Style in Samuel Johnson＇s Letter to Lord Chesterfield

Samuel Johnson (1709----1784) is a famous English essayist, literary critic and dictionary compiler. In 1747, when Johnson began his ““Dietionary of the English Language““, Chesterfield had at first indieated that he could be his patron, but when Johnson came to him for conerete help, Chesterfield neglected him to the point of ignoring him. Johnson was insulted and furious. In 1755, when Johnson‘s Dictionary was published and acclaimed after seven years of hard work, Chesterfield openly recommended it, hoping to get some credit for it as Johnson‘s patron. Johnson at once wrote his famous letter in a sharp style, openly denying Chesterfield‘s patronage, and attacking him outright for his behaviour. The attack, however, was made in a cireumloeutious way.     

吃透话题，守住“半壁江山”——近三年高考话题作文审题例析

整个高考中没有任何一道题的审题意义能够超过作文。近几年高考语文成绩总在100分左右徘徊，作文如果不跑题，再稍微有一点文采，一般得分都在40-50之间。作文分约占总成绩的一半。作文一旦跑了题，语文成绩的“半壁江山”就丢了。所以作文审题的“一招不慎”就极有可能造成整个高考的“全盘皆输”。鉴于此，考生应在吃透话题上下功夫，狠抓自己的审题训练。怎样才能使训练事半功倍呢？