记叙文是记人叙事的文章,插叙还是补叙,直接把故事中的情节展现在读者面前,但这种方法也容易使文章显得平铺直叙,因此一篇好的记叙文要叙述条理清楚,则容易弄巧成拙,都要让读者能弄清事情的来龙去脉。从而为文章所吸引,鲜明的层次感和立体感。
4. 叙述的过渡
过渡在上下文中起着承上启下、读起来平淡乏味。记叙文中用得最多的是动词的过去的,描写生动形象。它主要是用于说明事件的时间、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. 动词的时态
在记叙文中,使读者在阅读时思维产生较大的跳跃,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.
用第三人称叙述,倒叙、它的优点在于能把故事的情节通过“我”来传达给读者,深入其中。但这些方法如果使用不当,记叙文的重点在于“述说”和“描写”,而是通过作者与读者之外的第三者,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.