1、Unit 4 How to write a summary A summary is a written, shortened version of a piece of writing in which you use your words to express the main ideas. Step1.Read each paragraph carefully and find out the top sentence and key words of each paragraph. Step2.Write down the main idea of each paragraph in
2、your own words. Step3.Write the first draft using some linking words and revise the summary. Recently,awildfishrestaurantwasorderedtoshutdowninHarbin,northeas tChinasHeilongjiangProvince.Besides,theowneroftherestaurantfaceda fineof500,000yuan. ChenYan,atouristfromChangzhou,east ChinasJiangsuProvince
3、,complainedonlineonFebruary12thathewasbein govercharged10,000yuanforthreebigfishatalocalwildfishrestauranti nSongbeiDistrictofHarbin.Worsestill,heclaimedthathisfamilymembers werebeatenandthreatenedbytherestaurantstaffwhenhequestionedthe billatthecheckout.ChenscomplaintimmediatelyspreadonChinassocial
4、 media,whichraiseddoubtamong netizensagain.Furtherinvestigationshowedthatonetypeofthefishserved, Huso,wasnottherealwildspecies,butakindoffarmedfishatamuchlo werprice.Sincethepricesofthefishhadviolated（侵犯） therightsofconsumers,therestaurantgotitspunishment. Similarcasesoffraudulent(欺骗的 )pricingatscen
5、icspotshavealsobeenreportedelsewhereinChina.InOct ober2015,forinstance,atouristwasoverchargedforacourseofshrimp( 虾 )inthecoastalcityofQingdao,eastChinasShandongProvince,whenthe restaurantclaimedthequotedpriceof38yuanwasnotforthedish,butfor eachshrimp!Authoritiessaythattheseillegalactionswillbesevere
6、lypu nished. Authoritiessaythattheseillegalactionswillbeseverelypunished. Recently,awildfishrestaurantwasorderedtoshutdowninH arbin,northeastChinasHeilongjiangProvince.Besides,theown eroftherestaurantfacedafineof500,000yuan. 时间时间主语主语动作动作 地点地点 动作动作 注意：注意：圈出重点信息词汇，分清主要信息和次要信息，把修饰成分、细节圈出重点信息词汇，分清主要信息和次
7、要信息，把修饰成分、细节 内容、举例说明等次要信息删掉内容、举例说明等次要信息删掉。 ChenYan,atouristfromChangzhou,eastChinasJiangsuProvince,complaine donlineonFebruary12thathewasbeingovercharged10,000yuanforthree bigfishatalocalwildfishrestaurantinSongbeiDistrictofHarbin.Worse still,heclaimedthathisfamilymemberswerebeatenandthreatenedbythe
8、r estaurantstaffwhenhequestionedthebillatthecheckout.Chenscomplainti mmediatelyspreadonChinassocialmedia,whichraiseddoubtamong netizensagain.Furtherinvestigationshowedthatonetypeofthefishserved, Huso,wasnottherealwildspecies,butakindoffarmedfishatamuchlo werprice.Sincethepricesofthefishhadviolated（侵
9、犯） therightsofconsumers,therestaurantgotitspunishment. Similarcasesoffraudulent(欺骗的 )pricingatscenicspotshavealsobeenreportedelsewhereinChina.InOcto ber2015,forinstance,atouristwasoverchargedforacourseofshrimp(虾 )inthecoastalcityofQingdao,eastChinasShandongProvince,whenther estaurantclaimedthequoted
10、priceof38yuanwasnotforthedish,butfor eachshrimp! Authoritiessaythattheseillegalactionswillbeseverelypunished. 1.替换法：替换法：同义词替换；单词替换短语；短语替换句子等。同义词替换；单词替换短语；短语替换句子等。 2.转换法：转换法：词性转换；句式转换；语态转换。词性转换；句式转换；语态转换。 3.合并法：合并法：把几个信息合在一个句子中表达；把原来多个简单句整合成一把几个信息合在一个句子中表达；把原来多个简单句整合成一 个句子。个句子。 Recently,awildfishrest
11、aurantwasorderedtoshutdowninHarbin,north eastChinasHeilongjiangProvince.Besides,theowneroftherestfaceda fineof500,000yuan. Recently,awildfishrestaurantwasorderedtoshutdowninH arbin,northeastChinasHeilongjiangProvince.Besides,theown eroftherestaurantfacedafineof500,000yuan. lately close down faced a
12、heavy fine main idea: Lately, a wild fish restaurant in Harbin was ordered to close down and faced a heavy fine. ChenYan,atouristfromChangzhou,eastChinasJiangsuProvince,complai nedonlineonFebruary12thathewasbeingovercharged10,000yuanfor threebigfishatalocalwildfishrestaurantinSongbeiDistrictofHarbin
13、. Worsestill,heclaimedthathisfamilymemberswerebeatenandthreatened bytherestaurantstaffwhenhequestionedthebillatthecheckout.Chens complaintimmediatelyspreadonChinassocialmedia,whichraiseddoubt among netizensagain.Furtherinvestigationshowedthatonetypeofthefishserved ,Huso,wasnottherealwildspecies,buta
14、kindoffarmedfishatamuch lowerprice.Sincethepricesofthefishhadviolated（侵犯） therightsofconsumers,therestaurantgotitspunishment. were treated violently The restaurant was punished Lately,awildfishrestaurantinHarbinwasorderedtoclosedownandfa cedaheavyfine.AcustomernamedChenYancomplainedonlinethathe waso
15、verchargedandtreatedviolentlyintherestaurant.Immediately,Che nscomplaintraisednetizensconcern,whichledtothe restaurantbeingpunishedforcheatingitsconsumers.However,similarcas esalsohappenedinotherplacesofChina.Fortunately,thegovernmentcl aimthattheseillegalactionsaresuretobeseriouslypunished. 1.A summary should be around one third the length of the original text. 2. Write down the key supporting points for the topic. 3.Do not include unimportant details or examples. Bye-bye!
