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1、基础写作要点总结基础写作要点总结Manuscript Form 1、题目作文标题放在首行中间题目每个单词的首字母大写（除冠词、介词、对等连词and,or,but,nor,for、不定式的to;但这些词是题目首词、尾词也大写）题目末尾不用句号，但是是问句时可用问号。2、段落每段首行缩进4-5个字母空格。3、连字符连字符放在行末，而非行首；单音节词不可分，双音节或多音节词按音节分。4、大写三种情况：1）专有名词2）题目中的重点词3）句首字母Punctuation 1.逗号（，）1）连接对等分句）连接对等分句如：如：We started early in the morning,and before

2、 dark we reached the village.2)用于做状语的分句或短语后用于做状语的分句或短语后如：如：When the rain stopped,we continued to work in the fields.3)用于分隔具有相同功能的一系列词或短语用于分隔具有相同功能的一系列词或短语如：如：Present at the meeting were Dean Lee,Professor Brown,Associate Professor Mojor,Miss Lindon,and a few other members of the faculty.4)用于分隔非限制性定从

3、、短语用于分隔非限制性定从、短语如：如：At 22 she left the college,where she had spent four fruitful and memorable years.Mr.Huang,the new director of the company,will soon announce his plans for reforms.美国英语日期写法：月美国英语日期写法：月 日，日，年年如：如：Hong Kong was restored to China on July 1,1997.数字书写数字书写从右向左每三位点一逗号。从右向左每三位点一逗号。如：如：1,2

4、53,9642.句号（.）1）用于陈述句、轻微祈使句、间接问句后如：Dont overuse punctuation marks.She asked the teacher when the homework should be handed in.2)用于缩写后如：U.S.A.U.K.a.m.p.m.3)三个句号构成省略号如：“He said many things,such assuch asoh,yes,he said that he would resign from the committee.”3.分号(;)1)用于中间不用连词的两个对等分句之间用于中间不用连词的两个对等分句之间如

5、：如：She doesnt like this film;she is disgusted with it.2)用于用于however,therefore,nonetheless,hence,otherwise,besides,moreover 等连接副词之前等连接副词之前如：如：He promised to come to the meeting;however,he didnt appear.3)当分句内部有标点时，在连词前用分号。当分句内部有标点时，在连词前用分号。如：如：He wrote a few good books when he was young and poor;but a

6、fter he became famous and rich,he wrote nothing worth reading.4)并列成分内部有逗号时，并列成分之间用分号并列成分内部有逗号时，并列成分之间用分号如：如：Among those who joined the discussion were Miss Wu,a well-known writer;Dr.Qian,a professor of literary criticism;and Ms.Sun,a famous historian.4.冒号（：）引出引语，即冒号后跟引文引出引语，即冒号后跟引文如：如：It will do eve

7、ryone good to remember this old saying:“One will know that he does not know enough after he begins to learn.”冒号后跟解释或同位语冒号后跟解释或同位语如：如：He gave two reasons for his failure in the examination:poor health and insufficient time for preparation.She bought many souvenirs:two small bronze statues,a carved wo

8、oden case for jewelry,and a kerchief(头巾头巾)with wax-printed designs.用于小时和分钟之间表示时间用于小时和分钟之间表示时间如：如：There are three flights to Tokyo today:at 11:35,16:20 and 20:50.用于比赛得分记录用于比赛得分记录如：如：China beat Japan 3:2 in the womens volleyball championships.商务信件的称呼之后商务信件的称呼之后如：如：Dear Mr.Johnson:演讲辞对领导和听众的称呼之后演讲辞对领导和

9、听众的称呼之后Mr.Chairman,Ladies and Gentlemen:5.问号（?）直接问句之后如：“When did the Norman Conquest take place?”the teacher asked.6.感叹号（！）用于感叹句、表示强调的感叹词、表示强烈感情的短语之后如：How beautiful Yellow Mountain is!“Help!Help!”shouted the boy struggling in the river.“Get out!”he yelled.用于口号之后如：Long live the Peoples Republic of Ch

10、ina!7.引号（“”）双引号用于对话、或出自书、文章的直接引文；单双引号用于对话、或出自书、文章的直接引文；单引号用于引文中的引文。引号用于引文中的引文。用于文章、论文、短篇小说、短诗、歌曲的题目或用于文章、论文、短篇小说、短诗、歌曲的题目或书的章节的标题。但是书、报纸、杂志的题目用下书的章节的标题。但是书、报纸、杂志的题目用下划线或斜体。划线或斜体。如：如：You can find Byrons poems“She Walks in Beauty”and“When We Two Parted”in The Romantic Poets.3)有特殊意义的词用引号有特殊意义的词用引号如：如：H

11、ere“register”refers to a particular type of vocabulary.8.圆括号（parentheses/brackets）用于解释、补充、说明的部分如：A WTO(World Trade Organization)delegation is to visit China next week.用于计数如：This book consists of three parts:(1)ancient history,(2)modern history,and(3)contemporary history.9.方括号（square brackets）引文中表示解释

12、、更正的部分引文中表示解释、更正的部分如：如：In the article he wrote,“Not for a moment did she Emily Dickinson intend to make herself famous by publishing her poems.”在圆括号中用方括号在圆括号中用方括号如：如：There are quite a few good translations of classical Chinese literary works in these two volumes(Anthology of Chinese Literature New Y

13、ork:Grove Press,Inc.,1965).10.破折号（Dash）两个破折号用于解释两个破折号用于解释如：如：All his belongingsa few articles of clothing and a few booksare here.用于并列的名词后引出总结句用于并列的名词后引出总结句如：如：Bob,Lily,Adrian,Judynone of them know where he is.在对话中可作引号用在对话中可作引号用如：如：When was Shakespeare born and when did he die?He was born in 1564 an

14、d died in 1616.用于副标题之前用于副标题之前如：如：Wang Zhaojun in Autumn in the Han Palace An Interpretation of the Theme of the Play用于引文后引出作者用于引文后引出作者如：如：“It is upon bad fortune that good fortune leans;it is upon good fortune that bad fortune rests(祸兮福之所倚，祸兮福之所倚，福兮祸之所伏福兮祸之所伏).”11.斜杠（slash）表示选择其一，相当于表示选择其一，相当于“or”“a

15、nd/or”如：如：The school gives students who have financial difficulties loans/part-time jobs.分隔分子、分母分隔分子、分母如：如：This factory now employs 2/3 of the workers it employed last year,but its output is increased by 1/3.表示表示“每每”如：如：The house is sold at 20,000 yuan/sqare meter.Making Correct and Effective Senten

16、cescorrect sentences应符合以下要求：结构完整首字母大写末尾用句号、问号或感叹号表达一个完整的意思effective sentences应注意以下几点：1.要有统一性（unity）如：Born in Sichuan Province,he later became a famous writer.(two facts mentioned not logically connected)2.要有连贯性（coherence）Do not separate words that are closely related unless it is necessary如：Everyone

17、 is studying English in this school.()应为：Everyone in this school is studying English.Do not use a pronoun with ambiguous reference如：Mrs.Green said to her sister that she had done the right thing.Do not use a dangling modifier or put a modifier far from the word it modifies如：Looking out of the window

18、,only dull grey buildings can be seen.The funny cartoon on the cover of the magazine attracts the readers eye.Do not make unnecessary or confusing shifts in person or number如：Those who want to join the club should sign your name on this sheet of paper.Do not make unnecessary changes in the voice,ten

19、se or mood of verbs如：The explosion destroyed the building and a number of people were injured.应改为：The explosion destroyed the building and injured a number of people.Do not use different forms to express parallel ideas.如：It is generally believed that ones action is more important than what one says.

20、应改为：It is generally believed that ones action is more important than ones words.3.有准确性4.对重点部分进行强调强调方式强调方式1）动词比名词或其它词性更有强调作用）动词比名词或其它词性更有强调作用2）主动语态比被动语态更有强调作用，但强调受动）主动语态比被动语态更有强调作用，但强调受动者而非施动者时，用被动语态更好者而非施动者时，用被动语态更好3）为强调句子的主要观点，可将次要部分用从句或）为强调句子的主要观点，可将次要部分用从句或分词短语表示分词短语表示4）可重复重要的词表示强调）可重复重要的词表示强调5）长

21、句后放置短句表强调）长句后放置短句表强调6）否定陈述后跟肯定陈述，通过对比表强调）否定陈述后跟肯定陈述，通过对比表强调7）用反问句表强调）用反问句表强调8）用）用above all，extremely，by far等词或强调句、等词或强调句、感叹句表示强调感叹句表示强调5.要有结构和长短的变化。如：长短句搭配；简单句、复杂句搭配Developing Paragraphs1、段落特点1）要有一个主题句，表达该段落的中心思想，通常放在句首2）要有支撑该主题句的论据3）句与句之间要有紧密联系2、段落的写作方式/构架方式1）按时间顺序表示时间顺序的词或短语：now,nowadays,when,befo

22、re,after,while,during,betweenand,in(year),since,later,afterwards,earlier,formerly(从前从前),from then on,at the turn of the century(decade),in the first half of the century,in the 1990s,etc.,at birth,in childhood,in infancy,in adolescence,as an adult,in adulthood,in old age,at death,simultaneously,simul

23、taneous with,at the same time as,the former,the latter,previous,previously,prior to,first,second,etc.,in the first place,in the second place,etc.to begin with,next,then subsequently(后来后来),in the next place(其次其次)，in conclusion,finally,lastly,in the endSampleThe first railroads were developed in Europ

24、e in the sixteenth century.They looked nothing like those of today.The rails were of wood,and the cars,small wooden carts which hauled coal,were drawn by horses.By the early nineteenth century,railroad technology had advanced considerably.Steam locomotives had been developed,and cast iron was used f

25、or tracks.In 1825 a railroad line began carrying passengers as well as freight.That same year Americas first known steam locomotive was run on a circular track at Hoboken,New Jersey.Soon American locomotives and railroads were multiplying rapidly.Many short rail lines were laid during the 1830s.thes

26、e short lines were then linked with one another,and by the early 1840s networks of rails connected all the eastern cities.2)按过程顺序表示过程顺序的词或短语：first(ly),then,once(一就),next,until,as soon as,lastly,as,at this point,before,while,at the same time,after,whenSampleMoving house is a major upheaval in peoples

27、 lives.Before the men come to actually move the furniture,many things must be done in preparation.All the toys,normally strewn around the house,must be gathered together and put into large boxes for easy transportation.All books too must be put away in an orderly fashion so as not to be damaged in t

28、ransit.Drawers and wardrobes should be emptied and their contents carefully packed.Pictures should be taken down from the walls and wrapped with proper cloth.And lastly,dont forget to take down all the curtains and blinds.Soon everything is prepared and the removal men arrive.All the boxes and furni

29、ture are loaded into the lorry.A quick check is necessary to make sure the flat is empty and the lorry is off on its way to the new flat.3)按空间顺序表示空间顺序的词或短语：where,in which,to which,from which,etc.,under,over,inside,beside,on top of,etc.,along,through,as far as(直到直到那么远那么远),etc.,north,northern,south,so

30、uthern,etc.,to the left,to the right,to the north,etc.,at the back,in front,in the middle,etc.,adjacent to(接接近，邻近近，邻近),corresponding to（和（和一致，和一致，和对应）对应）,distance,midpoint,interior,diagonal(对角线对角线),edge,limit(界限界限),parallel,parallel to,perpendicular to(和和垂直垂直),plane(平面平面),opposite,overlapping,pyrami

31、d,exterior,rectangle,semicircle,slope,space,surface,vertical,horizontal,intersectionSampleOxford is an exceptionally old university town,on the River Thames,about 60 miles from London.Oxfords center is the university;and all around the crossroads at the very heart of Oxford,Carfax,there are gray sto

32、ne Colleges and other university buildings.In the center you can also find interesting old pubs and paved passages.There are a lot of churches,and one or two really large and interesting buildings,such as the Ashmolean Museum,the“round library”,the Bodleian and the Radcliffe Canera,with its domed ro

33、of.Like all English towns,there are parks,and one,“the Parks”,is the leafy home of university cricket in the summer months.As you leave the center and go towards the outskirts of Oxford you can see industrial estates and a car factory in one direction;and in another,attractive suburbs.There is,in fa

34、ct,quite a lot of industry in Oxford.4)通过例示常用词或短语：for example,for instance,for one thing,to illustrate,in other words,as follows,let me illustrate,let me cite as proof,as an illustration,in one instance,in this instance,as an example,take(sth as)example,in practice,according to statistics,according

35、to statistical evidenceSampleSo you talk to your plants?So you give them love and attention?According to Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird,authors of a book called The Secret Life of Plants,you should talk to them and give them love.They describe an experiment in which two seeds were planted in di

36、fferent places.While the plants were growing,on plant was given love and positive ideas.The other plant was given only negative ideas.After six months,the loved plant was bigger.Under the earth,it had more and longer roots;above the earth,it had a thicker stem and more leaves.So be careful when you

37、are talking in front of your plants.They may be listening to you!5)通过对比常用词或短语：To Compare:similar to,similarly,like,alike,likewise,correspond to,correspondingly,resemble,resemblance,almost the same as,at the same rate as,as,(just)as so,in like manner,in the same way,to havein common,common characteri

38、stics,etc.,to be parallel in,bothTo Contrast:differ from,different from,however,still,nevertheless,otherwise,even so,less/more/fasterthan,although,unlike,while,whereas,in contrast to,in opposition to,on the contrary,on the other hand,on the opposite sideSampleLife in a big city has become more and m

39、ore difficult for people to cope with.In a big city,stress is caused by daily having to contend with crowds of people and restricted space.Travel in rush hours can be a real headache.Pollution of various kinds is result of industrialization.Cars spew toxic fumes into the atmosphere.Noise bellows out

40、 from every side.All these factors add to the pressure of daily existence in a big town.In contrast,life in a country village is much more attractive.Here the pace of life is gentle.There is time to reflect on the beauty of the world.In a village,life is closer to nature.The changing seasons can be

41、clearly observed.There is ample space for everyone,and fresh air to breathe.6)按因果关系常用词或短语：so,thus,hence,since,due to,the reason for,for this reason,the cause of,It follows that,so that,so asto,makepossible,make it possible/impossible forto do,accordingly,consequently,the consequence of,therefore,hav

42、e an effect on,for,because,because of,suchthat,now that,as a result,the result of,result in,the effect of,as owing to,oweto,thanks to,out of,seeing that,for fear thatSampleIn these years,the record companies have been competing to bring out the latest versions of the same pieces,but they didnt bothe

43、r finding out if music fans wanted them.Now they realize their mistake,but too late.Nothing illustrates the problems facing the classical music industry better than Beethovens Fifth Symphony.With over 100 different compact disc(CD)recordings of the Fifth currently available,this is one example of a

44、popular piece of music which has been recorded too many times.The CD-buying public,it seems,has lost its taste for new recordings of famous pieces.7)通过分类常用词或短语：main kinds of,kinds of,basic kinds,minor,primary,secondary,classify,divide,kinds,types,classes,parts,categories,aspects,factors,sources,regi

45、ons,times,similar/similarities,dissimilar/dissimilarities,differences,opposing,opposite,classifications,divisions,attributes,characteristics,qualities,according to,with respect to,fall intocategories,can be divided intokinds/types/classes/partsSampleIndian was an easy way for Europeans to refer to a

46、ny person living in the mysterious new land across the ocean.But these peoples never thought of themselves as Indians.Instead they had hundreds of different names,each identifying a separate tribe and culture.Some Indians were hunters,some were farmers,some fisher,some warriors,some slaves,some prie

47、sts,and some artists.Many groups of Indians lived in one place all their lives;others were almost always traveling,searching for food.Each group had its own language,although some used sign language to communicate with other tribes.Some Indians led a simple life of hunting and gathering;a few groups

48、 built great cities and majestic temples.Some were almost always at war with other tribes.But many groups of Indians almost never fought.Each tribe was basically independent.Composing Essays1.Criteria of a Good CompositionA good composition should have something interesting and/or important,and if p

49、ossible,something new,to say and this“something”is expressed clearly,accurately,and appropriately.2.Steps in Writing a Composition(1)Planning a Composition1)Putting down all the relevant facts2)Thinking of a proper theme(a controlling idea)and deciding on our purpose3)Re-examining our list of detail

50、s and outliningTypes of outline:sentence outline and topic outline sentence outline is made up of sentencestopic outline is made up of nouns,noun phrases,gerund phrases,infinitive phrasesSampleThesis(controlling idea)I.IntroductionII.Main Idea A.Sub-idea B.Sub-idea 1.Supporting detail 2.Supporting d