舉一反三:
1.With the rapid increase of China's population,housing problem is
becoming more and more serious.
隨著中國人口的急劇增加,住房問題越來越突出。
2.With more and more women entering society,people's attitude towards
women is changing.
隨著越來越多的婦女走入社會,人們對婦女的態(tài)度也在改變。
3.With the deepening of Chinese reform and opening up,an increasing
number of Chinese
families can afford a car.
隨著中國改革開放的深入,越來越多的中國家庭買得起車了。(“越來越多”除了常用的more and more外,還可以用an increasing number of, a growing number of,a significant number of,a great number of等來表達。)
本結(jié)構(gòu)看似固定,實則富于變化,只要記住with有“隨著”的意思,相信大家可以根據(jù)實際的需要造出更多的句子。
我們已經(jīng)看到,開門見山的開頭使論文直切主題,直白明確地提出了論點。不過在討論某些有爭議性的問題時,就顯得有欠缺,因為我們必須在文章的開頭引出人們對要討論的問題的不同看法,然后再表明自己的觀點。下面就是專門針對爭議性論文的一種句型。
IV.When it comes to...,some people think /believe
that...,others argue /claim that opposite /reverse is true.There is probably
some truth in both arguments
/statements,but...當(dāng)說到……,有些人認(rèn)為……,但另一些人則持相反的觀點……。這兩種觀點可能都有點道理,但……。
本結(jié)構(gòu)先用when it comes to ...引出話題,再用some...others
...這個對立的結(jié)構(gòu)引出了兩種相反的觀點,然后說There is some truth in
both...表明嚴(yán)謹(jǐn)公正的態(tài)度,最后用but...很自然地引出了自己的論點。請看下面這個例子:
TV,a good thing or bad thing
When it comes to TV,some people believe that it is extremely valuable,as it provides relaxation, entertainment and education. Others argue that it is harmful for it begins to control our lives and deprives people of time to do other activities.There is probably some truth in both sides.But we must realize that television itself is neither good or bad.It is the uses to which it is put that determines its value to society.
二、結(jié)尾句型
英語議論文多以簡要總結(jié)全文或?qū)λ懻摰膯栴}提出解決辦法來結(jié)尾?偨Y(jié)全文時除常用到in one /a word,generally speaking等外,沒有固定模式。提出解決辦法時卻常使用下一句型。
V....take measures to do sth.例如:
1.We should take measures to control pollution in order to save the
world.
2.We'd better take effective measures to prevent students from
cheating on exams.
3.The government decided to take strong measures against drug abuse.
4.Urgent measures should be taken to prevent terrorists from carrying
out further attacks.
本文列舉了英語作文中常用的幾個句型,當(dāng)然不是要大家寫出千篇一律的文章來,而是希望起到一種拋磚引玉的作用,提醒大家在學(xué)習(xí)中注意多總結(jié),以使自己的寫作水平更上一層樓。