基础英语写作第七讲 举例作文.doc

第七讲 举例作文 [举例作文写作分析] 本模式可用于各类作文，如图表作文、看图作文、议论文、说明文等。不同之处在于 本模式提出论点或阐述观点后行文时主要运用举例法针对具体内容进行说明，从而使文 章以事实服人或以情动人。但要挑选特别典型的例子来说明主题，需要学习者日积月累。 日常生活中就有屡见不鲜的事例和体验，当然电视报道以及其他媒体的介绍不失为寻找例 子的更好途径O [举例作文范例] The Professor and the Yo-Yo My father was a close friend of Albert Einstein. As a shy young visitor to Einsteins home, I was made to feel at ease when Einstein said, I have something to show you.”He went to his desk and returned with a Yo-Yo. He tried to show me how it worked but he couldnt make it roll back up the string. When my turn came，I displayed my few tricks and pointed out to him that the incorrectly looped string had thrown the toy off balance. Einstein nodded; properly impressed by my skill and knowledge later， I bought a new Y- Yo and mailed it to the Professor as a Christmas present， and received a poem of thanks. As a boy and then as an adult， I never lost my wonder at the personality that was Einstein. He was the only person I knew who had come to terms with himself and the world around him. He knew what he wanted and he wanted only this: to understand within his limits as a human being the nature of the universe and the logic and simplicity in its functioning. He knew there were answers beyond his intellectual reach. But this did not frustrate him. He was content to go as far as he could. In the 23 years of our friendship, I never saw him show jealousy, vanity, bitterness, anger, resentment, or personal ambition. He seemed immune to these emotions. He was beyond any pretension. Although he corresponded with many of the worlds most important people, his stationary carried only a watermark-W-for Woolworths. To do his work he needed only a pencil only a pencil and a pad of paper. Material things meant nothing to him. I never knew him to carry money because he never had any use for it. He believed in simplicity, so much so that he used only a safety razor and water to shave. When I suggested that he try shaving cream, he said, The razor and water do the job