確定文章的框架和語法結(jié)構(gòu)是雅思議論文寫作的前提。
文章的framework即文章的結(jié)構(gòu)永遠是決定一篇寫作是否達到要求的最重要的標準,即一篇文章好不好,首先看的不是他的句型, 詞匯, 或是論點等。 而是段落之間的銜接一定要十分清楚,我們不能老是采用大三段的形式-開頭,經(jīng)過,結(jié)尾。我們可以多用用連接詞,例如:first of all, morever, secondly, lastly等。另外可以多分自然段,給考官一目了然的感覺。
以下原則是在考慮選擇何種語法結(jié)構(gòu)時可以參考的原則:
1. 一個句子的主語和謂語動詞應該能夠反映句子中的最重要的意思。例如:
The situation that resulted in my grandfather's not being able to study
engineering was that his father needed help on the farm.
從意思上來分析,上面這句話需要表達的重要的概念是“grandfather’s not being able to study”,而在表達這個概念時,原句用的主語是situation,謂語動詞是was,不能強調(diào)需要表達的重點概念,可以改為下面這句話:
My grandfather couldn't study engineering because his father needed help on the farm.
2.避免頻繁使用“there be”結(jié)構(gòu),例如下面的句子:
There were 25 cows on the farm that my grandfather had to milk every day. It was hard work for my grandfather.
可以改為:
My grandfather worked hard. He had to milk 25 cows on the farm every day.
更簡潔的句式為:
My grandfather worked hard milking 25 cows daily.
3.把從句改為短語或單詞。例如:
Dairy cows were raised on the farm, which was located100 kilometers from the nearest university and was in an area that was remote.
簡介的表達方式為:
The dairy farm was located in a remote area, 100 kilometers to the nearest university.
4.僅在需要強調(diào)賓語而不是主語的時候,才使用被動語態(tài)。例如:
In the fall, not only did the cows have to be milked, but also the hay was mowed and stacked by my grandfather's family.
本句不夠簡潔的原因是本句的重心應該是“忙碌的家庭-my grandfather's family”,而使用了被動語態(tài)后,仿佛重心變成了cows和hay。下面的表達方式是主動語態(tài),相對來說更簡潔一些:
In the fall, my grandfather's family not only milked the cow but also mowed and stacked the hay.