内容正文:
观点表达类信件通常使用的行文结构为“介绍某种现象——具体原因——个人观点及评价”。“介绍某种现象”部分从宏观角度对某种现象做整体描述。“具体原因”分析该现象产生的各种原因,深度剖析这种现象。“个人观点及评价”基于这种现象所产生的原因,对该现象做出评价,陈述个人看法。
【素材积累】
一、常用词块
①stand for 代表
②have a history of 有……的历史
③show respect for 尊重
④have fun/a good time 玩得开心
⑤due to/because of/thanks to/owing to
由于
⑥in conclusion/in a word/all in all
总之
⑦to sum up 总之,概括地说
⑧in brief 简言之
二、必备句式
(1)节日时间
①The festival usually falls on...
②The Lantern Festival takes place on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
③The MidAutumn Festival is celebrated on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month.
(2)节日的主题、目的、庆祝方式等
①It aims to celebrate the culture and history of.../celebrate the good harvest.
②The festival is in honor of the great ancient person who...
③People usually dress up and gather together to drink, sing and dance.
④Chinese people usually put up the Spring Festival couplets (春联) on the front gates of their houses.
(3)节日的重大意义
①To western people,Christmas is a season of giving and receiving presents.
②In this way we can keep our culture alive, remember our past and look forward to the bright future.
【典例研析】
月饼作为中秋节必需品深受中国人的喜爱,但越来越多制作精美的奢侈月饼不断出现,有时一盒月饼标价几百甚至上千元。现在某杂志社就此问题征求人们的看法,请你以李华的身份写信阐明你的观点及理由。
注意:1.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
2.开头和结尾已为你写好。
参考词汇:luxury moon cakes奢侈月饼
Dear Editor,
Yours,
Li Hua
【写作步骤】
第1步 审题谋篇·定框架
审人称
第一、三人称
审时态
一般现在时
定框架
第一段:写信目的
第二段:个人看法和理由
第三段:总结
第2步 要点翻译·找靓词
1.在中国,月饼受到了各族人民的喜爱。
Moon cakes are loved by people of all nationalities in China.
2.但现在,越来越多的人抱怨有着花哨装饰品的奢侈月饼。
But nowadays,more and more people complain of/about luxury moon cakes with fancy decorations.
3.我认为没有必要买奢侈月饼。
I don't think it is necessary to buy luxury moon cakes.
4.月饼是家庭团圆的象征。
Moon cakes are a symbol of family reunion.
5.然而,一些人却把它当成显示其财富和地位的方式,这完全和月饼的本意相背离了。
However, some people regard it as a way to show their wealth and status and it completely goes against the original meaning of