等待口試
【內(nèi)容提示】
你或許經(jīng)歷過多次口試了吧？漢語口頭作文，英語口試等。你還記得第一次等待口試的情景嗎？也許你的心在跳、口發(fā)干、喉嚨在發(fā)癢、坐立不寧、忐忑不安等。請(qǐng)你用英語寫一篇短文，描寫你當(dāng)時(shí)的心理活動(dòng)。
【作文示范】
Waiting for Oral Exam
I still remember the day when I took part in the English oral examination.
That morning a great number of nervous and excited young examinees① stood in the hall, each waiting for his turn to have the oral exam. Some were talking loudly; others reciting and still others walking idly②.Like all these young people, I had a butterfly③ in my stomach, not knowing what to do and just sitting on the chair with my eyes fixed on the door of the room where I would have the exam. Every time the door opened and a young man came out of it, my heart would beat fast. Though I had prepared my lessons well, I still had some fears for it was the first time I had such an important oral exam and also I had had a cold the day before and my voice had become husky④ because of the bad cough. I was sitting on pins and needles⑤when suddenly my name was called. 提升作文素養(yǎng)，尋找作文素材，就來<A http://www.zequeka.cn/yuwEnsuyang/>易優(yōu)作文素養(yǎng)</a>。
I got up and walked quickly toward the door. Stopping in front of it, I hesitated about opening it. I felt my face red and my heart beat fast. Suddenly a kind and gentle voice rang in my ears,“Remember to be calm, not to be nervous and you can certainly pass the exam.”These words eased my mind and I calmed down. I bravely opened the door with confidence. I would certainly succeed.
（選自1986年10月28日《上海學(xué)生英文報(bào)》）
【詞語解釋】
①examinee [ig?z$mi＇ni:] n．受試人
②idly [＇aidli] ad．無所事事地；懶散地
③butterfly [＇b)t+flai] n．蝴蝶
④husky [＇h)ski] a．喉嚨發(fā)干的；沙啞的
⑤(sit) on pins and needles 如坐針氈
【寫法指要】
本文寫作者第一次參加英語口試時(shí)應(yīng)試前的心理活動(dòng)。文中使用了三個(gè)典型的表達(dá)方式把作者忐忑不安的心情寫得真真切切： 1）I had a butterfly in my stomach.（隱喻） 2）I was sitting on pins and needles.（隱喻） 3）I felt my face flushing and my heart beat fast.（心理動(dòng)詞feel+形象表達(dá)flushing和 heart beat fast。）讀者讀著以這些表達(dá)為主線的心理描述時(shí)會(huì)感到自己也置身其間的
