课程咨询
托福培训

扫码免费领资料

内含托福全科备考资料

更有免费水平测试及备考规划

托福培训

扫码关注掌握一手留学资讯

回复XDF免费水平测试

托福写作高分注重逻辑性

2018-07-24 14:56:34来源:网络

  1、表示因果关系的一个衔接句式

  写作中常见的用于表示原因-结果的连接词有so/thus/therefore/consequently/as a result/as a consequence/for this reason等等。这里介绍一个新的说法:

  It follows that… 这是一个固定句式,意思是“由此得出,由此可以推断出”。

  可以使用该句式来连接有因果关系的上下文。例如剑桥词典的两条例句:

  (1) If we posit that wage rises cause inflation, it follows that we should try to minimize them.

  (2) Because ladybirds eat greenfly, it follows that a decrease in the numbers of ladybirds will lead to a rise in the population of greenfly.

  话题作文中很多场合都可以用上该句式,举个例子:

  Research has shown that increased investment in higher education has a positive effect on a country’s gross domestic product. In the long term, a society with more educated citizens will experience more innovation, greater productivity, and higher global competitiveness. It follows that governments should make higher education available to all students.

  2、形容某事物能带来好处

  如何形容某事物具有很多优点,能够带来好处?常见的说法是:something is beneficial/something can offer many benefits,除此之外,还可以参考下面的用法:

  a force for good是一个地道英文写作中很常见的表达,它的意思是“某事物是有益的,某事物能带来好处”。比如麦克米伦词典中有这样的例句:

  The Internet can be a force for good by helping to spread knowledge.

  这一短语在考场作文中也有很广泛的应用,例如:

  (1) Despite its potential risks, genetically engineering technology can be a force for good by helping to fight hunger and poverty.

  (2) In recent years, many Chinese citizens have taken a keen interest in western holidays and festivals. As long as foreigners do not try to impose their beliefs on the local people, the growing popularity of western festivals can be a force for good.

  3、支持/反对某事物的理由

  下面的句子出自The Economist一篇关于非洲电网建设的文章Light-bulb moment:

  Typically, countries connect citizens with vast grid-extension programmes. Big grids make perfect sense for populous places. They can cheaply supply power generated far away to millions and, as they incorporate more wind and solar energy, they are becoming greener. But in remote places, the economic case for grids becomes hard to make.

  这段话的意思是:通常情况下国家通过大规模电网将电输送给民众,这种做法对于人口稠密的地区很合理,但对于偏远地区来说,在经济上可能并不划算。

  其中最后一句话值得注意:the economic case for grids becomes hard to make. 这里case是熟词生义,它的含义是“论点;事实”(a set of facts and arguments that you can state for or against something),the economic case for grids becomes hard to make 字面意思即“电网在经济上的理由并不充分”,引申为“使用电网在经济上并不划算”。

  当case取该含义时,有几个常见的句型。例如要表达“支持/反对修建核电站的理由很充分”,可以说:

  There is a good case for/against building nuclear plants.

  “对于削减开支,他有很好的理由”,可以说:

  He makes a good case for cutting expenses.

  “目前减税的理由很充足”,可以说:

  A case can be made for reducing taxes right now.

  4、在....之间取得平衡

  在对两种不同选择进行取舍的时候,很多时候我们需要表达这样的意思:在……和……之间取得平衡,对……和……进行协调。对于这种情况我们可以参考下面的句型:

  a trade-off between A and B 也是一个应用很广的句型。举两个例子:

  (1) In the face of serious pollution, many countries have to make a trade-off between economic growth and environmental protection.

  (2) More and more office workers feel that they have to make a trade-off between their job and their family.

  以上就是为大家整理的“托福写作高分注重逻辑性”,更多精彩内容请关注新东方在线托福频道!


托福辅导

关注新东方在线托福

托福机经·Official题目练习

考前重点突破·听说读写海量资料

更多资料
更多>>
更多内容

免费获取托福备考大礼包

微信扫描下方二维码 立即领取

托福辅导
更多>>
更多公益讲座>>
更多>>
更多资料