叙述性段落通常用来描述一个人在一段时间内所做的事情。阅读这个示例叙述性段落，注意“稍后”这样的词是如何用来连接所发生的事情的。

Yesterday evening I got home from work at 6 o'clock. My wife had painstakingly prepared a delicious dinner which we ate immediately. After I had cleaned up the kitchen, we watched TV show which had been recommended by my friend. Then, we got dolled up for a night on the town. Our friends arrived at about 9 o'clock and we chatted for a while. Later, we decided to visit a local jazz club and listen to some bebop for a while. The mad musicians really blew their horns. We really enjoyed ourselves and stayed late only leaving after the band had played their final audacious set. 

时态提示

用简单的过去来描述事件的连续性：

• 当事件接踵而至时，用一般过去时进行叙述。这里有一些例子。请注意，每个事件都是连续发生的。

I got up and went to the kitchen. I opened the door and looked into the fridge. She arrived in Dallas, took a cab, and checked in to her hotel. Next, she had some dinner in a restaurant. Finally, she visited a colleague before she went to bed.

对于中断的操作，请使用过去的连续字符：

• 要表示某个动作被打断，请使用过去连续体来描述发生中断时发生的情况。用过去的简单动作打断正在发生的事情。

Finally, as we were discussing the issue, the teacher walked into the classroom. Obviously, we stopped talking immediately. Sharon was working in the garden when the telephone rang.

将“过去完成”用于以前的操作：

• 要表达过去在另一事件之前完成的事情，请使用过去完成时。这在解释发生的情况时特别有用。

We decided to go out and celebrate because we had just finished remodeling our home. Janet didn't join us for dinner as she had already eaten.

动作长度使用过去完成式连续体：

• 过去完成连续体用来表示过去某个时间点发生的事情有多长时间。

We had been hiking for more than ten hours and it was time to call it a day. She had been nagging him for months to get a better job when he finally was hired.

链接语言

以时间表达式开头的句子：

• 用诸如“然后”、“下一步”、“最后”、“在那之前”等连接短语开始句子，以连接句子并显示叙事写作中的时间关系。

First, we flew to New York on our great adventure. After New York, we moved on to Philadelphia. Then, it was on to Florida for some scuba diving. After breakfast, I spent a few hours reading the newspaper. Next, I played softball with my son. 

使用time子句显示时间关系：

• 使用“before”、“after”、“ash ason”等来引入时间从句。特别注意时间从句中时态的使用。用时间从句开始句子，但在主句前用逗号。或者以main子句开始，以time子句结束，不使用逗号。

After we had finished our homework, we watched a funny movie. They attended a meeting as soon as they arrived in Chicago. 

描述性语言

在写叙述时，最好包括描述性语言，以帮助读者对所发生的事情有一种感觉。以下是一些如何使你的文章更具描述性的建议。

• 用形容词修饰名词。没有什么比一句话更无聊了，比如我们去了商店。很容易修改商店，使其更精确，更具描述性。我们去了一家大盒子电子商店，这更有趣。

They bought a car. -> They bought a used red Italian car. She planted a tree. -> She planted a young oak tree.

• 使用介词短语，例如在拐角处和银行对面，给出发生事情的位置以及对象之间的关系。

After we arrived, we were shown to our table at the back of the restaurant. The car was parked around the corner on the other side of the street. 

• 使用关系从句进一步描述并提供叙述中重要细节的信息。

After that, we enjoyed a tasty glass of wine which was grown locally. Next, we took the car which we had rented in Los Angeles and drove to San Francisco. 

书面练习-使用过去动词和介词

根据上面的叙述性段落，在一张纸上写出下列句子，形成一个段落。对每个动词的过去进行修饰，并提供正确的介词。

• 昨天晚上杰克回家五点半。
• 他马上给自己煮了一杯咖啡，然后坐下来看书。
• 他七点半读了这本书。
• 然后，他做晚饭，准备和他的朋友出去。
• 当他的朋友们到达时，他们决定出去看电影。
• 他和朋友们在外面呆到半夜。
• 最后，他在一点钟左右睡着了。

写作练习-让你的写作更有趣

用描述性语言改写下列句子，以增加写作的趣味。

• 之后，那人回家了。
• 后来，我们开车去了一家餐馆。
• 在我作报告之前，他已经完成了报告。
• 孩子们上课了。
• 我的朋友们请求帮助。

添加链接语言练习

现在，您对叙述段落的形式有了良好的感觉。填写本段中的空白，提供适当的链接语言以完成本段。

_________我开着生锈的旧车去拜访我最好的朋友我到了，他已经尽力准备了一顿美味的饭菜，我们在他家旁边的公园里走了很长一段路我们已经出去一个多小时了，我的朋友问我是否可以保守秘密，我发誓什么都不告诉任何人他讲述了一个疯狂的夜晚在镇上的疯狂故事，他告诉我他遇到了他梦寐以求的女人，他们要结婚了。想象一下我的惊讶吧！