Question

【題目】Summary Writing

We Girls Can Do Anything-Right , Barbie!

Barbie, the 11,5 inch fashion doll from Mattel Toys, Inc., is one of the most popular toys in history. The success and longevity, practically unheard of in the toy industry, makes Barbie one of the hottest American popular items of the twentieth century. The product’s endurance is due to its inner play value. With imagination, as well as hands, a child can use the doll in many ways; it becomes whatever she wants.

Affordability of the fashion has also been a factor in Barbie’s popularity. The Live Action dolls of 1971, dressed in rock and roll outfits, were among the first in which the appeal could be obtained only by purchasing the doll.

Early on, critics alleged that Barbie over-emphasized beauty, fashionable dress, and the acquisition of material things. In 1964 the National stated, “She is a social climber and a tedious self-lover.” Two years later a critic attacked Barbie’s obsession with fashion in Women’s Wear Daily.

The company claimed that Barbie was never intended to be a role model for girls. But like all dolls, Barbie replicates the human body and therefore human characteristics are projected onto it. Girls playing with the doll were unaware that their collections of Barbie’s dresses were of haute couture(高級時裝) in nature, but they recognized similar styles in their mother’s closets. Girls also understood low neck dress and skintight pants like Barbie herself, represented the world of grown-ups, a world they were preparing to enter.

The doll is many things to many people. Barbie’s negative aspects cannot be denied, but she can be a vehicle for growth.

Answer 1

【答案】(1)Barbie is successful and long-lived because of its inner play value and affordability.

(2)Despite critics’ complaint about its overemphasis on beauty, the company replied that Barbie wad never aimed to be a role model for girls.

(3)However, Barbie’s world is a reflection of adult world.

(4) Barbie id witness to children’s development.

【解析】

這是一篇概要寫作。

寫作步驟

1）細讀原文。首先要仔細閱讀短文，掌握文章主旨。文章主要說明了芭比娃娃之所以成功和長壽，是因為它的內在價值和購買力。盡管批評人士抱怨芭比娃娃過于強調美麗，但該公司回應稱，芭比娃娃從未打算成為女孩的榜樣。然而，芭比娃娃的世界是成人世界的反映。芭比娃娃見證了兒童的發(fā)展。

2）弄清結構，歸納段意。概要寫作是寫全文概要，不是寫某一部分的概要，或者就某些問題寫出要點。因此一定要弄清文章結構，歸納文章各段大意。

3）列出原文要點。分析原文的內容和結構，將內容分項扼要表述并注意在結構上的順序。在此基礎上選出與文章主題密切相關的部分。

4）在寫作時要特別注意下面幾點：

（1）概要應包括原文中的主要事實，略去不必要的細節(jié)。

（2）安排好篇幅的比例，概要應同原文保持協調，即用較多的文字寫重要內容，用較少的文字寫次要內容。

（3）注意要點之間的銜接，要用適當的關聯詞語貫通全文，切忌只簡單地寫出一些互不相干的句子，但也不要每兩句之間都加關聯詞語，以免顯得生硬。

（4）不排斥用原文的某些詞句，但不要照搬原文的句子，如果不能完全用自己的話語表達，至少對原文句子做一些同義詞替換，如果結構上也能有一些轉換會更好。

（5）計算詞數，看是否符合規(guī)定的詞數要求。