英语写作技巧新编

　　致力于解决中国学生在英语写作中面临的四个主要问题，即语言障碍，母语思维方式的影响，思想表达能力的缺乏及写作技巧的生疏：在介绍写作基础知识的同时，《英语写作技巧新编》从写作的各个环节入手，引导学生把握正确的写作思路，掌握丰富的写作技巧.书中范例均选自欧美最新报刊和当代文学作品.每一个讲解点都配有针对性强的练习.第八章总练习对开启写作思路，磨炼写作技巧更加具有指导意义.

　　作者简介作者汪福祥，1977年毕业于北京第二外国语学院并留校任教。1981年获澳大利亚政府奖学金，赴澳大利亚堪培拉高等教育学院留学并获硕士学位。1987年应国家教委邀请赴朝鲜平壤外国语大学，为第13届世界青年节培训同声译员。在二外先后担任口译、英汉翻译、英文写作、谈判技巧等科目的教学工作1992年被评为北京市高等学校优秀青年骨干教师。除翻译教学工作外，现主要从事行为心理学、翻译理论和英文写作的研究工作。主要著作：《高级英语习语功能教程》《广告英语选读》《现代英语妙语珠连》《英语书信写作与应用》《奥妙的人体语言》《神奇的无声语言》

     CONTENTS
   Chapter 1
    A Framework for Writing in English
    1. The Linguistic Competence of the Writer
    2. Adjusting the Ways of Thinking
    3. Cultural Awareness and the Writing Senses
    4. Developing the Writing Skills
    5 How This Book Can BeBest Used
   Chapter 2
    The Use of Words
    1. Parts of Speech and Their Functions
    1.1 Nouns
    1.2 Verbs
    1.3 Adjectives
    1.4 Prepositions
    2. The Concrete and Accurate Use of Words
    2.1 Concrete Words
    2.2 Accurate Words
    3. The Effective and Artistic Use of Words
    3.1 Imitative Words
    3.2 Sight Words
    3.3 Touch Words
    3.4 Sound Words
    3.5 Taste and Smell Words
    3.6 Intensifiers
    3.7 Adjectives for Describing a Person
    4. Usual Words for Unusual Effect
    4.1 The Exaggerated Use of Words
    4.2 Vivid Words for Vivid Pictures
   Chapter 3
    Sentence Writing Skills
    1. Verb Agreement within a Sentence
    2. Sentence Patterns for Statements
    3. Sentences with Adverbials
    4 Attributes and Attributive Clauses
    4.1 The Functioning Positions of Attributes
    4.2 Elements Serving as Attributes
    4.3 Defining Attributive Clauses
    4.4 Non-defining Attributive Clauses
    5 Subjects and Subjective Clauses
    5.1 Elements Functioning as Subjects
    5.2 Subjective Clauses
    5.3 The "It" Structure
    6. Predicative Clauses
    7. Object Clauses
    8 Complex and Longer Sentences
    8.1 Complex Sentences with Noun Clauses
    8.2 Complex Sentences with Adjective Clauses
    8.3 Complex Sentences with Adverbial Clauses
    9. Inverted Sentences
    10. Parallel Structureb
    11. Sentence Euphony
    12 Sentence Variety
   Chapter 4
    Paragraph Planning and Development
    1 Paragraph Variety
    1.1 Sample Opening Paragraphs
    1.2 Sample Body Paragraphs
    1.3 Sample Concluding Paragraphs
    1.4 Sample Comprehensive Paragraphs
    1.5 Sample Paragraphs of Various Styles
    2 Paragraph Quality
    2.1 Fullness
    2.2 Unity
    2.3 Coherence
    2.4 Emphasis
    2.5 Brevity
    2.6 Euphony
    3 Paragraph Development Techniques
    3.1 The Writing of Opening Paragraphs
    3.2 The Writing of Concluding Paragraphs
    3.3 The Writing of Body Paragraphs
    3.4 The Writing of Comprehensive Paragraphs
    4. Sample Paragraphs from Famous Authors
    5 Topic Sentences for Writing Practice
    5.1 Topic Sentences That Head a Paragraph
    5.2 Topic Sentences That Conclude a Paragraph
   Chapter 5
    The Development of College Composition, Essay and Other
    Writings
    1. College Composition Writing Skills
    1.1 Sample Analysis
    1.2 Steps in Composition Writing
    1.3 Reading and Thinking
    1.4 Composition Writing Practice
    2. Essay Writing Skills
    2.1 Sample Analysis
    2.2 Basics in Essay Writing
    3. Precis and Summary Writing Skills
    3.1 Sample Analysis
    3.2 Important Points in Summary Wrlting
    3.3 Procedures in Writing a Summary
    4. Report Writing Skills
    4.1 A Sample Report
    4.2 Basics in Report Writing
    4.3 Rules of Grammar in Report Writing
    5 Writing Skills in Focus
    5.1 The Head-to-feet Format
    5.2 The Feet-to-head Format
   Chapter 6
    Punctuation and Other Basics
    1 Punctuation
    1.1 The Period
    1.2 The Ellipsis
    1.3 The Question Mark
    1.4 The Exclamation Mark
    1.5 The Comma
    1.6 The Semicolon
    1.7 The Colon
    1.8 The Apostrophe
    1.9 The Quotation Mark
    1.10 The Parenthesis
    1.11 The Bracket
    1.12 The Dash
    1.13 The Hyphen
    2. Abbreviations
    3. Capitalization
    4. Italics
    5. Footnotes
    6. Bibliographies
   Chapter 7
    English Rhetorical Devices
    1. Simile
    2. Metaphor
    3. Metonymy
    4. Hyperbole
    5. Onomatopoeia
    6. Euphemism
    7. Pun
    8 A Glimpse of English Rhetorical Devices
   Chapter 8
    Guided Writing Practice
    1 Practice in Developing an Argumentative Composition
    2. Practice in Developing a Composition of Analysis
    3. Practice in Developing a Composition of Synthesis
    4. Practice in Developing a Composition of Definition
    5. Practice in Developing a Composition of Description
    6. Practice in Developing a Composition of Narration
    7. Practice in Developing a Composition of Classification
    8. Practice in Developing a Comparative Composition
    9. Other Topics for Writing Practice
   Bibliography