A serious dreamer 一个认真追逐梦想的女孩

陈丽芳

詹娜很喜欢画漫画，但是她父母并不支持她，后来受到布里德韦尔老师的鼓舞，詹娜把自己对漫画的热爱告诉了父母，父母能理解詹娜内心的想法并支持她吗？

Jenna looked at the calendar and sighed. Even though she looked forward to the newterm， she would miss spending her summer vacation drawing. It was so satisfying to seehow her drawings could bring life to her storytelling！

Unfortunately， Jenna's parents didn't understand how much she wanted to be a com-ic illustrator（插画家）.When she talked about her dream job with her parents， she ex-pected them to support her. Instead， they explained that drawing comics was a hobby，nota career.

Jenna couldn't stop thinking about that unpleasant conversation， so she turned to herelder brother，James.She wanted her brother to help her make their parents believe thatdrawing comics is an art form and that it can even be a great career.

But as she spoke，the look on her brother's face told her that he agreed with theirparents. Jenna politely listened to her brother and then she walked back to her room qui-etly，feeling frustrated and disappointed. She didn't know the reasons why all her familymembers were against her.

At school a few weeks later， Jenna's class teacher， Miss Bridwell， noticed that Jennawasn't herself. Miss Bridwell determined to have a face-to-face talk with Jenna. Jennawas asked to come to her office. At first， Jenna was unwilling to tell others her worriesbecause she was afraid of being rejected again. But it hit Jenna that Miss Bridwell was sokind and considerate and maybe she could understand her. What's more，Miss Bridwell， who was in charge of the school's Literature Club， was also a famous writer in her school. She was highly respected by all the students and her readers. With these thoughts in mind，Jenna went to the office and told Miss Bridwell that she was upset because her parents didn't back her choice of becoming a comic illustrator.

Language

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Useful sentence patterns

1. Jenna politely listened to her brother and then she walked back to her room qui- etly，feeling frustrated and disappointed.

分析：feeling frustrated and disappointed為现在分词作伴随状语，与逻辑主语为主动关系，描述主语的状态和心情。

2.With these thoughts in mind， Jenna went to the office and told Miss Bridwell that she was upset because her parents didn't back her choice of becoming a comic illustrator.

分析：“with+名词”的复合结构放在句子开头作伴随状语。

Reading

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阅读上面的文章，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。注意：

1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右;

2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。

Paragraph 1：

Pointing to the bookshelf in the front of the room， Miss Bridwell began to tell her story.

Paragraph 2：

It's beyond argument that Miss Bridwell's story encouraged Jenna a lot.

写作导引

一、语篇研读

读后续写要求续写的部分在情节和逻辑方面与原文高度契合。为此，我们必须在掌握原文大意和叙述意图的基础上，分析所给文章的情境模式。

分析记叙文的情境模式，就需要关注5个W，即who、what、when、where以及why。我们在阅读时要把握故事的情节线，分析故事的起因、开始和发展，并归纳出故事的主要矛盾。根据文章中已知的信息，如情感线索、行为线索、时间线索、空间线索等来推断将要发生的事情，合理构思续写部分的情节。

二、情节构思

基于原文和续写段落首句提供的信息，采用围绕中心提问的方法，构思要续写的故事情节，这个过程一般分为四步。

第一步，根据已给出的文本判断文章的立意。

文章给出的部分主要记叙的是詹娜很喜欢画漫画，但是她父母并不支持她，后来受到布里德韦尔老师的鼓励，她决定再跟父母好好谈一谈，由此可推断出本文的立意是“沟通和理解”。

第二步，根据续写第二段所给出的段首句倒推续写第一段应包括什么内容。

根据续写第一段的段首句“布里德韦尔老师指着房间前面的书架，开始讲述她的故事”可知，续写第一段要写布里德韦尔老师的故事，她又有怎样的故事呢？从前文来看，她是学校出了名的撰稿人，她很可能也有过与詹娜类似的经历，这样才能确保续写的两段是相衔接的。

第三步，围绕续写第一段所给出的段首句以及上面的分析进行提问构思：（1）Whatwould be Miss Bridwell's story？ Did she have the same experience as Jenna's？

（2）What did Miss Bridwell do to solve her problem？

（3）How did Jenna feel after hearing Miss Bridwell's story？

第四步，围绕续写第二段所给出的段首句进行提问构思：

（1）How did Miss Bridwell's story influence Jenna？

（2）What would Jenna do next？ Was she going to talk with her parents again？

（3）What's the result？

三、润色成篇

在续写的过程中要注意情節连贯，各部分内容相衔接：1.续写的两段与所给短文的衔接;2.每段的续写与续写段段首句之间的衔接;3.续写的两段之间的衔接。同时要注意语言风格的一致和语法、句型以及所用词的准确性。比如，刻画人物形象时运用恰当的形容词使其栩栩如生;描写人物心理活动时使用一些动词或副词使其细微深入。