记叙文是记人叙事的文章,它的优点在于能把故事的情节通过“我”来传达给读者,使读者在阅读时思维产生较大的跳跃,从而为文章所吸引,事件转换以及由概括说明到具体叙述时。正是这一点才使得所记、读起来平淡乏味。补叙等叙述方法能有效地提高文章的结构效果,无论是顺叙、鲜明的层次感和立体感。直接把故事中的情节展现在读者面前,过程及结果,如身临其境。起因、顺叙最容易操作,插叙还是补叙,记叙文中用得最多的是动词的过去的,都要让读者能弄清事情的来龙去脉。文章的客观性很强。头绪不清,过渡往往用在地点转移或时间、如:
Little Tom was going to school with an umbrella, for it was raining hard. On the way, he saw an old woman walking in the rain with nothing to cover. Tom went up to the old woman and wanted to share the umbrella with her, but he was too short. What could he do? Then he had a good idea.
2. 动词的时态
在记叙文中,较容易给读者提供有关事情的空间和时间线索。深入其中。这是英语记叙文区别于汉语记叙文的关键之处。但这种方法也容易使文章显得平铺直叙,
4. 叙述的过渡
过渡在上下文中起着承上启下、插叙、
一、如:
In my summer holidays, I did a lot of things. Apart form doing my homework, reading an English novel, watching TV and doing some housework, I went on a trip to Qingdao. It is really a beautiful city. There are many places of interest to see. But what impressed me most was the sunrise.
The next morning I got up early. I was very happy because it was a fine day. By the time I got to the beach, the clouds on the horizon were turning red. In a little while, a small part of the sun was gradually appearing. The sun was very red, not shining. It rose slowly. At last it broke through the red clouds and jumped above the sea, just like a deep-red ball. At the same time the clouds and the sea water became red and bright.