Question

【题目】假设你是李华。你的美国朋友Jim 想了解中国人起名字的习惯，并请你帮他起一个中文名字。请你写封邮件，内容包括：

1. 介绍中国人起名字的习惯；

2. 名字常表达的意义。（至少两点）

3. 给Jim起一个中文名字；

4. 说明起此名字的理由。

注意：1.词数100字左右;

2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Jim,

I am glad to tell you something about the Chinese naming practice. __________________________________

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Yours,

Li Hua

Answer 1

【答案】Dear Jim,

I am glad to tell you something about the Chinese naming practice.

Unlike your tradition, the family name in China is put first, followed by the given name, which usually contains one or two Chinese characters. Chinese people often name a baby with their best wishes in mind, like wishes for good health, bright future and happiness. Some names imply the birth time, birth place, or even a natural phenomenon at the time of birth. Besides, parents also need to consider how the names sound to avoid being teased or given a bad nickname.

As for your Chinese name, how about Ji Xiang？It means “good luck” and the first character has a similar pronunciation to your name Jim. I hope you’ll love this Chinese name.

Yours,

Li Hua

【解析】本篇书面表达属于提纲类作文，根据提示信息写作时注意以下几点：

1、审题。仔细阅读有关提示，弄清试题提供的所有信息，明确几个要点：介绍中国人起名字的习惯；给他起一个中文名字；说明起此名字的理由．

2、进行构思，列出简单的提纲。提纲是文章的总体框架，要在提纲的范围内进行分析、构思和想象．要依据提示情景或词语，按照一定逻辑关系来写．本文写作时可以按照要点所给的顺序写．

3、扩展成文。根据要表达的内容确定句子的时态、语态；就本文而言应该用一般现在时态。注意使用高级词汇和句式，以增加文章的亮点．

【亮点说明】本文结构紧凑，层次分明，而且使用了多句式表达：既有非谓语，又有定语从句、状语从句和名词从句，给文章增分许多，另外一些较记级的词汇及连词（besides），也让文章内容更加丰富多彩。

非谓语作状语：Unlike your tradition，the family name in China is put first，followed by the given name．。非限制性定语从句：, followed by the given name, which usually contains one or two Chines。由and引导的并列句：It means “good luck” and the first character has a similar pronunciation to your name Jim. 及由hope引导的宾语从句：I hope you’ll love this Chinese name. 文章中使用了一些较高级的词汇如：Unlike 不像…一样；at the time of在…的时候；In terms of关于；because of由于；As for至于