“高級”的寫作邏輯是靠段落與主旨之間、段落與段落之間、句子與句子之間在內容上的聯(lián)系構成的。它們共同構成嚴密的的思維過程,幫助文章做到觀點清晰、論證有序、連貫流暢。
好的邏輯雖然刻意為之,讀者卻往往察覺不到邏輯銜接成分,思路被作者牢牢地牽著走。
2.1段落與主旨之間的連貫性:
托福寫作要求同學們針對題目確定自己的立場(即文章主旨),并給出兩到三個支撐自己立場的理由,然后把每一個理由展開寫成一個分論點段。每一個段落的內容需要支撐文章主旨,避免過多容易造成主旨搖擺的“迂回”的寫法??梢圆捎谩罢壑小钡膶懛ǎ壑胁淮頉]有立場,正反觀點都需要充分討論并指出分情況討論的標準。
2.2段落與段落之間的連貫性:
每一個段落的分論點之間盡量建立合理的邏輯關系,常見的比如:遞進、平行、轉折、因果等。一旦邏輯關系確定下來之后,需要堅持到底,避免中途更換。例如,當談論政策的利弊,我們經常會使用個人、社區(qū)、國家的遞進關系,遵循這樣的順序這會幫助讀者更好地理解政策實施會帶來的不同層面的影響,增強整篇文章的說服力。
One further way in which source use can be inappropriate in student writing is through the use of quotation.Evidence suggests that inexperienced students tend to rely too heavily on direct quotation in their writing…
One further way表示本段分論點與前一段是平行關系。
2.3句子與句子之間的連貫性:
段落應當圍繞分論點展開,段落中的每個句子之間都需要有序地連系在一起。常見增強句子連貫性的方法有五種。
2.3.1
重復關鍵詞
One further way in which source use can be inappropriate in students’writing is through the use of quotation.Evidence suggests that inexperienced students tend to rely too heavily on direct quotation in their writing.
前后兩句中重復關鍵詞quotation,讀者可以很容易理解學生不恰當?shù)囊檬沁@個段落的核心內容。
2.3.2
使用同義詞
Evidence suggests that inexperienced students tend to rely too heavily on direct quotation in their writing.Much of the available advice on referencing emphasizes the mechanical aspects of citation such as putting full stops,italics and dates in the right place and says little about why sources must be used.
多次重復相同的詞匯未免有些單調,為了增加詞匯多樣性,我們也可以通過使用同義詞的方式建立兩個句子之間的聯(lián)系,比如quotation與referencing。
2.3.3
改變詞性
Evidence suggests that inexperienced students tend to rely too heavily on direct quotation in their writing.Much of the available advice on referencing emphasizes the mechanical aspects of citation such as putting full stops,italics and dates in the right place and says little about why sources must be used.Therefore,students with less experience may be surprised and disappointed,having gone td great lengths to cite meticulously,to be told that peppering writing with quotations is also unacceptable.
改變詞性是另一種常用的增加詞匯多樣性的方法,上文中inexperienced為形容詞,可以改變成with less experience的介詞短語。
2.3.4
使用代詞
One further way in which source use can be inappropriate in students’writing is through the use of quotation.Evidence suggests that inexperienced students tend to rely too heavily on direct quotation in their writing.
代詞可以用來指代句中和前句里的關鍵信息,避免句子過于臃腫和累贅,使用的時候注意單復數(shù)和所有格一致性。
2.3.5
使用邏輯連詞
Therefore,students with less experience may be surprised and disappointed,having gone td great lengths to cite meticulously,to be told that peppering writing with quotations is also unacceptable.
最后講邏輯連接詞并不是代表它不重要,恰恰相反,它是最容易上手也能快速見效的方法。使用的時候注意前后句的邏輯關系需要非常明確的時候再使用,切勿濫用。
綜上,要寫出一篇優(yōu)秀的托福寫作文章,除了扎實的詞匯和語法基本功外,嚴密的邏輯必不可少。