descriptive sequence
TextⅠ：Albert Einstein TextⅡ：the name of the man was not mentioned until para12.
TextⅡ： simile（明喻）：What money he could lay his hands
description
third person
e.g. TextⅠ：He was one of the greatest scientists the world has ever known...
TextⅡ：He was an undersized man...
supporting material
description
subjective description
e.g.TextⅠ：his extraordinary feeling for
beauty.(para1) He smiled a warm welcome.(para3) … TextⅡ：sometimes he was brilliant; sometimes he was maddeningly tiresome.(para2) …
structure
TextⅡ： para1: his physical features para2-11: his characteristic ( para2:conceit para6:emotional instability para7:irresponsibility para8:lavishness with money para9:unscrupulousness with women para10:selfshness negative comments para11:unfriendliness) Para12-15:clarification and justification
Comparisons and Contrasts Between TextⅠ
TextⅡ
similarities and differences
similarities
genre(体裁）
descripial
genre
biography
a famous figure major events of life, lifetime accomplishment, historical significance …
on he spent like an Indian rajah. (para8.)
rhetorical devices
metaphor (暗喻）：He was a monster of
conceit.(para2)
hyperbole: He could be callous and heartless to a
degree that would have made a Roman emperor shudder.(para6)
rhetorical question（反问）：Is it any wonder
that he had no time to be a man? (para15)
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anecdotes and examples
differences
structure
descriptive sequence
rhetorical devices
structure
TextⅠ： para1: simplicity para2-4: modesty para5-7:his history and his two great theories para8-11:concentration on work para12-13:his love of natural beauty para14-16:his academic courage para17-18:his sense of justice para19:his youthful innocence para20:summary positive comments