中考英語(yǔ)作文面面觀-記敘文一、記敘文的特點(diǎn)
1. 敘述的人稱(chēng)
英語(yǔ)的記敘文一般是以第一或第三人稱(chēng)的角度來(lái)敘述的。用第一稱(chēng)表示的是由敘述者親眼所見(jiàn)、親耳所聞的經(jīng)歷。它的優(yōu)點(diǎn)在于能把故事的情節(jié)通過(guò)“我”來(lái)傳達(dá)給讀者，使人讀后感到真實(shí)可信，如身臨其境。如：
The other day, I was driving along the street. Suddenly, a car lost its control and ran directly towards me fast. I was so frightened that I quickly turned to the left side. But it was too late. The car hit my bike and I fell off it.
用第三人稱(chēng)敘述，優(yōu)點(diǎn)在于敘述者不受“我”活動(dòng)范圍以?xún)?nèi)的人和事物的限制，而是通過(guò)作者與讀者之外的第三者，直接把故事中的情節(jié)展現(xiàn)在讀者面前，文章的客觀性很強(qiáng)。如：
Little Tom was going to school with an umbrella, for it was raining hard. On the way, he saw an old woman walking in the rain with nothing to cover. Tom went up to the old woman and wanted to share the umbrella with her, but he was too short. What could he do? Then he had a good idea.
2. 動(dòng)詞的時(shí)態(tài)
在記敘文中，記和敘都離不開(kāi)動(dòng)詞。所以動(dòng)詞出現(xiàn)率最高，且富于變化。記敘文中用得最多的是動(dòng)詞的過(guò)去的，這是英語(yǔ)記敘文區(qū)別于漢語(yǔ)記敘文的關(guān)鍵之處。英語(yǔ)寫(xiě)作的優(yōu)美之處就在于這些動(dòng)詞時(shí)態(tài)的變化，正是這一點(diǎn)才使得所記、所敘有鮮活的動(dòng)態(tài)感、鮮明的層次感和立體感。
3. 敘述的順序
記敘一件事要有一定的順序。無(wú)論是順敘、倒敘、插敘還是補(bǔ)敘，都要讓讀者能弄清事情的來(lái)龍去脈。順敘最容易操作，較容易給讀者提供有關(guān)事情的空間和時(shí)間線(xiàn)索。但這種方法也容易使文章顯得平鋪直敘，讀起來(lái)平淡乏味。倒敘、插敘、補(bǔ)敘等敘述方法能有效地提高文章的結(jié)構(gòu)效果，讓所敘之事跌宕起伏，使讀者在閱讀時(shí)思維產(chǎn)生較大的跳躍，從而為文章所吸引，深入其中。但這些方法如果使用不當(dāng)，則容易弄巧成拙，使文章結(jié)構(gòu)散亂，頭緒不清，讓讀者不知所云。
4. 敘述的過(guò)渡
過(guò)渡在上下文中起著承上啟下、融會(huì)貫通的作用。過(guò)渡往往用在地點(diǎn)轉(zhuǎn)移或時(shí)間、事件轉(zhuǎn)換以及由概括說(shuō)明到具體敘述時(shí)。如：
In my summer holidays, I did a lot of things. Apart form doing my homework, reading an English novel, watching TV and doing some housework, I went on a trip to Qingdao. It is really a beautiful city. There are many places of interest to see. But what impressed me most was the sunrise.
The next morning I got up early. I was very happy because it was a fine day. By the time I got to the beach, the clouds on the horizon were turning red. In a little while, a small part of the sun was gradually appearing. The sun was very red, not shining. It rose slowly. At last it broke through the red clouds and jumped above the sea, just like a deep-red ball. At the same time the clouds and the sea water became red and bright.
What a moving and unforgettable scene!
5. 敘述與對(duì)話(huà)
引用故事情節(jié)中主要人物的對(duì)話(huà)是記敘文提高表現(xiàn)力的一種好方法。適當(dāng)?shù)赜弥苯右Z(yǔ)代替間接的主觀敘述，可以客觀生動(dòng)地反映人物的性格、品質(zhì)和心理狀態(tài)，使記敘生動(dòng)、有趣，使文章內(nèi)容更加充實(shí)、具體。試比較下面兩段的敘述效果：
I was in the kitchen, and I was cooking something. Suddenly I heard a loud noise from the front. I thought maybe someone was knocking the door. I asked who it was but I heard no reply. After a while I saw my cat running across the parlor. I realized it was the cat. I felt released.
這本來(lái)應(yīng)是一段故事性很強(qiáng)的文字，但經(jīng)作者這么一寫(xiě)，就不那么吸引人了。原因是文中用的都是敘述模式，沒(méi)有人物語(yǔ)言，把“懸念”給沖淡了�？勺魅缦抡{(diào)整：
I was in the kitchen cooking something. "Crash!" a loud noise came from the front. Thinking someone was knocking at the door, I asked, "Who?" No reply. After a while, I saw my cat running across the parlor. "It's you." I said, quite released.