如何寫好英語作文的正文

湖北 陳裕明

正文是文章的主體部分，它是由若干個段落組成的。文章的正文應以文章的開頭為線索，具體地敘述、說明或論證文章的主題。

現根據作文題型，就作文中的正文寫作進行舉例說明：

(一)要點類作文

要點類作文的體裁包括記敘文、說明文、議論文、應用文等。基本要求是從一個話題出發，按照題綱要求進行寫作，同時提出作者自己的觀點，有一定的字數要求。

1.開門見山，進行正文的寫作。

這類作文就是根據提示內容進行寫作。提示內容較多時，基本不用拓展。例如：

上周六上午，你和父母一起騎自行車去了一家草莓采摘觀光園（提示1）。首先聽主人講述了自己的故事：16歲時，車禍奪去了她的雙腿，在政府和家人的幫助下創建草莓采摘觀光園，每年收入近百萬元，并吸引了大量游客（提示2）。然后和園主合影，并在園內餐館就餐（提示3）。

(提示1)Last Saturday morning,I rode to a Strawberry Picking and Sightseeing Garden with my parents,because it was not far from my home.(提示2)We listened to the story of the owner of the Strawberry Picking and Sightseeing Garden.At the age of 16,she lost both of her legs because of a car accident.With the help of the government and her family,she set up the Strawberry Picking and Sightseeing Garden.The annual income was close to one million yuan and it attracted a large number of tourists.(提示3)We also took photos with the owner and had lunch at the Strawberry Picking and Sightseeing Garden.

It was a great weekend and I had a wonderful time.

本文的正文部分是Last Saturday...and Sightseeing Garden.。作者依次完成了提示內容（即材料）的寫作，因為字數的限制，拓展部分只有“because it was not far from my home”及短文最后一句“It was a great weekend and I had a wonderful time.”。

2.結合所給句子，進行正文的銜接和擴寫。

結合所給出的句子和要點內容進行正文內容的擴寫時，要注意關聯詞語的正確運用。例如：

請根據下列表格內容寫一篇題為“How can we make ourselves safe?”的英語短文。

How can we make ourselves safe?

As teenagers,to learn how to make ourselves safe is especially important.Here are some of my suggestions.

First,(要點2)we are supposed to be careful when making friends online,which may cause unnecessary trouble.(要點4)Second,remember never to go swimming on our own in the river or lake because doing that will probably put ourselves into dangerous situations.(要點1)Besides,in order to eat healthily and safely,we'd better eat less junk food and not eat food that goes bad,for they will do harm to our health.(要點3)At last,when traveling outside,take care of our personal things and call the police for help in time if we are in danger.

In short,safety must come first!

雖然本文的行文方式使得提示內容順序發生改變，但符合提示要求。要點2用句型be supposed to do sth.來強調“交友安全”，用which may cause unnecessary trouble來理解“不和陌生人交談”；要點4使用祈使句remember never to...來強調“游泳安全”；要點1用besides來銜接上文，引入“飲食安全”；要點3的at last表示完成了提示的最后一點“旅行安全”，用when traveling outside點題，完成提示內容的表達。

(二)提問式提示作文

此類作文的提問形式有中文提問和英文提問。正文寫作時必須結合提問內容來完成。例如：

請以“A precious present”為題，寫一篇短文。內容包括：

1.這件禮物是什么？

2.你為什么覺得它珍貴？

3.它背后有什么故事？

A precious present

(問題1)The title A precious present reminds me of quite a few gifts I've got.Yet,the first comes to my mind is the book,the Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

(問題3)On my tenth birthday,my father gave it to me as a gift.Because I didn't like reading,I put it on the bookshelf.One boring day,I picked it up and looked through it.Unexpectedly,the story interested me greatly.I found pleasure in reading books.From then on,I became fascinated in reading.

(問題2)Though the book is not valuable,it's precious.I'll regard it as a treasure forever.

此類作文，一般是按照提問的順序進行正文寫作的，但本文屬例外。第一段說明禮物是什么；第二段講述該禮物背后的故事；第二段最后一句話和第三段說明禮物珍貴的原因。

（三）表格作文

表格中的內容有一定的情節，細節則需要根據提示內容或參考詞匯進行思考、分析，從而理順思路，完成一定的故事情節，然后將一篇限定詞數的正文內容補充完整。例如：

目前，許多中學生利用周末和節假日上課外補習班，對此人們有不同的看法。請根據下表內容寫一篇英語短文。

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Nowadays,many middle school students are taking all kinds of after-school classes at weekends or on holidays.There are two different opinions about it.

Some people think that(贊成觀點1)taking afterschool classes can help students learn better and get into a better high school.What's more,(贊成觀點2)students can avoid spending too much time watching TV or playing computer games.

However,(反對觀點1)others think students need time to rest and relax.(反對觀點2)After-school classes can cause a lot of stress for students,and it is not good for their development.

(自己的觀點1)In my opinion,if necessary,we can take after-school classes,but it can't take up too much time.(自己的觀點2)We should first rest well at weekends and on holidays.

正文部分分成三段：一段陳述贊成的理由，兩個理由用what's more來銜接，突出重點；一段陳述反對的理由，由however引出反對的理由，形成對比；最后一段表明自己的觀點，突出使用in my opinion來強調自己的看法。

總之，正文部分是寫作的重頭戲。寫作時，在確定了開頭和結尾部分之后，要認真思考、仔細構思正文的結構和順序、人稱和時態，注意詞匯和句型的選擇。同時還要注意正文內容的完整性、銜接性和連貫性，務必使其中心內容突出，主題鮮明，要點全面，表達通暢。