怎样写好英语段落(二)

ed outside the building to prevent anyone from escaping.
　　这段是按照事物发展的先后顺序,叙述从发现案情、报警、到警察赶到、包围现场的过程。全文脉络清晰,叙述的层次感强,结构紧凑。
　　常用于叙述法中的过渡连接词有：first, an the beginning, to start with, after that, later, then, afterwards, in the end, finally等。
　　4. 对比法或比较法（comparison &. contrast）
　　将同类的事物按照某种特定的规则进行比较分析是一种常用的思维方法。通过对比,更容易阐述所述对象之间的异同和优缺点,例如：
　　The heart of an electronic computer lies in its vacuum tubes, or transistors. Its electronic circuits work a thousand times faster than the nicer cells in the human brain. A problem that might take a human being a long time to solve can be solved by a computer in one minute.
　　在这段文字上, 作者为了突出电子计算机运行速度之快,首先将它与人脑进行了比较, “—— a thousand times faster than ——” ；而后,又将这一概念具体到了 “a problem”上,通过对比使读者从 “—— a long time —— in one minute”上有更加直观的认识。
　　常用于对本法或比较法上的过渡连接词有：than, compared with等。
　　5. 分类法（classification）
　　在阐述某一概念的段落中,常用分类法。通过对概念中所包括的事物进行分门别类,分别加以叙述,使读者有更为清晰的认识,如：
　　Ever since humans have lived on the earth, they have made use of various forms of communication. Generally, this expression of thoughts and feelings has been in the form of oral speech. When there is a language barrier, communication is accomplished through sign language in which motions stand for letters, words and ideas. Tourists and the people unable to hear or speak have had to resort to this form of expression. Many of these symbols of whole words are very vivid and exact and can be used internationally； spelling, however, cannot. Body language transmits ideas or thoughts by certain actions, either intentionally or unintentionally. A nod signifies approval, while shaking the head indicates a negative reaction. Other forms of nonlinguistic language can be found in signal flags, Morse code, and picture signs.
　　在该段中为了说明topic sentence中的 “various forms of communication”,作者将其分为oral speech, sign language, body language及other forms of nonlinguistic language,并逐加阐述。
　　采用这种方法的段落并没有标志突出的连接词,所述各项均为平行并列关系,所以没有明显的主次之分。

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