专四写作常用句型

大学英语作文常用句型

文章开头型句

对立法

When asked about…, most people say

When it comes to …, some people think

There is a public debate today

Now, it is widely believed

Many of us believe that

To the general public

Now a lot of people feel

In reaction to the idea, come people say

…is a common way of …, but is it a wise one These days we often hear about

We are often shown these days

现象法

Recently the phenomenon has aroused wide concern Recently the problem has been brought into focus Many nations have been faced with the problem One of the searching questions facing our world is One of the biggest issues many people talk about is Now most dangerous for our society is

Inflation is another bitter truth we have to face now

An acute shortage of … is now under way

Here and there across the country

Now in many big cities

With the rapid development of …

Nowadays there is a growing tendency

In recent few years there is a sudden increase

Any visitor to this city would be surprised Whenever you see …, you cannot help

观点法

Nothing is more dangerous than

Nowhere in history has the issue been more visible It is time we exploded the myth

Perhaps we should rethink the idea

Now people are beginning to realize

Now there is a growing awareness

We might marvel at the progress

引用法

one of the great early writers said

“Knowledge is power.” Such is the remark of “…”That’s how one official complained “…”The same idea is voiced by

“…”How often we hear such words like those

比较法

For years it has been viewed as …. But now

People used to think …. But things are different

Several years age, people …. Now

After a good many years of efforts …, people begin

It is a traditional way to …. But now the pendulum Throughout our lives

In recent years, there is a steady shift

故事法

Last Sunday I …. The story is not rare

Once in a street, …. The problem has drawn public attention

I have a friend who …. Such a dilemma we often meet

Once upon a time …. The story still has a realistic significance

A factory worker who

问题法

Should …? Opinions vary greatly

What do you think …/

Why …? Many people pose the question like this

Why? … of all the complaints,

文章结尾型句

结论型

From what has been discussed above, we may draw the conclusion

The evidence upon all sides points to

In summary, it is important

In conclusion, I would like to say

The real lesson to be learnt

后果型

We must search for a quick action, because if Obviously, if we ignore the problem, it is likely

Any person to take a second look at …, otherwise

号召型

It might be time to take the warning

It is time that we urged an end to

It is necessary that steps should be taken

There is no doubt that attention must be paid

Obviously …. If we are to …, it is essential

建议型

It is hoped that efforts be made

In short, we should

What we need is

It is high time …. Here are a few examples

While it cannot be solved immediately, still there are ways Awareness of the problem is the first step

If we are to succeed as a people,

方向型

Many solutions are being offered here

There is no easy method, but … might be helpful

No easy method is at hand, but … might be the first step

One’s first reaction to such suggestions

What will happen to …? One thing is certain

To … is not an easy job, and it requires a different outlook

It is clear that the task demands great efforts

We have done …. But we will achieve more if

True, there may be questions we can not answer

The great challenge today is

We may have a long way to go before

There is no better time to start than

It remains to be seen whether

意义型

Following these methods may not …, but the pay-off might be worth the effort

Certainly, … but is will

The importance cannot be overemphasized

Anyhow it has a far-reaching influence

To participate in ….is an experience

The problem is something no one can avoid

We are now entering a new era which calls for Anyhow, whether it is good or not, one thing is certain 引言型

“….”

Edison is right in saying

A long time ago, a great man said

…, says a great man

if we want to achieve our success,

I agree with the writer

As Lincoln once remarked

提问型

If we consider …, is it

Can anyone really doubt

故事型

1. Years ago, I heard a story

原因结果句型

基本原因

There are many reasons for

Why …? For one thing

It is no easy job to advance the reasons

It is fairly easy to identify the reason

The answer to this problem involves many factors

The reasons are varied. They include

Thanks to

The increase mainly stems from the fact

…partly because …, partly because

…not because, but because

…not come from…, but from

One may attribute the change to

One tends to view the trend as a response to

One may trace this problem back to

That’s the reason why

A number of factors could account for the success

A number of factors, both individual and social, affect These factors, coupled with the growth of …, l ead to Many factors weigh heavily for

The factors that contribute to … include

另一原因

Among the most important reasons cited by people is One of the most popular reasons is

Part of the explanation is

This is due to several factors

Another important reason is

Also playing a part is

…is also responsible for the change

Of course, the growth is not the sole reason for Some people suggest that the fault is

We may look into every possible reason except It is only the surface explanation for

We may blame …, but the causes go far deeper 后果影响

There are a number of effects

The effect is evident

It will exert a profound influence

It may cause a sweeping change

The influence has not been confined to

It leaves some serious consequences

It may give rise to a host of problems

The immediate result it produces is

…is the net result

对照比较句型

两者比较

The advantages far outweigh the disadvantages Although A enjoys a distinct advantage There are several advantages

The effect of comparison is heightened by

When the advantages and disadvantages are weighed

A means nothing when … is mentioned

Indeed, A carries much weight when compared with

Serious as the problem may be, it pales into insignificance

A may be … but it suffers from the disadvantages

For all the disadvantages, it has its compensating advantages Obviously, it has also both negative effects and positive effects There are advantages and disadvantages

Like anything else, it has its faults

However, it is not without weaknesses

But is it all good? When considering the drawbacks Nothing can equal

Noth ing is more … than

…more … than is possible to

…more … than would

…is more … than

两者相同

A is not … any more than

A is no less … than

B is

Just as A …, so B

The same is true of

Like

A is as much as B

A and

B have several thing in common

A bears some resemblances to B

两者不同

While on the one hand

A …, whereas B

A and

B differ in several ways

Both …, but they differ in

What A views …, B may see

But the same cannot be applied to

In the past, …. But now it is no longer

批评驳斥句型

直接驳斥

Although …, I doubt whether the argument bears much analysis Although the popular belief is …, a study indicates

Although the inclination is laudable, one may wonder

Although it is widely felt …, it is unlikely

Many people …, but this claim may be doubted

Most of us have been under the illusion

People tend to think …. There is no more reason to believe …. Than there is to think that

They may be right in asserting

In all the debate over …, one fact is overlooked

It is true …, but one point is being left out

It is true that …, but th is is not to say

You may say …. It probably will

Some people suggest …. But what these people fail to understand is Some people say …. But this doesn’t hold

There is an element of truth …, but

A close examination would reveal how

Closer scrutiny shows the claim may not be merited by

At first thought, it may seem …, but on second thoughts

Logical as these arguments

For all the claim, it is a common knowledge

As opposed to …, facts challenge the opinion

It is a common belief

We have been brought up to believe

People tend to cling to the idea

They argue that …, and that

Some people assume that …. Quite the contrary

There are those who hold that …. And on the other hand,

People object to the idea

批评分析

To claim that … is far from being proved

To suggest … is e xactly as if you

Such proposals are an assault on the value

If one advocates …, it is no good being disturbed It makes no sense to argue for …, but object to The main problem with this view is

The obvious flaw in the idea is

Too much emphasis placed on … m ay overlook In many cases, public dissatisfaction is unfair With a foolish idea

The absurdity is obvious here

It is wrong to think

It is ironic that

It would be absurd to believe

There is no reason to believe

But the argument simply doesn’t hold

—an opinion desirable but short-sighted

The statement rests on the assumption

It is a good thing to …. But is it

They are not wrong to put emphasis on …, but It is all very well to criticize …, but

It is generally believed that

It is wise …. But it is pro bably less wise

It would be reasonable …. Yet I’m not so sure It is one thing to insist …, it is quite another 推理分析句型

分析判断

It seems quite likely

There is every chance that

It is clear that

It seems natural

It is more accurate to say

It is pretty certain

Fortunately it is often the case

It is urgently necessary to note

It is … that really matters

What surprises us most

It is horrifying to find

There is no denying

The plain fact is that

The problem is that

No wonder that

It should cone as a surprise to learn Perhaps it is rightly said that

Of course, it would be an error to suggest

On the face of it, it sounds ridiculous. Yet it is true We may find much to be said for

We can …, but we may never

…is measured more by … than by

To do … is not …, but rather

It d oes not …, but

Historically, our society has taken a dim view of

In fact, … is not the bad thing it is often held to be This is not to say that …. That would be silly Don’t get the idea that

Little is said about

Along with the awareness … comes

It is not that I don’t wish

…, so the arguments go

There are three kinds

推理论说

If this is the case, we may

This may be true if

If …, it is simply because

If …, why shall we

Moreover, if

If half the money were spent on

Having recognized …, it follows

Of course, if you …. But as soon as

But even if it could be proved

…would be of little use unless

…may be difficult, if not impossible No amount of indignation can

Even a minor improvement can

The smallest change can

Anyone with the least knowledge can tell A little stud y of … can help

Who is to say if

It is almost impossible … without Hardly anyone … without

You can’t … without

It doesn’t matter whether

No matter how

Whatever the causes

However urgent the need

The more …, the more

…never … let alone

细节支持句型

举例说明

…is often cited as an example

A good case in point is

The most dramatic example

This offers a typical example

To the similar facts, another may be added As an illustration, we may take

History is filled with the examples

…, for one

Consider the case of

Take, for example

I recall from my childhood

What shall we say, for example,

But consider, for example,

A very similar story can be told

Such examples might be given indefinitely I can think of no better illustration than The case is only one example

Suppose that

Legend has it that

Just think of

Just imagine what would be like if

There is hardly a man

It is a rare man who

事实证明

No one can deny the fact

We must face the fact

This brings out a fact

Yet it can’t change the fact

There is no justification for

The idea is hardly supported by facts

There is strong evidence that

All reliable data justify the view

Personal experience teaches me

Recent studies indicate

Tests have found that

According to an experiment

We have whole history to tell

Evidence is pilling up that

Unfortunately, none of the available data shows As evidenced in the reports

While it may be true, the evidence suggests Although…, the available information shows Nothing could be more obvious than the evidence You don’t have to look very far to find out the f act

No one is comfortable with the fact

This has proved to be the case

But the most surprising thing is

The most striking fact

There are instances when

Gone are the days when

One may not forget the old days

引用权威

Wrote Edison, a great inventor

Many years ago, a writer remarked

As one scientist wrote

A noted teacher once told me

Many researchers find

数据引用

…increased/decreased by X percent

…rose /dropped almost twice, compared with

A report estimates that the number is half the national average

…the number has more than doubled, as against

…the percentage was … — X percent more than the 1990 level More than three-quarters people preferred

There were a X-percent decline this year, a drop of X percentage point from

The rate has reached an average of X percent

It accounts for X percent of the total

After leveling off for 3 years, the rate starts rising once again 承上启下句型

承上阐述

To understand the truth of …, it is important to see

To get a sense of how …, we must turn first to

To illustrate this point, let us consider

A study of … will make this point clear

But you may ask

But if

深入阐述

But that’s only part of the story

Another equally important aspect is

Closely connected with this is

…may further be supported by

…is but one of many effects. Another is

Besides, other ways are

Moreover

…is also harmful

So does

No less important

Not only … but also

反面阐述

Despite the difficulty

On the other hand, However…

Rather than

But the opposite is usually true