情景导入
学校图书角要办 Story Time 推荐活动,请同学们用英语写一张"故事推荐卡",介绍自己最喜欢的故事。
小舟最爱《龟兔赛跑》,可他把整个故事从头到尾译了一遍,写了两百词还没写完。老师提醒他:"推荐卡不是翻译比赛——用三四句话概括情节,再用两三句话说清你为什么喜欢,这才是关键。"
这一讲我们学习"故事概括 + 理由表达"的写法,让你三分钟讲好一个故事,还能讲出它打动你的地方。
核心词汇
谈论故事的高频词汇:
| 类别 | 常用表达 |
|---|---|
| 故事类型 | fairy tale(童话)、fable(寓言)、folk story(民间故事)、adventure story(冒险故事) |
| 情节要素 | main character(主人公)、at the beginning(开头)、in the end(结尾)、win the race(赢得比赛) |
| 人物品质 | brave(勇敢的)、kind(善良的)、hard-working(勤奋的)、proud(骄傲的)、lazy(懒惰的) |
| 表达喜爱 | my favourite story(我最爱的故事)、be interested in(对……感兴趣)、learn a lesson from(从……中吸取教训) |
经典故事英文名:The Tortoise and the Hare(龟兔赛跑)、The Ugly Duckling(丑小鸭)、Journey to the West(西游记)
句型与结构
三段式结构:
- 开头段(故事是什么):My favourite story is The Tortoise and the Hare. It's a famous fable.(点出故事名和类型。)
- 主体段(讲了什么):用 3~4 句概括情节,故事内容习惯用一般现在时——A hare laughs at a slow tortoise, so they have a race. The hare runs fast but sleeps on the way. In the end, the tortoise wins the race.
- 结尾段(为什么爱 + 道理):I love this story because it tells us that slow and steady wins the race.(用 because 讲理由,用 It tells us that... 点道理。)
核心技巧一:概括情节的"三句法"
- 第一句:开端(谁 + 起因);第二句:发展(发生了什么);第三句:结局(In the end...)。超过四句就是在"翻译"而不是"概括"了。
核心技巧二:理由句式升级
- I love this story because the tortoise never gives up, and it teaches me to keep working hard.
提分句型:
- It tells us that + 道理:It tells us that we should never look down on others.
听说训练
写前口头操练(先说顺再下笔):
- My favourite story is The Tortoise and the Hare. (我最喜欢的故事是《龟兔赛跑》。)
- The story is about a race between a hare and a tortoise. (这个故事讲的是兔子和乌龟的一场比赛。)
- It tells us that slow and steady wins the race. (它告诉我们:稳扎稳打才能获胜。)
辨析对比
| 词 | 含义 | 例句 |
|---|---|---|
| story | 故事(最通用) | Grandma often tells me stories. |
| tale | 童话、传说(常与 fairy 连用) | Snow White is a fairy tale. |
| novel | 长篇小说 | My father is reading a novel. |
文化角
《龟兔赛跑》出自古希腊的《伊索寓言》(Aesop's Fables),英语世界的孩子几乎人人会讲,slow and steady wins the race 也成了英语谚语。而中国故事同样精彩:《西游记》的英文名 Journey to the West 在海外很有名,孙悟空叫 the Monkey King。向外国朋友推荐中国故事,是用英语讲好中国故事的第一步——推荐卡上写一个中国故事,往往更让人眼前一亮。
易错点
- 复述故事变翻译:逐句翻译原文导致严重超字数——牢记"三句法":开端、发展、结局各一句。
- 时态混乱:概括故事情节习惯用一般现在时(The hare runs fast),别一会儿 runs 一会儿 ran。
- because 与 so 连用:Because it's interesting, so I like it ❌ → 二选一:I like it because it's interesting ✅。
中考真题
假如你是李华,学校英语图书角正在开展 My Favourite Story 推荐活动。请写一篇短文介绍你最喜欢的故事,内容包括:
- 故事的名字和类型;
- 用三四句话概括故事内容;
- 你喜欢它的理由和从中学到的道理。
要求:70 词左右,可适当发挥。
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My favourite story is The Tortoise and the Hare. It's a famous fable from Aesop's Fables.
The story is about a race between a hare and a tortoise. The hare runs very fast, so he laughs at the slow tortoise. But on the way, the proud hare stops and sleeps under a tree. The tortoise keeps walking and never gives up. In the end, he wins the race.
I love this story because the tortoise never stops trying. It tells us that slow and steady wins the race. When I meet problems in study, this story always cheers me up.
点评:① 三段清晰:故事名—情节概括—理由与道理;② 情节只用四句,一般现在时统一;③ 亮点:because 理由句、It tells us that 道理句、结尾联系自身学习;④ 约 100 词。
考点
- 故事推荐/读后感类作文是七年级下拓展题型,也是期末"开放性写作"的常见方向;
- 核心考查:情节概括能力(一般现在时)、because 理由句、It tells us that 道理句;
- 备考策略:提前准备一个"拿手故事"(建议一中一外),把"三句情节 + 两句理由"背熟,考场遇到读书、电影、人物类话题都能迁移。
诵读 Read Aloud
My favourite story is The Tortoise and the Hare. It's a famous fable from Aesop's Fables.
The story is about a race between a hare and a tortoise. The hare runs very fast, so he laughs at the slow tortoise. But on the way, the proud hare stops and sleeps under a tree. The tortoise keeps walking and never gives up. In the end, he wins the race.
I love this story because the tortoise never stops trying. It tells us that slow and steady wins the race. When I meet problems in study, this story always cheers me up.
诵读小贴士:诵读时体会"三句情节"的节奏:起因(laughs at)—转折(But... sleeps)—结局(In the end... wins);最后一段的 because 句和 It tells us that 句是读后感的两块"金砖",背熟后写任何书、电影、人物都能用。