在英语四级考试之前,很多人都会看一些万能的句子或者范文,为自己的四级写作积累素材。但是很多时候语言的运用又显得那么直白或简单,不能让人有眼前一亮的感觉。今天就看看下面这些句子吧,是不是能让你的作文脱颖而出。

1) it seems to me that something is not valued highly enough…. the possible reason may be … 在我看来,对某事的重视还不够,可能的原因或许是…

2) but possibly the problem lies not so much in (our institutions) as in (our attitudes). 但可能问题出在我们的态度上,而不是我们的机构上。

注:"lie in"表示“在于,缘于”,表示事情的原因,相当于“result from”。

3) there are many factors that may account for this result, but the following are the most typical ones. first, … 有许多因素可解释这一结果,但如下的是最典型的因素。第一,…

注:"account for",说明(原因、理由等)。

4) there are many reasons responsible for this instance, and the following are the typical ones. 造成这一情况有许多原因,如下的原因就很典型。

注:"responsible for",是造成…的原因。

5) there are similar reasons when we consider that … 当我们考虑…有类似的原因。

注:虽然也用了"reasons",但一个"consider"顿时提升档次。

6) there are numerous reasons why …, and i shall here explore only a few of the most important ones. 有许多原因导致…。在此我只想就最重要的几个探讨一下。

注:探讨问题用"explore",属亮眼词汇。

7) it is easy to understand the reasons for this (prejudice against) something. one problem is that to most of us, doing something looks like doing something. 理解造成对某事的偏见的原因并不困难。问题是对我们大多数人来说,做某事似乎就是做某事。

8) they fall into the following categories. 它们可归纳为如下的类别。

注:"fall into"属于,分成。

9) if (lectures) make so little sense, why have they been allowed to continue? 如果讲座没有什么可取之处,为什么还让它们继续?

注:"make little sense",毫无意义,没什么用,意义不大。

10) this question looks as if it ought to fall in the domain of the (psychology). 这一问题似乎好像应归在(心理学)里。

注:"ought to",应当,应该;理应。

11) however, it is important to point out that … 然而,指出…是很重要的。

12) from this it follows that … 从这一点接踵而至的是…

注:"it follows that",由此得出结论…,因而断定…。

13) some people think that …. to be frank, i cannot agree with their opinion for the reasons below. 有些人认为…。坦率地讲,出于如下的原因,我不能同意他们的观点。

注:"to be frank",坦率地说;老实说;说实话。

14) some reasons can explain this trend. first, … 有一些原因可解释这一趋势。首先…

15) this phenomenon exists for a number of reasons. first, …. second, …. third, … 这一现象的存在是有许多原因的。首先,… 第二,… 第三,…

注:reasons与"exist"连用,拉升了reason的逼格。

16) there is probably a variety of reasons for the dramatic decline in …. first, …. second, …. finally, … 或许…的突然下降是有许多原因引起的。首先,… 第二,… 最后,…

注:"a variety of"绝对比"many"高大上!

17) why did …? for one thing …. for another, …. perhaps the primary reason is … 为什么会…?一个原因是… 另一个原因是… 或许其主要原因是…

注:"for one thing...for another" ,一方面,另一方面;一来,二来。

18) it is no easy job to identify the reasons for this phenomenon which involves several complicated factors. for some…. for others… 发现这一现象的原因并非易事因为它涉及几个复杂因素。一些是…,另一些是…

注:"for some ... for others",一些是…,另一些是…。

19) it is no simple task to give the reason for this complicated phenomenon which involves many factors. 给出这一复杂现象的原因并不是件容易的事,因为它涉及许多因素。

谁都想让自己顺利通过考试,可是这不是一句简单的口号,而是要付出十倍百倍的艰辛努力。对于有些人来说英语四级考试并不困难,可是对于另外一些人来说这项考试又特别困难。根据不同的基础,我们要制定出不同的复习方案,让自己不断提升吧。