happened in the cafe? What did he cheat her of? Why did he do so? Why didn’t he tell his wife earlier?第二段可以通过问以下问题来获取写作要点：How did she feel? Would she forgive her husband? If so, why? If not, why not?

（二）参考范文

“My dearest, please forgive me for my cheating you all the time. Do you still remember our first date in the cafe? The atmosphere was embarrassed and I was feeling nervous. I meant to ask the waitress to bring me the sugar, which came out to be the salt. But I had to go on with the mistake, which sparked your curiosity. I had no other choice but to make up the story I told you, which made me drink coffee with salt for the rest of my life. You never know how bitter it is! I didn’t dare to tell you the truth because I was afraid of you leaving me for that. Thanks for bringing me the happy life. If I had a second life, I would choose you to be my wife again.”

She was shocked by the letter, with the feeling of being cheated. However, he would never know how strong her desire was to let him know that, she was just too happy to be cheated for her whole life by someone she loved so much.

（三）范文解析

范文围绕文章的内容进行了合情合理的拓展。文本结尾处铺垫了“nothing special if it were not for the letter the husband left for her before his death”以及续写第一段第一句“please forgive me for my cheating you all the time”可知，信中的内容可能与他们完美幸福的生活形成一定反差。同时，他又提到了第一次约会的咖啡馆，可能他会说一些有关于第一约会的事。因此，在第一段续写中，丈夫提到了因为紧张错把加糖说成了加盐，这反而引起了妻子的好奇，使得他不得不继续圆谎。因为害怕失去妻子，丈夫一直不敢将真相告知妻子。内容吻合前文的铺垫，符合逻辑。续写第二段：她十分震惊，感觉受到了欺骗。在这一段续写中，妻子因为受到欺骗而进行抱怨；但他们恩爱相伴40年，所以妻子原谅了丈夫当初小小的欺骗。

（四）提炼归纳

1. 合理拓展情节

在该题中，我们通过9个问题来拓展整理自己的写作思路，这9个问题以故事中的主人公为表达的主体：男主人公做了些什么？为什么这么做？女主人公感受如何？问题之间有一定的逻辑联系，符合故事发展的合理结局。

2. 有效运用连接手段

范文用still体现了时间上的延续性；“so,because”体现了事件之间的因果关系；“but, however”体现了故事的发展；若干非限制性定语从句表现了事件之间的因果关系。这些连接词的使用可以使文本更加紧凑连贯。

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