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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。 / a5 |8 d/ _9 @( j
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。 5 Q% E2 e# w4 B0 c. i (1)Lifetime goals should be written out. www.Examw.com 2 H6 C- ^6 Q3 ~$ Y% \ (2)Like lifetime goals, these are measurable and clearly stated. 8 b5 G2 H g. S: E! n3 f
(3)These goals are more performance oriented, and they help with achievement of intermediate goals. 3 x% ]5 F4 u5 h2 s. w- S! R) }
5. 数字法(statistics) 外语学习网# n7 X L# V0 Z. 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。 " o% k' U' S* X1 i4 _: D) G
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(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. : E* H$ q+ U9 t' |
(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. : m$ [0 e4 B' M9 A6 ]) @ 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。