部位記人:母親的眼睛-My Mothers Eyes
母親的眼睛
【內容提示】
你母親長著一雙機敏、沉著的眼睛。每當你遇到挫折時，這雙眼睛都會給你以鼓勵。你小時候學走路時，這雙眼睛鼓勵過你；再大點，你學騎腳踏車的時候，這雙眼睛鼓勵過你；上學後，你考試不及格時，她不責備你，而是用她那出神的眼睛鼓勵你。如今你長大了，不用再讓她操心了。但是，每當你想起那雙眼睛，你就會感到她在激勵著你。
請你以“母親的眼睛”為題寫一篇英語文章。
【作文示範】
My Mother's Eyes
My mother has a pair of quick eyes which can speak. When I suffer setbacks①,her eyes seem to say,“Be brave, dear!”
When I was a baby learning to walk with great difficulty, my mother always lent me a hand and her eyes seemed to say,“Be brave and try again, dear!” Encouraged by her eyes, I stood up and moved bravely inch by inch toward her. When I threw myself into her arms at last, her eyes shone with happiness.
Later, the more I learned, the more difficulties I met with. But my mother's eyes always encouraged me. For example, when I was learning how to ride a bike, I was clumsy② and fell off over and over again. I was discouraged. But her firm eyes stared at me, telling me to be brave and try again. With her encouragement I could ride my bike very well before long.
When I failed in exams, my mother wouldn't blame me. On the contrary what I did in my papers would open her eyes to find my mistakes. And she would help me find out the reasons and want me to take my courage in both hands③.
Now I have grown up and don't have to depend so much on my mother. But whenever I suffer a setback, I feel as if my mother's eyes flashed across my mind with her encouraging words:“Be brave, dear!”
【詞語解釋】
①setback ['setb$k] n．挫折；失敗
②clumsy ['kl)mzi] a．不靈活的；笨拙的
③take one's courage in both hands勇往直前
【寫法指要】
本文描寫了“母親”的一雙敏銳、沉著、閃亮、果斷的眼睛。每當作者遇到困難的時候就會感到這雙眼睛在注視著自己，就會受到啟發和激勵。全文分為四個階段，但貫穿著一個主題，即“be brave”和“encourage”。就是說，文章用多次重複“be brave”和“eyes”，反覆使用同根詞“courage, encourage, discouraging, encouragement”的手法使上下文連貫，集中對付引言段中出現的“setbacks”，使全文達到高度的統一（unity）。
部位記人:母親的眼睛-My Mothers Eyes