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我们很有可能拿到一篇文脉规矩且措辞平淡的材料文。这一类材料文让我们感觉“没什么好说的”。其实,这种“没什么好说的”的感受,就是值得我们写作者好好说道说道的点。也就是说,我们去描述材料文的文风。
我手边的材料文是2018年12月亚太地区的考题:
The Real Reasons to Support Language Study
快速通读全文后,我和学生们都发现,文章的陈述和论证四平八稳、规规矩矩、感情和语气整体平淡、措辞简单、话语直白。突然之间,天昏地暗、无处切入、无法下笔。
其实,我们可以“就平淡写平淡”。也就是说,我们就写“这篇文章是平淡的”。当然,不仅仅这一句话,而是这个思路,拓展成一个分析性的段落,如下:
Throughout the whole passage, the author uses plain language and adopts a calm tone to state the reasons why language study should be supported. The language and tone, albeit not so expressive, are, however, the main characteristics of the argument. Although the author does not seem to have the intent to provoke the readers’ emotion or to create any spiritual stimuli, the down-to-earth statements presented in an orderly fashion, which are consistently obvious from Paragraph 3 to the end, are quite persuasive. Also, the lack of emotion is however a merit of the essay, as it enables the author to be quite credible.
如果大家读一下,会发现:除了黄色高亮的部分是应对材料文的具体内容,其它的内容都是“通用”于这种平平淡淡文风的材料文。我们的写作内容就是把材料文的平淡说清楚:plain language, a calm tone, not expressive, not to provoke emotion, not to create stimuli, down-to-earth。以及我们最后表扬了这种文风:The lack of emotion is however a merit of the essay, as it enables the author to be quite credible.
对了,最后提醒大家:对于整体文风的分析,通常放在分析性写作(的body部分)的最开始。
可是,如果这么平淡的一篇材料文的具体细节是不是也没法儿分析呢呀?Well, 是有些尴尬哦。但是也有破解的办法,但是要到往后的推文中再见分解了。