Question

【题目】假定你是李华。你的美国朋友Gary Lee即将来华。他想有一个中文名字，向你求助。请回复邮件，介绍中文姓名的特点，帮他取一个中文名字，并简要说明理由。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.名字可用中文表示；

3.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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Li Hua

Answer 1

【答案】Dear Gary,

I’m very glad to know that you are coming to China. Of course, a Chinese name will help you better fit in with the new culture.

The biggest difference between Chinese names and English names is that we put the family name first. A Chinese name usually consists of two or three characters, which often carry some special significance or expectations. As you are an energetic and warm-hearted boy, I recommend you the name 李阳, Li Yang. The family name, which is shared by billions of Chinese, has the same pronunciation as yours. The given name means the sun in Chinese.

I hope you like your new name and have a really good time in China.

Yours

Li Hua

【解析】本文篇作文为书信类文章，写作内容是针对别人的求助给予建议。命题者要求同学们以取中文名字为主要话题，一方面考查了学生的语言表达能力，另一方面也考查了学生对中国文化的底蕴的了解程度。综合起来说这是很好的一个写作题。按照命题者的写作要求，同学们在作文中至少要涉及到三个方面，分别是“介绍中文姓名的特点”，“ 取一个中文名字”以及取名字的理由。其中第一点“介绍中文姓名的特点”相对较难，如果不会用长句表达，用几个短句将意思表达清楚也未尝不可。需要注意的是“解释理由”，这一点考查同学们的独立思考能力和创新意识。

【范文亮点】1. that引导表语从句：The biggest difference between Chinese names and English names is that we put the family name first.这句话中用that引导表语从句。2. which引导非限制性定语从句A Chinese name usually consists of two or three characters, which often carry some special significance or expectations 在说明中文名字的第二个特征时采用which引导的非限制性定语从句，先行词为前文中的two or three characters。在说明第一个特征的时候已经采用了长句，其实在这里完全可以使用两个短句表达第二个特征。但这个非限制性定语从句的使用使得文章结构更加流畅，也表明了作者对语法句型熟练十分掌握。