1、The ways of improving writing,丁岭岭， 王艳峰，何云，言小婷小组,The topic,The benefits of keeping diaries to improve our writing,Keeping a Diary in English,Keeping a diary in English is one of the effective ways to improve our English writing ability. It can help us develop the habit of thinking in English. Almost
2、all students dont know what to write in English at the beginning. I had the same experience. But I just keep writing down everything happened to be in my mind. I will turn to a dictionary if I come across any words that I dont know how to express. The second day, I just do the same. Then I keep on w
3、riting every day. Maybe the things I write at first cannot be called an article, or even a sentence. It doesnt matter. I do understand that it needs time to get myself used to thinking in a different way. Time can prove my efforts will not end in vain.,Keeping a diary in English does a great deal of
4、 good to your English study and writing. Keeping a diary can help you review all the English knowledge you have learned. For example，you must know the correct spelling of each word needed in the diary, you must use the phrases correctly and choose the suitable sentence patterns， meanwhile，it is also
5、 necessary to use you knowledge of grammar in a correct way. Keeping a diary can help you not only to console your knowledge of English， but to form the habit of thinking in English. Practice makes perfect. By and by，your English writing will be greatly improved.,The ways of keeping a diary,You can
6、write on your note book. You can also type it on computer. But dont write the day-to day account. If you think you have nothing worth writing you can extract some excellent articles. You should pay attention to use figure of speech and motto.,一、英文日记格式英文日记通常由书端和正文两个部分组成。日记常以第一人称记下当天生活中的所见、所闻、所做或所想的事情
7、。中、英文的日记三格式大致一样。英语日记的书端是专门写日记的日期、星期和天气的。左上角是日期(年、月、日)、星期。右上角写上当天的天气情况，如：Sunny, Fine, Rainy, Windy, Snowy, Cloudy等。,1.日期表达有多种形式。年、月、日都写时，通常以月、日、年为顺序，月份可以缩写，日和年用逗号隔开。例如： December 18, 2003 或者 Dec. 18, 2003 A) September 1, 2004或September 1st, 2004也可省略写成Sept. 1, 2004或Sept. 1st, 2004；B)the 1st of Septembe
8、r in 2004(月份不可以缩写) B)只有月、日 September 1或September 1st(月份可以缩写) C)只有年、月 September 2004或the September of 2004(月份不可以缩写) 以上的1或1st都应读作the first。 2.星期也可以省略不写，可将其放在日期前或后，星期和日期之间不用标点，但要空一格，星期也可缩写。如： Saturday, October 22nd, 2004；October 22nd, 2004 Saturday 3.天气情况必不可少。天气一般用一个形容词如 :Sunny, Fine, Rainy, Snowy 等表示。
9、写在日期之后，用逗号隔开，位于日记的右上角。如： Saturday, March 4, 2004, Windy；1st January, 2004, Fine,1. 注意日期、星期和天气的书写位置。 日期和星期要写在正文的左上角，其顺序多是“星期 + 月、日、年”，也有把星期放在后面的，如“ 2003 年 11 月 22 日，星期一”可写为“ Monday November 22， 2003 或 November 22， 2003 Monday ”。 日记的第一行，要写明年、月、日与星期，然后要写明当天的气候状况，如果是游记，还要写明地点。 这一部分中天气状况比较难写。下面是一些常用的描写天气
10、的英语词语： 晴 clear 阴 overcast 多云 cloudy 小雨 light rain 大雨 heavy rain 毛毛雨 drizzle 阵雨 shower 东风 east wind 南风 south wind 西风 west wind 北风 north wind 西南风 southwester 东南风 southeaster 东北风 northeaster 西北风 northwester 气温 temperature 炎热 scorching heat 寒冷 icy cold 下雪 snow,Friday , January 18, 2011, SunnyI am free n
11、ow as I am spending my winter holiday.Although we have some homework, we can finish them in several days. And the rest time we can make good use of. My god! We have been very tired after hard studying. In winter holidays, I want to have full sleep and eat good food in order to replenish myself. Last
12、 but not the least, I will have a good rest.I have rested for a week. I began to feel bored. So I went out with my friends. They are my best friends in the middle school. We didnt go to someplace special. We just saw the other. We had lunch together. While we were having lunch, we were still talking
13、 about the new school and new friends. Yes! A year later, we have grown riper. And we learned much more things and got new life. We havent enough time to play, to waste and to lose the way. We only have two years. Two years to go, we will get the real life which belongs to us.,My feeling of keeping
14、diaries,Keep a diary in English is too hard to me. I always make many mistakes in writing. but I want to write my diary in English, just for making a little progress in English. And I think no one can stop your step but yourself. Keeping the English diary from now on. It is very difficult for us to
15、stick to . Firstly, learn to use English dictionary is very important. I am not familiar with the usage of a word and the meaning of it. So I will use it sufficient. It is good for you to read more books, you can learn a lot from it. And day by day you will find that you are used to write, you dont
16、hate it . It becomes one of your habits.,英语惯用语含义 许多英语惯用表达中包含着固定搭配，如不认清这些特殊句型所表达的意义，极易出现误译。 1. It is a good athlete that never loses points. 误译：从不丢分的运动员才是优秀的运动员。 应译为：再好的运动员也会丢分 这里，“It is a +adj. + n. That + 否定句”是个习语中常出现的句型，应理解为“even if. + adj.，肯定句”，即“再的，也会”。而与此结构相似的强调句型中，一般没有形容词。 2.You are not going
17、to marry her, and thats final. 误译：你不准备同她结婚，那就算了。 应译为：你不许同她结婚，就这样定了。 “You are not going to +v.”意为“禁止你，不许你”。,3.The visit cant have left us a deeper impression. 误译：这次访问根本不会给我留下较为深刻的印象。 应译为：这次访问给我们留下的印象最深刻不过了。 “cant + 形容词或副词比较级”，其实表达的是最高级的意义。 4. I cant see you quickly enough. 误译：我不可能很快见到你。 应译为：我巴不得尽快与你见面。 “cannot +adj./adv.+ enough”，意思是“越越好”。而另一个与此相似的句型为，“can誸 + v. +enough”，意为“非常十分”，如I cant like the English teaching enough. 译为“我非常喜欢教英语”。 5. No criticism will be too severe to be gratefully acknowledged. 误译：没有一种批评会是尖锐得使人无法领谢的。 应译为：批评尽管尖锐，我们仍会衷心感谢。,Thank you,
