2、 在使用高等词汇及短语的同时不要忘记使用俗词中的不俗意。比如:在09年重庆中考满分作文中写道这样一句话:I‘m afraid the food in the new school won’t agree with me. 初看这句话似乎存在语法错误,怎么可以食物不同意我呢?其实不然,这是美国的一句俚语,意思是食物不合胃口。再来看看08年湖北省荆州市中考写作,以My Hometown 为主题写篇作文,其中一篇满分作文中写道I was born in a beautiful city with a rich culture. People in the town are hard-working though they are having a richer and better life. 在同一篇文章中用到了同样的词语rich但却是不同意,一个表达了丰富的文化,另一个则表示过着富裕的生活。这样巧妙的使用词语,怎能不让老师给满分或是高分呢?
句子是表达一个完整意思的最小单位,所以造句能力在英文写作中是非常重要的。好的英语句子能够生动,形象,准确的表达内容。所以要想写出漂亮的书面表达,必须从写好句子开始。如何才能写出好句子来呢?我们首先可以从山寨开始。比如轩尼诗XO有句广告语非常优美,它是这样说的:To me, the past was black and white,but the future is always colorful.再比如,我们众所周知两句话Nothing is impossible!和 Anything is possible!有很多同学在自己的作文中写过这两句话,但是太俗套了,现在又出现了另一句来自佳能广告中广告语Impossible made possible.如果可以在自己的作文中用上这句话,那一定是酷毙了,帅呆了!
当然,我们不可以总是山寨,因此,可以借用一些句子,稍加修饰后变为自己的。比如:A diamond lasts forever. 钻石恒久远,一颗永流传。这是非常经典的一句话,但是离我们的生活有些远且作文中用到的几率比较小,不过我们可以稍加修饰就可以使用在自己的作文中了。比如:Friendsh hip lasts forever. Maternal love lasts forever. The teachers‘ love lasts forever. 不但老师看着开心,分数自然也就上去了。
in addition / and / similarly / likewise / as well as / besides / furthermore / also / moreover / too / not only ……but / even / besides this/that
二、Sequence 顺序 (then)出现的时候表示列举
first / initially / second etc/ to begin with / then / next / earlier/later / following this/that / afterwards
三、Consequence 结果 (so)前面是后面的结果 / 也就是这些词后面就开始给出结论了。as a result / thus / so / therefore / consequently / it follows that / thereby / eventually / in that case / admittedly
四、Contrast转折 (but)表对前面论述的转折 / 一般后面才是作者观点however / on the other hand / despite / in spite of /though / although / but / on the contrary/ yet / instead of / rather / whereas / nonetheless / in contrast
重庆市2009年初中毕业暨高中招生考试中的作文题,一篇满分作文写道:I am super excited. On the other hand, I am a little bit nervous because I am afraid of facing problems at new school. 作者用On the other hand表示转折,我很激动,但是还是有些紧张,因为……两个转折词的应用使得句子间的连接恰到好处,十分连贯。
五、Certainty 确定 (of course)强烈的确定 / 后面是作者的坚定论点
obviously / certainly / plainly / of course / undoubtedly
六、Condition 条件/ 因为 (if )后面跟随着某种情况发生的前提或者是条件。if / unless / whether / provided that / Given that / for / so that / whether / depending on
七、Time 时间 (when )before / since / as / until / meanwhile / at the moment / when / whenever / as soon as / just as
八、Summary 总结 (in a word)作者的最后总结in conclusion / in summary / lastly / finally / to sum up / to conclude / to recapitulate 重述 / in short / in a word
08年北京中考题中一篇满分作文在文章的结尾处写道:In a word, we can learn a lot form this little hero. 作者用In a word概括全篇文章,显得简洁,概括并且具体。
九、Example举例 (for example)for example / for instance / just as / in particular / such as
来看看2009年北京中考作文中的一篇满分作文这样写道:I often help my parents do housework, such as, washing clothes, cleaning the room and watering flowers. 笔者用了such as进行举例,补充说明帮助父母做家务的种类,显得十分详细。
十、Reason原因 ( because)since / as / so / because (of) / due to / owing to / the reason why / in other words / leads to / cause
我们来看这样一个例子,在2007年中考满分作文中,有个同学这样写道:But I don’t think what you do is right since you are a student. 他自如的运用了but 和since这两个连词,使整句话变得非常连贯。