英语作文提高：描写人物

出生日、出生地 家庭背景 教育 个人事迹 评价

She was born in Poland on Nov.7,1867. 出生地 出生年月日

2. Family background描述家庭情况： …was born in/into a poor/ rich family his/her family was so poor that… … was the son of a poor family 描述小时候成长历程： when he was a small boy/ young, as a child/ as a boy of 15, during his/ her childhood, … spend his childhood in… 描述生活： live a happy/ hard life with the help of… his father was strict with him…

简单句： Abraham Lincoln was born in a poor family on February 12,1809.

亚伯翰· 林肯 于1809年2月12日出生在一个贫 穷家庭。

并列句： Abraham Lincoln was born in a poor family and born on February 12,1809.

主从句(定语从句): Abraham Lincoln, who was born on February 12,1809 was the son of a poor family. Abraham Lincoln, who was the son of a poor family, was born on February 12,1809. 主从句(同位语从句): Abraham Lincoln, the son of a poor family, was born on February 12,1809.

3. Education background be admitted to …college被…大学所录取 when at college, he majored in…大学主修 receive a doctor’s degree/a PhD degree获得博士学位 be awarded …(奖项) 被嘉奖…

graduate from…department(院系)of …university毕业…

go abroad for further studies出国深造have little schooling (education)受过很少教育

出生在贫苦家庭的狄更斯只受到很少教育 主从句： 定语从句： Charles Dickens, who was born in a poor family, had little schooling. 非谓语： 1)过去分词充当定语，修饰前面名词 Charles Dickens, born in a poor family, had little schooling. 2)过去分词充当状语，表原因 Born in a poor family, Charles Dickens had little schooling.

4. Big events in one’s life 在…感兴趣/喜爱

1)be interested in… /be fond of…

2)work hard at…在…工作努力

3)serve as…作为…

4)devote his lifetime/oneself to…将一生投入到…

5)concentrate oneself on…集中某人注意力做…

6)do research about/ into…做关于…的研究

7)make up one’s mind to do sth.下定决定做某事

8)do sth with great determination and perseverance凭着巨大的决心和毅力去做

9)be strict in sth. 在…严格要求

10)have a …way of doing sth在做某事方面有着…的方式

11)try one’s best to do sth.尽全力去做某事

12)encourage sb to do鼓励某人做某事

13)fight for/ give up one’s life for sb/sth为…而奋斗/为某人/某事放弃自己的生命

14)win a prize/the first prize in …competition在比赛中获得奖励/获得第一名

15)receive/obtain/win the Nobel Prize for…因…而获得了诺贝尔奖

16)be good at… .do well in…在…做得好

17)be crazy about… / enjoy …对…着迷/享受…

18)make rapid progress in … 19)set a new world record of …创造一项新的世界纪录

在…做出进步

20)equal/break the world record 21)win (won) a gold /silver/ bronze medal 22)win the xxth place 23)be selected to/ become a member of…获得第几名 被选为… /成为…的一员 学习努力/训练努力 经历困难/挫折 获得金牌/银牌/铜牌

平/打破世界纪录

24)study hard / train hard25)go through hardship

26)have a gift/ talent for …(language)对… (语言)有天份

27)realize one’s dream实现梦想

28)overcome many difficulties克服很多困难

5高锟，1933年11月4日出生于上海一个富裕家庭，从小 对做不同的试验产生浓厚兴趣。 定语从句： Gaokun, who was born in a rich family on Nov.4th,1933, show great interest (was interested) in doing different experiment during his childhood. 非谓语(定语) Gaokun, born in a rich family on Nov.4th,1933, show great interest (was interested) in doing different experiment during his childhood. 非谓语(状语) Born in a rich family on Nov.4th,1933, Gaokun show great interest (was interested) in doing different experiment during his childhood.

6他于1957年在伦敦念大学，并于1963年获得博士学位。 并列句： He studied in a university in London in 1957, and received a doctor’s degree in 1963. After he studied in a a university in London in 1957, received a doctor’s degree in 1963 主从句： In 1957, He studied in a university in London, where he gained a doctor’s degree in 1963. 非谓语： Having studied in a university in London in 1957, he gained a doctor’s degree in 1963.

8中山大学英语系毕业后，她出国深造。并列句：连词 After graduating from the English Department of Zhongshan University, she went abroad for further studies. 非谓语： Having graduated from the English Department of Zhongshan University, she went abroad for further studies.

14 1983年他毕业于哥伦比亚大学，1988年考入哈佛法学 院，1991年获得博士学位。 并列句：连词 In 1983, he graduated from Columbia University and in 1988, he was admitted to Harvard Law School, where he gained his doctor’s degree in 1991.定语从句After graduating from Columbia University In 1983,he was admitted to Harvard Law School, where he gained his doctor’s degree in 1991.

17米高菲尔普斯是美国一个非凡的游泳运动员，1985年6 月出生于美国马利兰州巴尔的摩市。 Michael Phelps is a great American swimmer who was born in Baltimore, Maryland on June 30,1985. Michael Phelps, born in Baltimore, Maryland on June 30,1985, is a great American swimmer. Born in Baltimore, Maryland on June 30,1985, Michael Phelps is a great American swimmer. 18 他7岁开始游泳，经历了很多艰苦的训练。 When he was 7 years old, he started swimming and experienced much tough professional training. ( go through much hard training.)

19 15岁的时候，他参加了2000年奥运会，并在200米蝶泳 比赛中获得第五。

At the age of 15, he atte

nded the 2000 Olympic Games and won the fifth place in the 200-meter butterfly.

20 在北京奥运会上，他实现了他的8枚金牌梦，打破了7个 世界纪录，创造了历史。

At the Beijing Olympic Games, Phelps realized his dream of wining 8 gold medal and broke 7 world records, which created the history.

非限制性定语从句，指代前句