环境描写可以渲染气氛，可以衬托人物、可以推动故事情节的发展。作文中巧用环境描写，通过“环境(景物)描写+与习作主题正相关的主人翁的情感态度描写”，做到情景交融，可以提高作文的品位，获得高分。
读后续写在故事情节推进的过程中，有时一段简洁的环境描写，既可以为文章提供个特定的背景，又能使文章形成一种特殊的氛围，让读者有身临其境的感觉。同时描写人物时运用环境描写，可以营造人物的生活背景，衬托人物的心情，烘托人物的性格与品质，间接表达故事中主人公的心理和情感变化，从而推动故事情节的发展。
但首先要明确的是“写景乃为主旨服务”，因此务必要明晰写作的主旨，写作时做到景随主旨变。先确定主旨，然后来写景，这样才有效果。
赏析并积累下面场景的片段描写
一、阳光明媚，生命美好，心情愉悦的景色描写
1. When I was bathed in the sunlight, it felt like the amber-like sunshine was kissing every inch of my skin.
当我沐浴在阳光下，感觉就像琥珀般的阳光亲吻我的每一寸皮肤。
2. In the spring, its branches are covered with bunches of creamy flowers.
春天里，树枝上开满了一簇簇奶油般的花朵。
3. When I drew the curtains back, the sunlight flooded in.
我拉开窗帘，阳光倾泻而入。
4. The clear blue sky was dotted with fluttering larks.
晴朗的蓝天上点缀着飞舞的云雀。
5.I was immediately stunned by the azure sky with thick silver lining clouds drifting around.
我立刻被湛蓝色的天空和成群飘动的银色云朵所吸引了。
二、暴风骤雨、心情抑郁的景色描写
1. The thin trees were blowing wildly, and untidy gray clouds were sailing past a pale moon.
稀疏的树木被狂风肆虐，凌乱的灰色云朵掠过苍白的月亮。
2.The frosty air blew in, cutting like knife.
刺骨的寒风吹进来，像刀子一样伤人
3. The frigid gusts of wind stung their faces.
一阵阵寒风刺痛他们的脸颊。
4. The summer breeze gently moved through the leaves with a sighing sound.
夏天的微风轻轻地吹过树叶，发出叹息的声音。
6.Snow blanketed every rooftop and weighed on the branches of old trees.
雪覆盖了每一个屋顶，压在老树枝上。
三、烦闷焦躁的景色描写
1. It's hot enough to melt hell.
天热得足以把地狱溶化了。
2. The air that has been hot all day becomes heavy. It hangs over the trees, presses the heads of the flowers to the ground, and sits on my shoulders.
整日闷热的空气变得格外呆滞。它笼罩着树木，逼得花朵垂向地面，也压得我的肩头沉甸甸的。
3. The strong sun on my black hair would burn me in minutes if I couldn't find shelter.
如果我找不到庇护所，我黑发上强烈的阳光几分钟后就会把我烧焦。
4. It would be a cold moonless night. The sky was dark and low, the air so chilled it hurt to breathe.
这将是一个寒冷的无月之夜。天空又黑又低，空气冷得透不过气来。
四、凄风苦雨、狂风暴雨、恐惧、阴冷的景色描写
1. On the dark and stormy night, the waves were crashing and the winds were howling.
在漆黑的暴风雨之夜，波涛汹涌，狂风怒吼。
2. The rain camepouring down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against the house.
大雨倾盆，洪流暴涨，狂风肆意冲击房屋。
3. The boys were frightened as the wind blew several trees on their side and the light continued to come and go in the sky.
孩子们都吓坏了，因为风把他们那边的几棵树吹到了一边，闪电在天空中持续乱舞。
4. It is winter. The cold wind whistles through the branches of the trees.
正值冬季，寒风呼啸着吹过树枝。
5. Last night, the cold north wind blew great snow clouds over the sky. Not a star, not a bit of blue sky could be seen.
昨天夜里，北风呼啸，乌云密布。看不见一颗星星，整个天空也不见一丝蓝色。
五、早上、黄昏、晚上场景描写
(一)早上
1. The sweetness of the sun fills my lungs.
我的心里满是阳光的甜蜜。
2. The first ray of sunlight is too fragile to touch.
第一缕阳光柔软得让人不忍触摸。
3. Spring breeze draws the curtain of clouds and the sunshine floods into the classrooms.
春风撩起云幕，阳光洒满教室。
(二)黄昏
1. As the sky gradually darkened and the light dimmed, he quickened his steps.
天空越来越黑，光线越来越暗，他加快了步伐。
2. The sun hid himself behind the mountains, making it hard to see anything in the thick darkness.
日落西山，浓浓的夜色中很难看清任何东西。
3. The rain drummed on the window, bidding farewell to the last beamof sunlight.
雨点敲打着窗户，向最后一缕阳光告别。
(三)晚上
1. From the distance, he saw some dim light in the village.
从远处，他看到村子里有些昏暗的灯光。
2. Silence between dad and me made me more nervous and scared. At that moment, it was completely darkexcept the faint light given out by a few stars in the sky.
爸爸和我之间的沉默让我愈发紧张和恐惧。那一刻，除了天空中的几颗星星发出的微光，外面一片漆黑。
3. The sky, midnight blue, gave the scene a fairytale quality, and the stars that dotted the sky lit upthe night.
深蓝色的天空，给这一场景增添了童话般的感觉，点缀天空的星星照亮了夜晚。