英文日記的正文是日記的主要部分,寫在星期和日期的正下方,可以頂格寫,也可以內(nèi)縮3至5個(gè)字母的空間.由于記載的內(nèi)容通常已經(jīng)發(fā)生,謂語動(dòng)詞多用一般過去時(shí)。
一、英文日記格式
英文日記通常由書端和正文兩個(gè)部分組成.日記常以第一人稱記下當(dāng)天生活中的所見、所聞、所做或所想的事情.中、英文的日記三格式大致一樣.英語日記的書端是專門寫日記的日期、星期和天氣的.左上角是日期(年、月、日)、星期.右上角寫上當(dāng)天的天氣情況,如：Sunny,Fine,Rainy,Windy,Snowy,Cloudy等.
1.日期表達(dá)有多種形式.年、月、日都寫時(shí),通常以月、日、年為順序,月份可以縮寫,日和年用逗號(hào)隔開.例如：December 18,2003 或者 Dec.18,2003
A) September 1,2004或September 1st,2004也可省略寫成Sept.1,2004或Sept.1st,2004;B)the 1st of September in 2004(月份不可以縮寫)
B)只有月、日
September 1或September 1st(月份可以縮寫)
C)只有年、月
September 2004或the September of 2004(月份不可以縮寫)
以上的1或1st都應(yīng)讀作the first.
2.星期也可以省略不寫,可將其放在日期前或后,星期和日期之間不用標(biāo)點(diǎn),但要空一格,星期也可縮寫.如：
Saturday,October 22nd,2004;October 22nd,2004 Saturday
3.天氣情況必不可少.天氣一般用一個(gè)形容詞如 :Sunny,Fine,Rainy,Snowy 等表示.寫在日期之后,用逗號(hào)隔開,位于日記的右上角.如：
Saturday,March 4,2004,Windy;1st January,2004,Fine
1.注意日期、星期和天氣的書寫位置.
日期和星期要寫在正文的左上角,其順序多是“星期 + 月、日、年”,也有把星期放在后面的,如“ 2003 年 11 月 22 日,星期一”可寫為“ Monday November 22,2003 或 November 22,2003 Monday ”.
日記的第一行,要寫明年、月、日與星期,然后要寫明當(dāng)天的氣候狀況,如果是游記,還要寫明地點(diǎn).
這一部分中天氣狀況比較難寫.下面是一些常用的描寫天氣的英語詞語：
晴 clear 陰 overcast 多云 cloudy 小雨 light rain
大雨 heavy rain 毛毛雨 drizzle 陣雨 shower
東風(fēng) east wind 南風(fēng) south wind 西風(fēng) west wind
北風(fēng) north wind 西南風(fēng) southwester 東南風(fēng) southeaster
東北風(fēng) northeaster 西北風(fēng) northwester
氣溫 temperature
炎熱 scorching heat 寒冷 icy cold 下雪 snow
例文;
下面是一篇關(guān)于寒假的日記.
January 18,2011 Friday Sunny
I am free now as I am spending my winter holiday.
Although we have some homework,we can finish them in several days.And the rest time we can make good use of.My god!We have been very tired after hard studying.In winter holidays,I want to have full sleep and eat good food in order to replenish myself.Last but not the least,I will have a good rest.
I have rested for a week.I began to feel bored.So I went out with my friends.They are my best friends in the middle school.We didn’t go to someplace special.We just saw the other.We had lunch together.While we were having lunch,we were still talking about the new school and new friends.Yes!A year later,we have grown riper.And we learned much more things and got new life.We haven’t enough time to play,to waste and to lose the way.We only have two years.Two years to go,we will get the real life which belongs to us.