英语描写文写作

Complexion Characteristics
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Dark Light Fair Olive Pale Tan Pimply（疙瘩） Freckles（斑点） Spots Pimples（粉刺）
What’s the difference?
Character and Personality • ambitious, confident, dependent, passionate, vigorous, aggressive, sensitive, patient, prudent, cautious, polite, rude, reckless, optimistic, humorous, sociable, easygoing, diffident, broad-minded, narrow-minded, proud, arrogant, conceited, hesitant, sentimental, 源自文库essimistic, insensitive, rigid, insolent, considerate, queer, self-important, self-centered, vain…
• 4. Good descriptive writing is organized. Some ways to organize descriptive writing include: chronological (time), spatial (location), and order of importance. When describing a person, you might begin with a physical description, followed by how that person thinks, feels and acts.
Descriptive Essays
Description of a Person
Descriptive Writing • The primary purpose of descriptive writing is to describe a person, place or thing in such a way that a picture is formed in the reader's mind. Capturing an event through descriptive writing involves paying close attention to the details by using all of your five senses.
Description of a person • Thinking if the description is successful in telling the readers what a person looks like. To be specific, the description should answer some of the following question. • 1) What clothes is the person wearing? • 2) How old is he or she? • 3) How tall is the person? • 4) What is his or her figure like, big or small, slim or stocky? • 5) What is his or her complexion? • 6) What are his or her facial features, e.g. features of hair, eyes, nose, lips, teeth? • 7) What makes this person different from others? • 8) Does this person have any features that stand out, such as a scar on the nose?
A Poem
• My Luve Is Like A Red, Red Rose • by Robert Burns •
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • O, my luve’s like a red, red rose, 哦我心爱的人就像一朵红玫瑰，一朵红玫瑰 That’s newly sprung in June. 它在春天的六月初绽 O, my luve’s like the melodie, 哦我心爱的人就像那段旋律 That´s sweetly play’d in tune. 它是如此甜蜜 As fair art thou, my bonie lass, 我的淑女，我美丽的人儿 So deep in luve am I, 我如此地迷恋你 And I will luve thee still, my dear, 我会永远爱你，亲爱的 Till a’ the seas gang dry. 我爱你直到大海干涸
Height • (1) He is very tall. (2) He is quite short. (3) He is relatively normal height.
Build
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She is skinny. (negative) She is anorexic. (medical) She is underweight. (negative) She is thin. (negative) She is slim. (positive) She is slender. (positive)
• 2. Good descriptive writing often makes use of figurative language such as analogies, similes and metaphors to help paint the picture in the reader's mind.
• My Boyfriend • by Sang Hee Park • Let me describe my best friend. His name is John. I met him 7 years ago for the first time. I found out about him from a flyer posted in the street. Are you anxious about him? • First of all, he looks like white cake. His hair is white like fresh cream. His eyes are like two black pearls. His nose is always moistened like dewy flowers. His ears are as big as the rest of his face. Whenever he runs, his hair is glossy and his ears flutter. • I always embrace him. At that time, I have a sensation of going behind the clouds. In addition, his smell is sweet like candy, except when he doesn't take a bath for a long time. However, I always like him anyway.
How does a Teddy bear look?
• Cuddly（想拥抱的）, soft, lovely, brown, furry, fuzzy（毛绒 绒的）, adorable…
Characteristics of Description • 1. Good descriptive writing includes many vivid sensory details that paint a picture and appeals to all of the reader's senses of sight, hearing, touch, smell and taste when appropriate.
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She is fat. (negative) She is tubby. (negative) She is overweight. (negative) She is plump. (neutral) She is stocky. (neutral) She is bonny. (positive)
Simile and metaphor • • • • • (1) Her heart is like a fire, blazing with passion. (2) His hair is as messy as a bird’s nest. (3) The child is as naughty as a curious monkey. (4) Her voice is a symphony. (5) The father is a stubborn bear.
Till a’ the seas gang dry, my dear, • 我爱你直到大海干涸，我亲爱的 • And the rocks melt wi’ the sun! • 我爱你直到太阳融化岩石 • And I will luve thee still, my dear, • 我将永远爱你，我亲爱的 • While the sands o’ life shall run. • 我的爱与我的生命同行 • • And fare thee weel, my only luve! • 再见，我唯一的爱 • And fare thee weel, a while! • 再见，无论多久 • And I will come again, my luve, • 我会再次回到你身边，我的爱 • Tho’ it were ten thousand mile!
• (1).The rose’s fragrant perfume filled up the entire room, drifting into our welcoming nostrils. I imagine it can only be manufactured in nature’s flawless garden. • (2).The rose must taste better than the sweetest of nectars(花 蜜). At least the bumblebees(大黄蜂) think so.
• Examples: • Abstract: It was a nice day. • Concrete: The sun was shining and a slight breeze blew across my face. • Abstract: The traffic was heavy. • Concrete: Our old car puffed（冒烟） as Main Street became clogged（堵塞的） with a line of clamoring（喧闹的） motorists. • Abstract: Mr. Smith was a great teacher. • Concrete: Mr. Smith really knew how to help us turn our thoughts into good stories and essays.
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• 3. Good descriptive writing uses precise language. General adjectives, nouns, and passive verbs do not have a place in good descriptive writing. Use specific adjectives and nouns and strong action verbs to give life to the picture you are painting in the reader's mind.