专四作文起始常用句型及结尾过渡词
专四作文起始常用句型及结尾过渡词
Introductory paragraph:
开门见山型
1. With the rapidly growing popularity of … in China, an increasing number if problems, such as …, are beginning to surface.
2. Currently, there is a widespread concern over … I am of the opinion that … 引经据典
1. As the proverb says… It goes without saying that …/ It is often said that …
2. One great man once said that …
先抑后扬型
1. Nowadays, …. Others may find this true, but I believe/insist/hold that…
2. Most people would agree that …, but it would be unreasonable/unwise/foolish to claim that… Instead, I believe/insist/hold that…
提问法
1. 设问式Many people often ask such question: “…?” I would answer …/as …
2. 反问式 These days we often tell that …, but is this really the case? I would rather answer no.
提出热门话题：
1. Recently the issue of 标题中心词 has been brought to public attention.
2. Currently is a widespread concern that （背景构成中的中心句）
3. Now people in growing number are coming to realize that （背景构成中的中心句）
4. Nowadays, a heated debate/discussion about 标题中心词 is under way in China.
5. As the public awareness of 标题中心词 heightens, 背景构成中的中心句.
Ending paragraph
useful transitional words:
1. Therefore, thus “因此”
eg. Therefore, it takes longer time and more energy to communicate in written English than in oral English.
Thus, taking morning exercises regularly may reduce the chances of getting sick.
2. In conclusion “最后”
eg. In conclusion, universities should give larger amount of money to libraries.
3. In brief, in a nutshell “简言之”
eg. In brief, birth control is of vital importance in China.
In a nutshell, we should develop a good habit of study.
4. To sum up, “总而言之”
eg. To sum up, equality continues to be the goal of the world women.
5. In a word, all in all, “总之”
eg. In a word, country life is more beneficial to city life.
All in all, exceptional children are different in some significant ways from others of the same age.
注： 要避免在这些短语之前用“So”！