说明文写作对比与对照Exposition-comparison-and-contrast

ExpositionComparisonandContrastCollege&HighSchoolDifferencesSimilaritiesDifferencesSimilaritiesCollege&HighSchoolDifferencesSimilaritiesDifferences123Similarities123Comparison&ContrastComparison---lookforpointsofsimilaritybetweentwosubjectsContrast---lookforpointsofdifferencebetweentwosubjects------------DefinitionComparison&Contrast1)Topresentinformationaboutsomethingunfamiliarbycomparingitwithsomethingfamiliar;2)Toshowthesuperiorityofonethingbycomparingitwithanother;and3)Toshowthereaderofthesimilaritiesanddifferencesoftwothingstohelpthereaderunderstandorevaluatethem.------------PurposeComparison&ContrastItisnottosimplyfindoutthesimilaritiesordifferencesbetweenthe2thingsItiswhatwehavelearnedfromthesimilaritiesanddifferences.e.g.AcomparisonoftherurallifewiththeurbanlifewillrevealthereasonwhyIprefertolieinthecountrysidethantoliveinthecity.-----------ThesisHowtodevelopthebodyofcomparisonandcontrastessay?Subject-by-subjectpatternPoint-by-pointpattern-----------ThesisSubject-by-subjectpatternSubjectA:Point1Point2Point3SubjectB:Point1Point2Point3Subject-by-subjectpatternSubjectA:Women’sWeeklyPoint1---Frontcover:attractive,withphotosofcelebrities,smallpicturesalongwithhighlightsofthecontentsPoint2---Printqualityandpaper:artpaper,vividpicturesanddazzlingcolorsPoint3---Content:topicscateringforvariouskindsofneedsSubjectB:WomenPoint1---Frontcover:lessattractive,withpicturesofstarletsorminorfashionmodelsPoint2---Printqualityandpaper:poorpaper,roughpicturesanddullcolorsPoint3---Content:topicssometimeseithertooradicalorirrelevanttowomenPoint-by-pointpatternPoint1:SubjectASubjectBPoint2:SubjectASubjectBPoint3:SubjectASubjectBPoint-by-pointpatternSubjectA:Women’sWeeklyPoint1---Frontcover:attractive,withphotosofcelebrities,smallpicturesalongwithhighlightsofthecontentsPoint2---Printqualityandpaper:artpaper,vividpicturesanddazzlingcolorsPoint3---Content:topicscateringforvariouskindsofneedsSubjectB:WomenPoint1---Frontcover:lessattractive,withpicturesofstarletsorminorfashionmodelsPoint2---Printqualityandpaper:poorpaper,roughpicturesanddullcolorsPoint3---Content:topicssometimeseithertooradicalorirrelevanttowomenIn-classPractice1On-campuslivingarrangementsarequitedifferentfromoff-campusones.Inadorm,thesupervisionisusuallygreater;itismoreanextensionofthewatchfulnessofparents,withotherpeoplenoticingyourcomingsandgoings,establishingfixedeatingtimes,sometimesrestrictingguests.Livingoncampusalsomeanssharingwithmanyotherstudents,notonlyaroombutalsomeals,showers,telephones,andsoapoperas.Privacyanddormlivingaremutuallyexclusive,butlonelinessisunlikely.Off-campushousing,ontheotherhand,allowsmuchmorepersonalfreedom.Whetherornotyougooutorcomehomeisuptoyou.Eatingorstarvingisuptoyou.Privacyisaconstantoption,butalsotheenforcedprivacyoflonelinessismorepossible.Offcampus,youreallynoticewhenthere’snothingtodo.In-classPractice2CollegesinU.S.A.andCollegesinChinaCollegesinU.S.A.andcollegesinChinaaredifferentinthreeimportantways.First,theyhaveverydifferentteachingstyles.Forexample,teachersandstudentsarelikefriendsinAmericancolleges,whileteachersandstudentsarelikeenemiesinChinesecolleges.UnlikecollegesintheU.S.whereteachersletstudentsfeelfreetotalkcollegesinChinajustletstudentsfeelnervoustotalkduringclassperiod.AndAmericancollegesonlyhave20-30studentsinoneclass,whereasthereare50-80studentsperclassinChina.Americanstudentsarefreetoaskquestionsinclass,butsometimesstudentsinChinacannotaskquestionsbecauseoftoomanypeople,soteacherscannotbeabletoanswerthemtimely.Page1In-classPracticeCollegesinU.S.A.andCollegesinChinaThemostimportantdifferenceisdresscode.MostofAmericanpubliccollegesallowfreeclothes,studentmaywearwhatevertheywant,andstudentsmayputonmakeup.However,Chinesecollegestudentsonlywearshirtsandjeansandstudentarenotallowedtoputoncosmetics.AndstudentsinU.S.A.canwearwhatevershoestheywantto,butinChinesecollege,studentscannotwearhighshoesandslippers.Page2In-classPracticeCollegesinU.S.A.andCollegesinChinaYet,anotherdifferencebetweenAmericancollegesandChinesecollegesisconstructionstyle.Americancollegebuildingsareverynew,whereasChinesecollegebuildingsareveryold.Americancollegesgetallthemoneyfromtaxes,government,andthetuitions,butChinesecollegescannotgetalotofmoneyfromthegovernment.ThatiswhymostcollegebuildingsinChinaareold.Americancollegebuildingsarelikebusinessbuildings,andhavealotofcomputersthatstudentscangetonlinetostudy.ButChinesecollegesarelikeapartments,studentsonlyhavetousepapersandpenstostudy.EvenChinesecollegeshavecomputers,butstudentsneedtowaitalongtimetousethem.Asyoucansee,collegesinU.S.A.seemcompletelydifferentfromthoseinChina.Page3In-classPractice进化名画模仿In-classPractice3Thesamequalitiesthatmakepeoplegoodhouseguestsmakethemgoodhospitalpatients.Goodhouseguestscanexpectareasonableamountofserviceandeffortontheirbehalf,andhospitalpatientscanalso.Guestshavetoadjusttowhatisforthemachange,andcertainlyhospitalpatientsmustdothesame.Nooneappreciatesacomplaining,unpleasant,unappreciativehouseguest,andthehospitalstaffisnoexception.Houseguestswhoexpectv