文章结尾的作用是概括全文内容,进一步强调或肯定文章的中心思想,使文章意义表达得更加深刻。
文章结尾的形式也是多种多样的,常见的有以下几种:
1、首尾呼应,画龙点睛
在文章的结尾,把含义较深的话放在末尾,以点明主题,深化主题,起到画龙点睛的效果。如“i cannot forget her” (我忘不了她)的结尾:
after her death,i felt as if something were missing in my life. i was sad over her passing away,but i knew she would not have had any regrets at having given her life for the benefit of the people.
2、重复主题句
结尾回到文章开头阐明的中心思想或主题句上,达到强调的效果。如“i love my home town”(我爱家乡)的结尾:
i love my home town,and i love its people. they too have changed. they are going all out to do * for the good of our motherland.
3、自然结尾
随着文章的结束,文章自然而然地结尾。如“fishing”(钓鱼)的结尾:
i caught as many as twenty fish in two hours,but my brother caught many *. tired from fishing,we lay down on the river bank,bathing in the sun. we returned home very late.
4、含蓄性的结尾
用比喻或含蓄的手法不直接点明作者的看法,而是让读者自己去领会和思考。如“a day of harvesting”(收割的日子)的结尾:
*ning came before we realized it. we put down our sickles and looked at each other. our clothes were wet with sweat,but on *ry face there was a smile.
5、用反问结尾
虽然形式是问句,但意义却是肯定的,并具有特别的强调作用,引起读者深思。如“should we learn to do housework?”(我们要不要学做家务?) 的结尾。
*ryone should learn to do housework. don’t you agree,boys and girls?
6、指明方向,激励读者
结尾表示对将来的展望,或期待读者投入行动。如“let’s go in for sports”(让我们参加体育运动)的结尾:
as we have said above,sports can be of great value. they not only make people live happily but also * people to learn virtues and do their work bettter. a sound mind is in a sound body. let’s go in for sports.
文章的结尾没有一定的模式,可以根据表达主题的需要灵活创造。一般的习惯是,一些记叙文和描写文经常采用自然结尾的方法;但说理性和逻辑性较强的说明文和议论文则往往都有结束语,以便使文章首尾呼应,结构完整。
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