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.     

高窑春秋（小说连载二）

从1948年下半年开始，由于西北野战军节节取胜，直逼西安。国民党各级伪政权为支撑摇摇欲坠的西北局势，星如急火地在各地抓丁催债；与胡宗南统治中心西安毗邻的白鹿原上更是一片风声鹤唳，人心惶惶，“吓死娃”沟的高窑在历经“跑贼”一百多年后，又成为人们躲债逃壮丁的地方。     

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？