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Principles:

Descriptionsofpeoplemayfocusonthevariousaspectsofthepeopledescribed—theirphysicalappearance,styleofclothing,theircharacterandpersonality,theirinterestsandbehavior.Whatyouselecttodescribedependsonyourtopicandpurpose.

●Describeclearly.Tomakeadescriptionofapersoncleartothereader,thewritermustincludeasufficientnumberofdetailsthatarespecific.（SeeSampleA）

●Selectonlyappropriatedetails.Youdon’thavetodescribeeverysingledetailabouttheperson.Youshouldselectonlythosedetailsthatpresentadominantimpression.Acommonplanforarrangingdetailspresentsthesubject’smostoutstandingcharacteristicsfirstandthenfillsinthelesserinformation.（SeeSampleB）

●Makeyourdescriptionsvivid.（SeesampleC）

Task1Readtolearnaboutwriting

SampleA

Rememberthatyoucan’twritegooddescriptionswithoutbeingspecific.Thefollowingisatypicalexampleofthedescriptiveessay,inwhichthewriterLoeDobbsusesspecificdetailstocreateaportraitofhisfatherwhohasaffectedhislifegreatly.

“TerrificWork”

IgrewupinChildress,Texas,atownofnearly8,000,whereDadhadafarm-machinerybusiness.Ihauledhay,pickedpotatoesanddidotherchores,butmyfatheralwaysinsistedthatschoolworkcomefirst.

Hemaynothavehadmuchformaleducation—Dadleftschoolintheeighthgrade—buthepossessedaworldofknowledge.HewasavoraciousreaderwhowassmarteraboutcurrentaffairsthananyoneIknew.Atthedinnertablehepushedmetothinkandtodefendmyopinions.ThesediscussionssparkedinmeanintensecuriosityabouttheworldandtaughtmetheimportanceofattainingthebesteducationIcould.

ItalsohelpedthatDadbelievedpraisewasamorepowerfulmotivatorthancriticism.WhenIbroughthomeagoodreportcard,hewouldsay,“Terrificwork!

”andthatwasenoughtoinspiremetobringhomeanevenbetteronenexttime.Thisapproachprovedsuccessful,andwhenitcametimeformetogotocollege,IwasluckyenoughtobeacceptedbyHarvard.

HonestywassupremelyimportanttoDad.Hestressedthatanhonestlifeisanhonorablelife.Ialwaysrememberhimtellingme,“Saywhatyoumeanandmeanwhatyousay.”

Myfatherhasbeengonethirtyyearsnow,buthestilllivesoninmeandmychildren.Itriedtoraisethemasheraisedme,andIhavewishedcountlesstimesthathecouldseeusnow.（AdaptedfromReader’sDigest）

SampleB

Readtheessaybelowandnoticehowthewriterusesappropriatedetailstopresentanunforgettableprofessortothereaders.

MyFavoriteProfessor

Inmymoreambitiousacademicdays,Iwasmajoringinbothmathematicsandjournalism.Iwasnotatypicalmathmajor;

myclassesdidnotcomeeasilytomedespitemyprofessors’mostbraveefforts.Whilemypeerstendedtotackletheirhomeworkwithouttoomuchsweat,Istruggledtokeeppace.Dr.RudyHornetaughtmydifferentialequationscourse,whichdealtwithmaterialIconsideredquitechallenging.

Istillrememberthefirstdayofclass.Dr.Hornehadtherareabilitytomakedifficultmathsseemsimple.Ofcourse,Istillfailedtokeepup,soIattendedhisopenofficehourseveryweektocatchuponmaterialthatIcouldnotdigestinclass.Dr.Horne’sofficehourswerehisstrongestpoint.Atfirst,IwasconcernedthathewouldnotbepleasedwithhowmuchextrahelpIwasseeking.Iwasworriedfornoreason.NotonlywouldhegothroughanyhomeworkproblemwithwhichIstruggled,buthemadesureIknewthathewantedmetobethere.Aftertheworkondifferentialequations（微分方程）wasfinished,wewouldsitandchataboutCarolinasports,thedynamicsoftheclassroomandevenhisfriend’supcomingwedding.Needlesstosay,Dr.HornebecameafriendinthatmathematicalpartofmylifewhereIneededthemostsupport.

Ihadadifficulttimetellingcertainpeopleaboutmydecisiontofocussolelyonjournalism.Monthsaftermydecision,IstillhadnottoldDr.Horne.Ididnotwanttodisappointhimsincehehadspentsomuchofhistimehelpingme.IeventuallyranintohimatamovietheateronFranklinStreet.Wewentoutforcoffeeafterthefilmtocatchupwitheachother.WhenItoldhimaboutmydecisionandthereasonsbehindit,hecouldnothavebeenmoresupportive.Irealizedthenthateventhoughhewasanexperiencedmathematicianwhohadbeendraggedintomymathematicalstruggles,hereallywantedwhatwasbestforme.That,tome,isthedefinitionofafriend.

catchupwith/on:

acquireinformationaboutsth.belatedly事后了解对某事的情形

draginto:

makesb.takepartinanactivityagainsthiswill硬拉某人参加…

SampleC

Tocreateagooddescriptiveessayaboutaperson,youshouldtrytomakeyourdescriptionlively.ThefollowingisanessaywrittenbyKatharineBrush,firstpublishedonMarch16,1946,inTheNewYorker.Asyoureadit,notehowthewritervividlypresentstheportraitsofthecouplewhofailtocommunicatewellwitheachother.Discussthequestionsaftertheessay.

BirthdayParty

Theywereacoupleintheirlatethirties,andtheylookedunmistakablymarried.Theysatonthebanquetteoppositeusinalittlenarrowrestaurant,havingdinner.Themanhadaround,self-satisfiedface,withglassesonit;

thewomanwasfadinglypretty,inabighat.Therewasnothingconspicuous（引人注目的）aboutthem,nothingparticularlynoticeable,untiltheendoftheirmeal,whenitsuddenlybecameobviousthatthiswasanOccasion—infact,thehusband’sbirthday,andthewifehadplannedalittlesurpriseforhim.

Itarrived,intheformofasmallbutglossybirthdaycake,withonepinkcandleburninginthecenter.Theheadwaiterbroughtitinandplaceditbeforethehusband,andmeanwhiletheviolin-and-pianoorchestraplayed“HappyBirthdaytoYou”andthewifebeamedwithshyprideoverherlittlesurprise,andsuchfewpeopleastherewereintherestauranttriedtohelpoutwithapatteringofapplause.Itbecameclearatoncethathelpwasneeded,becausethehusbandwasnotpleased.Insteadhewashotlyembarrassed,andindignantathiswifeforembarrassinghim.

Youlookedathimandyousawthisandyouthought,“Oh,now,don’tbelikethat!

”Buthewaslikethat,andassoonasthelittlecakehadbeendepositedonthetable,andtheorchestrahadfinishedthebirthdaypiece,andthegeneralattentionhadshiftedfromthemanandthewoman,Isawhimsaysomethingtoherunderhisbreath—somepunishingthing,quickandcurtandunkind.Icouldn’tbeartolookatthewomanthen,soIstaredatmyplateandwaitedforquitealongtime.Notlongenough,though.ShewasstillcryingwhenIfinallyglancedoverthereagain.Cryingquietlyandheartbrokenlyandhopelessly,alltoherself,underthegaybigbrimofherbesthat.

Questionsoncontentandstructure:

1.Howdoesthewritercreateastrikingimageofthebirthdaycakedeliveredtotheirtable?

Usingsensorydescriptiontocreateavividimageofthewife’sbirthdaygiftforherhusband.

2.Whyisthehusbandembarrassed?

Howdoesheshowhisembarrassment?

Becausehedislikesbeingmadeapublicscene.Hesayssomethingtohiswifeunderhisbreath—somepunishingthing,quickandcurtandunkind.

3.Whydoesthewriterpresentthedetail“Isawhimsaysomethingtoherunderhisbreath—somepunishingthing,quickandcurtandunkind”?

Toshowthatthehusbandwashotlyembarrassed,andindignantathiswifeforembarrassinghim.

4.Whydoesthewritermakethedescription:

“ShewasstillcryingwhenIfinallyglancedoverthereagain.Cryingquietlyandheartbrokenlyandhopelessly,alltoherself,underthegaybigbrimofherbesthat”?

Tocreateafinalimageoftheheartbrokenwifewhosewell-meant“littlesurprise”wasmisunderstoodbyherhusbandandthewriterexpressessympathyforher.

doestheessayrevealaboutthehusband?

Andaboutthewife?

Descriptionofthehusband’sreactionandthewife’ssadnessrevealsthecouple’sinabilitytocommunicatewellintheirmarriage.

Task2Enlargeyourvocabulary

Vocabularyisacrucialfactorinproducingconvincingdescriptionsofpeople.Thefollowingisabrainstormingmapwhichcouldhelpyouenlargeyourvocabularyonthevariousaspectsofpersonaldescriptions.

1.Characterandpersonalqualities

Personality:

warm,friendly,kind,nice,pleasant,easy-going,generous,sensitive,sensible,strong,sociable,ambitious,determined,thrifty,frank,reliable,confident,emotional,broad-minded,inquiring,even-tempered,rude,cold,mean,arrogant,aggressive,extravagant,nosy

Ability:

intelligent,bright,clever,smart,gifted,talented,flexible,hard-working,average,simple,slow-witted,stupid,foolish,brainless,cunning,sly

Attitude:

optimistic,pessimistic,extroverted,introverted,enthusiastic,eager,motivated,down-to-earth,passive,argumentative,ill-mannered,courteous,trustworthy,sincere,jealous,envious,cruel

2.ThefollowingtranslationpracticefromChineseintoEnglishcouldalsohelpyouacquiremorewordsthatareoftenusedtodescribepeople.

不友善的unfriendly不讨人喜欢的unpleasant无理想的unambitious

不爱/擅长交际的unsociable不靠得住的unreliable刻板的inflexible

麻木不仁的insensitive