初中英语说明文思维导图【热门20篇】

Recently, there has been a terrible virus, the coronavirus. All the news is

about the pneumonia caused by the new coronavirus, which is an acute human to

human pneumonia. The source of the virus is said to be small wild animals, such

as badgers, bats, snakes and so on. Doctors said that the new virus has a fast

and strong infectivity, can spread through breathing and contact, and the

epidemic development is particularly rapid. People are getting infected every

day all over the country.

Great changes have taken place in my hometown for recent years.big department stores and factories are everywhere. Different kinds of cars and buses are running in the big streets.with the development of the society，The life of the us is greatly improved.

I used to live in a small house and small houese surround the whole city. the qaulity of our life is very low,people were always worried that they would have no money for using or they can not get what they like. we could seldom see any foreign tourists.

But now, with the support of the government . My hometown has developed quickly and has changed a lot.people are living in a rich and high quality society,almost each person has a car,the transportation is convinient,meanwhile. more and more high buildings are being built which brings our hometown a new look. many wonderful places have been opened up that attracts many tourists.

Also,the people in my hometown are getting busier, everywhere you can see peoples footprints.

In people’s life, they will face many difficulties, most people can conquer those hard times and keep moving on. Making mistake is the difficulty that everyone will have to face, no one is perfect, how to treat the mistake is very important.

Some people will choose to ignore their mistakes and tell lies, because they are afraid of being condemned.

While some people will choose to face their mistakes and learn to fix the mistakes.

I appreciate the latter people, they are honest and take the right attitude towards making mistakes. Making mistake is not horrible, people can learn from those mistakes and become mature, after all, it will take some price to grow up.

在人们的生活中，他们会面临很多困难，大部分人能够克服这些困难的时光，继续向前进。犯错误是每个人都会面临的困难，没有人是完美的，如何对待错误是很重要的。一些人会选择忽视他们的错误，然后 撒谎，因为他们害怕受到谴责。然而一些人选择面对他们的错误，学着去改正错误。我欣赏后者，他们诚实，正确面对犯错误。犯错误并不可怕，人们可以从这些错误中学习，变得成熟，毕竟，成长是需要代价的。

[初中英语作文：犯错误

The 15-Day Celebration of Chinese New YearThe first day of the Lunar New Year is "the welcoming of the gods of the heavens and earth."Many people abstain from meat on the first day of the new year because it is believed that this will ensure long and happy lives for them.

On the second day, the Chinese pray to their ancestors as well as to all the gods. They are extra kind to dogs and feed them well as it is believed that the second day is the birthday of all dogs.The third and fourth days are for the sons-in-laws to pay respect to their parents-in-law.The fifth day is called Po Woo. On that day people stay home to welcome the God of Wealth. No one visits families and friends on the fifth day because it will bring both parties bad luck.On the sixth to the 10th day, the Chinese visit their relatives and friends freely. They also visit the temples to pray for good fortune and health.The seventh day of the New Year is the day for farmers to display their produce. These farmers make a drink from seven types of vegetables to celebrate the occasion.

The seventh day is also considered the birthday of human beings. Noodles are eaten to promote longevity and raw fish for success.On the eighth day the Fujian people have another family reunion dinner, and at midnight they pray to Tian Gong, the God of Heaven.The ninth day is to make offerings to the Jade Emperor.The 10th through the 12th are days that friends and relatives should be invited for dinner.

After so much rich food, on the 13th day you should have simple rice congee and mustard greens (choi sum) to cleanse the system.The 14th day should be for preparations to celebrate the Lantern Festival which is to be held on the 15th night.

用英语思维来写作文是不现实的。如果能用英语思维，也就谈不上会遇到多大的困难了。在实际写作过程当中，脑子里想的是中文句子，然后把一个一个的中文句子译成英文。在翻译的时候努力寻求一一对应的关系，希望找到与中文词对应的英文单词。结果句子结构和单词的选用受到中文的影响，自己感觉上也是“憋”得费劲，或者觉得表达出来了，意思差不多，而实际上给人的感觉依然还是中文。若是让老外来看这篇作文的话，也许根本就弄不清楚文章的内容，而判卷的中国老师在判卷时往往能想象出文章是怎样写出来的。在这种情况下，出路在于把中文译成英文时，不要去追求一一对应的关系，而应该“得其意，忘其形”。

On the way to the classroom, beautiful scenery went in my sight. Both sides of the road stood plenty of trees, green and tall. When raising my head, I got a view of many lovely birds flying freely in the blue sky. Then I was lost in thought.

How much I wished I were a bird, which could go wherever it wanted and do whatever it liked. Impossible as it was, I still felt very happy, for I was a man who had the ability to imagine and enjoyed the happiness it brought!

As I walked on slowly, a bright simile bloomed on my face.

Now I am a middle school student, I will enter high school soon. Everybody thinks that the age of mine is the best age, because we are young and full of vitality. But I want to grow up quickly. I am not afraid of growing old and I want to grow older. In my eyes, age is a gift. As the time goes by, I will become mature. Because the thing I have been through will teach me the lesson and I will learn a lot, becoming a better person. The young and innocent me eager to grow up, I know it takes time to be independent. Age is a gift, so now I cherish every moment.

Everyone has their own dreams.Dream is the start of success.When we have a

dream,the only thing we should to do is make it come ture.

I have a dream.My dream is to be a computer programmer,who can create

software or computer games.I like computer.When the first time I met computer,it

attracted me immediately.Of course,to be a good programmer is difficult,but I

think I can make it.

Now everything I do is close to my dream.I feel my life is fill with hope

and is colorful,and I have enough confidence to realize my dream.I’ll work hard

for my dreams,I will never give up.

要点：实际上中考英语写作就等于两个字，翻译!因为中考英语写作一般会给出几个要点，要求必须在文章中有所体现。文章写的再好，只要缺少要点就会扣分。所以要点，也就是文章的第二段内容，要做到全，围绕中心。

结构：中考最流行的结构就是三段式，深受各地区中考英语写作阅卷老师的喜爱。为什么尼?因为这种结构十分清晰。“观点——要点——总结”让人一目了然。三段式的第一段：简单明了，开门见山，不超过2句话，如，我们想表达小强很强壮，第一段直接说XQis extremely strong。观点明确，这一句足矣。

第二段：分2-3点说为什么他强壮。1. 每天吃10顿饭，He has ten mealseveryday!详举吃的是什么。2. 每天运动2小时，He does exercise 2 hours a day!详举做了什么运动。

第三段：经过第二段的论证，可以得出结论。但请注意，不能完全照抄第一段，要有升华。也可以提出希望和建议等。如，Howstrong and robust XQ is!I hope to be him one day!

逻辑：这里的逻辑实际指的就是逻辑词。最常用的就是表示递进的，转折的，总结的逻辑词等。递进：除了first，second，third，finally等还可以使用高级点的，如first of all(首先)，in addition，whatsmore，moreover(都是另外的意思)，in a word，all inall(表示总结的)。转折：but，yet，however等。真正有经验的阅卷老师会很注意这些逻辑连接词，因为这些词体现了这个文章的思路。

语法：其他几点都不是硬性的要求，不那样做不能说是错，只能说是不好，但是语法却是硬性的。如，单词的使用，时态等。

亮点：当我们将前八个字都做得很完美的时候也只能得到一个二等文的上。要想得到一等文，最后两个字，亮点至关重要。大家设想如果我们是阅卷老师。有两篇写人美丽的作文摆在我们面前，都是结构清晰的三段式，要点都很全，都用了一些逻辑词，都没有语法错误，但是A篇只用了beautiful，good-looking，B篇却用到了attractive，charming，catching等，我坚信正常人都会给B篇高分的。这些高级一点的词汇，词组，句型便是我们得到一等文的最有力的绝招。所以，以后写英语作文要养成一般词汇限量用的好习惯。

Today was Sunday.

My parents were free, too.

I got up at 7oclock, because my families planed to go to the zoo.

After the breakfast, I took the camera and went to the station together with my parents.

It was already 9oclock when we arrived at the zoo.

There were so many monkeys, tigers, lions, wolves and other animals in the zoo. We took many photos in the zoo with the animals. I will show these photos in my class after they were printed. The time passed so fast, we left the zoo at 1oclock PM. I was so happy today. Now I feel very tired and I will go to bed early tonight.

[初中英语作文：去动物园

一直都想写我的英语老师，只是因为觉得学习不好，颇感内疚，不好意思来写。用我妈妈的话来说，他就是一个小男孩，我应该叫哥哥的。

他说话的样子十分夸张。他跟我们说在另一所学校里做班主任时，他安排的座位非常合理，因此学生成绩提高很快。我当然理解他的自豪，但我也理解我的班主任为何不采用。因为丁老师谈建议时的神情就像一只狗伸着舌头，流着口水，教一只猫如何分配自己盘中的鱼。明明一张很英俊的脸，有棱有角，鼻梁挺直，眼睛凹下，嘴唇也很性感。你不知道呀!他生气时目光看向远方，深沉而坚定，加上魁梧的身材，就像一位年轻的法老，站在他的城墙上，指点江山。可是除了生气时像个男人外，其他时候就是个小男孩了，大笑起来嘴很夸张地向上翅起，就像卡通画，让所有的人都可以感受到他的快乐。若是说到什么好事，他就像大公鸡似的炫耀他的两根粗粗的眉毛向上飞扬，眼中不时闪着像星星一样的光点，还手舞足蹈的，唾沫横飞，经常唾到前排同学的脸上。被人夸奖的时候，又显得女里女气的，十分腼腆。每次开考前，他在教室门外，他的嘴角像一只红色的狐狸，在雪中伸着一只爪子，望着一只兔子。

英语老师姓丁，家在阳曲，可能地理位置有些偏辟，所以考出来不大容易。本来在另一所中学里教高中，后来考入我校，校长让他教初中。这让他十分失望，有时还在学生中露出了像李白一样怀才不遇的痛苦和颓唐。有时又高兴地告诉我们，我们是他教的第一拔学生!?

可能是刚刚带学生，他有年轻老师的激情，为我们自费复印英语资料，很喜欢在读英语课文时，一边作着奇里古怪的样子，一边发出奇里古怪的声音。有时上课，讲着讲着就讲起了自己的自传，于是常常在自我的唾沫星子中陶醉得难以自拔。上他的课让我感到十分的快乐和高兴，只是因为成绩不好而十分愧对他。不知为什么，我学也学不好，只能在每次考完试以后都躲着他。很亏心很愧疚地面对他对我的微笑，但他从来不说我不好，一次又一次地原谅我。

又一次，语文老师让我们以描写一位老师的神态特征为作业，到了下节课是英语。他进来十分讨好的让我们写他。回家后我写了两篇，有一篇是写他的，到了教室，临交作业时我又拿回了，结果我的另一篇得了第一，上课时他说已看过，可惜不是写他的。到后来越到中考我觉得愧对老师，现在考完了，我却一直想着他，想着欠他的一篇作文。

He always rose early to enjoy at least two hours of solitude in the house

and garden before the rest of the family came down In winter he spent most of

the time reading and writing. In sum mer he liked to get out of doors to work in

the kitchen garden or to take the dog for a walk in the neighbouring woods and

fields Whatever the weather, there was plenty to occupy him.

Although he was a creature of habit, there seemed to be an infinite variety

in his pursuits. He wrote book reviews regularly for two of the national

weeklies. He worked conscientiously his special subject, Indian History, and was

thus one of the world authorities on it;

he collected modern abstract paintings and so had a circle of friends

amongst artists and sculptors; there was hardly anything he did not know about

traditional jazz and he often entertained both British and America n jazz

musicians He was a superb cook and knew a lot about French and German food.

His family adored him and in a sense he was spoiled by them. At first

glance you would have taken him for a retired army officer-his bearing was

erect, his hair was cut short, he was fussy about his clothes, which were always

neat, clean and conventional. He liked to keep fit, and this was reflected in

his clear, steady blue eyes and healthy suntanned complexion. He hardly ever

watched TV, but enjoyed a good film and an occasional evening at the

theatre.

Another new term comes again,so i should have a study plan to promot myself.

firstly ,i descide to finish my homework more carefully than before.And pay more attention to the knowledge which i didn t know it clearly.

secondly,i will do a lot of read to widen the range of my knowledge.and try to combine thoery to practice.

Finally,i will learn to adjust, to be more positive and more helpful.

That s what i plant to do in a new term.

[初中英语作文：the plan for the new term 新学期的打算

When the leaves from the green turn yellow, the wind gently blow, leaves the name of the child like a yellow butterfly fly down; when the trees off the green summer, put on the golden autumn; when the rice field covered with a Zhang "gold carpet", the fall has unwittingly came to our side. When we enjoy the beautiful spring, the autumn rhythm of the ground up.

Autumn as bright as the pearls, smooth broken jade children, scattered scattered, intermittent, silent, fluttering to sway. And threw it upon the high eaves; and sprinkled it on the dead branches; and leapt to the earth;

Autumn drip on the window, thrown a slight luster, pattering, playing into a autumn march. They seem to be a group of lively and lovely children, drooping to fall on the umbrella, like walking on the umbrella. These "children" like weaving a gray mantle account, hanging between heaven and earth. I seem to see the hazy sky there is a slim girl looming, she seems shy up, put on a layer of mysterious veil. And as if a "city beautician" drive a huge sprinkler in the water, the city should be washed spotlessly.

Autumn winds, blowing away the hot summer, bring cool. Gradually, the rain is getting bigger and bigger, one of the meaningful, let you back to the past, let you miss the hometown, rather than that it is worry, it is better to say that this is a taste of beauty it

Rain is fine, a picture is so sweet, it is to celebrate the crop harvest smile, it is so that the mountains and plains of the fruit red face. "Autumn wind and rain worry about the era of early in the motherland golden autumn gone.

I love the rain, because she put the world with a mysterious clothes!

It is known to all that China is a great big old country, which has

profound culture. As a result, the diversity of culture makes this country

charming. There are fifty-six minorities and all of them have different

features. Many foreigners come to China and they are attracted by the diversity.

For example, the scenery is different in areas. We have green and high mountains

and amazing historical relics. What’s more, Chinese food is famous around the

world. The unity of the minorities makes our country become stronger. Every

Chinese knows that we are families and will fight for the country’s future. We

have the responsibility to keep the country peaceful.

Have you ever had a dream about your splendid future or imagined something ueal but interesting or meaningfulTell your closet friend about it now. My Dream I have a dream that I am always young. Then I will have enough energy to do everything whenever I want. Moreover, I dont have to worry about the old age during which I even cant take care of myself. I know that my dream will not come true. However, I think it is lucky that I am young now. So I will treasure my time, enjoy my life and try my best to do everything well.

我有一个梦想就是我永远年轻，然后我就会有足够的精力去做我想做的事情，而且，我就不会因年老无法照顾自己而忧虑。我深知我的梦想不会实现。然而，我很幸运，现在我很年轻。 因此，我一定要珍惜青春好时光，享受生活，并且尽最大努力把每件事情做好。

[我的梦想英语作文三篇

I am Sally， Everyday

I am very busy. I have too many rules in my house. I have to get up at six o’clock every morning. I must have my breakfast at 7:00 o’clock . I can’t meet my friends after school because I have to walk my dog.(.溜狗) I can’t watch TV on school nights. And I have to be in bed by 10:00 o’clock. On weekends, I have

to make my bed and clean my room. Then I have to wash the dishes. Later I have to go to the Children’s Palace to learn the guitar. I love music. But I can’t listen to music at home .I never have any fun. My life is so boring. What can I do ?

LastSaturday, my parents and I went to visit my grandma. My grandma was glad aboutour coming, so she had already prepared a lot of fresh fruits and deliciousdishes. We had a happy time at the table.

上周六，我和父母一起去看望我奶奶。对于我们的到来，我奶奶很高兴，所以她准备了很多新鲜的水果和美味的菜肴。我们吃饭的时候过得很开心。

Inthe afternoon, we climbed Daming Mountain. The scenery there was so beautiful.Then we had dinner in a restaurant. After dinner, we went to see a film. Howinteresting it was to see a film in the open air! Everyone was so cheerful thatlaughed so happily.

下午的时候我们去爬大明山。那里的风景太美了。之后我们在一家餐馆吃晚饭。晚饭后，我们去看了一场电影。在户外看电影是多么有趣啊！每个人都非常高兴，都笑得那么的开心。

Whata wonderful weekend I had. I would remember it forever.

这是一个多么美好的一个周末。我会永远记住的。

[初中英语作文：美国之旅

English is widely used throughout the world.

So many people speak it as a second language. Online, youll find lots of

information in English. If you dont understand English, how can you know more

about the world, how can you get more knowledge. At international conferences,

English is also used as the official language. Without good English, you cannot

express your ideas well at such conferences, neither can you introduce China to

the outside world.

一、要抓住事物的特征

一篇说明文写得好不好，主要看它有没有抓住事物的特征，写出来是不是使读者得到具体而明确的认识。比如，你参观了动物园，要向小读者介绍长颈鹿。什么是长颈鹿的主要特征呢?跑得快，斑纹美丽，这些都不是长颈鹿独具的特点。长颈鹿最主要的特征是脖子长，它是世界上最高的动物，母鹿身高四米多，公鹿五米左右，最高的记录是五米七八。它有四条又细又长的腿，还长着一个特别长的脖子。令人惊奇的是，它的颈椎骨只有七块，数目和人的颈椎骨一样。长颈鹿的七块颈椎骨排起来，就是它的长脖子，每块颈椎骨的长度就可想而知了。只有把这些写清楚，才算抓住了长颈鹿的主要特征，称得上是一篇较好的说明文。否则，你就说不明白。

那么，怎样去抓特征呢?

首先，要细致观察。文章是客观事物的反映，只有深入细致观察，才能对事物了解得清楚。河南郑州市七中刘伟同学写了一篇介绍《粉蝶》的说明文，文中对粉蝶的种类、形态、生活习性，粉蝶为什么不能在清晨飞舞，以及它对农作物有哪些危害等等，都写得清清楚楚，有根有据。这篇说明文曾被一些学校选为教材。刘伟同学为什么能写出这样好的文章呢?这是因为他平时时生物就有浓厚的兴趣，并且能亲自实践，仔细观察。两年里，他制作了四百多个标本，光粉蝶标本就制了三百多个，共有五、六个种类。他在谈体会时写道：

“昆虫的个体很小，特别是头部构造很难观察。我就向老师借了一个放大镜，我观察的东西就广泛了，昆虫中有粉蝶、蜜蜂、蝗虫、蜻蜓、蚊子、苍蝇等等;植物叶子中有柳叶、梧桐叶、榆叶、槐叶等等，还有草叶和花木……我常把放大镜、笔、记录本带在身边，上下学路上，去公园游玩时抽空作些观察，并记下主要观察内容。”

其次，要查阅资料。我们不能事事亲身经历，而说明文又要求特征准确，材料翔实，这就需要查阅有关的资料，靠前人总结出来的经验来印证。比如，有个在长沙读书的中学生，到北京旅游，参观了故宫，很想向同学们进行介绍。于是，他不但记下了参观的印象，还买了一张《故宫旅游图》和一本《北京十大名胜》，从中了解故宫的历史、地理位置和建筑特点。这样，他就知道：“故宫又名紫禁城，是我国明朝和清朝两代的皇宫，有五百多年的历史。整个宫城呈长方形，占地七十二万平方米，有大小宫殿七十多座、房屋九千多间。周围环绕着十多米高的城墙，墙外是五十多米宽的护城河。城墙的四角上，各有一个玲珑奇巧的角楼。故宫建筑群规模宏大，布局统一。我国明朝初年，为了修建这座宫城，曾经‘役使十万工匠和百万夫役。’故宫是我国古代劳动人民血汗和智慧的结晶。”上面说的这些具体数字、建筑特点，不查阅必要的资料，自然很难掌握。

最后，还要学会比较。世界上的事物千差万别，不同的事物有不同的特点，即使是一类事物，也各具特征。世界上没有绝对相同的两片树叶。孪生兄弟，长得再相似，也能区别出来。抓住事物的特征，就是抓住这个事物区别于其他事物的不同特点，从共性中发现个性，从一般中找到特殊。事物的特征往往在同别的事物相比较中显示出来。比如，要说明中国是一个大国，这个“大”字就很有学问。你可以直接说，中国的面积有九百六十万平方公里，也可以用比较的方法来说明。中国的面积，与法国比，有十七个法国大;与日本比，有二十五个日本大;与英国比，有三十九个英国大;我们祖国的面积，相当于整个欧洲。这样一比较，既具体，又生动，很有说服力。

总之，要抓住说明对象的特征，一方面靠亲身实践，细致观察，另一方面又要善于向书本和有经验的人学习，同时还要周密思考。学会比较，努力去熟悉所要说明的事物。

二、说明要有条理

要想写好一篇说明文，除了要抓住事物的特征外，还要掌握事物本身的条理。依据事物本身的条理来说明，就是要从复杂情况中理出头绪，把事物的特征，事物各部分的关系说清楚，所谓说明有条理，就是行文线索要清楚，层次要分明，不能想到哪里，写到哪里。如果颠来倒去地写，文章的头绪紊乱，同样也会说不明，道不白。叶圣陶先生写过一篇《景泰蓝的制作》的说明文，十分注意文章的条理性。作者抓住“做胎”“掐丝”、“涂色”、“烧制”、“打磨”五道关键的工序，对每道工序的制作和原理都做了详细的说明。结构严紧，条理清楚。

说明文有两种，一种是说明具体事物，如介绍一种新品种;一种是说明抽象事物，如“什么是世界?”。但是无论是具体事物还是抽象事物，都有其特征，都有它的构造和结构，只要我们遵循事物的规律，按照一定顺序加以说明，条理也就清楚了。

说明具体事物的文章，可以由上到下，由前到后，由外到内，由主到次地写，使读者容易了解各部分的相互关系。例如，你们学过的《第比利斯地下印刷所》一文，作者茅盾是这样介绍这个普通小院的结构的：

“这个院子跟附近的许多院子没有什么差别，周围是半人高的木栅栏;左边是一间独立的小屋，屋里有一口井;右边是两间正屋，每间大约一丈见方，前面有走廊;正屋的下面是个地下室，半截露在地面，是做厨房用的，从一边小梯子走下去。

——这样一个院子，在当年是第比利斯小市民住宅的标准样式。

读了这段文章，我们对这个地下印刷所的方位、构造和样式一目了然，就是因为作者按照这样的顺序来说明——由外到内，由左到右，由上到下。

有的同学在介绍具体事物的时候，没有事先根据这些事物的相互关系理清脉络，归纳分类，结果往往容易出现关系凌乱、层次不清的毛病。例如，有一篇介绍商品的文章是这样写的：

“青年食品商店出售各种罐头、干果、香烟和名酒。有菠萝罐头、桔子罐头!荔枝干，有中华牌香烟、牡丹牌香烟、前门牌香烟;有桂元干、葡萄干，有汾酒、竹叶青，还有清蒸元鱼罐头以及闻名世界的茅台酒等等，花色多样，品种齐全。”

这段话中所列举的商品，既有种概念，又有属概念，既有并列的关系，又有从属的关系。作者没有按照这些商品之间的内在关系归纳说明，而是想到哪里写到哪里，层次不清，条理不明。这段话应该改为：

“青年食品商店出售各种罐头、干果、香烟和名酒。罐头有菠萝罐头、桔子罐头、清蒸元鱼罐头等;干果有桂元干、葡萄干、荔枝干等、香烟有中华牌、牡丹牌、前门牌等;名酒有茅台酒、汾酒、竹叶青等。花色多样，品种齐全。”

说明抽象事物的文章，不但要说明事物是“这样的”，而且要进一步说明“为什么会这样的。”这就要按照人们认识事物的规律，步步深入地加以说明，或由浅入深，或由表及里，或由具体到抽象，或由原因到结果，或由现象到本质，或由数量到质量，或由特殊到一般等等。例如，鸟为什么会飞?人为什么会做梦?都属于这一类。如果是说明事物的变化发展过程，可以按照时间的顺序。如果属于介绍生产技术，可以按照生产的程序。只有按照事物本身的条理，来确定说明的顺序，文章才能写得眉目清楚。

当你读完这篇文章以后，请你不妨做做这样的练习：

假如你有一位在北京上学的朋友，暑假里，他想到韶山参观毛主席的故居(你住在韶山附近)，希望你陪他一起参观。但是，他不知道怎么走最方便，怎样才能顺利地找到你家。那么，请你写封信告诉他：你家的地址，从北京到长沙应该坐几次车，到了长沙，又怎样才能找到你的家，你家的四周有些什么可供辨认的特点和标志。要求使你的朋友看了你的信以后，在路上不必多打听就能顺利地找到你家。

三、说明文的语言要确切、简洁、通俗

确切：说明文内容的科学性和专业性都比较强，它要求语言要确切，不能夸大和缩小。比如，有个同学知道他们学校种了很多树，绿化搞得不错，他在《我们的校园》一文中写道：“我们学校的绿化面积在全市中学居首位。”这样写就有不够准确的地方。如果有人问：“贵校的绿化面积到底有多少?你怎么知道别的学校都不如贵校呢?”这位同学恐怕就不好回答，因为他只知道本校绿化搞得好，还来不及进行一番仔细的调查研究。所以，这句话可以改为：“目前，我校的绿化是全市绿化搞得好的学校之一。”加上“目前”二字，不包括“过去”和“未来”;加上“之一”，就不是“唯一”。这样就比较确切了。

语言确切，首先是用词准确。说明文最忌含糊其词，什么“大概”、“差不多”、“可能”……模棱两可，该肯定不肯定，该否定不否定，用来说明事物就不容易做到恰如其分。《中国石拱桥》一文中有这样一段话：“赵州桥横跨在洨河上……修建于公元六○五年左右，到现在已经一千三百多年了，还保持着原来的雄姿……赵州桥非常雄伟，全长五十点八二米，两端宽约九点六米，中部略窄，宽约九米。”

这段话中的数字，有的是约数，有的是确数。因为赵州桥在哪年建成，史书上已经找不到确凿的记载，所以只能说个约数;而赵州桥的长度，却精确到小数点后两位，这不但要说明实有其桥，而且从这些具体精确的数字，可以看出我国古代劳动人民的智慧。写说明文，一定要下功夫选取“最恰当的”、“最精确的”语言来表达。

简洁：语言简洁，就是精炼，干净利落，用尽可能少的话，把事物说清楚，不要罗嗦重复、拖泥带水。比如“大雪把铁路淹没无踪”，“下水游泳应注意些什么”，这两句话中的“无踪”和“下水”都是重复多余的话，应该删去。

为了做到说明文的语言简洁，还要防止不必要的“引伸”和“寓义”。有些同学习惯于写记叙文，喜欢形容和描写，初学写说明文，有时也要来一番“引伸”和“寓义”。比如，有一篇介绍《松树和柳树》的说明文，结尾是这样写的：

“我们既要学习松树坚强不屈的品格，又要学习柳树栽在哪里，就在哪里生根的精神。”

记事抒情的文章，自然可以这样写，说明文就没有必要了，写了反而“画蛇添足”，不简洁了。

通俗：语言通俗，就是运用群众中明白通顺的话，把本来是抽象的概念说得具体生动，把本来深奥的道理说得浅显易懂。下面，让我们看看这段说明：

几千年来，劳动人民注意了草木荣枯，候鸟去来等自然现象同气候的关系，据以安排农事。杏花开了，就好象大自然在传语要赶快耕地;桃花开了，又好象在暗示要赶快种谷子，布谷鸟开始唱歌，劳动人民懂得它在唱什么：“阿公阿婆，割麦插木。”这样看来，花香鸟语，草长莺飞，都是大自然的语言。

这些自然现象，我们古代劳动人民称它为物候。

以上一例，是关于什么是物候的说明。作者使用的语言通俗，说明具体而生动。它把气候变化和动物活动、植物生长、农业生产的关系都说清楚了。

说明文的语言要通俗，并不是不要生动、有趣。叶圣陶先生在《文章例话》中说：“说明文不一定就是板起面孔来说话，说明文未尝不可带一点风趣。”有些说明文运用拟人、比喻、引用等修辞手法，写得很有趣昧。例如：

(1)庄稼有了化学朋友，就不怕生物界敌人的进攻了。

(2)蜻蜓被誉为昆虫里的“飞行之王”。在闷热的夏季，暴雨将至或骤雨初歇，蜻蜓常常三五成群在空中飞舞。它好似一架飞机，而飞行技巧却远远高超于飞机之上。

(3)“白露早，寒露迟，秋分种麦正当时。”这是华北中部地区流行的一句农谚。这句农谚说明种庄稼要看节气。

例①运用拟人写法，读来颇有情趣。例②把蜻蜓和飞机相比，贴切生动，使被说明的事物变得浅显易懂。例③引用农谚，通俗地讲解了节气与种庄稼的关系。

Raise your head on August 4 and gaze at the stars, you will find something romantic going on in the sky.

VALENTINE‘‘S Day in China, the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, falls on August 4 this year.

That is, on Monday evening, Niu Lang and Zhi Nu will meet on a bridge of magpies(鹊桥) across the Milky Way(银河). Chinese grannies will remind children that they would not be able to see any magpies on that evening because all the magpies have left to form a bridge in the heavens with their wings.

Romantic legend

The legend has been handed down for nearly 2 millennia. The story has been recorded as far back as the Jin Dynasty (256-420 AD). Poets composed hundreds of verses on the love story and many types of Chinese opera tell the story.

The Chinese people believe that the star Vega(织女星), east of the Milky Way, is Zhi Nu and, at the constellation of Aquila(天鹰座), on the western side of the Milky Way, Niu Lang waits for his wife.

Zhi Nu was said to be the youngest of seven daughters of the Queen of Heaven. With her sisters, she worked hard to weave beautiful clouds in the sky, while Niu Lang was a poor orphan cowherd, driven out of his home by his elder brother and his cruel wife.

Niu Lang lamented over his lonely and poor life with an old cow, his only friend and companion. The magical cow kindly told him of a way to find a beautiful and nice woman as his life companion.

Under the direction of the cow, Niu Lang went to the riverside on an evening, where the seven fairies slipped out of their heavenly palace to bathe.

He took one of the beautiful silk dresses the fairies had left on the bank. When the fairies left the water, tthe youngest couldn‘‘t find her clothes and had to see her sisters fly back to heaven without her.

Then Niu Lang came out with the dress and asked the youngest fairy, Zhi Nu, to stay with him.

Several years passed on Earth, which were only a few days in heaven. Niu Lang and Zhi Nu lived happily together and had two children before the Queen of Heaven discovered Zhi Nu‘‘s absence.

She was so annoyed she had Zhi Nu brought back to heaven. Seeing his beloved wife flying in the sky, Niu Lang was terrified. He caught sight of the cowhide hanging on a wall. The magical cow had told him before dying of old age: "Keep the cowhide(牛皮) for emergency use."

Putting the cowhide on, he went after his wife with his two children.

With the help of the cowhide, Niu Lang was able to follow Zhi Nu into heaven. He was about to reach his wife when the Queen showed up and pulled off her hairpin to draw a line between the two. The line became the Silver River in heaven, or the Milky Way.

Zhi Nu went back to the heavenly workshop, going on weaving the clouds. But she was so sad, and missed her husband across the Silver River so much that the clouds she weaved seemed sad. Finally, the Queen showed a little mercy, allowing the couple to meet once every year on the Silver River

很久以前，有一个跟着哥嫂过活的孤儿，既聪明又勤快，可嫂嫂仍嫌弃他，天不亮就赶他上山放牛，大家都叫他牛郎。几年后，哥嫂和牛郎分了家，狼心的嫂嫂只给他一间破茅房、一头老牛。从此，牛郎白天放牛、砍柴，晚上就和老牛同睡在那间破茅房内。一天，牛郎赶牛走进了一片陌生的树林，这里山青水秀、鸟语花香。牛郎见到九个仙女驾着祥云落在河的草地上，然后脱去五彩霓裳，跳进清澈见底的河水里，牛郎盯着一个最年轻是美丽的仙女看入了神，这时老牛突然说话了："她是天上的织女，只要拿走五彩霓裳，她就会做你的妻子。"牛郎悄悄地沿着树从，悄悄拿走了织女的五彩霓裳。天近午时，其他仙女纷纷穿起五彩霓裳，驾着祥云而去。唯独找不到五彩霓裳的织女留下了。这时，牛郎从树后走出，请求织女做他的妻子。织女见牛郎忠厚老实，勤劳健壮，便脉脉含羞地点了点头。牛郎织女喜结良缘后，男耕女织，互敬互爱。两年后，织女生下一男一女。然而天帝闻知织女下嫁人间，勃然大怒。七月初七，王母奉旨带着天兵天将捉了织女。悲痛欲绝的牛郎在老牛的帮助下，用萝筐挑着儿女追上天去。眼看追上了，王母拔下金簪一划，牛郎脚下立刻出现一条波涛汹涌的天河。肝肠寸断的织女和肩挑儿女的牛郎，一个在河东一个在河西，遥望对泣。哭声感动了喜鹊，霎时无数的喜鹊飞向天河，搭起一座鹊桥，牛郎织女终于可以在鹊桥上相会了。王母无奈，只好允许牛郎织女每年的七月初七在桥上相会一次。

当然，这只是个传说。乞巧的仪式源自古代织女桑神的原始信仰。这种信仰结合了牛郎织女每年七月七日相会的说法，成了我们今时今日的七夕七巧民间信仰。

在我国，农历七月初七，人们俗称"七夕节",也有人称之为"乞巧节"或"女儿节",这是中国传统节日中最具浪漫色彩的一个节日，也是过去姑娘们最为重视的日子。其实不仅仅是汉族，壮族、满族、朝鲜族等也有过"七夕节"的习俗。不过，随着西方"情人节"流入中土，"七夕节"逐渐又被人称为中国的"情人节".然而她在年轻人中的影响力，却远不及每年阳历2月14日的西方"情人节".不光如此，象这样历史悠久且文化内涵深厚、有如此美丽传说的节日，竟越来越不受社会重视，越来越受冷落，是世界变化得太快?还是节日不够现代跟不上时代?牛郎织女难道真的会被中国人遗弃吗?"七夕节"受冷落迫使我们的目光又聚焦到中国传统节日的兴衰上。农历七月初七--七夕节

民间爱情传说之一的牛郎织女的故事。

七夕节始终和牛郎织女的传说相连，这是一个很美丽，千古流传的爱情故事，是我国四大民间爱情传说之一。

相传在很早以前，南阳城西牛家庄里有个聪明、忠厚的小伙子，父母早亡，只好跟着哥哥嫂子度日，嫂子马氏为人狠毒，经常虐待他，逼他干很多的活，一年秋天，嫂子逼他去放牛，给他九头牛，却让他等有了十头牛时才能回家，牛郎无奈只好赶着牛出了村。

……

一天，天上的织女和诸仙女一起下凡游戏，在河里洗澡，牛郎在老牛的帮助下认识了织女，二人互生情意，后来织女便偷偷下凡，来到人间，做了牛郎的妻子。织女还把从天上带来的天蚕分给大家，并教大家养蚕，抽丝，织出又光又亮的绸缎。

牛郎和织女结婚后，男耕女织，情深意重，他们生了一男一女两个孩子，一家人生活得很幸福。但是好景不长，这事很快便让天帝知道，王母娘娘亲自下凡来，强行把织女带回天上，恩爱夫妻被拆散。

牛郎上天无路，还是老牛告诉牛郎，在它死后，可以用它的皮做成鞋，穿着就可以上天。牛郎按照老牛的话做了，穿上牛皮做的鞋，拉着自己的儿女，一起腾云驾雾上天去追织女，眼见就要追到了，岂知王母娘娘拔下头上的金簪一挥，一道波涛汹涌的天河就出现了，牛郎和织女被隔在两岸，只能相对哭泣流泪。他们的忠贞爱情感动了喜鹊，千万只喜鹊飞来，搭成鹊桥，让牛郎织女走上鹊桥相会，王母娘娘对此也无奈，只好允许两人在每年七月七日于鹊桥相会。

后来，每到农历七月初七，相传牛郎织女鹊桥相会的日子，姑娘们就会来到花前月下，抬头仰望星空，寻找银河两边的牛郎星和织女星，希望能看到他们一年一度的相会，乞求上天能让自己能象织女那样心灵手巧，祈祷自己能有如意称心的美满婚姻，由此形成了七夕节。

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