托福獨立寫作-Independent Writing
讓人眼睛為之一亮的實用句型~ Various Sentence Structures 馬上記起來,馬上用!
托福獨立寫作的評分要素之一即是language use(語言使用), 除了文法正確,用字精準為得分關鍵之外,各種句型的掌握若拿捏恰當,游刃有餘的話,亦是我們得取高分的利器. 在此,與同學分享在獨立寫作的五段essay中,在介紹段(Introductory paragraph),中間論述段(body paragraphs),以及結論段(concluding paragraph)可以立馬使用的句型.幫助我們開啟每個段落的撰寫, 靈感就會在筆尖隨之而來.
適用於介紹段的句型:
引入主題的開場介紹
- Never has …. failed to fascinate us in modern society.
在現代社會中…總是能夠引起我們的關注 - There exists the possibility of +Ving/N：存在…的可能性
(此句為倒裝句,原句為the possibility of Ving exists there)
例: By means of wildlife conservation, there exists the possibility of saving endangered animals and plants.
(透過對野生動物的保護, 就存有拯救瀕臨絕種動植物的可能性) - When it comes to …, S+V [註]：一談到…(注意:此處的to為介詞)
例: When it comes to friendship, honesty is the best policy.
(一提到友情,誠實以待是最佳之道) - To be sure, /Undoubtedly, the topic concerning…can always attract our eyes.：
可以確定的是/無庸置疑的是,有關…話題總是能引起我們的關注
例: To be sure, the topic concerning tertiary education can always attract our eyes.
(可以確定的是,有關高等教育的議題,總能引起我們的關注)
適用於中間論述段的句型
闡述原因:
- The reason why + S+V is that + S+V: …之所以…主要在於
例: The reason why a large number of customs have altered a great deal is that most of them are connected with some superstitious beliefs, and they cannot fit in this world with highly-developed technology.
(很多風俗之所以改變很多,主要是在於大多數的風俗習慣與迷信有關,也無法融
入科技高度發展的世界) - The most obvious reason for this phenomenon is that S+V造成該現象的最主要原因是…
- There are probably many reasons contributing to this phenomenon. 造成該現象的原因可能有很多
闡述理所當然/無庸置疑:
- It is conceivable/obvious/apparent that S+V
可想而知的是…/明顯地是…/顯而易見的是…
例: It is conceivable that with the rapid development in society and economy, competition is becoming increasingly fierce.
(可想而知的是, 隨著社會與經濟的快速發展,競爭變得愈來愈激烈) - No one can deny the fact that S+V 無人能否認…
著重強調:
- So + 形容詞 + be + 主詞 + that + S+V：太…以至於…
例: So pervasive are advertisements that no one can avoid being influenced by them.
(廣告是如此具有說服力,以至於沒有人可免於受其影響) - ….leave much to be desired：…遠不能令人滿意(意即:事情還有很大的進步空間)
例: The condition of our traffic leaves much to be desired.
(我們的交通狀況還有很大的進步空間) - A is to B what C is to D：A之於B就好比C之於D
Air is to us what water is to fish.
(空氣對我們的重要性就好比水之於魚)
適用於結論段的句型
- It is time + S+V過去式動詞：該是…的時候了(此句為假設法,所以動詞用過去式)
例: It is time we evaluated the roles that modern technology plays in our life from more balanced and objective perspectives.
(現在該是我們從更公正客觀的觀點,審視現代科技在我們日常生活所扮演角色的時候了) - Simply put, S+V. 簡而言之, S+V.