First, second, third,First, then / next, after that / next, finallyFor one thing … for another…,On (the) one hand…on the other hand,Besides / what’s more / in addition / furthermore / moreover / another / also,Especially / In particular,
now, at present, recently,after, afterwards, after that, after a while, in a few days,at first, in the beginning, to begin with,later, next, finally,immediately, soon, suddenly, all of a sudden, at that moment, as soon as, the momentform now on, from then on,at the same time, meanwhile,till, not…until, before, after, when, while, as during,
now, in addition, for example, for instance, in this case, moreoverfurthermore, in fact, actually
but, however, while, though, or, otherwise, on the contrary, on the otherhand, in contrast, despite, in spite of, even though, except (for), instead, of course, after all,
or, and, also, too, not only … but also, as well as, both… and, either …or, neither …nor
because, because of, since, now that, as, thanks to…, due to…, therefore, as a result (of), otherwise, so…that, such…that
as (so) long as, on condition that, if, unless
though, although, as, even if, even though, whether …or…, however, whoever,whatever, whichever, wherever, whenever, no matter how (who, what, which, where, when, whom)
for example, for instance, such as…, take… for example
be similar to, similarly, the same as, in contrast, compared with (to)…just like, just as,
for this reason, for this purpose, so that, in order to, so as to,
in deed, in fact, surely, certainly, no doubt, without any doubt, truly,obviously, above all,
in a word, in short, in brief, on the whole, generally speaking, in my opinion, as far as I know, As we all know, as has been stated, as I have shown, finally, at last, in summary, in conclusion,
6、巧妙变换句式
例如:I think that...... 宾语从句,是考生最常使用的句式。如果变换成另一种句式I have a thought that......同位语从句,立刻让人眼前一亮,为作文平添光彩。
还比如:I hear that也是很多考生常用的句式。如果换成It is reported that...... 或者There is a piece of news that 同样的意思,却明显体现出了考生知识运用的差距。后者明显分数会更高!
在批改过上万份同学们英语作文中,经常能发现一些将中文生硬地翻译成英文的表达法。有一句话叫做"立志如山,行道如水",写英文作文,一定要有决心把它 写好,有信心把意思表达清楚,这是"立志如山";但关键是遇到问题时要有个灵活的态度,能像流水一样变通解决问题。绕道表达,是写作中应该常常运用的一种方法。
最后,为同学们例举一些英语作文中的常用句型,希望对同学们有所帮助。
1. in order to
He worked very hard in order to realize his dream.
2. in order that
She worked hard in order that everything would be ready by 6 o’clock..
3. so…that
They were all so tired that they could do nothing but yawn.
4. such…that
It was such a cold day that there was nobody on the street.
5. would rather do…than do
He would rather listen to others than talk himself.
6. prefer doing to doing
He prefers making speeches after careful preparation.
7. prefer to do…rather than do
比起女人,男人总是宁可在家睡觉也不愿花那么多时间来购物。
Compared with women, men always prefer to sleep at home rather than spend so much time shopping.
8. not only…but also
在短短的三年的时间里她不但完成了所有课程,而且还获得了博士学位。
In just three years, she had not only finished all the lessons, but also received her doctor’s degree.
9. either…or
You could either buy an MP3 or go to Yunnan for a visit if you pass the exam.
10. Neither…nor
He is a boring man. He likes neither entertainment nor reading.