PAGEPAGE8Unit1Buildingthefuture如何進(jìn)行人物肖像描寫肖像描寫即描繪人物的面部特征，它包括人物的身材、容貌、服飾、裝扮及表情、儀態(tài)、風(fēng)度、習(xí)慣性特點(diǎn)等。肖像描寫是對人物外貌的一種靜態(tài)描寫，其目的是以“形”傳神，刻畫人物的性格特征，反映人物的內(nèi)心世界。肖像描寫一般可以細(xì)化為對人物的衣著裝扮、體型及五官的描寫。在進(jìn)行肖像描寫時，可依據(jù)人物性別和年齡差異抓住“五官”特點(diǎn)，寫出人物面部特征或依據(jù)人物性別或年齡差異運(yùn)用恰當(dāng)?shù)谋确?、夸張、?lián)想等修辭手法。例如：1．抓住老人的特點(diǎn)Theoldmanwasthinandgauntwithdeepwrinklesinthebackofhisneck.老人消瘦而憔悴，脖頸上有些很深的皺紋。2．抓住男人的特點(diǎn)Myfatherisstrongandtall，whichbringsourfamilyasenseofsafety.我的爸爸魁梧高大，給我們一家?guī)砥桨哺小?．抓住女人的特點(diǎn)Sheismediumheight，veryslim，butherskinisaswhiteassnow.她中等身高，特別瘦弱，但她的皮膚雪白如雪。4．抓住兒童的特點(diǎn)Thegirlhadblackhair，whiteskin，andlittleredcheeks.這個女孩頭發(fā)烏黑，皮膚白皙，還有紅撲撲的小臉蛋。eq\a\vs4\al([常用詞塊])1．a(chǎn)gracefulfigure美麗的身材2．a(chǎn)slimfigure瘦長的身體3．haveagoodfigure(人)體形很好4．a(chǎn)well-builtman身材魁梧的人5．a(chǎn)naveragebuild中等身材6．a(chǎn)noldmanwithwhitebeard一位白胡子老人7．a(chǎn)gaunt，stoopingoldman一位枯瘦、駝背的老人8．wearroundglasses戴著圓框眼鏡eq\a\vs4\al([常用語句])1．Hehadawidemouthandhumorousgrayeyes.他有一張大嘴和幽默的灰色眼睛。2．Twospotsofcolorbrightened/lighteduphercheeks.兩朵紅霞暈染了她的臉頰。3．Hehastwobigdarkeyesunderapairofthickeyebrows.在一對濃密的眉毛下是他大而黑的眼睛。4．I'dnoticedthathiseyeswereblack—coalblack.我留意到他的眼睛是黑色的——炭黑色的。5．Shewasfair-skinned，havingreddishhairandlongfingers.她皮膚白皙，有著紅發(fā)和修長的手。6．Hisstrongly-builtbodyandsun-tannedskinmakehimlooklikeasportsman.他強(qiáng)壯的身體和烏黑的皮膚使他看起來像一個運(yùn)動員。7．Hehasfinelinesaroundhiseyes.他的眼睛四周有細(xì)細(xì)的皺紋。8．Sheisneithertallnorshort，witharoundface，andapairofsharpeyes，lookingveryamiable.她不高不矮，一張圓臉，一雙鋒利的眼睛，看起來很親善可親。9．Theyoungwomanwastallandelegant.Shehadagreatamountofdarkhairthatshowninthesunlight，andafacemorebeautifulthananyother，withdark，mysteriouseyes.Shewaspoliteandwell-mannered，withatenderlook.這個年輕的女人很高，且很優(yōu)雅。她有一頭烏黑的頭發(fā)，在陽光下顯得特別美麗，她的臉比任何其他人都美麗，她有一雙奇妙的黑色眼睛。她落落大方，舉止得體，目光溫順。10．Hehassparkingbluegreeneyes，thinningsilverhairthatspillsontohisforehead，bigears，atriangularnose，andtuftsofgrayingeyebrow.他的眼睛閃耀著藍(lán)綠色光線，稀疏的銀發(fā)散落在前額、大耳朵、三角形的鼻子和灰白的眉毛上。閱讀下面材料，依據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。續(xù)寫的詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右。MygrandparentstaughtmemanythingsonmyvisitstotheirMissourifarm，butnolessonwasmoreimportantthantheonetheytaughtbyexample.Theirmarriagewasastrongmarriage.Whiletheymayhavesufferedhardshipsandlosses，theyremainedundefeatedinmarriage.Grandpa'sdreamwastobeanengineer，andhewaswellonhiswaytobecomingonewhenthefamilyfundswerelostinabankfailureduringtheGreatDepression.Hereluctantlycamehomefromcollegeandfoundworkonarivercrew.Aftertheymarried，mygrandparentsbeganfarmingongroundnearthecityofGlasgowusinghorsedrawnequipment.ThestorygoesthatGrandmawouldwalktothefieldwithdinnerandtakeupthelines，continuingtodrivewhileGrandpaate.WhenGrandpawasfullandrested，hewouldgobacktofarming，whileGrandmacollectedthedishesandwalkedhome.Thelandtheyfarmedwasgoodfertilegroundbut，beingbottomland，itwassusceptibletoflooding.Theylostmorethantheircropsandwereoccasionallyforcedtoleavetheirhousewhentherivermadeanopeninginthebank.Once，thewaterrosesofastGrandpahadtousearowboattocollectthefamilythroughasecondfloorwindowandmovedintoahouseownedbymygreatgrandma.Latertheysavedenoughtobuyasmallfarm.Machinerygraduallyreplacedtheirhorsedrawntools，andwhiletheadvancewaswelcome，itwasnotwithoutasetback:Grandpalostthreefingersofhislefthandtoacornpicker.Mygrandparentssufferedalltheselosses，butnooneeverheardthemcomplain.Grandpaalwaysowedhismisfortunestowhathecalled“Crumbaughluck”．Itinterestedmethathealwayssmiledwhenhespokeofit.Tome，itsureseemedthathavingCrumbaughluckwasnothingtosmileorbehappyabout.Mygrandparentsweremorepeopleofactionthanofwords.Notthattheydidn'thavemuchtosay;theyjustchosetheirwordswellandneededonlyafewtoconveymuch.Theirlongestconversationstookplaceduringbreakfast，whichtheyatearound4：30a．m.Paragraph1：Iknewaboutsomeoftheirearlymorningconversationsbecause，wheneverwevisited，Ibeddeddowninasleepingbagontheirlivingroomfloor.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Paragraph2：Ireallydidn'tthinktoomuchaboutmygrandpa'sgentleandmildmannerandIjustknewIlikedlisteningtotheirconversationsandappreciatedhowGrandpatalkedtoGrandma.Irealizenowthat________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________【參考范文】Paragraph1：Iknewaboutsomeoftheirearlymorningconversationsbecause，wheneverwevisited，Ibeddeddowninasleepingbagontheirlivingroomfloor.Theiractivitywouldwakeme，and，sinceIknewGrandmawouldmakeasecondbreakfastatamorereasonablehour，Iwouldjustliecomfortablyinmywarmsleepingbag，listeningtotheirdiscussingtheirplansforthedayandexchangingnewsandthoughtsaboutlocalhappenings.Grandpawasabigmanwithadeepvoicethatdemandedattentionandrespect，butinthoseearlymorningconversationswithGrandmahisvoicedemandednothing.HespokeinagentleandmildmannerIneverheardinanyothersetting.Paragraph2：Ireallydidn'tthinktoomuchaboutmygrandpa'sgentleandmildmannerandIjustknewIlikedlisteningtotheirconversationsandappreciatedhowGrandpatalkedtoGrandma.IrealizenowthatwhatIwaslisteningtowereconversationsbetweenamanandwomanwhohadtrulybecomeone.GrandparespectedandattendedtoGrandma'severyneed，andshewillinglygavebackallthatshereceived.Theywerehappynomatterwhatlifebroughtthem.Theirstrongmarriageisofgreathelpindefeatingallthehardships.Thankmygrandparentsforsettingagoodexampleforustofollow.[導(dǎo)讀]1996年第26屆亞特蘭大奧運(yùn)會閉幕式歌曲ThePowerOfTheDream，中文名為《幻想的力氣》。演唱者為席琳迪翁，作曲大衛(wèi)·福斯特，作詞L.Thompson。ThePowerOfTheDream(Excerpt)SungbyCelineDionDeepwithineachheartThereliesatmagicsparkThatlightsthefireofourimaginationAndsincethedawnofmanThestrengthofjust“Ican”HasbroughttogetherpeopleofallnationsThere'snothingordinaryinthelivingofeachdayThere'saspecialpartEveryoneofuswillplayFeeltheflameforeverburnTeachinglessonswemustlearnTobringusclosertothepowerofthedreamAstheworldgivesusitsbestTostandapartfromalltherestItisthepowerofthedreamthatbringsushereYourmindwilltakeyoufarTherestisjustpureheartYou'llfindyourfateisallyourowncreationEveryboyandgirlAstheycomeintothisworldTheybringthegiftofhopeandinspirationFeeltheflameforeverburnTeachinglessonswemustlearnTobringusclosertothepowerofthedreamTheworldunitesinhopeandpeaceWepraythatitwillalwaysbeItisthepowerofthedreamthatbringsushereThere'ssomuchstrengthinallofusEverywomanchildandmanIt'sthemomentthatyouthinkyoucan'tYou'lldiscoverthatyoucanFeeltheflameforeverburnTeachinglessonswemustlearnTobringusclosertothepowerofthedreamTheworldunitesinhopeandpeaceWepraythatitwillalwaysbeItisthepowerofthedreamthatbringsushereFeeltheflameforeverburnTeachinglessonswemustlearnTobringusclosertothepowerofthedreamTheworldunitesinhopeandpeac