以前英語作文評分依據是根據要點和語言準確度而定,但近幾年要求“使用較多語法結構和詞匯”,因此要想得高分,除了要點和語言準確度以外,還必須在較復雜的句子結構或較高級的詞匯上有所表現。句式單一,缺乏生氣的文章,哪怕無任何錯誤也不可能得高分,相反“有些錯誤,但是為了使用較復雜結構或較高級詞匯所致”,給分檔次仍在最高檔(21~25分)。
一、四種增加句子復雜性的常見方法,也是得高分的“亮點”。
1.改變句子的開頭方式,不要一味地都是主語開頭,接著是謂語、賓語,最后再加一個狀語。可以把狀語置于句首,或用分詞做狀語等。
[原文]We met at the school gate and went there together early in the morning.
[修正]Early in the morning we met at the school gate and went there together.
[原文]The young man couldn't help crying when he heard the bad news.
[修正]Hearing the bad news,the young man couldn't help crying.
2.在整篇文章中,避免只使用一兩個句式,要靈活運用諸如倒裝句、強調句、主從復合句、分詞狀語等。
①強調句
[原文]My parents praised Ah Fu warmly. It had saved my little sister bravely.
[修正]My parents praised Ah Fu warmly. It was our brave Ah Fu who had saved my little sister bravely.
②由what等引導的從句,此處的what相當于中文的“所……”,有很大的概括力,如:
[原文]We had to stand there to catch the offender.
[修正]What we had to do was (to) stand there, trying to catch the offender.
例句:What China has achieved in recent years is known through the world.
China is no longer what it used to be.
③由with或without引導的短語。如:
He sat in a chair with a newspaper in the hand.
④分詞短語。如:
Satisfied with the result, he decided to go on with a new experiment.
⑤倒裝句。如:
Only in this way can we achieve our goal.
Never before have I seen such a wonderful film.
⑥省略句。如:
If so, victory will be ours.
You can make some changes wherever necessary.
⑦對比,這是中文中也常用的方法。如:
Failure is not a crime, but failure to learn from failure is.
When I play, I feel excited, and after it I feel relaxed.
3.通過分句和合句,增強句子的連貫性和表現力。
[原文]He stopped us half an hour ago. He made us catch the next offender.
[修正]He stopped us half an hour ago and made us catch the next offender.
[原文]We had a short rest. Then we began to play happily. We sang and danced.Some told
stories. Some played chess.
[修正]After a short rest, we had great fun singing and dancing,telling jokes and playing chess.
4.學會使用過渡詞。如:
①遞進: then(然后),besides(還有),furthermore(而且),moreover(此外)等。
②轉折: however(然而),but(但是),on the country(相反),after all(畢竟)等。
③總結: finally(最后),at last(最后),in brief(總之),in conclusion(最后)等。
④強調: indeed(確實),certainly(一定),surely(確定),above all(尤其)等。
⑤對比: in the same way(同樣地),just as(正如),on the one hand…on the other hand(一方面
……另一方面……)等。
5.注意使用不同長度的句子。
二、適當運用“較復雜的詞匯”,讓文章“活”起來。
1.注意使用詞組、習語來代替一些單詞,以增加文采。如:
[原文]A new railway is being built in my hometown.
[修正]A new railway is under construction in my hometown.
2.使用一些很有“洋味”的單詞。如:
Thank you for sharing the time with us.
The way he views the world is very practical.
3.避免重復使用某一單詞或短語。如:
[原文]I like reading while my brother likes watching television.
[修正]I like reading while my brother enjoys watching television.