheTopicSentence
Atopicsentenceisthesentencethatstatesthesubjectthattheparagraphwilldevelop.Agoodtopicsentencehasthefollowingfeatures:
1)Itisacompletesentence;thatis,itshouldcontainasubjectandaverb.
2)Itisusuallyastatement,notaquestion.
3)Itisthemostgeneralstatementintheparagraph.Itdoesnotgiveanyspecificdetails.
4)Ithastwoparts:
thetopicandthecontrollingidea.Thetopicreferstothesubjectoftheparagraph,andthecontrollingideaisawordorphrasethatthereadercanaskquestionsabout:
How?
Why?
Inwhatways?
Whatdoesthatmean?
etc.
A.Disneylandhas(severaluniqueattractions).
Thequestionareadercanaskis"?
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B.Listedbeloware(anumberoftips)onhowtogetalongwithpeople.
Thequestionareadercanaskis"?
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C.Boysandgirlshave(different)dreams.
Thequestionareadercanaskis"?
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Exercise3-2-2.Readeachsentencebelow.Underlinethetopicandenclosethecontrollingideainparentheses.
1.AhomestayhelpsforeignstudentsknowmoreaboutAmericancustoms.
2.Firstimpressionscanbemisleading.
3.Beingatwinhasbothadvantagesanddisadvantages.
4.It’sdifficultforaChinesestudenttostudyabroad.
5.Therearetwofactorswhichdetermineanindividual’swisdom.
Exercise3-2-8.Rewritethetopicsentence:
Aphonecalloffersmoreadvantagesoverabusinessletter.Thefirstadvantageofaphonecallisspeed,ofcourse,becauseyoucanordinarilybespeakingwiththeotherpersonwithinminutesofplacingthecalling.Anotheradvantageisthefactthatyoucanexchangeinformation,clearupquestions,andoftenreachanunderstandingonthebasisofasingleten-minutephonecall.Incontrast,alettergivesyouanopportunitytosetforth(阐明)yourviewsinamuchmorecareful,detailedway.Furthermore,theotherpartyhasanopportunitytorereadandthinkcarefullyaboutwhatyouhavesaid.Theotherpersoncanalsoseektheadviceofassociates(有关人员)and,ifnecessary,checkotherdocumentsthoroughly.Finally,awrittenmessagecanalwaysbetakenfromthefilesandconsulted(查阅)ifanyquestionarisesaboutexactlywhatwassaid.
Exercise3-2-9.Readthefollowingparagraphs,andthenwriteanappropriatetopicsentenceforeachone.
Paragraphone.
_______________________________________________________________.Somestudentsstayupthenightbefore,tryingtocramintotheirbrainswhattheyavoidedallsemester.Otherspacethemselves,spendingalittletimeeachnightgoingoverthenotestheytookinclassthatday.Stillotherscrosstheirfingers(祈盼、祷告)andhopetheyabsorbedenoughfromlectures.Somedishoneststudentsalwayspraythattheirclassmateswillgivethemtheanswersduringtheexams.
Paragraphtwo.
____________________________________________________________________.Incollege,forexample,weusewritingtocommunicatewithourinstructorsandotherstudentsinavarietyofclasses,nomatterwhatourmajorsare.Examsinmanycoursesalsorequireessays.Onthejob,weneedtowritetocommunicatewithouremployers,fellowworkers,andcustomers.Infact,amajorrequirementforgettinganygoodjobistheabilitytowriteeffectiveletters,memos,reports,andsummaries.Aglancethroughthewantadsshowsthat“goodcommunicationskills”areessentialtohigh-payingjobs.
Paragraphthree.
_____________________________________________________.First,somebooksonjobhuntingandbusinesscommunicationcantellhimwhattoincludeonaresumeandhowtopresenttheinformationonthepage.Moreover,wordprocessingprogramsfrequentlyofferpatternsforresumesthatareeasytoreadandunderstand.Finally,copycentersofferprofessional-lookingprintingatlowcost-includingspecialpaperthatwillmakearesumestandoutinthepileofapplicationsanemployerreceives.
Paragraphfour.
____________________________________________.Inahostfamily,thestudentisabletolearnaboutadifferentwayoflifebyexperiencingitwithpeoplewhoarefromthecultureandwhocanhelpexplainit.Additionally,thestudenthastheadvantageofbeingsurroundedbyagroupofpeoplewhocanprovideemotionalsupportwhenheisfeelinghomesickandlonely.Thisisespeciallytruewhenthefamilyhaschildrenwhoarethesameageastheinternationalstudent.Finally,althoughnotallhomestayexperiencesarepleasantones,theinternationalstudentwholiveswithahostfamilywillbeabletopracticethetargetlanguagefarmorethanonewholiveswithfriendsfromthesamecountry.
Paragraphfive.
__________________________________________________________.Insteadofcookingasimple,nourishingmeal,wepopafrozendinnerintotheoven.Worsestill,insteadofstudyingadailynewspaper,wearecontentwiththecapsule(概述)summariesonthenetworknews.Worstofall,insteadofwalkingevenafewblockstothelocalconveniencestore,wejumpintoourcar.
Exercise3-2-10.WriteatopicsentencebasedonthegeneraltopicOurUniversity
a)todescribethecourses:
____________________________________________________________
b)tocompareitwithanotheruniversity:
_________________________________________________
c)tosuggestimprovements:
__________________________________________________________
PartTwo:
SupportingSentences
Therearemanywaysforstudentstospendtheirsummervacations.First,theycanfindapart-timejobintheholiday.Teachingachildandworkingforacompanyarebothgoodchoicesforcollegestudents.Workingintheholiday,theycannotonlyearnsomemoney,butalsogetmoreexperiencethattheycan’tgetoncampus.Second,theycantravelduringthesummerholiday.Someclassmatescantraveltogethertoacityw