下面看一个剑桥阅读中的例子:

Toughened glass is found everywhere, from cars and bus shelters to the windows, walls and roofs of thousands of buildings around the world.

二、观点表达经

1、Most people think of the cultures represented in the collection in terms of the absence of advance d technology. In fact, traditional practices draw on a continuing wealth of technological constraints are often overcome by personal skills that would be regarded as exceptional in the west.

2、Although there has been some decrease in absence rates, no single strategy or combination of strategies has had a significant impact on absenteeism per se.

3、Clearly the world cannot revert to the horse-drawn wagon.

由以上几个例子我们可以看出,老外写文章是不会赤裸裸的直接用“I”来表达观点的,也不一定非要借助 in one’s opinion, from my point of view等被大家用滥的词汇,如果你想在写作考试成绩低迷的今天异军突起,就要仔细琢磨一下老外的表达习惯喽!

观点表达经之我见:

1)背景句/段+in fact +自己的观点

可以用非常平易近人的in effect, actually代替in fact

2)although +背景句+自己的观点

可以用despite, in spite of, notwithstanding 等常用词汇代替although

3) 背景句(段)+ clearly+自己的观点

可以用obviously, apparently等再简单不过的词代替clearly

三、总结陈述经

看惯了in conclusion,all in all的考官需要我们做一下改变了。提醒您,其实只要你仔细从阅读中找规律,不难发现,最常用的表达总结陈述的词竟然是thus,therefore这样的单词而非短语!要么就是简单的 “it is our belief that…”

以上只是笔者的一点心得。无论怎样,专家们希望各位烤鸭能够针对中国学生写作中的不良习惯,如喜欢用大词,喜欢套用模板,喜欢一味的用动宾结构组织句子等等,以雅思阅读材料作为蓝本,从小词入手,再过渡到句子、段落、篇章,以及各种个性化的表达方式,多观察多模仿。比如,可以通过阅读中题目与原文中同义词的代换来理解“遣词造句”之我见;从议论的句子或段落里理解“观点表达之我见”和“总结陈述经”。

总之,一定会让你的文章从黑白色变成彩色,从平面变成立体,给人以自然清新的印象,从而走出写作成绩低迷的现状。