A Handbook of Writing 英语写作手册（修订本）PDF电子书下载

Part one Manuscript FormⅠ．Arrangement 1

Ⅱ．Word Division 3

Ⅲ．Capitalization 4

Ⅳ．Punctuation 5

Ⅴ．Handwriting 7

Exercises 8

Part Two DictionⅠ．Levels of Words 9

Ⅱ．The Meaning of Words 13

Ⅲ．General and Specific Words 17

Ⅳ．Idioms 20

Ⅴ．Figures of Speech 22

1．Simile 22

2．Metaphor 23

3．Personification 24

4．Metonymy 25

5．Synecdoche 25

6．Euphemism 26

7．Irony 26

8．Overstatement and Understatement 27

9．Transferred Epithet 27

10．Oxymoron 28

11．Alliteration 28

Ⅵ．Dictionaries 29

1．Using Dictionaries 29

2．Some Good Dictionaries 32

Exercises 36

Part Three The SentenceⅠ．Complete Sentences and Sentence Fragments 41

Ⅱ．Types of Sentences 44

1．Declarative,Interrogative,Imperative,and Exclamatory Sentences 44

2．Simple,Compound,Complex,and Compound-Complex Sentences 45

3．Loose,Periodic and Balanced Sentences 47

4．Short and Long Sentences 50

Ⅲ．Effective Sentences 54

1．Unity 54

2．Coherence 55

3．Conciseness 60

4．Emphasis 62

5．Variety 70

Exercises 72

Part Four The ParagraphⅠ．Effective Paragraphs 81

1．Unity 81

2．Coherence 83

3．Transition 84

Ⅱ．Ways of Developing Paragraphs 87

1．Planning a Paragraph 87

2．Development by Time 88

3．Development by Process 90

4．Development by Space 91

5．Development by Example and Generalization 93

6．Development by Comparison and Contrast 96

7．Development by Cause and Effect 101

8．Development by Classification 103

9．Development by Definition 105

10．Development by a Combination of Methods 107

Exercises 109

Part Five The Whole CompositionⅠ．Steps in Writing a Composition 144

1．Planning a Composition 144

2．Types of Outlines 146

3．Writing the First Draft 150

4．Revising the First Draft 151

5．Making the Final Copy 153

Ⅱ．Organization 153

1．Some Principles 153

2．The Beginning 154

3．The End 157

Ⅲ．Types of Writing 158

1．Description 158

2．Narration 172

3．Exposition 181

（1）Illustration 182

（2）Division and Classification 186

（3）Comparison and Contrast 194

（4）Cause and Effect 208

（5）Definition 219

4．Argumentation 233

Exercises 247

Part Six The Summary and Book ReportⅠ．The Summary 262

1．Uses of Summary Writing 262

2．Procedure 263

Ⅱ．The Book Report 271

Exercises 275

Part Seven Formal and Informal StylesⅠ．The Meaning of Style 282

Ⅱ．Formal and Informal Styles 283

Exercises 292

Part Eight The Research PaperⅠ．Process 296

1．Choosing a Topic 297

2．Collecting Information 300

3．Analyzing the Information,Organizing Ideas and Working Out an Outline 310

4．Writing the First Draft 312

5．Revising the Draft and Finalizing the Paper 320

Ⅱ．Format 321

1．The Structure of a Paper 321

2．Use of Quotations 323

3．Use of Notes 327

4．Bibliography 341

Ⅲ．A Sample Research Paper 352

Part Nine Practical WritingⅠ．Notices 368

Ⅱ．Greetings,Good Wishes,Congratulations,and Condolences 373

1．Greetings 373

2．Good Wishes 374

3．Congratulations 375

4．Condolences 375

Ⅲ．Notes 375

1．Appointments 376

2．Apologies 378

3．Informal Invitations 380

4．Requests 382

5．Thanks 383

6．Messages 384

Ⅳ．Letters 384

1．Form 385

2．Language 388

3．Addressing an Envelope 392

Ⅴ．Curriculum Vitae 414

Exercises 425

Part Ten PunctuationⅠ．The Comma 428

Ⅱ．The Period 432

Ⅲ．The Semicolon 434

Ⅳ．The Colon 436

Ⅴ．The Question Mark 437

Ⅵ．The Exclamation Mark 438

Ⅶ．Quotation Marks 439

Ⅷ．Parentheses 442

Ⅸ．Brackets 443

Ⅹ．The Dash 444

Ⅺ．The Slash 445

Ⅻ．Italics and Underlining 446

Correction Symbols in Alphabetical Order 448

Bibliography 450