(二)語句集中訓(xùn)練營

具備了基本詞匯之后,考生應(yīng)該立即著手語句的訓(xùn)練;當(dāng)然兩者結(jié)合復(fù)習(xí)也是一個(gè)不錯(cuò)的互補(bǔ)的方法。也就是在背誦單詞的同時(shí),將單詞進(jìn)行結(jié)合運(yùn)用擴(kuò)充成語句,加入各式高分句式。但是若單純從語句角度出發(fā),考生在保證托福獨(dú)立寫作中語句不出錯(cuò)的同時(shí),還應(yīng)盡力提升語句的優(yōu)美度與吸引力,如:越來越多剛剛畢業(yè)的大學(xué)生發(fā)現(xiàn)找到好工作是越來越難,此句幾乎所有有一定英語基礎(chǔ)的同學(xué)均能順利地完成,但是差距肯定是不難發(fā)現(xiàn)的,如用more and more來表現(xiàn)越來越多還是用increasing number of來形容,或者是會(huì)出現(xiàn)… is difficult 還是使用it is 句型等。筆者按照此句翻譯的不同等級(jí),由低到高進(jìn)行排列:

More and more college graduates who have just graduated from university find that finding a good job is more and more difficult.

A growing number of fresh graduates find that obtaining a decent job is increasingly difficult.

A growing number of fresh graduates find that being employed by a decent employer is increasingly difficult.

The difficulty of being employed by a decent employer is on the rise, as the number of fresh graduates grows.

除此之外,要想在新托福獨(dú)立寫作中抓住考官的注意力,結(jié)合進(jìn)高級(jí)表達(dá)方式是必不可少的。即使是簡短的簡單句,也要能寫出精彩的表達(dá);朗閣海外考試研究中心的專家建議考生們運(yùn)用“變化主語”的方式來達(dá)到效果。如:在過去20年里,人們的溝通方式發(fā)生了巨大的變化。運(yùn)用此方法就可以分別寫出以人們?yōu)橹髡Z的句子:People communicated with others through various ways in the past 20 years. 也可以寫出以方式為主語的句子:The way of communication changed a lot/ greatly in the past 2 decades; 以變化為主語:The huge change in people’s communication method took place in the past 20 years; 此外,還可以以時(shí)間為主語得出:The past 20 years witnessed a huge change in people’s communication type. 如此一來,平淡無奇也完全可以變?yōu)樯衿妗?/p>

而且還要學(xué)會(huì)用不同的句式來表達(dá)同一個(gè)意思的語句,一定要牢記多樣性的要求。除了會(huì)寫多彩的簡單句之外,巧妙運(yùn)用表示各種關(guān)系的連接詞所達(dá)到的關(guān)系句也是十分推薦的。只需要在兩個(gè)簡單句中間加入關(guān)系詞,如:as a result of, due to, despite, even though, however等(此類連詞需要考生牢牢熟悉并掌握,不僅可以用于句式,更能放入文章,完成連貫性極高的結(jié)構(gòu))。

以下連詞為常用詞匯總結(jié)(可做參考)

To Add: and, again, and then, besides, equally important, finally, further, furthermore, nor, too, next, lastly, what's more, moreover, in addition, first (second, etc.),

To Compare: whereas, but, yet, on the other hand, however, nevertheless, on the other hand, on the contrary, by comparison, where, compared to, up against, balanced against, but, although, conversely, meanwhile, after all, in contrast, although this may be true

To Prove: because, for, since, for the same reason, obviously, evidently, furthermore, moreover, besides, indeed, in fact, in addition, in any case, that is

To Show Exception: yet, still, however, nevertheless, in spite of, despite, of course, once in a while, sometimes

To Show Time: immediately, thereafter, soon, after a few hours, finally, then, later, previously, formerly, first (second, etc.), next, and then

To Repeat in brief, as I have said, as I have noted, as has been noted,

To Emphasize: definitely, extremely, obviously, in fact, indeed, in any case, absolutely, positively, naturally, surprisingly, always, forever, perennially, eternally, never, emphatically, unquestionably, without a doubt, certainly, undeniably, without reservation

To Show Sequence: first, second, third, and so forth. A, B, C, and so forth. next, then, following this, at this time, now, at this point, after, afterward, subsequently, finally, consequently, previously, before this, simultaneously, concurrently, thus, therefore, hence, next, and then, soon

To Give an Example: for example, for instance, in this case, in another case, on this occasion, in this situation, take the case of, to demonstrate, to illustrate, as an illustration, to illustrate