一、人物介紹

　　一）常用表達(dá)：

　　1. age, birthday and birthplace (個(gè)人概況)

　　was/were born in…(place) on…(date)

　　出生于某地某時(shí)

　　at the age of…在某人多少歲時(shí)the son of a poor family

　　來(lái)自窮苦家庭的孩子

　　was born into a peasant family 出生于一個(gè)農(nóng)民家庭

　　live/lead a happy/difficult life 過(guò)著幸福/艱苦的生活

　　2. character (性格特征)

　　kind-hearted /warm-hearted好心的，熱心的

　　hard-working/diligent

　　勤奮的

　　humorous

　　幽默的

　　confident 有信心的

　　independent

　　獨(dú)立的

　　sociable

　　愛社交的，外向的

　　patient

　　有耐心的

　　be willing/ready to help others 樂(lè)于助人

　　3. education background (教育背景)

　　be admitted to…university考取……大學(xué)

　　graduate from…department of…university從某大學(xué)某系畢業(yè)

　　receive/get a bachelor’s/master's/doctor's degree獲取學(xué)士/碩士/博士學(xué)位

　　go abroad for further studies 出國(guó)深造

　　When at college, he majored in English/he was English major. 讀大學(xué)時(shí)他主修英語(yǔ)

　　4. big events in his or her life (生平經(jīng)歷)

　　serve as做……工作

　　devote oneself /one's effort/one's life to; be devoted to

　　致力于……

　　make up one's mind/be determined to do決心做……

　　have a gift/talent for

　　有……的天賦

　　5. evaluation (評(píng)價(jià))

　　famous/well-known at home and abroad國(guó)內(nèi)外著名的

　　make great/rapid progress in

　　在……取得很大/快速進(jìn)步

　　gain/win the first prize/place 獲得一等獎(jiǎng)/第一名

　　set a good example to為……樹立好榜樣

　　speak/think highly of…高度贊揚(yáng)……

　　be honored as…

　　被授予……

　　make great contributions to

　　為……作出巨大貢獻(xiàn)

　　二人物介紹寫作技巧點(diǎn)撥

　　使用分詞短語(yǔ)、同位語(yǔ)結(jié)構(gòu)、with復(fù)合結(jié)構(gòu)，使文章簡(jiǎn)潔、通順；盡量使用動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)和詞組、定語(yǔ)從句等復(fù)合句，修辭潤(rùn)色文章。

　　1. 鐘南山1941年出生于廣州，他是中國(guó)最偉大的醫(yī)生之一。

　　Zhong Nanshan, born_in_Guangzhou_in_1941,_is one of the greatest doctors in China.

　　Zhong Nanshan, one_of_the_greatest_doctors_in _China, was born in Guangzhou in 1941.

　　2. 馬丁·路德·金于1929年出生于美國(guó)，是一位偉大的黑人民權(quán)運(yùn)動(dòng)領(lǐng)袖，他為黑人的權(quán)利、平等和自由而奮斗。

　　Born_in_America_in_1929,_Martin Luther King was a black man and a civil rights leader who_fought_for_the_rights,_equality_and_freedom_of_black_people.

　　3. 從北京大學(xué)英語(yǔ)系畢業(yè)后，她繼續(xù)學(xué)習(xí)，獲得了博士學(xué)位。

　　Having_graduated_from_the_English_department_of Peking_University,_she went on further education and received a doctor's degree.

　　4．他對(duì)科學(xué)極感興趣，也有音樂(lè)天賦。

　　Not_only_is_he interested in science, but also he has a gift for music.

　　5. 雷鋒給我們樹立了一個(gè)良好的榜樣，我們都很敬重他．

　　Lei Feng set_us_a_good_example, so we all think_highly_of him and respect him.

　　二、地方介紹

　　一地方名稱、地理位置、面積、人口:

　　1. …is located/situated in/on/near….

　　2．…h(huán)as a population /an area of……

　　…is a large city with a population/ an area of……a large/small population

　　3. The history of the city dates back /goes back ……years ago/……Dynasty.

　　4. 地方名稱+地理位置+……×××, located(situated) in/on/near……, is …….

　　面積+人口 (歷史)

　　It covers a total area of ……with a long history of more than …years /with a population of

　　…….

　　例句：1.加拿大位于北美洲北部，是 世界第二大國(guó)。面積為９９８萬(wàn)平方公里,擁有人口３,１00多萬(wàn).

　　Canada, located in the north of North America, is the second largest country in the world. It covers an area of 9.98 million square kilometers with a population of more than 31milion.

　　中國(guó)歷史悠久，人口眾多。 China is a large country with a long history and much population.

　　中國(guó)有著兩千多年的歷 China has a history of more than two thousand years.

　　4.

　　珠海，一個(gè)美麗的現(xiàn)代海濱城市，位于珠三角洲西南面。

　　Zhuhai, a beautiful and modern seaside city, lies in the southeast of the Pearl River Delta.

　　Zhuhai, lying (which lies) in the southeast of the Pearl River Delta, is a beautiful and modern seaside city,

　　二氣候：

　　1．……h(huán)as a cold climate with plenty of sunshine and the average temperature is ……

　　2. The climate here is warm in winter and cool in summer.

　　3. The average temperature here is up to……

　　例句：1. 云南常年氣候宜人，不冷不熱。

　　The climate is pleasant in Yunnan since it is neither too hot nor too cold all the year round.

　　2. 廣東夏季多雷雨天氣，冬天干旱。In Guangdong, there are usually storms in summer while it is dry in winter.

　　3. 粵東地區(qū)夏季常遭受臺(tái)風(fēng)襲擊。

　　The eastern part of Guangdong Province is usually attacked by typhoons in summer.

　　三交通：

　　It is easy /convenient to travel

　　between …...and ……because…….

　　例句： 這里(南海)交通便利，有地鐵、公交車可達(dá)廣州。

　　It is convenient to travel between Nanhai and Guangzhou because there are tubes and buses.

　　People can travel to Guangzhou by bus or by tube, which is very convenient.

　　四地方特色：

　　It is famous/well-known for……be rich in ……

　　There are some places of interest in the city, including……

　　There are some places of interest in the city, ……included.

　　Famous sights include ……as well as……

　　例句：1. 它以明媚的陽(yáng)光，數(shù)不清的牛羊和奇特的野生動(dòng)植物而著名.

　　It is famous for its bright sunshine, countless sheep and cattle and its unique wildlife.

　　廣州人主要說(shuō)粵語(yǔ)。The local people in Guangzhou mainly speak Cantonese.

　　粵北新鮮美味的農(nóng)產(chǎn)品聞名遐邇。

　　The northern part of Guangdong is well-known for its fresh and delicious produce.

　　嘉興粽子，是嘉興著名特產(chǎn)，具有悠久歷史。

　　Jiaxing Zongzi, a famous specialty of Jiaxing, has a long history.

　　地理位置介紹寫作技巧點(diǎn)撥

　　介紹地點(diǎn)時(shí)一般用一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)進(jìn)行寫作，文中一般包括以下要素：地理位置，面積，人口，歷史，氣候，風(fēng)景名勝，特色等。在寫作時(shí)，不要逐句翻譯，要盡量使用with介詞短語(yǔ)，分詞，定語(yǔ)從句將多個(gè)信息點(diǎn)合并為一個(gè)句子，常常使用的介紹順序如下：

　　寫作順序 建議使用句型

　　地點(diǎn)狀

　　語(yǔ)+主句 Located in…， ××× is…

　　Covering an area of…， ××× is…

　　面積，人口，歷史 It covers an area of…

　　With a history/population of…

　　氣候特征 There is a variety of climate in ××× ， so it is…in the east while in the west it is…

　　風(fēng)景名勝 There are many places of interest, such as…

　　…in which…， (定語(yǔ)從句)

　　特色 be famous for…

　　The special character of ××× is…

　　三、通知、發(fā)言稿、報(bào)道

　　1. 本星期六（8月18日）下午二時(shí)，全體老師和學(xué)生在學(xué)校會(huì)議室開會(huì)，討論周末是否該上課的問(wèn)題。?

　　All teachers and students are required to meet in the school conference room on Saturday, August 18, at 2:00 p. m. to discuss whether we should have classes at the weekends.

　　2．高二(5)在本周五晚上7:00要開個(gè)英語(yǔ)晚會(huì)。

　　An English evening party will be held by Class 5 Grade Two at 7:00 P.M on Friday evening.

　　3. 11:00在操場(chǎng)進(jìn)行籃球比賽。At 11:00 there will be a basketball match on the playground.

　　4. 會(huì)議通知：① 時(shí)間：2007年4月5日晚上7點(diǎn)。 ②地點(diǎn)：3號(hào)樓103房間。

　　A meeting is going to be held in Room 103 of Building 3 at 7:00 on the evening of April 5, 2007.

　　There will be a meeting in Room 103 of Building 3 at 7:00 on the evening of April 5, 2007.

　　5. 歡迎老師和全班同學(xué)參加。 All the teachers and students are welcome to attend our English evening.

　　6. 活動(dòng): 英語(yǔ)演講比賽（English-speaking Contest） 目的: 提高英語(yǔ)口語(yǔ)組織者: 學(xué)生會(huì)(the Student’ Union)

　　參加范圍: 高中(senior)學(xué)生

　　比賽時(shí)間6月9日下午4：00比賽地點(diǎn)教學(xué)樓5樓禮堂（auditorium）

　　In order to improve our oral English, we are going to have an English-speaking contest for senior students, which will be held in the auditorium on the 5th floor in the teaching building at 4 pm June 9th.7. 活動(dòng): 英語(yǔ)晚會(huì)目的: 美國(guó)來(lái)的朋友組織者: 學(xué)生會(huì)(the Students’ Union)

　　活動(dòng)時(shí)間：8月15日星期六晚上7：00活動(dòng)地點(diǎn)：教學(xué)樓3樓禮堂（auditorium）

　　The Students’ Union is going to hold an English Evening party in the auditorium on the 3rd floor in the teaching building at 7 pm August 15 on Saturday evening to welcome our friends from the United States.

　　. 事由：歡迎澳大利亞學(xué)生來(lái)校參觀。 活動(dòng)安排：1. 8:30在校門口。.帶客人到會(huì)議室開聯(lián)歡會(huì)。

　　We’ll meet Australian students at the school gate at 8:30 on June 15 and take them to the meeting-room, where a get-together will be held.

　　. 要參加英語(yǔ)演講比賽的同學(xué)請(qǐng)?jiān)?月25日前到學(xué)生會(huì)辦公室報(bào)名。

　　Those who want to take part in the English-speaking contest are requested to sign up for it at the Student’s Union office before May 25th. (書面通知)

　　Please sign your name at the Student’s Union office before May 25th if you want to take part in the English-speaking contest.（口頭通知）

　　前五名將受到獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)。The first five winners will be given prizes.(書面通知)

　　We will give prizes to the first five winners. （口頭通知）

　　非常榮幸能站在這里為歡迎我們的客人致辭。It is a great honour for me to speak here to welcome our guests.

　　四、節(jié)日、慶典

　　…is celebrated by …on/in/between…

　　People celebrate…on/in/between…

　　…falls/begins/starts on/in/between…

　　It marks the beginning/end of…

　　The festival is important/special as/because…

　　The special food for…is…

　　There is a special food for…, called…, which is made of…

　　People organize/hold…to celebrate the special day

　　…dates back to…

　　The tradition of …started 2000 years ago.

　　The festival has a history of 2000 years.

　　Nowadays, ……is getting more and more popular in China.

　　In my opinion, the celebration of …is a good way of learning cultures, which helps to promote understanding and communication.

　　On Christmas Eve, the whole family helped to decorate the house, put up the Christmas tree, the decorations and the balloons.

　　五、調(diào)查、采訪

　　Recently，we did / made / carried out / conducted a survey among …(sb.) about / on…(sth)

　　(最近，我們?cè)凇?dāng)中進(jìn)行了一個(gè)關(guān)于……的調(diào)查)

　　According to the survey, two thirds of 。。。(sb.)prefer to …， thinking that …

　　根據(jù)調(diào)查，三分之二的…更喜歡…,認(rèn)為…

　　However, the rest of…（sb.）choose … because…

　　然而，剩下的…選擇…因?yàn)椤?/p>

　　Eg: Recently，we had a survey among the students of senior three about whether to go to Hong Kong’s universities or to the ones in the mainland.

　　Two thirds of the students prefer to go to Hong Kong’s universities, thinking that they can have more chances in the future.

　　However, the rest of the students choose the ones in the mainland because they think the universities are good enough for them.

　　Last week, I surveyed …(sb.) about their views on …

　　上周，我就…這一觀點(diǎn)在…當(dāng)中進(jìn)行了調(diào)查。

　　On the one hand, about …% of the people agree to…because…一方面，約有…人同意…因?yàn)椤?/p>

　　On the other hand, …% of the people hold a different view, saying that …

　　另一方面，…人持有不同的觀點(diǎn)，認(rèn)為…

　　Eg: Last week, I surveyed my classmates about their views on whether we should use the new English textbook.

　　On the one hand, about 60% of the students agree to use the new English textbook because it covers many interesting topics.

　　On the other hand, 40% of the students hold a different view, saying that the new English textbook is too difficult for them.

　　Recently, our class have had a heated discussion about…

　　上周，我們班對(duì)…進(jìn)行了一次熱烈的討論。

　　…% of my classmates are in favor of…，for the reason that……的同學(xué)支持…, 因?yàn)椤?/p>

　　On the contrary, 40% of the students are against…, arguing that 相反, …的同學(xué)反對(duì)…, 因?yàn)椤?/p>

　　Eg: Recently, our class have had a heated discussion about whether the Beijing Zoo should be moved out of the city.

　　60% of my classmates are in favor of the move for the reason that the animals should have a better environment.

　　On the contrary, 40% of the students are against the idea, arguing that it will bring a lot of inconvenience to the local traffic.

　　Different people hold different opinions. 不同的人持有不同的觀點(diǎn)。

　　The students have taken different attitudes towards this problem. 學(xué)生對(duì)這個(gè)問(wèn)題有不同的態(tài)度。

　　Every coin has two sides. 事物都有兩面性。

　　六、批駁觀點(diǎn)

　　一 常用表述 1. As a popular saying goes, “Every coin has two sides”.常言道：“事物都是一分為二的” 2. Contrary to the popular thought , I prefer---與普遍的想法相反，我更喜歡--- 3. I can’t entirely agree with the idea that --- I believe---我不完全先贊同這樣一個(gè)觀點(diǎn)---，我認(rèn)為---4.

　　There is no denying(the fact) that---不可否認(rèn)--- 5. People’s views on ---vary from person to person.人們對(duì)-----的觀點(diǎn)因人而異 6. As far as I am concerned, I am in favor of ---就我個(gè)人而言，我贊成---- 7. In my opinion/view(From my point of view), we should---我認(rèn)為我們應(yīng)該--- 8. Personally, I think---我個(gè)人認(rèn)為--- (My view is that----) 9. It would be natural to think that--- , but it would be absurd to claim that---