手把手教你写出地道GMAT作文 高分写作应避免这些低级词汇
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GMAT作文想要得到高分,除了在文章结构和论证思路上下功夫外,考生还应该特别注意写作时的遣词造句。恰当的用词能更好地体现出考生的英文功底,让文章显得更加地道。而对于一些较为低端或者口语化词汇的反复使用,则会给阅卷者英文功夫不到家的坏印象。如何避免在写作中使用低级词汇?下面小编就通过几个实例手把手教大家写出地道GMAT高分作文。
1. Know
例1:
原文:We know that sometimes success is measured by how much money you earn.
改写:It does not surprise us to discover that sometimes success is measured in terms of the money you earn.
点评:know是非常初级的词汇,作文中出现I believe that…,I know that…这样的表达只能体现考生写作技巧的稚嫩,用It does not surprise us to discover that…替换We know that…并没有改变原句的含义,却使全句顿时增添了亮点。
例2:
原文:We all know that most factories would be of no use if there were not clean water supply.
改写:It goes without saying that most factories would be of no use if there were not clean water supply.
点评:同上例一样,know这样的初级词汇应避免在作文中使用,It goes without saying that…是一个固定结构,意思是“……是不言而喻的”,常在作文中用来引经据典或表明一个尽人皆知的道理,类似的表达还有:
An old saying goes that…
Proverb goes that…
It is universally acknowledged that…
It is generally accepted that…
2.Think
原文: Some other people think that people should read extensively.
改写: Another position says that people should read extensively.
点评:同know一样,think也应该尽量避免使用,修改后的句子中是用Another position says that…代替think提出另一种观点,也可以用hold a point of view,hold the opinion这样的短语替换。
3.Give
原文:The unexpected win of the match give us confidence.
改写:The unexpected win of the match boost our confidence.
点评:give也属于英语中最初级、最基本的词汇,也是中国学生最喜欢在写作中应用的词。这个词只表示“给,给予”这个动作,不涉及动作的性质和状态,若表示增添信心,增强士气,比较地道的说法是用boost confidence/morale,如:The change of management has boosted morale throughout the company. 管理模式的改变使整个公司上下士气倍受鼓舞。
4.Greatly
原文:The use of drugs has increased greatly in the last ten years.
改写:The use of drugs has increased significantly in the last ten years.
点评:greatly是一般用语,表示程度高,“很,非常”,使用相当普遍而没有新意,在写作中应尽量避免使用这些通俗而又陈旧的词汇,应换用一些更加正式,更有说服力的词语,例如significantly表示达到了非常重要的或可观的程度,“重大的,可观的”,能够具体说明药品使用方面,增长幅度巨大。significantly还可以替换成considerably,tremendously等,同样具有不错的表达效果。
其实,关于GMAT写作中的用词问题,相似的例子还有很多,希望这个看似并不起眼的问题,能够引起大家足够的重视,在写作中使用一些更为高端正式的词汇,让自己的作文更加地道。
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