英语基础写作人物描写

基础写作----人物描写（一）必备词句

1.年龄

(1)a five-year-old boy一个五岁的男孩

(2)a boy aged five 一个五岁的男孩

(3)in my tens /twenties在我十/二十多岁时

(4)at the age of five在五岁时

(5)As a child, I liked to... 我小时候喜欢……

2.出生

(1)was born in ... 出生在……

(2)be/come from a wealthy family出生于富裕人家

(3)was born into a peasant family出生于一个农民家庭

3.外表

(1)a 1.80-meter-tall boy 一个高1.8米的男孩

(2)overweight胖的；thin瘦的；slim苗条的；strong强壮的

(3)look young for one’s age 显得比实际年龄年轻

(4)good-looking 长得好看； plain-looking 长得一般

(5)well dressed 穿得漂亮；

能力

(1)efficient办事高效率的

(2)intelligent有智力的；creative 富创造力的

(3)a boy with great ability 能干的男孩

(4)a qualified teacher 一名合格的教师

(5)speak fluent English 讲流利的英语

(6)have a gift for 有……的天赋

(7)be skilled in 在……方面熟练

(8)be experienced in 在……方面有经验

4.健康

(1)be in good health/shape/condition 身体健康

(2)energetic精力充沛的；well-built身材健美的

(3)suffer from... 患上……

5.经历

(1)graduate from... 从……毕业

(2)major in 以……为专业

(3)gain scholarship 获得奖学金

(4)get good grades获得好成绩

(5)get a master’s/doctor’s/ bachelor's degree 获得硕士/博士/学士学位

(6)be given the title of... 获得……称号

(7)win a gold/silver/copper medal 获得金/银/铜牌

(8)gain/win the first prize/place 获得一等奖/第一名

(二) 相关短语

1.be born in a poor family出生贫穷家庭

2. attend school 上学

3.at the age of 在……岁时

4.during his childhood在他童年时

5.sense of humour幽默感

6. be always ready to总是乐于

7. modest and honest谦虚诚实

8. be regarded as被认为是

9. have a gift for在……方面有天赋

10. work hard at致力于

11. devote one’s life to致力于

12. graduate from 从……毕业

13. take an active part in积极参加

14. open-minded and optimistic乐观开朗

15. be admitted to被……录取; 考入

16. go abroad for further studies出国深造

17. be honored for因……而受到尊敬

18. dream of being a writer梦想成为作家

19.make contributions to对……做出贡献

20.have a strong interest in对……有浓厚兴趣

（三）相关句式

1. When he was a boy, he showed a great interest in maths.他小时候就对数学非常感兴趣。

2. Born in a small town in 1812, Charles Dickens was able to attend school for only two years owing to his poor family.查尔斯·狄更斯于1812年出生在一个小镇, 由于家里穷,只上了两年的学。

3. As a teacher, she is kind, helpful and patient, so all of us like her.作为一名教师, 她善良、助人而有耐心, 因此我们都喜欢她。

4. Wang Ping, an 18-year-old girl from Class 3, Senior 3, loves reading books.王萍, 来自高三三班的一个十八岁女孩, 热爱读书。

5. She is always ready to help her fellow classmates improve their reading.她总是乐于帮助同学提高他们的阅读。

6. She devoted herself to scientific research and made great contributions to her country.她为科研献出了一切, 对国家作出了巨大贡献。

7. He is considered to be one of the greatest scientists in China.他被认为是中国最伟大的科学家之一。

8. She was awarded the Nobel prize in Chemistry for her scientific achievement.她因在化学方面的科研成就被授予了诺贝尔奖。

技巧点拨：

1. 介绍人物特征时, 多使用一般现在时。若描述人物具体的过去行为,则使用一般过去时。

2. 描写人物性格特征时, 可使用以下句型结构, 丰富人物形象。

(1)“so + adj. /adv. + that”, 例：Mary is so diligent that she always comes first in her study.

(2) adj. +enough to do sth., 例：Bob was confident enough to solve all the problems by himself.

(3) “a person with + n.”, 例：John, a person with imagination, is able to make up many new stories.

4. 可使用副词或“with+n.”的状语结构进一步描写人物行为动作。例：

(1) David carefully positioned the cup on the edge of the shelf.

(2) David positioned the cup on the edge of the shelf with care.

5. 使用同位语、定语从句、非谓语丰富人物信息。例：

(1) Mr. Smiths, an experienced professor, is willing to help and therefore is thought highly of by all his students.

(2) Chen Ming, who was once the champion of the English Speech Contest, is glad to share his learning methods with us.

(3) Zhang Ming, furthering his study at Cambridge University, does a part-time job to earn extra money.

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