众所周知,很多考生都被托福写作成绩停滞不前所困扰,其实归其原因,并不仅仅是写作能力本身有硬伤,而是你的语言表达存在问题哦~
我们都知道在中文写作中,有一些约定俗成的表达规则,这些在英文写作中同样存在。所以小编为大家整理了以下6点,为了让同学更好地理解,也使用了一些简单例句进行说明~
NO.01
不使用缩写
示例:孩子们心理上不太成熟,以至于不能够区分正确和错误的。
❎错误:Children are so immature psychologically that they can'tdistinguish between right and wrong.
✅正确:Children are so immature psychologically that theycannotdistinguish between right and wrong.
在规范性写作中,一定要避免缩写,这是美国大学中学术写作的基本要求。因此,can't,don't,doesn't,won't应该替换成cannot,can not,do not,does not,will not.
NO.02
规范使用数字
示例:在游戏过程中,孩子们可以锻炼两种不同的核心能力:计划和管理资源的能力以及双手眼协调能力。
❎错误:When playing video games,children could develop2crucial skills:planning and resource management skills and hand-eye coordination.
✅正确:When playing video games,children could developtwocrucial skills:planning and resource management skills and hand-eye coordination.
在英语写作中,1-10的数字需要“写出来”,而且阿拉伯数字不能用在句子的开头。
NO.03
关于数量的表达
示例:学生们有很多种形式获得教授们的鼓励
❎错误:Encouragement that students receive from their professors can takea lot offorms.
✅正确:Encouragement that students receive from their professors can takemanyforms.
在写作中,a lot of/lots of表示为“许多”,较为不正式,通常使用much或many等表示。
NO.04
注意语态
示例:人们对于学前教育对孩子学术成绩和个人发展的影响十分关注。
❎错误:Great attention has been paidto the influence of pre-school education on a child's academic achievements and personal development.
✅正确:Parents are payinggrowing attention to the influence of pre-school education on a child's academic achievements and personal development.
在写作中,用“主动语态”代替“被动语态”。
NO.05
不用抽象、含糊的词
示例:热情使我坚持自己的信念,并督促我完成艰难的任务。
❎错误:Passion is the thingthat holds ma belief and propels me to finsh the difficult task.
✅正确:Passion is theessential power that holds my belief and propels me to finsh the difficult task.
Thing的使用使得语言过于抽象、含糊,因此需要换成具体的“实义”名词。
NO.06
however不用在句首
示例:这些路几乎不能通行。但是,我们最终还是到达了营地。
❎错误:The roads were almot impassable. However,we atlast succeeded in reaching camp.
✅正确:The roads were almot impassable.At last,howeverwe succeeded in reaching camp.
However意义相当于nevertheless,在句子或从句中通常不在句首出现。