Chapter 32 talk about writing

Speaking and writing must have a "way of thinking". Regardless of speaking, writing, or interviewing, first think about "people, places, events, and things", then add dynamics, sounds, or colors, and that's it! Writing is not difficult at all! When I suggested you to practice "impromptu speech" yesterday, you frowned and said, "It's not that I can't speak, it's just that I'm slow. I need to think for a long time before I can speak well." So when I teach you Chinese today, I Pointing to the banana tree in front of the window, I ask you to give a "short speech" on the topic of "Banana". In order to train your response, I won't even let you prepare for a minute, and I will ask you to speak immediately.

You said it, although you didn't stutter, but after you said a few words, you stopped and said "I can't think of anything to say", which made me feel that it is necessary to teach you the "thinking method" of speaking and composition. correct!That is the "method of thinking", and you will find that once you know the method, no subject can trouble you. That method was not invented by me, but I learned it when I was a TV reporter, that is, to grasp the key points of "people, places, things, times, things". It's like the title of "Basho" today.

The "people" are you and Dad. The "ground" is in front of the window. "Thing" is a kind of plantain. "Shi" is the time of species and the different seasons. "Things" are plantains. So, you can say: This spring, Dad planted a plantain in front of the window, and within a few months, it grew higher than the window.The big banana leaves, looking back against the light, are as green as emeralds; when it rains, the rainwater hits the leaves, tick-tick, sparse and dense, and the rhythm is so beautiful like music.But in autumn, after only a few days of cold, the leaves of plantains turn yellow one by one. At first, they are bright yellow, like maple leaves, and then they become burnt black.Dad said: "One leaf is born, one leaf is burnt", the withered leaves are like burnt, so they are called "bananas"...

I said what should I do if the plantain is withered?Seeing that this plantain was about to die.Dad pointed to the root of the tree and said, "Don't worry! Look, there are already young seedlings growing up here! The old ones haven't left yet, but the young ones have already been born. This plantain is like a human..." Looking back at this article, didn't you put all "people, places, things, things" into it?Coupled with color and sound, the picture suddenly comes alive. it is good!Now let's take "Big Wild Goose" as the object again, put down "people, places, things, things" and "voice" and make a short essay——

The "character" is me. The "land" is on the lake. The "thing" is that the geese are coming. "Time" is the change of seasons. "Things" are wild geese. You can assemble a sentence almost as long as the order of licenses is: "I saw many wild geese flying over the lake, so I knew winter was coming." If you add some imagination and color, it will become richer—— At night, I heard rattling noises coming from the window.Opening the window in the morning, I found that there were many wild geese on the empty lake. They were all Canada geese with black spots on their cheeks. They went to the north to breed in summer; When it's cold, let's fly to the south for the winter together.

The lake here is where they cross the border. They will only stay for two or three weeks before they will travel far again.So every year, I only need to watch the wild geese coming and going on the lake to know that spring and autumn are here. I love to watch the geese practice flying in the sky at dusk. They fly and call, as if echoing each other, "Follow up! Don't lose your flight!" So I guess, it is probably the father and mother of geese who are telling each other. The child, the child replied to the parents again, "Don't worry! I will be careful." I prefer to watch the geese landing in the sunset. They stopped fluttering their wings early on and glide slowly down. The moment they landed on the water, they raised their wings high and slapped fiercely.Then there was a wave of ripples on the water, slantingly reflecting the sunset glow, flashing a little bit of golden light...

Isn't it simple, no matter what you write or say, it can be fascinating? Why?Because first of all, you did not ignore "people, land, events and things", but also used the cry of wild geese, flapping wings, gliding, waves and sunset to make the picture vivid. Therefore, it is not difficult to write an article, and it is not difficult for people to ask you to give an impromptu speech. As long as you continue to think according to that train of thought, you can finish it in one go. it is good!Let me test you with a strange question—— "fax machine" Please take "The Fax Machine" as the title and say a paragraph.

Think about it, who is the "person"?It's you"!It's dad!It's mom! "Earth" is the place to put it!The place to fax! The "thing" is a fax. When is the "time" passed!When to buy the machine! The "thing" is a fax machine!Files, pictures! Now, don't look down and think if you can make up a paragraph? If you're still stuck, let me give you an example—— Our family had a fax machine very early on. My father said that with the fax machine, many things have become more convenient. Documents and pictures used to be mailed, but now they can be delivered in a minute or two even across the Pacific Ocean. .

The fax machine is placed in my father's study, because there is only one wall between my room, so I can often hear the sound of the fax machine answering and answering.When my father was in Taiwan, he always sent me letters at night. I would lie on the bed, and whenever I heard the fax machine ringing, I would think, "That's not a fax, but Dad is talking."I would think that when I wake up tomorrow morning, there will be another letter from my father lying on the desk... child!You said, it's not a very unpopular subject, can you handle it? "People, places, things and things", this is the content that reporters must include when writing a press release.A careless reporter may write a large report on the sports meeting, record a list of winners, but fail because he forgot to write the location of the sports meeting.

The news of an exhibition introduces the exhibits in a hype, but if you forget to write the exhibition date and opening time, it may also cause big problems. remember! Whether speaking, writing, interviewing.Think about "people, land, things, things" first, and then add movement, sound or color, just like building a house, first you need a good foundation and building materials, and then add beautiful decoration design. Listening to me all this time, do you still think impromptu speaking and writing are difficult?