1、记叙文的“冲突”与“主题”A PIONEER FOR ALL PEOPLE属于人物特写类记叙文。这类语篇具备记叙文的常见结构特征,如人物、情节、冲突和主题。这篇课文对冲突的解决办法描写得比较具体,同时对主题意义的挖掘更加深入。所谓“冲突”,是指在情节发展过程中主要人物必须要解决的主要问题或克服的主要障碍。冲突的表现形式多种多样,常见的有四种:人与人之间的冲突、人与自然的冲突、人与社会的冲突和人物本身的思想冲突。本单元课文中所描述的冲突属于人与自然的冲突。具体而言,是人类面临的粮食短缺问题,主要人物(袁隆平)致力于解决这一冲突。语篇第二段指出这一冲突,接下来的篇幅都在具体叙述冲突的解决办法,如f
2、armers needed to boost yields in the fields they had;Yuan was convinced that the answer could be found in the creation of hybrid rice;His latest vision for“seawater rice”has also become a reality等。此外,本文对主题意义的挖掘也值得深思。语篇通过“Yuans innovation has helped feed not just China, but many other countries .”“As a man of the soil, he cares little for celebrity or money.”“Instead, he makes large donations to support agricultural research.”等语句为我们刻画出一个全心全意为全人类谋福利的科学家形象。这种心怀天下,博爱无私的优秀品质值得我们每个人学习。