文法
标题选词
alliteration头韵
例如finding fossil man、beauty and the beast。
（头）韵同样可以用于行文，例如
A wise decision is always based upon careful scrutiny and concrete, convincing proof, not unclear, unwarranted assumptions and anticipations.
一个明智的决定总是基于谨慎的检查和具体的、令人确信的证据，而非不明了的、不合理的猜测和预见。
此例句中除头韵外还出现了尾韵（rhyme）,因此不妨拓展一下：
- Without art, society could still survive, but not thrive.没有艺术，社会仍可以存在，却无法兴盛。
- Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.（爱迪生名言，不译）
- [NCE3.46]running special advisory services for novices为初学者提供特殊的咨询服务。
长度（音节）
替换| 短 | 长 |
|---|
| find | discover |
| fossil man | ancient man、prehistoric man |
| spur sb/sth （on）（to sth/to do sth） | encourage |
| ban | prohibit、forbid |
| vie （with sb）（for sth） | compete |
problem-solution pattern
[NCE4.1]这篇文章采用problem-solution层层递进的方式介绍了文字、传说和石器这三种考察古代人类活动的重要材料。
- We can read of things that happend 5000 years ago in the Near East, where people first learned to write.一句话结束第一部分。
- But there are some parts of the world where even now people cannot write.然后重点介绍第二部分。
- But the first people who were like ourselves lived so long ago that even their sagas, if they had any, are forgotten.随后重点介绍第三部分。
问答模式
[NCE4.2]两处自问自答将文章分为两大部分：
- Why, you may wonder, should spiders be our friends?
- How many spiders are engaged in this work on our behalf?
Claim-Response Pattern
[NCE4.5]
- claim:People are always talking about 'the problem of youth'.
- response:If there is one--which I take leave to doubt--then it is older people who create it, not the young themselves.
- reasons for response:only one difference
- relevant example(s):以作者本人的年轻时代为例。
- reaffirmation:重申了reason和response。
科技英语
- Bats are interesting animals. They are famous for their echo-location ability. Echo-location in bats are often compared with radar.
- 无灵主语在书面语中也相当常见，而「location[U]定位」这一用法即使在书面语中也较少见。