概要写作(Summary writing)
概要写作。阅读下面的短文,根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
Exercise 12
Although being famous might sound like a dream come true, today's stars, feeling like zoo animals, face pressures that few of us can imagine. They are at the center of much of the world's attention. Paparazzi (狗仔队)camp outside their homes, cameras ready. Tabloids (小 报)publish thrilling stories about their personal lives. Just imagine not being able to do anything without being photographed or interrupted for a signature. According to psychologist Christina Villarreal, celebrities—famous people一worry constantly about their public appearance. Eventually, they start to lose track of who they really are, seeing themselves the way their fans imagine them, not as the people they were before everyone knew their names. "Over time," Villarreal says, "they feel separated and lonely ." The phenomenon of tracking celebrities has been around for ages. In the 4th century B. C., painters followed Alexander the Great into battle, hoping to picture his victories for his admirers. When Charles Dickens visited America in the 19th century, his sold-out readings attracted thousands of fans, leading him to complain about his lack of privacy. Tabloids of the 1920s and 1930s ran articles about film-stars in much the same way that modern tabloids and websites do. Being a public figure today, however, is a lot more difficult than it used to be. Superstars cannot move about without worrying about photographers with modern cameras. When, they say something silly or do something ridiculous, there is always the Internet to spread the news in minutes and keep their “story” alive forever. If fame is so troublesome, why aren't all celebrities running away from it The answer is that there are still ways to deal with it. Some stars stay calm by surrounding themselves with trusted friends and family or by escaping to remote places away from big cities. They focus not on how famous they are but on what they love to do or whatever made them famous in the first place. Sometimes a few celebrities can get a little justice. Still, even stars who enjoy full justice often complain about how hard their lives are. They are tired of being famous already.
一、 试题详解
.核心内容
本文是一篇议论文,全文共四段。文章讨论成名带给名人们的影响以及名人处理这些压力的方法。 第一段通过描述追踪名人这一现象引出话题:名人是全世界关注的焦点。他们的个人隐私得不到保护。而一些名人为了维持自己的公众形象,开始偏离真实的生活轨道。而随着时间的推移,他们感受到孤独感和隔离感。第二段以名人亚历山大大帝、狄更斯为例,说明追踪名人这一现象由来已久。第三段指出相机和网络让当今的名人生活更不易。第四段提及一些名人找到办法来缓解成名压力,但与此同时,一些名人仍然受成名所累,心力交瘁。
.写作思路
(1) 依据论述主题,归纳段落大意。通过整合该文第一段关键词''celebrities, center of attention, lose track",可得出段落大意"Celebrities who are at the center of the world's attention worry about their public appearance and start to lose track of who they really are." 第二段首句“The phenomenon of tracking celebrities has been around for ages.”为段落主题句。第三段首句“Being a public figure today, however, is a lot more difficult than it used to be."为段落主题句。通过整合关键词块"ways to deal with it, tired"得岀第四段段落大意“There are ways to deal with it, but some still feel tired of being famous."。
(2) 确定表达要点,灵活准确表达。该文要点条理清晰,由现象引出论点。通过历史名人事例明确论点,再进一步说明原因,最后提出可行的解决方法等。要点1是第一段的段落大意,名人是人们关注的焦点,他们因担心自己的公众形象而开始迷失自己。因为该要点所含信息较多,可使用非谓语动词形式进行表达,对名人被追逐、迷失自我等信息加以补充说明。要点2可对第二段主题句进行简单的同义替换。要点3是第三段主题句:在现代,由于相机和网络的存在,名人的生活更不容易。同时,要点3和 要点2之间是转折关系,可用but之类的转折连词来衔接句子。要点4是对第四段的概括,即名人为了缓解成名压力而釆取的一系列措施,可用luckily或fortunately引出。
参考范文
Chased around all the time, celebrities strive to live up to the public expectations, some even losing themselves on the road to fame.(要点1) The craze for following celebrities started long ago.(要点2) However, it is much harder to be a star these days due to advanced cameras and the Internet.(要点3) Fortunately, some stars have worked out solutions to reducing such pressure though some claim they are stressed out.(要点 4)
范文解析
要点1中,"chased around all the time"替换原文的"at the center of much of the world's attention”,用“live up to the public expectations"简要概括名人们受成名所累,过于关注自身的公众形象,并用独立主格“some even losing themselves on the road to fame”替换原文的"start to lose track of who they really are"。要点2中通过craze 一词表达出追踪名人这一现象的狂热。要点3用however 表示转折。要点4中,fortunately引出一些solutions,同时用though转折表明一些名人心力交瘁;最后用"some claim they are stressed out"替换原文的“stars... complain how hard... They are tired of being famous already."。
四、 提炼归纳
语义转换
例如,本文话题是成名带给名人们的影响以及名人处理这些压力的方法。相关话题词汇及表达的拓展和积累:Celebrities and other famous people cannot lead lives of normal people. / The current extensive concentration on the personal lives of famous people by media imposes immense pressure on these people. / They may be forced to live in their own little secluded world. / Being famous can stop celebrities from indulging in the little pleasures of life.
要点整合
为使概要表达更简洁有效,可使用非谓语动词“chased...”、独立主格结构“some even losing themselves..." 、转折连词however、表原因的副词短语“due to”、副词fortunately、转折连词though等连接句子,使得句式精练,内容丰富。