4. 比较法(comparison) 1 E% j4 Y' ?0 r5 D- O8 n& X: ^! ^; a 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。 ) `/ g* q' z7 H/ L, V 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。 4 l! U8 l: X- g& N
(1)Lifetime goals should be written out. www.Examw.com7 U8 j; [0 e* W
(2)Like lifetime goals, these are measurable and clearly stated. 1 P! o% l/ ^( y+ T$ w: Q+ k
(3)These goals are more performance oriented, and they help with achievement of intermediate goals. ' e) r9 Y3 a* m G5. 数字法(statistics) 外语学习网& g a9 h- B2 F3 U+ m
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。 0 [' i5 v; Q/ M' k# U6 G9 l8 b
【例】 " c' b, U# ^: d# P (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. 0 [/ w; _+ _6 K( C! j6 s( p (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. ; q9 L5 n6 w! w$ a/ M0 L$ S 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。