4. 比较法(comparison) 7 m/ ~9 E1 J$ a0 a$ D3 H" c; `- w
比较法是用一个事物和与其有联系的其他事物加以对比的说明方法。目的是为了帮助读者准确地区分事物,通过对比达到对该事物的深刻认识。
3 B) _( _( ^/ C5 _7 h/ f- [- @: @ 如:上述范文对三种人生目标在时间上和实际操作上进行了比较,并阐明了彼此的联系。 1 @ p* H+ h# Z8 c
(1)Lifetime goals should be written out. www.Examw.com
# V5 d e6 o* p/ T( X- E. W+ q (2)Like lifetime goals, these are measurable and clearly stated. , w) X3 g1 r0 V9 m1 i
(3)These goals are more performance oriented, and they help with achievement of intermediate goals. . ^" o% u- h6 X, [. b/ b) q" ]
5. 数字法(statistics) 外语学习网* a0 `1 W2 [! m# c3 f
数字法是运用数据来表明事物的本质和特点,准确合理的数据使文章精确可信。 5 `8 i2 u! R3 Q3 Z% L6 s0 J
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$ Z7 Y; {$ g$ G+ r& _/ d: R (1)Nearly half of all Americans over age 20 wear a bridge or denture,and more than 20 percent have complete upper and lower denture. By age 50, one out of every two persons has gum disease. # a/ d' a2 H+ }, y
(2)And it seems sensible to wait. One quarter of all marriages between people under twenty-one end in divorce. In Britain in 1972, there were 124,248 divorces.
6 @, A) y1 _9 v: t! `+ k2 P 说明文的说明方法除上面介绍的常见的几种以外,还有诸如分项法、列举法、比喻法及引用法等,只有综合运用多种说明方法,才能多角度、多层次地全面、清晰、准确地展示客观事物的本来面貌。 |