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前言：教习过好几门课程，深感写作这一课是最难教的，“危乎高哉！‘写作’之难难于上青天。……一夫当关，万夫莫开。”学生学习英语写作多时，大多不能迥脱蹊径之外，工而入逸者更是寥寥。于是我悲观起来，认定“文不可以‘教’而能”。虽说文字和技法可以也应当教一些，俾学生邯郸学步，渐次入门，但就本质特征而论，写作远不只是一个章法和技巧的问题，而是“气之所行”，是皮相之下许多深层主观因素的综合，是一个厚积薄发的养成过程。这些主观因素，在我看来，体现在国内的英语写作考试当中只局限于素心烂读的积累。Readingmakesafullman.这是英国学者的传世之言，我们的祖先说“读书破万卷，下笔如有神”。我们赞叹一篇文章，往往是因为我们被文章中的语言所吸引、所征服：语汇丰富、句式整齐、语言或精练或华丽，句式安排熟练自如，自然流畅；而者只能来自于reading。但是我们已没有那么多的时间去“读”了，于是乎，语言的总结就变得极其必要！要归纳记叙文中漂亮、地道的语言是困难的，但是要归纳论说文这个各种英语考试的作文类型中的语言不是不可能的。论说文是由开头、结尾、启转、分析、举例、比较等部分所组成的，其中都有些固定而漂亮的句型来表达。由于这些句型都是地道的英语，是经过千锤百炼，且能表达论说文写作中的不同意思，若能把以论说文为主的当代英语essays中的这些句型摘录归纳成类，供读者参考，无疑是能有助于提高英语写作的语言水平。模仿和学用漂亮和地道的英语表达法或句型并不是可耻的事。地道的英语不应是你用学过的词汇和语法规则按某个意思苦苦思索造出来的，地道的英语应是你把英美人对这个意思的习惯说法用到你自己的文章上来的。该讲义收集了论说文常用的一些句型，与六级考试的一些文章结构模式；希望同学们能以此为依据，Practicemakesperfect，达到熟能生巧的境界，从而在六级考试作文部分获得理想的分数！写作原则内容简单化结构模式化（主题句-分论点-总结）语言要包装错误要回避万能理由(Omnipotence)：1、方便：convenient/convenience2、效率：efficient/efficiently/efficiency3、节省和浪费：savetime/money/space;economical,thriftwastetime/money/space;costly,lavish4：人的心理健康：independent,cooperative,competitive,considerate,confident,creative,sociable,perseverance;selfish,isolated,conservative5、人的身体健康：health,disease,strong,strength,energetic6、娱乐：colorful,pleasure,joy,recreation,entertainment,relaxtired,boring,lonely7、环境：environment,pollute,poisonous,dirty8、安全和危险：safe,danger,risk9：经验：experience,socialexperience,enterthesociety10、人际：humane,fair,unfair,help,assist,freedom,freely基本表达(BasicElementsofEnglishWriting)：越来越：beincreasingly+adj.,beontherise,thegrowingnumberof人们认为：itisgenerally/widelybelieved/held/agreedthat许多问题：ahostof/anumberofproblems引起人们注意：claimcall/attractgeneral/public/worldattentiontosth.意识到：thereisagrowingawareness/realizationof/that,awakensb.tothefact/danger适应新的形势/变化：adapt/adjust/accommodateoneselftonewenvironment/change接触各种思想/经历：beexposedtonewideas/experiences/problems接触社会：comeintofrequent/closecontactwiththeworld/society获得成功：achieve/accomplishsuccess提出观点/建议：advance/putforward/comeupwiththearguments/ideas/suggestions作出努力：maketremendous/persistent/sustainedefforttodosth.,takegreatpainstodo(withwork/study)影响学习/工作：interferewithstudies/work产生影响：have/exertaprofoundinfluenceonlife/personality,haveadramatic/undesirableeffecton较好地驾驭生活：beabetterpilotofone'slife剥夺机会/权力：depriveoneselfofthechance/right/opportunity取代就的方式：substitutefor/taketheplaceoftheoldway采取措施：takeeffectivesteps/measuresto控制我们的环境：take/gainincreasingcontroloverourownenvironment躲避危险/挑战：shy/runawayfromthedangers/challenge满足要求：meet/satisfy/accommodatethedemandof补偿损失：compensatefor/makeupfortheloss/damage解释某现象：accountfor/explainthephenomenon对……很好的了解：haveabetterunderstanding/appreciationof,haveanewperspectiveon.provide/gainaninsightinto把某因素考虑进去：takesth.Intoaccount(consideration),givemuchthoughtto品位人生/自由/青春：savorthelife/freedom/youth培养对……的信心：develop/fosterone'sinterest/confidencein经历变化/困难/艰险：undergo/experiencegreatchanges/hardships/experience表现出自信心等：projectone'sconfidence/feeling/image生活充满不公正的地方：lifeisfullofminorirritation/injustice追求学习/职业：pursueone'sacademicinterest/professionalcareer学习知识/技术：pursue/acquireknowledge/technology/skill被看作学习的……榜样：beheldupasagoodexample交流经验/知识：shareexperience/ideas/problems/knowledge发挥/起到重要作用：playan(important/active/great)role/part逃学/缺课：skipschool/aclass/ameeting/alecture知识/经验丰富：richinknowledge/experience确立/追求目标：set/pursueagoal/higherstandard到达目标：achieve/accomplish/stainthegoal/aim/objective克服困难：overcomeobstacles/difficulty面临危险/困难：beconfronted/facedwith/inthefaceofdanger/difficulty阻碍了成功：standinthewayofsuccess,beanobstacle/barriertosuccess/growth阻碍了发展：hamper/impede/stuntthedevelopmentof持传统的看法：holdconventionalwisdom发表看法：voice/expressone'sopinion持相反/合理的观点：taketheopposite/freshview揭穿某种一贯的说法：shatterthemythof求得帮助：enlistone'ssupport/help缩小差别：bridge/narrow/fillthegap/gulf(betweencityandcountry)把成功/错误归咎于：attribute/ownthesuccess/failureto对……重要：beindispensable/important/vitalto施加压力：put/exertaacademicpressureon重视：assign/attachmuchimportance/significanceto强调：place/putmuchemphasis/stress/valueon把注意力集中在：focus/concentrateone'sattention/efforts/thoughtsupon提供机会/信息：provide/offer/furnishanopportunity/informationforsb.抓住机会：grab/seize/taketheopportunity得到机会：enjoy/gainaccesstoaopportunity/information有可能：thereis(little/much)possibility/likelihoodthat,chances/theoddsarethat展开竞争：competeagainst/withsb.fortheprize/position/control/themasteryof开展运动：conduct(carryon/undertake/initiate/launch/wage)a(vigorous/nation-wide/publicity/advertising)campaign(for/against)对我很有/没有什么意义：makemuch/littlesensetome带来无穷的幸福/满足：beasourceofhappinesssatisfaction/contentment/pride/complaint献身于：devote/dedicate/commitoneselftoacause/career大不（没什么）两样：makemuch(little/no)difference真正重要的是：whatreallymatters/accountsis…改变生活旅程：change/alterthecourseoflife建立在大量的学习/实践上：builtontremendousamountofstudy/practice进行调查/执行任务：conduct/carryoutanstudy/task/experiment辞去工作/学习：leave/quitone'sjob/work/school参加考试/竞赛等：enter(for)theexamination/contest,race参加活动/讨论：takepart/participate/beengagedinsports/activities/discussion影响思想/态度/事件的形成：shapeone'sthinking/attitude进入大学/社会/家庭/劳力市场/职业：enterasch