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托福写作:高手帮你”造句”

2011-08-14来源:和谐英语
  新托福写作的评分标准和雅思写作的评分标准基本相似,在语言上的考察点也很高,所以新托福考试在语言上一定要引起高度的重视。词汇的重要性,包括遣词和造句两个方面。这一系列中,写作组的专家将为大家介绍其中之二,如何达到造句的高分。
  造句要做到准确、多样以及高分表达
  I 准确的句子表达
  1. 句型分析
  英语的句型包括以下几种,简单句、复合句、并列句、并列复合句等。在新托福写作中,一般使用复合句,辅以并列句和并列复合句,当然肯定要有简单句,做到长短句相结合。下面摘抄几个句子给大家认识并分析一下复合句和并列复合句。
  a. Even though I usually know what I have to say, I cannot always express myself correctly in English.
  这句话是一个复合句,由even though引导的让步状语从句。
  b. This challenges me to practice my spoken English, with the result that I can complete the speaking tasks more fluently and quickly.
  这句话中是一个复合句。with介词结构中,有一个that引导的同位语从句对result进行解释说明。
  c. I think this is less than ideal because any differences in opinion become personal conflicts, and therefore that might jeopardize the employee’s job.
  上句话是一个并列复杂句。and 连接了两个句子,是一个并列句;because引导的原因状语从句。
  d. Shallow writing is indicative of weak critical-thinking skills, and such writing, which is often described as “sophomoric”, receives low mark.
  这句话同样是并列复杂句。由and连接两个句子,成为并列句,再一个which引导的定语从句。
  2. 有问题的句子的列举
  考生写的句子容易出现三个问题:一是使用破碎句,二是使用接连句,三是句子连接不正确。
  1). 破碎句
  所谓破碎句,就是句子不完整,通常是没有谓语(或者说谓语是动词的非谓语形式,如分词),或者是从句单独成句。
  破碎句:She singing alone. (无谓语,singing是现在分词)
  正确句:She is singing alone.
  破碎句:He did not come. Because he was sick. (从句单独成句)
  正确句:He did not come because he was sick.
  2).接连句
  所谓接连据,就是两个句子直接连在一起,既未使用连词,也未使用正确的标点符号。
  接连句: Professionals such as lawyers or accountants usually work longer hours than factory workers they have greater freedom in planning their time.
  正确句一: Professionals such as lawyers or accountants usually work longer hours than factory workers. However, they have greater freedom in planning their time.
  正确句二: Professionals such as lawyers or accountants usually work longer hours than factory workers; however, they have greater freedom in planning their time.
  3).句子连接不正确
  所谓句子连接不正确,就是两个独立的句子之间以逗号连接,这是不合英语语法的。正确的做法是以连词、分号、冒号、句号等连接两个句子。
  不正确句: Breaking chalk into two pieces is a physical change, there is no change in the composition of the chalk.
  正确句: Breaking chalk into two pieces is a physical change, so there is no change in the composition of the chalk.
  II 高分表达
  除了在句式上长短句相结合准确表达外,朗阁海外考试研究中心建议新托福考生要使用一些特殊的句式,以使句型多样化。句型多样化也是作文得到高分的条件之一。除了我们之前经常提到的高分句式,如倒装句、强调句、状语前置、插入语等,笔者还提出另外一个句式的多样变化,即主语多样化。下面笔者将列举几个句子概括介绍前面四种句型,而重点分析主语多样化。
  正常句: Luck only works in extreme cases.
  倒装句: Only in extreme cases does luck work.(否定词位于句首的倒装。)
  正常句: The internet provides people access to the latest information.
  强调句: It is the internet that provides people access to the latest information. (强调the internet)
  正常句: The environment has been deteriorating severely along with the development of industry.
  状语前置句: Along with the accelerating development of industry, the environment has been deteriorating severely.
  正常句: However, new zoos try to duplicate animals’ natural habitats as much as possible and give animals a comfortable amount of space.
  插入语: New zoos, however, try to duplicate animals’ natural habitats as much as possible and give animals a comfortable amount of space. (连词however做插入语)
  主语多样
  1. 她突然想到了一个主意。
  She suddenly had an idea.
  通常情况下,考生会马上对这句话进行翻译,基本不会动句子结构。但是以人作为主语的英语句子总是不能够很吸引人,所以这个句子如果稍微做下修改,以后面的宾语“主意”做主语,这个句子会发生一些变化。