一、常用句式

一、常用句式
　　这部分针对一些在写作上实在有困难的考生，列出一些经常用于作文开头、结尾以及中间过渡的句式。需要指出的是，这些句式并不仅仅可以用在命题作文中，部分句式也可以用在我们后面要介绍的漫画类作文、图表类作文以及段首句类作文中。因此，考生一定要根据不同内容灵活运用。当然，在介绍后几种题型的作文中，我们还会列出一些专门适用于那几种题型的作文的句式。
　　㈠ 常用于开头的句式
　　1．With the rapidly growing popularity of …, the quality of our lives has been considerably changed.
　　例句：With the rapidly growing popularity of computers in China, the quality of our lives has been considerably changed.
　　2．Recently, sth. /the problem of…has been brought to popular attention/has become the focus of public concern.
　　例句：Recently, the problem of unemployment has been brought to such popular attention that governments at all levels place it on the agenda as the first matter.
　　3．With the development of…, more and more people come to realize that…
　　例句：With the development of high education, more and more people come to realize that knowledge plays a role of extreme importance in modern society.
　　4．In the past few years, there has been a boom/sharp growth/decline in…
　　例句：In the past few years, there has been a decline in the number of species.
　　5．It is a traditional practice to…in our society.
　　例句：It is a traditional practice for young people to be financially dependent on their parents for anything like marriage and housing.
　　6．It has long been considered only right and proper/perfectly justified to…
　　例句：It has long been considered only right and proper for the old to assume full responsibility for the growth of young.
　　7．No one would deny that/everyone would agree that/there is no doubt that…
　　例句：Everyone would agree that, although our age entirely overshadows all previous ages in means of obtaining knowledge, reading still takes its leading role in all senses.
　　8．To sb’s mind/in sb’s eyes, sth. seems/means…
　　例句：In the eyes of the public, official corruption means taking bribes. But such corruption comes in many different forms.
　　9．Now it is widely believed that…
　　例句：Now it is widely believed that examinations are the best possible measure for the selection of the qualified.
　　10．The birth/invention of…has made an enormous/essential difference to… But is does not mean that…
　　例句：The birth of the computer has made an essential difference to the human progress. But it does not mean that this wonder dose no threat to our society.
　　11．Sth. has changed the way our society develops, but its bright side should not keep us from following closely its dark side.
　　例句：The genetic engineering has changed the way our society develops, but its bright side should not keep us from following closely its dark side.
　　12．What would our society be like if there were no…？
　　例句：What would our society be like if there were no public morals?
　　13．Should we put sth. above sth. else? /Should we attach as much weight to sth. as to. sth. else?
　　例句：Should we put intellectual development above moral education?
　　14．Sth. is just the same as…/is compared to…/is like…
　　例句：Life in the middle of marriage if often compared to wire walking, for in the early years spouses attract each other and in late years they need each other.
　　15．In our life, there often appears such an occasion when…/on which…
　　例句：In our daily life, there often appears such an occasion when we drink success to our work in one field but, at the same time, begin to do great damage to other fields.
　　16．One of the great men one said that…/There is an old saying that…
　　例句：A gifted American psychologist once said that it is an illusion to believe in the Sunday-school truth—more comfort, more happiness.
　　17．According to the recent survey/statistics, there is…percent of…
　　例句：According to a recent survey made in a certain university, there are 43.8 percent of male students and 38.3 percent of female students either facing problems with nutrition or having to miss classes because of illness each term.
　　18．Nowadays, a heated debate/discussion about…is under way in China. Some people believe that…, whereas others argue that…
　　例句：Nowadays, a heated debate about whether one should step forward bravely in the event of crime is under way in China. Some people believe that one should step forward bravely no matter how dangerous it is, whereas others argue that one should put his or her own safety above anything else.
　　19．When it comes to…, most people contend that…, but other people consider that…
　　例句：When it comes to fake commodities, most people contend that people should battle against the falsehood of the fakes, but other people consider that buying fake commodities means nothing but “unlucky” which is hard to avoid.
　　20．There are many advantages and disadvantages
例句：There are many advantages and disadvantages in owning a car.

㈡ 常用于结尾的句式
　　1． It is hoped that we should place much emphasis on/pay more attention to…
　　例句：It is hoped that we should pay more attention to the problems of unemployment.
　　2． Only in this way/only when/only through…, will/can we…
　　例句：It is only if all sides of society take their roles fully that we will achieve the society we want.
　　3． As long as…, we will be able to…/the problems is bound to…
　　例句：As long as we persist in spreading scientific knowledge among the masses, all the superstitions are bound to go out of our life.
　　4． In the course of time/In a long run/In the long term, sth. is more likely/bound/sure to…
　　例句：In a long run, the practice of birth control is believed to do a great benefit to the future of China.
　　5． In a word, there is every/little chance/probability/possibility that…in time to come.
　　例句：In a word, there is every chance that this wise move in economic construction will acquire a broader significance in time to come.
　　6． Anything/anyone that/who…will have to…
　　例句：Anyone who has a strong bias against China will have to threat her with increased respect.
　　7． It is high time that…
　　例句：It is high time that the issue were to be solved so as to promote the economic development.
　　8． We should do our best in eliminating…
　　例句：We should do our best in eliminating air pollution.
　　9． The problem is not…; the problem is…
　　例句：The problem is not that we cannot do it; the problem is that we hate to do such nasty things.
　　10．In order to…, we must…
　　例句：In order to make our world a better place in which to live, we must learn to live in harmony with all wildlife species.
　　11．All the above evidence/experience/ facts goes to show that…
　　例句：All the above evidence goes to show that the birth of computer has benefited our life greatly.
　　12．No surprising/ It is apparent that the task of…demands/requires/deserves immediate/serious/considerable attention/consideration.
　　例句：It is, therefore, apparent that the task of fighting against corruption requires considerable consideration now.
　　13．We can come to the conclusion that…
　　例句：We can come to the conclusion that living on campus is the best way of learning independence, and of understanding other people and society at large.
　　14．We then have reasons to be confident that in the near future…
　　例句：We then have reasons to be confident that in the near future, no child is forced out of school because of poverty.
　　15．My suggestion is that…; otherwise…
　　例句：My suggestion is that effective measures should be taken to check population growth; otherwise, the potential consequences are unimaginable.
　　16．As for me, I have always been taking care to… So, I…
　　例句：As for me, I have always been taking care to choose a goal and a right path before doing anything important. Then I will work hard and perseveringly. So, I have made some achievements and I will do better.
　　17．So I believe a…tomorrow…will be achieved through efforts of every person.
　　例句：So I believe a safe tomorrow of less car accidents will be achieved through efforts of every person.
　　18．Therefore, we should not only…but…as well.
　　例句：Therefore, we should not only realize that competition and cooperation, like two sides of the coin, have to go hand in hand, but fix more attention on how to make full use of cooperation as well.
　　19．In short, …are the major problems to be solved to…
　　例句：In short, shortage of water, decrease of fertile fields and environmental pollution are the major problems to be solved to increase grain production.
　　20．Who is to say that…?
　　例句：Who is to say that our scientists may not provide a better theory?

㈢ 常用的过渡句式
　　1． Although lots of people follow the fashion/trend, I still set my heart on…
　　例句：Although lots of people follow the fashion, I still set my heart on its negative effect on our society.
　　2． For one thing… For another… As a third benefit/disadvantage…
　　例句：For one thing, some excellent students can take full advantage of the holiday to awaken their personal interests such as painting, sightseeing and so on. For another, it can provide more chances for some poor students to help make two ends meet and to get prepared for the future by taking part-time jobs. As a third benefit, for those who are far from good at a certain subject, there is a golden opportunity of catching up with other.
　　3．It is no easy/simple task/job to furnish/identify/find every reason/cause for sth., but/while, on the whole, two/some factors shout louder/ weigh heavier than others/stand out from others.
　　例句：It is no easy job to find every reason for the increase in the number of teenagers who run away from their homes, but, on the whole, two factors shout louder than others. First of all, …. Second, …
　　4．In contrast with the drawbacks/demerits/flaws of sth., sth. else can serve as a better step/move/advance in the right direction/toward the solution for the problem of…
　　例句：In contrast with the drawbacks caused by nuclear power, the solar power can serve as a better move toward the solution for the problem of energy crisis.
　　5．It is true/obvious that sth can’t compete/be compared with sth else in…, but sth still enjoys/secures/possesses distinct/substantial advantage over sth else.
　　例句：It is obvious that radio cannot compete with television in visuality, but it still possesses substantial advantages over television. (One of these is…Another…Still another…)
　　6．But if…, it is easy/not difficult/hard to see/find/discover that…
　　例句：But if they adjust their frame of mind a little in the other direction, it is not hard for them to find that life is just as promising as before.
　　7．Superficially/On the surface/At first glance/In appearance, the issue in question seems…. But in fact/in substance/on close examination, …
　　例句：At first glance, the western-type democracy seems superior to any other types. But on close examination, it does not entitle every citizen of the same nation to the equal freedom to act.
　　8．Those in favor of the issue in question argue/contend/hold/maintain/claim that…. But what they fail to consider/analyze/see/find out is that…
　　例句：Those in favor of euthanasia(安乐死) contend that its practice can benefit both the patient and his family. But what they fail to consider is that euthanasia may be taken advantage of for some evil or hidden purposes.
　　9．My our look on/choice of/participation in/devotion to…stems from/derives from/results from some/several chief factors.
　　例句：My choice of the career stems from several chief factors. First… Second…
　　10．A variety of/Quite a few factors have led me to do…
　　例句：Quite a few factors have led me to form the habit of reading
三．常用句式
　　在命题作文一节中列举的一些常用句式，大部分都可以用在漫画类作文中，考生可以根据自己的需要选用。这里再列举几个常用于描述漫画的句式。
　　1． The cartoon/picture briefs/depicts/shows…
　　例句：The cartoon briefs the history of commercial fishing in the 20th century.
　　2． In the picture, …
　　例句：In the picture, an American girl looks so pleased in the richly decorated Chinese national costumes.
　　3． Looking at the picture, …
　　例句：Looking at the picture, many people cannot help laughing. …
　　4．…。This is what the picture indicates.
　　例句：It is not unusual for Chinese children to get money from their parents, grandparents or relatives during the Spring Festival. … This is what the picture indicates.
　　5． The two pictures here illustrate…
　　例句：The two pictures here illustrate how a flower in a greenhouse is destroyed when exposed to a storm.
　　6． In the first picture, …. While in the second one, …
　　例句：In the first picture, a lonely small boat, in spite of the good catch, does not disturb the fishes that are swimming leisurely. While in the second one, the sea is over-crowded with fishing boats, and a lonely fish, desperately trying to escape, finds no place to hide.
　　7．As depicted in the picture/As we can see in the picture/As can been seen from the picture/As is shown by the drawing, …
　　例句：As can be seen from the picture, the car breaks stops on the way and cannot move any further.
　　8．It is most likely that by drawing the pictures, the artist intends…
　　例句：It is most likely that by drawing the pictures, the artist intends not only to tell us the story of fish but also to set us thinking more about nature.
　　(一）常用句式
　　以下是图表作文常用的表达法：
　　1． According to the figures shown in the table/graph we can see/conclude that…
　　例句：According to the figures shown in the table, we can see that great changes have been taking place in people’s diet over the period from 1988 to 1998.
　　2． We can see/We have noted/It can be seen from the table/chart/graph that…
　　例句：We have noted from the graph that there is a wide gap between the top ten universities both of China and of the world.
　　3． The graph/table/chart shows/indicates/reveals/points out that…
　　例句：The chart reveals that the number of road accidents is spiraling upward every year as more and more highways are constructed all over China.
　　4． As is shown/can be seen in the chart/graph/diagram released by the government…
　　例句：As we can see in the diagram released by the government, the rapid growth of population has resulted in the extinction of many wildlife species.
　　5． After considering the information in the graph/table/chart, we might conclude that…
　　例句：After considering the information in the graph, we might conclude that the energy structure in rural areas has been greatly improved over the past 15 years.
　　6.The chart/graph/table shows a minimal/slight/slow/steady/marked/dramatic/sharp/sudden increase/rise/decline/reduction/fall/drop in…compared with those of last year/10 years ago/last century…
　　例句：The graph shows a marked decline in the number of wildlife species compared with that of last century.
　　7． This year, the products of…dropped to half/was cut in half/doubled/tripled.
　　例句：This year, the products of cotton doubled.
　　8． The number of … grew/rose/dropped from…to…
　　例句：The number of car accidents grew from 3691 in 1985 to 8245 in 1995.
　　9． No increase is shown in …; then came a sharp increase of …
　　例句：No increase is shown in 1988; then came a sharp increase of 8 million.
　　10．Sth. is twice/three/half as large/high/much as sth. else.
　　例句：The production of cotton is twice as much as that of wheat.
　　11．The table/chart/graph represents the development and changes in …
　　例句：The table represents the development and changes in agriculture structure in the past 30 years.
　　12．By comparison with…, it dropped/ fell/ decreased from…to…/ by…
　　例句：By comparison with 1990, it dropped by 15 percent.
　　13．There appeared an even more stable/consistent/steady tendency to rise/drop.
　　14．The curve has leveled off/stayed the same/remained unchanged for 2 years and the trend will be continuing.

第六节 应用文类作文
　　1． 几种主要信函的写法
　　英文书信主要分为事务书信和个人书信两种，前者是单位与单位之间或个人与单位之间来往的信件，后者是亲朋好友之间的来往信件。事务书信包括申请信、推荐信、求职信、订购信等等；个人书信包括慰问信、祝贺信、道歉信以及一般的个人信等等。在格式和语体方面，事务书信比较正规，而个人书信则比较随便。在这部分中，我们结合信函的实用程度和考研作文对篇幅的一般要求选取了五种我们认为有可能成为考研作文命题对象的信函。
　　⑴ 求职信
　　求职信是用来向某一单位求取一份工作的信函，它属于广义的申请信的一种。之所以将求职信与其他类型的申请信分开来写，是因为其目前应用的普遍性和重要性，因此希望考生给予足够的重视。
　　写求职信时，要注意以下几点：
　　首先，措辞要礼貌，对求职单位要加以一定的褒扬，并表示对该单位的向往之情，希望能到该单位工作。
　　第二，简洁、明了、具体地说明自己的能力和条件。因为求职信通常是跟简历一起寄给用人单位的，所以在信中提到自己的能力和条件时，不是要简单重复简历中已有的内容，而是要用简洁、明了、具体的语言提出自己特别突出的或者可能引起用人单位特别的注意的能力和条件。
　　第三，对于要求取的工作岗位，要特别写明，给用人单位一个考虑选择的机会。
　　第四，要突出招聘者的利益，不要一味强调自己的需要和期望。
　　求职信一般分为三个部分来写，至于分成几段，没有严格的要求。第一部分说明从哪里得到的关于这份工作的信息，又或者写信人只是投求职信碰碰运气。
　　第二部分主要是推销自己，表达自己对应聘职位的兴趣以及介绍自己的最突出的能力和条件。如果求职者对应聘职位没有太多的了解，可以特别表达一向愿意接受新挑战的愿望，并强调一下自己在适应新环境、处理人际关系方面的能力。
　　最后一部分当然是表达一下希望，例如希望能得到面试的机会。
　　下面给出一封齐头式的求职信，省略了信头和信内地址，从称呼开始。
　　Dear Sir or Madam:
　　I am writing in response to the advertisement you placed in the Sunday paper for a sales manager in your company. Your company has a reputation for producing high-quality products like Mandolin network system. I am interested in joining such a professional organization.
　　As you can see from the enclosed resume, my previous work in an export company has provided me with lots of opportunities to contact all kinds of customers and suppliers home and abroad. By communicating with them, I have got very familiar with the international trade and the current market. Besides, my educational training at university concentrated also on international trade which equipped me with a solid foundation in sales and trade.
　　As such, I believe that my service could be of great benefit to your company in terms of customer relation and new business connections.
　　I hope to have an opportunity to meet your human resource manager in order to let you know more about me. I enclose a resume and could be available for an interview at your convenience. Looking forward to hearing from you and thank you for your consideration.
　　Sincerely yours,
　　J.S. Wu
　　⑵ 其他申请信
　　当一个人想得到某种机会或某些东西，如申请得到奖学金、求学、申请出国签证等，往往通过申请信来请求。
　　写申请信的时候一般应注意以下几点：
　　首先，语气要诚挚友好，措辞要严谨，千万不要表现出强求的意思。
　　第二，对于申请的内容和原因一定要写得非常清楚，不能含糊。
　　第三，尽管不能表现出强求的意思，但是期望得到的心情一定要表达出来。
　　申请信如何分段，也没有严格的规定，其内容一般应包括以下几个部分：明确是在写申请；申请的具体内容和缘由；自己的情况和条件；提出要求，如回信、面试等等。每一部分都要做到清晰、简明。
　　对于不同的申请内容，在介绍自己情况的时候也要有不同的侧重。例如在求学信中，应比较侧重介绍自己已有的学位及专业情况；在申请留学经济资助的信中，应着重介绍自己的学业及学术水平，因为国外很多学校颁发奖学金是以此为标准的。
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