想要讓自己的文章更加吸引閱卷老師的眼球,僅靠詞匯堆積起來(lái)的文章還達(dá)不到這樣的效果。相比較之下不難發(fā)現(xiàn),無(wú)動(dòng)詞結(jié)構(gòu)比分句效果更好,更地道,更簡(jiǎn)練,同時(shí)又豐富了作文的句子結(jié)構(gòu),不僅讓讀者和閱卷老師為之眼前一亮!巧妙的在文章中運(yùn)用一些習(xí)語(yǔ),大大增添了文章的光彩,為贏得高分成績(jī)奠定了良好的基礎(chǔ)。
主語(yǔ)多樣化:中國(guó)人習(xí)慣于用人稱主語(yǔ),而英語(yǔ)中則常用無(wú)靈主語(yǔ)(inanimate subject),即無(wú)生命的事物作主語(yǔ),如:
1.The last two decades has witnessed earth-shaking changes in China.
中國(guó)在過(guò)去的二十年中發(fā)生了翻天覆地的變化。
2 A strange peace came over her when she was alone.
她獨(dú)處時(shí)感到一種特別的安寧。
3 I am very sorry that the pressure of other occupations has prevented me from sending an earlier reply to your letter.
由于我近來(lái)事務(wù)繁忙,沒(méi)能給于及早回復(fù),對(duì)此我表示深深的歉意。
4 The smallest excuse would have served.
其實(shí),你隨便找個(gè)哪怕小的借口就可以了。
5 That night sleep eluded me.
那天晚上我徹夜未眠。
6 The old house has seen better days.
這座老房子的主人曾過(guò)著更好的生活。
7 Everything at the party spoke of careful planning.
派對(duì)上的一切都說(shuō)明主人進(jìn)行了精心策劃。
8 A terrible thought suddenly struck me—had I locked the door?
我突然產(chǎn)生了一個(gè)可怕的想法——我鎖門了嗎?
9 When he had to speak, his confidence suddenly deserted him.
等到不得不說(shuō)話時(shí),他卻突然沒(méi)了信心。
在英語(yǔ)中沒(méi)有生命的事物作主語(yǔ),來(lái)作為動(dòng)作的發(fā)出者是相當(dāng)普遍的現(xiàn)象,幾乎和人稱主語(yǔ)句平分秋色。但由于受漢語(yǔ)思維的束縛,我們往往覺(jué)得人作主語(yǔ)更自然,因此大多數(shù)情況下,我們中國(guó)學(xué)生不假思索地采取漢語(yǔ)的思維去表達(dá),如上述例1、例5和例9,很可能會(huì)寫作如下的樣子:
1b. Great changes have taken place in China in the last two decades.
5b. I failed to fall into sleep that night.
5c. I kept awake all through that night.
9b. When he had to speak, he suddenly lost confidence.
我們既然已經(jīng)了解了英語(yǔ)的這種獨(dú)特思維,寫托福作文時(shí),我們要有意識(shí)地按照英語(yǔ)的思維去表達(dá),這樣不僅能寫出地道的英語(yǔ)句子,也避免了作文中千篇一律的“人”主宰一切的枯燥和沉悶的氛圍。
開頭多樣化:開頭除了使用主語(yǔ)外,還可以用各種各樣的結(jié)構(gòu).
1 An expert in forest fire control, the forest ranger talked to the campers about safety in the woods.同位語(yǔ)
2 Angry, Mr. Boyd began to defend his reputation with strong arguments.形容詞短語(yǔ)
3 Tired and dirty, the boys returned to the camp.形容詞短語(yǔ)
4 Jogging every day, I soon increased my energy level.現(xiàn)在分詞短語(yǔ)
5 Troubled by a dream, Tim woke up with a start.過(guò)去分詞
6 To succeed in that course, you must attend every class.不定式短語(yǔ)
7 In the scientific laboratory, Madame Curie was an industrious worker.介詞短語(yǔ)
8 Because he was tired and discouraged, he did not want to rewrite the paper.原因狀語(yǔ)句
9 What you impulsively do in haste you may regret( )in leisure.賓語(yǔ)從句提前
運(yùn)用修辭手法:排比;對(duì)偶
友情提醒,托福作文的精彩并不是華麗辭藻的堆積,簡(jiǎn)潔明了的表述,合理的結(jié)構(gòu)安排,通俗易通語(yǔ)言,才是贏得托福作文高分的關(guān)鍵。