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Continuation Writing
Micro-skill ——ways to end your story
After this lesson, you will be able to :
1.know about three types of endings;
2.finish a story and highlight the theme at the end of your story;
3.improve your writing skills.
Learning aims
What do you learn from the story?
Do you think what you learn from the story is the theme of the story?
Lead in:
结尾是全文的收笔处。精彩的收尾能够画龙点睛,给读者留下深刻的印象,亦能唤起读者的思考和共鸣,增强文章的感染力。在结束故事剧情的基本要求之上,可以灵活运用首尾呼应法、名言式结尾法和情感升华法等多种方式进行结尾,对故事主题进行深化,使人物情感得到升华。
The functions of a good ending
首尾呼应式结尾,是指续写文章与原文开头相呼应,与原文前后逻辑一致、主题一致的结尾方式
方法一: 首尾呼应法
开头
I had an interesting childhood. It was filled with surprise and amusements, all because of my mother--loving, sweet, yet absent-minded and forgetful.
我有一个有趣的童年,充满了惊喜和娱乐,都是因为我的母亲——可爱,却心不在焉,健忘。
结尾
Despite mom's being absent-minded and forgetful, she was still a kind and nice mom. 尽管妈妈总是心不在焉,健忘,但她仍然是一个和蔼可亲的妈妈。
例1: 讲述的是与健忘妈妈一块去旅游的故事
那么续写结尾的时候可以回到文章的开头再次重申妈妈的性格,来深化主题
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开头
It was summer and my dad wanted to treat me to a vacation like never before. He decided to take me on a trip to the Wild West.
那是夏天,我爸爸想像以前一样请我去度假。 他决定带我去西部荒野之旅。
结尾
Never had I had such a thrilling yet dangerous vacation before. The special trip to the Wild West was deeply engraved in my mind.
我从来没有过这么刺激又危险的假期。那次去西部的特别旅行,深深地印在我的脑海里。
例2: 讲述的爸爸带儿子去朋友家农场游玩迷路的故事
那么续写结尾的时候可以回到文章的开头再次重申和描述这是一个什么样的假期,来深化主题
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即学即练
1.开头:A funny thing happened to Arthur when he was on the way to work one day.
结尾:多么有趣的一天啊,每当亚瑟回想起这次欢乐的经历,他就忍不住笑个不停。
____________________. Arthur _____________________ whenever he __________________ this hilarious experience.
What a funny day
couldn't stop laughing
looked back on
2. 开头:One fall, my wife Elli and I had a single goal: to photograph polar bears.
On the way home, I checked my camera, amazed to find that the photos were______________________________
_______________________________ we’d taken before
so clear and vivid that they were better than any other photos
结尾:在回家路上,我检查了