在寫作中有一些約定俗成的表達規(guī)則,這些在英文寫作中同樣存在。托福寫作中大家也可以應用這些規(guī)則,讓自己的作文更加順暢。文中使用了一些簡單例句進行說明,方便大家更好地理解。話不多說,我們今天就一起來看看吧!

01

不使用縮寫

示例:孩子們心理上不太成熟,以至于不能夠區(qū)分正確和錯誤的。

錯誤:Children are so immature psychologically that they can't distinguish between right and wrong.

正確:Children are so immature psychologically that they cannot distinguish between right and wrong.

在規(guī)范性寫作中,一定要避免縮寫,這是美國大學中學術寫作的基本要求。

因此,can't,don't,doesn't,won't應該替換成cannot,can not,do not,does not,will not

02

規(guī)范使用數(shù)字

示例:在游戲過程中,孩子們可以鍛煉兩種不同的核心能力:計劃和管理資源的能力以及雙手眼協(xié)調(diào)能力。

錯誤:When playing video games,children could develop 2 crucial skills:planning and resource management skills and hand-eye coordination.

正確:When playing video games,children could develop two crucial skills:planning and resource management skills and hand-eye coordination.

在英語寫作中,1-10的數(shù)字需要“寫出來”,而且阿拉伯數(shù)字不能用在句子的開頭。

03

關于數(shù)量的表達

示例:學生們有很多種形式獲得教授們的鼓勵

錯誤:Encouragement that students receive from their professors can take a lot of forms.

正確:Encouragement that students receive from their professors can take many forms.

在寫作中,a lot of/lots of表示為“許多”,較為不正式,通常使用much或many等表示。

04

注意語態(tài)

示例:人們對于學前教育對孩子學術成績和個人發(fā)展的影響十分關注。

錯誤:Great attention has been paid to the influence of pre-school education on a child's academic achievements and personal development.

正確:Parents are paying growing attention to the influence of pre-school education on a child's academic achievements and personal development.

在寫作中,用“主動語態(tài)”代替“被動語態(tài)”。

05

刪除不必要的詞

示例:曼德拉從未停止過種族平等運動的抗爭,雖然他曾入獄。

錯誤:Mandela never stopped camaigning for racial equality,despite the fact he was incarcerated.

正確:Mandela never stopped camaigning for racial equality,despite of his incarcerated.

在寫作中,刪除不必要的詞,如幾乎所有的fact,包括:owing to the fact that...,in speite of the fact that...,call your attention to the fact that...,I was unaware of the fact that...等。

06

不用抽象、含糊的詞

示例:熱情使我堅持自己的信念,并督促我完成艱難的任務。

錯誤:Passion is the thing that holds ma belief and propels me to finsh the difficult task.

正確:Passion is the essential power that holds my belief and propels me to finsh the difficult task.

Thing的使用使得語言過于抽象、含糊,因此需要換成具體的“實義”名詞。

07

however不用在句首

示例:這些路幾乎不能通行。但是,我們最終還是到達了營地。

錯誤:The roads were almot impassable. However, we atlast succeeded in reaching camp.

正確:The roads were almot impassable.At last,however we succeeded in reaching camp.

However意義相當于nevertheless,在句子或從句中通常不在句首出現(xiàn)。

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