托福写作语言的评分维度要求我们表达语言的准确性、真实性和丰富性。因此,许多学生绞尽脑汁,甚至许多学生选择背诵模板。但殊不知,市场上的很多模板都已经过时了;也有一些人死命背诵高级表达和句型,而不顾及实际情况。有可能这些方法不能给自己的文章加分,反而会降低分数。那么托福写作中常用的正宗句型有哪些呢?以下将介绍一些可用的句型和应用场景。
1、首先是开头段中常用的背景句表达:
“with the development of technology/ economy/ society/ life level…”
该表达已经在国内各大考试中都已经高频出现,可用状语从句”as technology… develops/ improves/advances by leaps and bounds”作为替换。
The Economics中有一篇关于中国旅游业的报道中就出现过该表达:“Tourism is another source of concern. The industry generates more than a fifth of the GDP. It has grown by leaps and bounds in recent years.”
2、其次是主体段的中心句,我们都知道中心句对段落起到引领的作用,通常在中心句中都会突出自己所选的立场,这时候这时候就不得不提到强调句及There be句型。
如题目:Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Nowadays, it is not important for people to regularly have family meals together.
理由1 having regular family meals enhances family bond.就可用上该句型强调自己的立场中的讨论对象,改为:It is having regular family meals that enhances family bond.
或换上There be 句型:There is no denying that having regular family meals enhances family bond.
尽管表达的意思没有差太多,但在语意上可以起到突出强调的作用及在语言层面上体现句式的运用。
3、从句是我们写作中不可避免会用到的句型,尤其是状语从句和定语从句
如:When family members have family meals together, they will communicate with each other.(时间状语从句)
People who have family meals regularly will communicate with each other.(定语从句)皆可换为分词作状语或定语。
先来说说作状语的情况,因为状语的含义较多,表时间,条件,原因,结果等,在文章中出现的概率都比较大。
我们写惯了状语从句就可适当替换成分词,如前面的时间状语从句可改写为:Having family meals together, family members will communicate with each other.
但要注意的是分词的逻辑主语必须与主句主语一致时才可使用,并且要判断分词与逻辑主语之间的主被动关系。
在该句中family members与have family meals之间是主动的关系我们才用现在分词having,那么如果是被动关系则用过去分词。
同理定语从句也可替换为分词作定语,同样要注意使用场景:分词的逻辑主语必须是被修饰词,如前文中提到的定语从句People who have family meals regularly will communicate with each other.
从句中的动词have逻辑主语就是被修饰词(先行词)people,这时我们可讲该从句换为People having family meals regularly will communicate with each other. 同样,如果是被动关系则用过去分词。