【雅思寫作】“下定義”在議論文中的用途
雅思寫作一直是困擾考生的一個難點和瓶頸,不論是A類或是G類的同學(xué),想要在寫作中取得7分以上的高分是非常困難的事情。就考試本身而言,Task 2的得分起著關(guān)鍵的作用。在接下來的文章里,筆者并不是要探討大作文的全盤攻略,而是圍繞一種特殊的寫作思路和切入點來詮釋它在議論文中的運用,以期幫助大家提高大作文的得分。
“下定義”,可以給讀者一個直觀的概念或者清晰的思路,并且有利于后文的發(fā)展,而它本身并非只是字典上的解釋,可以靈活使用。接下來,將介紹一些它在大作文不同階段里的應(yīng)用:
(一)引言段中的應(yīng)用
1. Globalization
Globalization—the international spread of products, ideas and information—is bringing the world closer together. But globalization is not a new concept. For thousands of years,nations have roamed the earth in search of new markets and new sources of raw materials for their own industries.
關(guān)于“全球化”這個名詞,考生并不陌生,但是如何用合理的語言來賦予它一個含義,這并非易事,上述的引言段就很好地做到了這一點,先是從字面上詮釋了“全球化”的定義,進而又從實際生活角度賦予了它另外一層含義。
2. Telephone/Mobile phone
Imagine using smoking signals,carrier pigeons or riders on horseback to send an important message. Although those methods may sound strange,years ago people used them to communicate. Today,all a person has to do is pick up a telephone/mobile phone.
對于電話這一現(xiàn)代通訊工具,地球人都知道它是干嘛的,不過呢,我們可以從對于電話功能的定義上做文章,同樣也可以賦予它一個生動的含義,并且一下子可以吸引讀者眼球。
3. Studying abroad
Every year,students around the world leave behind the comforts of home to pursue a study-abroad experience in a foreign country. While many would say that studying abroad is advantageous,some would argue otherwise.
出國留學(xué)同樣是一個非常熟悉的話題,若直接用字典上的定義直接去解釋它顯然多此一舉,因此,我們不妨從側(cè)面突破,通過引入大量學(xué)生出國留學(xué)的事實和目的來詮釋這個再也不能熟悉的話題,同樣可以起到很不錯的效果。
4. Success
As Thomas Edison once said,“If you wish to succeed,you should use persistence as your good friend, experience as your reference,prudence as your brother and hope as your sentry. ”This essay is going to look at factors that constitute success.
“如果你希望成功,當(dāng)以恒心為良友、以經(jīng)驗為參謀、以謹(jǐn)慎為兄弟、以希望為哨兵?!边@是偉大的美國發(fā)明家愛迪生曾經(jīng)說過的一句話,借助名人名言來下定義又是一種非常有效的開頭方式,這樣做一方面揭示了文章接下來的主題,另一方面也增強了說服力,可謂是一舉兩得。