All children,except one,grow up.
所有孩子都长大了,除了一个例外。
-----詹姆斯·马修·巴利《彼得·潘》
这是一部成人对儿童纯真向往的浪漫神话。人永远无法拒绝成长。作者向我们暗示人终究会坠入世俗,褪去童真。
一句简单的话就同时引出故事主人公以及鲜明的人物特色。在描写人物故事类文章不妨学习这样简明有力的开场语
It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.
四月间,天气寒冷晴朗,钟敲了十三下。
----乔治·奥威尔 《1984》
一部政治性讽刺小说。开篇描写阴冷的天气,奠定全文基调。而钟敲了13下本身是不存在的则暗示这部书是对未来的推测,虚构的故事;
另外12是完整的数目,例如一年有12个月、十二小时制、十二星座、十二门徒,13则超越了这个完整性,因此有不吉利的意味。
这样带有伏笔、暗示性的开头,耐人寻味。
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way.
那是最美好的时代,那是最糟糕的时代;那是智慧的年头,那是愚昧的年头;那是信仰的时期,那是怀疑的时期;那是光明的季节,那是黑暗的季节;那是希望的春天,那是失望的冬天;我们拥有一切,我们一无所有;人们正在直登天堂,也在直下地狱。
-----查尔斯·狄更斯《双城记》
作为最著名的名著开场白之一。鲜明的正反义词的对比以及排比的运用,使人阅读或朗读起来非常有韵律。更重要的是这一句话是目前人类至今仍在面对的社会问题。
善用对比。排比使我们的文章富有气势和活力。