請看下面這個(gè)小作文的開頭段,看似行文流水,實(shí)則欲哭無淚。
As can be seen from the table chart, it gives us the percentage of national consumer experience by category in 2002 in five different countries.
談及套句,小作文中“As can be seen from…”曾被列為小作文必備佳句,而孰不知此句雖好,但native speaker 常把它放在主體段落開頭句。若論行文習(xí)慣,實(shí)在勉強(qiáng)。
再者,“table chart”必會(huì)讓考官在批卷的疲勞中會(huì)心一笑。但是烤鴨們,不知啊,你讓他笑,他卻讓你人比黃花瘦,盡管他是那樣的愛你。此短語翻譯成中文叫“表格 圖”,考生自是覺得挺有中國風(fēng)的感覺。但考官會(huì)認(rèn)為是“這table就是表格,也就是圖的一種,還后面要是再加一chart,再來一圖。實(shí)為“black sheep 一族”啊!南部陳更要翻譯成“表格圖圖”?實(shí)在是具有喜感啊!再論“us”一詞,感覺倒是親民派系, 考官考生一家人啊。
但是,雅思寫作,半學(xué)術(shù)文體,這詞總有點(diǎn)較為隨意。所以,寧為被動(dòng),隱去施動(dòng)者,換成it can be seen ,或是it represents that 等句,或許會(huì)更好點(diǎn)??忌顭o辜的地方就是下面的這個(gè)percentage。我們都知道,衣服表格不可能只有全圖一個(gè)數(shù)據(jù),又怎會(huì)遺忘名詞單復(fù)數(shù)的問題呢?
最后那個(gè)“in 2002 in five different countries”,感覺起來好似是信息滿滿,不知道是否也是信心滿滿?語法老師告訴我們:當(dāng)句子中同時(shí)有地點(diǎn)狀語和時(shí)間狀語時(shí),一般要把地點(diǎn)狀語放在時(shí)間狀語之前 。要知道,不走尋常路,那是考官的作風(fēng)。考生要是也這樣做,哭泣大于微笑。
基于上述段落的分析,不知道同學(xué)們是否也會(huì)有所收獲?其實(shí)開頭段,自是不必非得寫的那叫一個(gè)傾國傾城。簡單大方,信息全面,能夠統(tǒng)領(lǐng)全文,那就最好。你,懂得了嗎?
雅思作文這樣批,你懂的---系列二
People have, in recent years, shown concern on the dire consequences of global warming and air pollution. Some people suggest that we should limit are travel (traveling) instead of car use. It seems to me that the objection against air travel is based on incorrect facts and stereotypes. (The) Vehicle is an integral segment of urban industrial civilization, mirroring contemporary life, in its best and unrest aspects.