2013年10月26日 星期六

如何開展好你的文章?— [第七章] 追憶往事 (Recall an experience)

追憶往事 (Recall an experience)
緬懷往事,不勝唏噓。「想當年」是人之常情,作文開首時,善用此技巧較易引起讀者的共鳴。試看以下例子:

Topic: A memorable event in my life
I used to be a very naughty boy when I was in my primary school. Then all of a sudden, I changed into a quiet and attentive boy. The change was abrupt and sudden. It was brought about by an event which I would never forget for the rest of my life.

Topic: My best friend
My friendship with Tom started when we were in form one at school. I still remember clearly the first time I met him. It was the first day of a new school term...

從追憶開始,再由其後的片段細述事件始末,文章便較易展開。這種技巧,頗像電影的蒙太奇,非常浪漫和吸引,寫作不妨運用。

不少人在寫作過程中, 都會於文章加入個人立場. 但很多時用的字眼頗極端, 例如: “I absolutely agree to the idea that ……”, 其實如果立場極端是不智的, 那麼, 用什麼方法表達個人立場方獲別人認同呢? 下一章會逐一分解。

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今期修改句子:: I can not help you do this project now.

上期問题:  Lately teenage suicide become a social problem in Hong Kong.

考核文法重點:  時式及副( Tense & Adverb)   答案:  應加hasbecome

題解及分析:          詞與時式關係密切, Lately, Recently, So far, Since , 主句應為現在完成式(Present perfect tense) 而非現在式(Simple present) 過去(Past tense), 因為表達一件由「過往 - 特定時間至今, 而非只於「以往」「恆常」發生的社會問題. 請參考下列三個表, 你便會明白此句為何用現在完成式:

1  My father always gets up at 7 am.           x       x       x       x       x       
(simple present)                                        past                         now                         future

2  Hong Kong was a colony                            x¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯x                            
    15 years ago
 (simple past)                 past          1840                    1997          now          future
                                                               
3  Lately, teenage suicaide                            x→→→→∣                               
     has become serious.                         past                                   now                   future
(present perfect)                                               


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