永恒的美

「内容提示」

　　美，人人都爱。当我们来到一个名胜景点，看到蔚蓝色的天空、葱绿的青山、清凌凌的水时，我们说这是一种美；我们读到一首新颖的诗歌，一篇优美的散文或奇妙的文章时，也会赞叹这是一种美。美，处处皆是，但是，我们最崇敬的是心灵美和人品的美。请你写一篇文章，用一个具体事例说明这种美。

　　「作文示范」

　　Eternal Beauty

　　毕坤

　　When you get to a scenic spot and see the blue sky， the green mountain and clear water， maybe you will say this is beauty. When you read a fresh poem， graceful prose① or a wonderful article， perhaps you will sag that is beauty…。 Beauty exists everywhere and everyone likes beauty. This story is about beauty of another kind——that of an ordinary woman， Yao Xinxin.

　　Once， my grandmother was on a bus. Suddenly she felt sick and wanted to throw up②， but she was afraid to make the bus dirty. The moment Ms Yao saw this， she handed her own clean mug③ to my grandma and said，“Don't worry， granny. You can use this mug. ”Grandma was very grateful， but she was so weak that she suddenly fell down in a faint④。Without delay Ms Yao asked the driver to drive the bus over to a hospital nearby. After an examination， the doctor told Ms Yao that my grandma must stay in hospital for a day or two. Ms Yao paid the fee⑤ for my grandma and sat by the bed for a day.

　　In the meantime⑥， my family were searching everywhere for Grandma. How we wished we could see dear Grandma again. Just when we were much worried， the next day Grandma appeared before us supported by a stranger. As you can guess， it was Ms Yao. We were wondering about this when Grandma said，“Without the kind conductor， I might not have been able to see you any more.” We thanked Ms Yao again and again， tears in our eyes.

　　（选自1987年9月15日《上海学生英文报》）

　　「词语解释」

　　①graceful['greisful] prose[pr+uz] 优美的散文

　　②throw up 呕吐

　　③mug[m）g] n.大杯

　　④faint[feint] n.昏厥 fall（down） in a faint昏倒

　　⑤fee[fi：] n.费

　　⑥meantime['mi：ntaim] n.其间

　　「写法指要」

　　本文引言段使用的是隐含篇题（implied thesis），即作者没有把篇题说出来，而是让读者自己通过阅读全文去归纳：这是一种心灵的美和人品的美。这一点我们可以通过作者使用的例证（illustration），即感人肺腑的真实故事体会出来。此外，作者在叙述文中的人物时也是用的含蓄手法：开始我们只知道好心人名叫Yao Yinxin，并不知道她是干什么的，直到最后才通过 Grandma 的话道出来，这就造成了一种人物身分的悬念，发人深省。