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          明白自己的怯懦,所以我凭着一股热血先交了钱报G,不给自己留任何后路,一往直前。然后泡太傻寄托,突然觉得我很渺小,但更多的是感受到世界的宽阔,我想跳出来,跳出狭小的圈子里走向广阔世界。
     

      朋友问,有必要吗,在国内也可以发展得很好啊,我当时的回答不记得了,只是觉得那天的回答太浮躁,现在想来,我究竟要做什么呢,为什么选择出国,最初的契机是大二寒假猛地发现我身边的朋友一个一个地走了,觉得很不服气,但也只是个想法,真正开始考虑G却是9月初,我知道她这位绝顶美女的确很难泡到,但到真正接触,发现她比我想象更难搞定....我一个4级做足了10套真题才勉强过线菜鸟,突然要问鼎英语考试之王GRE,气势顿时弱了不少...但看了很多前辈的帖子,看着他们从非牛人到牛人的过程,确实非常之艰辛,但他们回顾那段时光,那种感觉,把我感动了,回想当初背红宝书,按杨鹏十七天大法修炼21天,每天基本只有5个小时左右的睡眠,剩下的除了吃饭如厕全部泡在单词堆里看得眼睛发胀脑袋晕乎乎的,好不容易看到最后一个单词ZOON,终于释脱了。难道我追求的不就是这种感觉,高三那昏天暗地的日子里熬到高考分数的出来的狂喜。而绝不是我现在回顾大一大二只想撞头的感觉。以前的我,是想安安静静地考研然后进入博物馆或艺术馆安安静静地工作,但现在不一样了,我看到了外面的世界,为什么不走出去看一看呢?于是,开始认真听课,然后,发现其实我们的专业课是多么地可爱啊。更加清楚地意识到自己与名校期望的学生差距很大,那又怎么样呢,一味说自己不可能然后在消磨时间中颓废下去混个毕业证混个硕士混个单位整个人生都是混的,那百分之零点一的可能性就变成百分之百的不可能了。能够笑到最后的,都是坚持到最后的人。
      

      考G,其实比的就是坚持,我最薄弱的一环,也是我最渴望突破自己的契机。只为,改变自己,使自己达到脱胎换骨的境界。只要我尽力,结果如何我也不后悔。我可以跟学弟学妹们谈起当年的我最痛苦也是最充实的时光,一如今天的我跟后辈谈起高三。


      目前水平:大三刚过4级(第一次失败第二次过线,好吧我是平民不是牛人,乌龟也有乌龟的执着,草木的要求是凡是不按照规则来的人,全部淘汰,清零为止,在这里我感觉是,这潜台词不是比我们有多牛的水平,而是,要比谁能按照规则坚持到最后的水平[不知草木是不是这样理解的]
                       万事开头词汇必备:9月底十月初按杨鹏大法修炼完红宝书第一遍,后来因为去外地考察中断了一段时间回来后发现大部分看着眼熟就想不起那些可爱的单词是啥意思,简直要抓狂了,决定用新东方背单词第五版,唉,杨鹏大法后遗症造就那些单词还是眼熟些,过起来就比较快了,最喜欢玩单词速降,那高正确率看着确实很鼓励自己,第二遍正在过中。
                       新概念:大二下断断续续背了30多篇(不用说,现在我都忘光了)最近才背了两篇新概念4,决定在这里一改过去的囫囵吞枣态度,好好分析好句子的用法。不求最多求最精。
                       新东方:刚上完新东方GRE基础班,恍恍惚惚不知道听了啥...(建议各位4级水平左右的不用报了,我个人感觉那银子花得不值....可能是地方的缘故吧)
                        
       关于草木的学习贴决定今晚回来研究再发表心得


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怎么空此层给版主啊....

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本帖最后由 中原527 于 2009-11-10 23:37 编辑

由于今天晚上一些家里事乱七八糟的,拖到9点多才开始
做了主谓一致习题,把自己不太熟悉的概念挑出来了,俺不怕丢脸展示自己的水平,只有正确认识自己的不足,不能疏忽任何小问题,把以前的大而化之的毛病改掉。
1.当主语由and连结时,如果它表示一个单一的概念,即指同一人或同一物时,谓语动词用单数,and 此时连接的两个词前只有一个冠词。
2.there be ,with, together with, like, except, but, no less than, as well as 就近原则
3.集合名词people, police, cattle, poultry等在任何情况下都用复数形式。
4.有些名词,如variety, number, population, proportion, majority 等有时看作单数,有时看作复数。
   A number of +名词复数+复数动词。
   The number of +名词复数+单数动词。
   A number of books have lent out.
    The majority of the students likes English.
5.用half of, part of, most of, a portion of 等词引起主语时,动词通常与of后面的名词,代词保持一致。
在一些短语,如 many a 或 more than one 所修饰的词作主语时,谓语动词多用单数形式。但由more than… of 作主语时,动词应与其后的名词或代词保持一致。
6.all of,most of,half of,the rest of,以及a lot of,some,any+名词作主语时,要根据后面的名词确定谓语动词的单复数。
7.this kind of,a piece of,a bag of,a box of等,这类短语作主语时谓语动词的单复数由这些短语中的名词决定,而与它们所修饰的名词无关。

自己对时间介词问题总是模模糊糊的,感谢草木在此给出了速记歌~~~
二、时间名词前所用介词的速记歌
年月周前要用in,日子前面却不行。
遇到几号要用on,上午下午又是in。
要说某日上下午,用on换in才能行。
午夜黄昏须用at,黎明用它也不错。
at也用在明分前,说“差”可要用上to,
说“过”只可使用past,多说多练牢牢记,
莫让岁月空蹉跎。

草木还强烈推荐米饭袜子日志,跑去观摩,发现SILENTWINGS教你写GRE句子帖子https://bbs.gter.net/bbs/viewthread.php?tid=328073似乎还挺不错,看看,自己在这方面还确实很有的一补

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本帖最后由 中原527 于 2009-11-11 00:20 编辑

基础写作第一部分
20拷问题,主要是围绕X是什么
其实思路有点类似于高中政治老师老是跟我们强调分析问题从三方面入手:是什么(除了4,5,7,8,10,14,20题以外都是此类型),为什么(4,5,7,14),怎么样
1. What does X mean? (Definition)
指出问题
2. What are the various features of X? (Description)
该事物的多样特征(有助于在ISSUE展开思维)
3. What are the component parts of X? (Simple Analysis)
该事物由哪几部分构成(明确自己的思路)
4. How is X made or done? (Process Analysis)
主要分析此事物是怎样产生的
5. How should X be made or done? (Directional Analysis)
此问不太理解和上一句有什么区别...
6. What is the essential function of X? (Functional Analysis)
此事物最主要的功能
7. What are the causes of X? (Causal Analysis) BE EACW
产生此事物的主要原因(充实自己的文章构思)
8. What are the consequences of X? (Causal Analysis)
产生事物的后果(这个似乎是驳论的时候常用的思路吧)
9. What are the types of X? (Classification)
确立此事物的类型~相当于把他划为好人派还是坏人派然后支持好人抨击坏人呵呵呵~
10. How is X like or unlike Y? (Comparison)
比较X与Y()
11. What is the present status of X? (Comparison)
该事物目前状况如何
12. What is the significance of X? (Interpretation)
该事物的重要性(先说明此点,然后分论点说明吧)
13. What are the facts about X? (Reportage)
举例说明~
14. How did X happen? (Narration)
和第7问没什么区别吧
15. What kind of person is X? (Characterization/Profile)
定性某人的类型~
16. What is my personal response to X? (Reflection)
17. What is my memory of X? (Reminiscence)
16和17都是个人对该事物的主观看法(要学会自主思考)
18. What is the value of X? (Evaluation)
和第12问类似吧
19. What are the essential major points or features of X? (Summary)
还是和第12,18问类似
20. What case can be made for or against X? (Persuasion)
支持或反对该事物的例子~(要多多收集好例子~寄托常推荐PHOON百宝箱,我下了还没仔细研究)

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本帖最后由 中原527 于 2009-11-12 01:09 编辑

首先祝自己光棍节快乐....
0910AW SPECTACULAR 之【SU & SY SO】第二期——情态动词
https://bbs.gter.net/bbs/viewthread.php?tid=960678&highlight=
还是总结自己不熟悉的地方,打印,随时复习
1)只用be able to
a. 位于助动词后。
b. 情态动词后。
c. 表示过去某时刻动作时。(一看到这句,顿时想could难道不是表示过去某时刻吗,继续后看才明白。。。)
d. 用于句首表示条件。
e. 表示成功地做了某事时,只能用was/were able to, 不能用could。
He was able to flee Europe before the war broke out.
= He managed to flee Europe before the war broke out.


2)注意:could不表示时态(以前一直以为这个表示过去式呢。。。)
1)提出委婉的请求,(注意在回答中不可用could)。
--- Could I have the television on?
--- Yes, you can. / No, you can't.
2)在否定,疑问句中表示推测或怀疑。
He couldn't be a bad man.
他不大可能是坏人。
3)成语: may/might as well,后面接不带to 的不定式,意为"不妨"。
4)may 放在句首,表示祝愿。

5)在否定结构中: don't have to 表示"不必"
6)mustn't表示"禁止",否定推测用 can't。

7)must表对现在的状态或现在正发生的事情的推测时, must 后面通常接系动词be 的原形或行为动词的进行式。

8) ——表示推测的用法 (看完后发现没有情态动词+过去时,而是直接用情态动词+动词完成时说明对过去情况的推测)

can, could, may, might, must 皆可表示推测,其用法如下:
1)情态动词+动词原形。
表示对现在或将来的情况的推测,此时动词通常为系动词。
I don't know where she is, she may be in Wuhan.
2)情态动词+动词现在进行时。
表示对现在或将来正在进行的情况进行推测。
At this moment, our teacher must be correcting our exam papers.
这时,我们老师想必在批改试卷。
3)情态动词+动词完成时。
表示对过去情况的推测。
We would have finished this work by the end of next December.
明年十二月底前我们很可能已完成这项工作了。
The road is wet. It must have rained last night.
地是湿的,昨天晚上一定下雨了。
4)情态动词+动词的现在完成进行时。
表示对过去正在发生事情的推测。
Your mother must have been looking for you.
你妈妈一定一直在找你。
5)推测的否定形式,疑问形式用can't, couldn't表示。
Mike can't have found his car, for he came to work by bus this morning.
迈克一定还没有找回他的车,因为早上他是坐公共汽车来上班的。
注意:could, might表示推测时不表示时态,其推测的程度不如 can, may。

9)除表示推测外的用法
1) ought to have done sth, should have done sth
本应该做某事,而事实上并没有做。否定句表示"不该做某事而做了"。
You ought to (should) have been more careful in this experiment.
He ought not to have thrown the old clothes away.(事实上已扔了。)
ought to 在语气上比should 要强。
2) needn't have done sth 本没必要做某事
I dressed very warmly for the trip, but Ineedn't have done so. The weather was hot.
3) would like to have done sth 本打算做某事
I would like to have read the article, but I was very busy then.

10)had better have done sth表示与事实相反的结果,意为"本来最好"。
You had better have come earlier.
would sooner, had rather, had sooner都表示"宁愿"、"宁可"的意思。
If I have a choice, I had sooner not continue my studies at this school.
I would rather stay here than go home. = I would stay here rather than go home.

11)情态动词回答方式

3)---Don't forget to come to my birthday party tomorrow.
---______.
A. I don't B.I won't C. I can't D. I haven't
答案B. will既可当作情态动词,表请求、建议、也可作为实义动词表"意愿、意志、决心",本题表示决心,选B。(俺一开始选A了。。。)

13)—— 带to 的情态动词 (注意时态问题!)

Tom ought not to ___ me your secret, but he meant no harm.
A.have told    B.tell    C.be telling     D. having told
答案A。由于后句为过去时,告诉秘密的动作又发生在其前因,此地应用过去完成时,但它在情态动词 ought to 后,所以用 have。

14) ——比较need和dare
这两词既可做实义动词用,又可做情态动词用。作为情态动词,两者都只能用于疑问句,否定句和条件句。 need 作实义动词时后面的不定式必须带to,而dare作实义动词用时, 后面的to 时常可以被省略。
1) 实义动词: need(需要, 要求)
need + n. / to do sth
2) 情态动词: need,只用原形need后加do,否定形式为need not。
Need you go yet?
Yes, I must. / No, I needn't.
3) need 的被动含义:need, want, require, worth(形容词)后面接doing也可以表示被动:
need doing = need to be done(我的知识盲点)


情态动词在托福写作中的运用
首先是情态动词,尤其是Will的漏掉。中国考生受汉语影响,一提到“将来”才会有意识地用will, (确实哦...我就是这样的人)实际上will可以表达“能、将、会、要、就”等多种意义。只是涉及到这样的地方很多学员就把这几个词当作虚词忽略掉了,以至于经常出现“观点”与“事实”不分的句子, 如:
Riding bicycles reduces air pollution.
如果没有情态动词,这个句子就是一个表示目前存在的状态或者事实,而不表示个人对骑自行车的评价。

其它的常见的漏用还体现在与if引导的状语从句一起连用的主句中, so that或者 in order that引导的从句,或者是与without, in case of等介词短语连用的主句,不论条件还是目的都是写作中经常出现的句式。


其次是情态动词的误用,主要问题是中国学生在亮观点时对“can”情有独钟,而英式的学风历来讲究严谨,像can 这样语气过于绝对的表达最好换成may/ will, 或者是语气更委婉的might/would probably等,同时还要搭配一定程度的副词,如:
indulgence in computer games can lead to social violence especially of teenagers.上句中can不如might用起来更加客观,因为几乎每个小孩都玩游戏,但绝不是每个人都会犯罪。
另外一个容易误用的词是should,多表示根据社会风俗习惯个人的责任,而在比较正式的议论文写作中,多数句子是以客观事物做主语的, 所以用should就有些不太恰当,如:
To tackle the problem of youth crimes related with computer games, advertisement enterprises should restrict the large-scale promotion.
一般我们会用另外一个更客观性的短语be to do来代替, 或者是shall,但是这里的shall不是用于第一人称后的将来时符号,而表示的是一种情态。
至于must, 因为语气实在强硬,所以一般在社会性的问题的论述上我们要慎用,建议多换成need/ shall/ be to do 或者是be expected to do形式。如:
To help students get better employment, universities must increase the skillful courses.

只知道情态动词的中文意思和固定用法还不够,还必须在实践当中学会融会贯通它们更加细微的用法

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Coping with Writing Anxiety
主要是讲如何在考场上缓解自己过于紧张的心态
适度的紧张是能促进大脑处理事物效率的提高,在考场上要正面认识紧张的存在
这里也提供了一些舒缓压力的办法,呵呵,其实,怎么说呢,自己觉得怎么弄舒服就怎么弄就OK,伸个懒腰懒腿之类~

Many situations or activities, such as writing, taking tests, competing in sports, or speaking before a large audience, may make us anxious or apprehensive. It's important to remember that a moderate(中等的,适度的) level of anxiety is helpful and productive. That flow of adrenaline (肾上腺素)is a natural response that helps get us ready for action. Without it, we might not perform as well.

If we let our anxiety overwhelm us, it can cause problems. If we control that anxiety, however, we can make it work for us. One way to do that is to use some of the coping strategies listed below.

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Coping Strategies:

•        Focus your energy by rehearsing the task in your head.
•        Consciously stop the non-productive comments(没用的思路) running through your head by replacing them with productive ones.
•        If you have some "rituals(仪式)" for writing success, use them. (恍然想起当年高考啊,图个吉祥,兜里放着几把火柴,胸前挂着马图案的挂饰。。。据说是妈妈听某个道行高深的道士还是和尚的推算有助于运势,后来事实证明,这也许这道士还是和尚颇有两把刷子。)
Examples:

•        -Follow a protocol you may have for organizing your time. Use a favorite pen if you have one. (回忆模板,摸摸自己的幸运物)
•        -Spend a few minutes doing some relaxation exercises. (做运动)
•        -Take a break: physically walk away from the situation for a few minutes if you can. (溜达溜达)

Relaxation Strategies

•        Stretch伸展! If you can't stand up, stretch as many muscle groups as possible while staying seated. (不要吓到邻座...)
•        Try tensing and releasing various muscle groups. Starting from your toes, tense up(紧张) for perhaps five to ten seconds and then let go. Relax and then go on to another muscle group.
•        Breathe deeply. Close your eyes; then, fill your chest cavity slowly by taking four of five short deep breaths. Hold each breath until it hurts, and then let it out slowly.
•        Use a calming word or mental image to focus on while relaxing. If you choose a word, be careful not to use an imperative. Don't command yourself to "Calm down!" or "Relax!"呵呵,越是要自己不紧张反而会觉得更紧张~)

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Symptoms and Cures for Writer's Block  对于神经性写作便秘的症状介绍及治疗建议


(一看这题目太好玩了哈哈哈)



Because writers have various ways of writing, a variety of things can cause a writer to experience anxiety, and sometimes this anxiety leads to writer's block. Often a solution can be found by speaking with your instructor (if you are in school), or a writing tutor. There are some common causes of writer's block, however, and when you are blocked, consider these causes and try the strategies that sound most promising:



Symptom



You have attempted to begin a paper without doing any preliminary work such as brainstorming or outlining...



Possible Cures



Use invention strategies suggested by a tutor or teacher
Write down all the primary ideas you'd like to express and then fill in each with the smaller ideas that make up each primary idea. This can easily be converted into an outline
Symptom



You have chosen or been assigned a topic which bores you....



Possible Cures



Choose a particular aspect of the topic you are interested in (if the writing situation will allow it...i.e. if the goal of your writing can be adjusted and is not given to you specifically, or if the teacher or project coordinator will allow it)
Talk to a tutor about how you can personalize a topic to make it more interesting
Symptom



You don't want to spend time writing or don't understand the assignment...



Possible Cures



Resign yourself to the fact that you have to write
Find out what is expected of you (consult(请教,商量) a teacher, textbook, student, tutor, or project coordinator)
Look at some of the strategies for writing anxiety listed below
Symptom



You are anxious about writing the paper...



Possible Cures



Focus your energy by rehearsing the task in your head.
Consciously stop the non-productive comments running through your head by replacing them with productive ones.
If you have some "rituals" for writing success (chewing gum, listening to jazz etc.), use them.
Symptom



You are so stressed out you can't seem to put a word on the page...



Possible Cures



Stretch! If you can't stand up, stretch as many muscle groups as possible while staying seated.
Try tensing and releasing various muscle groups. Starting from your toes, tense up for perhaps five to ten seconds and then let go. Relax and then go on to another muscle group.
Breathe deeply. Close your eyes; then, fill your chest cavity slowly by taking four of five short deep breaths. Hold each breath until it hurts, and then let it out slowly.
Use a calming word or mental image to focus on while relaxing. If you choose a word, be careful not to use an imperative(命令的,强制性的,紧急的,必要的). Don't command yourself to "Calm down!" or "Relax!"
Symptom



You're self-conscious about your writing, you may have trouble getting started. So, if you're preoccupied with the idea that you have to write about a subject and feel you probably won't express yourself well...



Possible Cures



Talk over the subject with a friend or tutor.
assure yourself that the first draft doesn't have to be a work of genius, it is something to work with.
Force yourself to write down something, however poorly worded, that approximates your thought (you can revise this later) and go on with the next idea.
Break the task up into steps. Meet the general purpose first, and then flesh out the more specific aspects later.
Try one of the strategies on the next page of this resource.
Other Strategies for Getting Over Writer's BlockIf you have tried the other strategies and are still having problems, try some of these general techniques for getting over writer's block. These strategies will prove more helpful when you're drafting your writing.
Begin in the MiddleStart writing at whatever point you like. If you want to begin in the middle, fine. Leave the introduction or first section until later. The reader will never know that you wrote the paper "backwards." Besides, some writers routinely save the introduction until later when they have a clearer idea of what the main idea and purpose of the piece will be.
Talk Out the PaperTalking feels less artificial than writing to some people. Talk about what you want to write someone—your teacher, a friend, a roommate, or a tutor. Just pick someone who's willing to give you fifteen to thirty minutes to talk about the topic and whose main aim is to help you start writing. Have the person take notes while you talk or tape your conversation. Talking will be helpful because you'll probably be more natural and spontaneous in speech than in writing. Your listener can ask questions and guide you as you speak, and you'll be more likely to relax and say something unpredictable than if that you were sitting and forcing yourself to write.
Tape the PaperTalk into a tape recorder, imagining your audience sitting in front of you. Then, transcribe the tape-recorded material. You'll at least have some ideas written down to work with and move around(下划线此处是啥意思?).
Change the AudiencePretend that you're writing to a child, to a close friend, to a parent, to a person who sharply disagrees with you, or to someone who's new to the subject and needs to have you explain your paper's topic slowly and clearly. Changing the audience can clarify your purpose and can also make you feel more comfortable and help you write more easily.(多交流,同一话题不同人有不同人的意见~)
Play a RolePretend you are someone else writing the paper. For instance, if you have been asked to write about sexist advertising, assume you are the president of the National Organization of Women. Or, pretend you are the president of a major oil company asked to defend the high price of oil. Consider being someone in another time period, or someone with a wildly different perspective from your own. Pulling yourself out of your usual perspective can help you see things that are otherwise invisible or difficult to articulate, and your writing will be stronger for it.(置身其境,站在别人的立场上想问题,有助于理清思路)

(Many of these ideas are from Peter Elbow's Writing with Power, [Ch. 8; 59-77] and Mack Skjei's Overcoming Writing Blocks.)

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定冠词的用法
注意.   “the+姓氏复数”作主语(表示某某一家人,某某夫妇),谓语动词用复数。 例如:     
The Greens are watching TV at the moment. 格林一家人现在正在看电视。     
The Whites do their cooking at home only at the weekend. 怀特夫妇仅在周末才在家做饭。      
⑨用在乐器前面。例如:     
the piano 钢琴   the violin 小提琴  
(12)用在表示方向的名词前。例如:     
in the east 在东方 in the west 在西部     
(13)用在单数可数名词前表示一类人或物。例如:     
The tree is a kind of plant. 树是一种植物。     
The camel is a useful animal. 骆驼是一种有用的动物。
⑤用在由普通名词构成的专有名词前。例如:     
the Summer Palace 颐和园 the Communist Party of China 中国共产党  the People’s   Republic of China 中华人民共和国   the Great Wall 长城 the Olympic Games 奥林匹克运动会     
(14)the常用于一些固定搭配中。例如:     
in the morning 在早上(上午) in the early morning 一大清早     
in the evening 在晚上
in the beginning 在开头(端)     
in the afternoon 在下午 by the way 顺便问     
in the end 最后,终于 the next day 第二天     
at the end of 在……快结尾的时候 the day after tomorrow 后天     

零冠词
1.在专有名词和不可数名词前。例如,Class Two,Tian’an Men Square,water(注意与上文专有名词的区别)
3.复数名词表示一类人或事物时。例如,They are teachers.
4.在星期,月份,季节,节日前。例如:on Sunday,in March,in spring,on Women’s Day
(特例:如果月份,季节等被一个限定性定语修饰时,则要加定冠词:He joined the Army in the spring of 1982.)
6.在学科名称,三餐饭和球类运动名称前。例如:I have lunch at school every day.
特例:当football,basketball指具体的某个球时,其前可以用冠词:I can see a football.我可以看到一只足球。Where’s the football?那只足球在哪儿?(指足球,并非“球类运动”)
7.在表特定的公园,街道,车站,桥,学校等之前。例如:No.25 Middle School
8.某些固定词组中不用冠词。
(1)与by连用的交通工具名称前:by bus\by car\ by bike\ by train\by air\by plane\ by sea\by ship,但take a bus,in a boat,on the bike前需用冠词
(2)名词词组:day and night日日夜夜;brother and sister兄弟姐妹;hour after hour时时刻刻;here and there到处
六.用与不用冠词的差异

in hospital住院/in the hospital在医院里
go to sea出海/go to the sea去海边
on earth究竟/on the earth在地球上,在世上
in front of在……(外部的)前面/in the front of在……(内部的)前面
take place发生/take the place(of)代替
at table进餐/at the table在桌子旁
by sea乘船/by the sea在海边
in future从今以后,将来/in the future未来
go to school(church…)上学(做礼拜…)/go to the school(church…)到学校(教堂…)去
on horseback骑着马/on the horseback在马背上
two of us我们当中的两人/the two of us我们两人(共计两人)
out of question毫无疑问/out of the question不可能的,办不到的
next year明年/the next year 第二年
a teacher and writer一位教师兼作家(一个人)/a teacher and a writer一位教师和一位作家(两个人)
(这句想起第一期的主谓一致,顺便复习回顾~)
数词的用法
2)序数词在句中同样可做主语、表语、定语、状语等。如:
June the first is Children’s Day.
When did you first meet each other?
She was the last to arrive.
4)介词 in one’s+整数数词的复数形式,表示年龄。如:
She is in her early forties.(她四十出头。)
5)序数词前加冠词“a”表示“再一次”。如:Can I try a second time?
6)在hundred,thousand,million,billion前有数词时为实数意义,它们的词尾不能加复数。前无数词时为虚数意义,hundred,thousand,million,billion可加复数,并可和of连用,构成短语。如:five hundred students;millions of people
四.分数的构成

分子用基数词,分母用序数词,分子大于1时,分母加s,如:
1/5:one fifth
2/3:two thirds
2-:two and three quarters(???????)

五.小数的表示法

0.09:point zero nine(那0.009呢?怎么表达?)
2.7:two point seven

六.百分数的表达法

90%:ninety percent
0.5%:point five percent

七.倍数表达法

表示两倍时用twice,表示三倍以上的倍数时用times。如:
The earth is 49 times the size of the moon.
This desk is twice as large as that one.

八.算式表达法:

5+6:five plus six(or five and six)
7-6:seven minus six
2×3:two multiplied by three(or two times three)
8/4:eight divided by four
主谓一致原则(重要啊,补充了第一期的主谓一致~~~其中第3点和第4点我总是搞不清楚....再次巩固复习...俺高中最讨厌做的就是语法选择题,基本是大红灯笼高高挂........)
2)如果名词词组中心词是“分数或百分数+of-词组”,谓语动词的单、复数形式取决于of-词组中名词或代词的单、复数形式:如果of-词组中名词或代词是单数或不可数名词,谓语动词用单数形式;如果of-词组中名词或代词是复数,谓语动词也用复数形式。如:
Two thirds of the earth is covered with water.
Two thirds of the people present are against the plan.
3)如果主语是many a,more than one+单数名词构成,尽管从意义上看是复数,但谓语动词仍用单数形式。如:
Many a student in this class has hoped a long break.


4)a+单数名词+or two做主语,谓语动词用单数形式。one or two+复数名词,谓语动词用复数形式。如:
A word or two is missed in the sentence.
One or two words are missed in the sentence.

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好郁闷啊,最近功课好多,ISSUE写完了但相当部分是靠DICT解决...
句子坑坑巴巴,实在是拿不出手...
阿狗还没开始写,要疯掉了!!!!

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继续修改ISSUE,太恶心了
然后开始AWINTRO,我知道第一次和第二次作业还没做完,但第三次又压上来了...最近论文多费脑子,老师照着书上跟我们讲课还深情款款地对我们说论文不要复制粘贴...我应付应付过去算了...
首先看了目录了解了个大概(基本上还是what why how,重点在与what and how)
ISSUE和ARGUMENT根下目录大致差不多,有一点区别
ISSUE是deciding which topic to choose
决定你要选择的题目(立场)。
ARGUMENT是how to interpret numbers,percentages,and statistics in argument topics
如何解释议论文中的数据,百分比及策略。

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【Fundamental Course of Writtng】基础写作每日一讲(4)start to write

呵呵,这个不多说了,虽然貌似有些空旷

但是我保证,只要你静下心来 好好读三遍

会有很清晰的感觉的

然后文思如泉涌,想要动笔去试试

呵呵

试试啦~

Planning (Invention): when you start to write

You can try the textbook formula:


I. State your thesis.
II. Write an outline.
III. Write the first draft.
IV. Revise and polish.


. . . but that often doesn't work!

读后总结如下

1)确定你写作的目的(what)

2)确定你如何达成你的写作目的(how)

3)多种手段激发新的想法,尽可能从各种角度来看待问题

4)扼要说明中心思想

5)动笔先打草稿


Instead, you can try one or more of these strategies:


Ask yourself what your purpose is for writing about the subject.


There are many "correct" things to write about for any subject, but you need to narrow down your choices. For example, your topic might be "dorm food." At this point, you and your potential reader are asking the same question, "So what?" Why should you write about this, and why should anyone read it?


Do you want the reader to pity you because of the intolerable food you have to eat there?


Do you want to analyze large-scale institutional cooking?


Do you want to compare Purdue's dorm food to that served at Indiana University?


Ask yourself how you are going to achieve this purpose.


How, for example, would you achieve your purpose if you wanted to describe some movie as the best you've ever seen? Would you define for yourself a specific means of doing so? Would your comments on the movie go beyond merely telling the reader that you really liked it?


Start the ideas flowing


Brainstorm. Gather as many good and bad ideas, suggestions, examples, sentences, false starts, etc. as you can. Perhaps some friends can join in. Jot down everything that comes to mind, including material you are sure you will throw out. Be ready to keep adding to the list at odd moments as ideas continue to come to mind.(和狐朋狗友讨论激发灵感)


Talk to your audience, or pretend that you are being interviewed by someone -- or by several people, if possible (to give yourself the opportunity of considering a subject from several different points of view). What questions would the other person ask? You might also try to teach the subject to a group or class.(要预想到读者可能会有的问题并要给与解答)


See if you can find a fresh analogy that opens up a new set of ideas. Build your analogy by using the word like. For example, if you are writing about violence on television, is that violence like clowns fighting in a carnival act (that is, we know that no one is really getting hurt)?


Take a rest and let it all percolate.


Nutshell your whole idea


Tell it to someone in three or four sentences.


Diagram your major points somehow.(这个夸张了点吧,一般用不着的)


Make a tree, outline, or whatever helps you to see a schematic representation of what you have. You may discover the need for more material in some places.


Write a first draft.


Then, if possible, put it away. Later, read it aloud or to yourself as if you were someone else. Watch especially for the need to clarify or add more information.


You may find yourself jumping back and forth among these various strategies.


You may find that one works better than another. You may find yourself trying several strategies at once. If so, then you are probably doing something right!

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riting With Computers


Using word processing software on a computer is an efficient way to write. You can delete, revise, and cut and paste with great ease and speed, without having to retype, and you will find your drafts easier to read as you revise. Even if you cannot type well (and many successful computer users can't), a computer can be both a convenience and an aid throughout the writing process. But remember to save your files often and make a backup copy of the file, even when you've carefully saved it. Disks can fail and not open, and files can be deleted or lost.
(从来没有拷贝的习惯觉得无所谓了,结果有天晚上奋战论文好不容易堆出来结果突然断电于是杯具了....)
Word processing software can aid your efforts in all aspects of the writing process:

Planning

freewriting

If freewriting or brainstorming is a useful invention strategy for you, do either invention strategy on a computer using word processing software. You can then cut and paste parts of those planning notes into a draft as needed. Some writers find that they can freewrite more easily by turning down the computer screen, so they cannot see what they type. You may also want to create separate files for different topics discovered while freewriting.

writing an e-mail message(前提是有好人。。。)

As you think about your assignment or topic, try writing an e-mail message to a friend, to someone in your class, or to a Writing Lab tutor . Use that e-mail message to test ideas as you would in a conversation with peer group members or a tutor. Encourage the person who receives the e-mail to ask you questions that help you clarify your ideas.

making an outline

Set up headings for an outline in large bold letters. Later, as you go back and fill in the subheadings and sub points, you will be able to see the larger structure of the paper. Some word processing programs either outline for you or permit you to indicate the outline headings in a way that allows you to go back and forth between a screen showing only the headings and screens showing the detailed material within sections.

planning visually
只制定不执行也没用
Use a drawing or painting program to do some visual planning. To do some clustering, put a topic word or phrase in a circle in the middle of the page and then surround that circle with clusters of related ideas (also in circles). Use lines to connect these ideas to the main idea or to other sub-ideas. To try branching, another visual planning strategy, put the main idea at the top of the page and then list sub-ideas underneath the main idea with related points for each sub-idea branching off.

keeping a journal(定期刊物)

If keeping a journal helps you, start a journal file for each assignment and include thoughts and questions that occur to you as you proceed through the writing. Include a plan for how you will proceed through the assignment, and if there are stages or steps to complete, write a "to do" list. Include phrases and ideas that occur to you and that may fit into the paper later with some cutting and pasting from one file to another. You may want to insert page breaks for different sections or thoughts.


Drafting

creating a scrap file
As you start an assignment, make two separate files, one for the assignment itself and the other for scraps of writing that you will be collecting. As you write (or plan) use the scrap file to cut and paste anything that doesn't seem to fit in as you write. This scrap file can be a very useful storage space for material that should be deleted from the paper you are writing now but that may be useful for other writing assignments. You may also want a separate file for keywords, words that come to mind and that can be used when needed or phrases that may come in handy as section headings in your paper.

splitting screens

If you are using a Macintosh or Windows, you can have multiple files visible on your screen at the same time. Consider this strategy if it helps you to look at one bit of information while trying to create another. One box on the screen can display your outline or visual planning while another can display your draft. Or, you can keep your scrap file visible while writing a draft. Remember that you can cut, copy, and paste between files.

adding notes(勤做笔记)

As you gather material from your reading (or want to save comments to yourself about something you've written), develop a method to store this kind of material that you may or may not use. For example, put parentheses around material that might not stay in a later draft, or use bold lettering, or make use of a word processing feature that permits you to store material as notes. Be sure to delete this material when you are sure you no longer want it.


Organizing

mixing up the order of paragraphs or sentences

Make a new copy of your file. Then, in the new file, use the cut-and-paste feature to move paragraphs. You may see a better organizing principle than the principle you had been using. Do the same with sentences within paragraphs.

checking your outline

Look again at the bold-lettered headings of the outline you made during planning (or create one now), and reassess whether that outline is adequate or well organized.

staying on topic in every paragraph

Put your topic sentence at the top of each paragraph to keep the sentence in mind and not lose track of your topic.


Revising

starting at the beginning of the file

Each time you open a file, you are at the beginning of the draft. Start there when you are drafting and revising and read until you come to a section where you will be working. That rereading has several advantages for you. It helps you get back into the flow of thought, and it permits you to review what you've written so that you can revise as you read forward. But be careful not to get caught up in endless revising of the beginning of the paper, especially if like some writers, you find that you need to write the whole paper before you can write the introduction.

renaming a file

Each time you open your file, save it as a different file so that you always know which is the most recent version you've worked on. If your first draft is Draft I, the next time you open that file, save it as Draft II.

saving copies of material to cut and paste

When you are moving large blocks of text, highlight what you are going to move and make a copy for your clipboard before moving. if you lose the portion you are moving, you still have a copy available.

printing out hard copies to read

It may help you to look at a printed copy of your paper as you revise, so you can see the paper's development and organization.

resisting the neat appearance of a printout

If you print out a draft of your paper, resist the temptation to hand in that draft because it looks neat and seems to have a finished appearance.


using page or print view to check paragraphs
Switch to the page or print view so that you can see the whole view of each page on screen. Do the paragraphs look to be about the same length? Does one look noticeably shorter than the others? Does it need more development? Is there a paragraph that seems to be disproportionately long?

highlighting sentence length

Make a copy of your main file and, using that copy, hit the return key after each sentence so that each looks like a separate paragraph. Are all of your sentences the same length? Do they all start the same way and need some variety?

  

Editing and Proofreading

using online tools


A number of online tools exist, such as spell checkers, grammar checkers and style analyzers, but grammar and style checkers are not effective. Distinguishing between appropraite advice and inappropriate advice is difficult and a styke checker relies on rules you may not be familiar with. Some word processing programs include a thesaurus which is useful for looking up synonyms for words you've been using too much or for finding more specific words than the ones you have used.

changing the appearance of key features of your writing

Change active verbs to bold letters, put passive constructions in italics, use larger fonts for descriptive words, underline your thesis statement, and so on. By changing the appearance of these features, you may see that you have too many passives or that you don't have many descriptive words.

editing on hard copy

It may be easier for you to print out a draft and mark it for editing changes. If you do, put marks in the margins to indicate lines where changes are to be made, so you can easily find them again.

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分析写作部分的总概要
AW内容
如何准备AW
AW评分标准
怎样得分
在ISSUE部分阐述你的观点
   了解ISSUE
   写作背景:目的和读者
   准备ISSUE
   决定选择哪一个主题
   你陈述的形式
   ISSUE 样文
   ISSUE主题写作的策略
   陈述和评价(Essay responses and reader commentary 一看我还真不知道怎么翻译…)
分析阿狗
   了解阿狗
   写作背景
   准备阿狗
   如何理解阿狗中的数字,百分比和数据
   你的陈述形式
   阿狗样文
   阿狗主题写作的策略
   陈述和评价
模拟考试
评分指导
评分标准


AW概要
AW部分是一个GRE考试从2002年10月份引进的新的组成部分,它主要考察你的辨析思维和分析写作技巧。它还评价你对于组织和支持复杂观点,分析一个论点,和保持集中连贯的讨论(sustain a focused and coherent discussion这句翻译不清楚…)的能力。它没有考察特定内容知识。


AW部分包括两篇时间长度不同的分析写作任务
在ISSUE中表达你的观点45分钟
分析阿狗30分钟

你将会从两篇ISSUE主题中选一个。每个都阐述了对一个范围较广的ISSUE观点(each states an opinion on an issue of broad interest)并同时要求你从任何角度来讨论这个ISSUE,只要你提供相关的理由或例子来解释支撑你的观点。
在阿狗方面你没有选择。阿狗和ISSUE不一样的挑战是:它要求你通过你所找的充分理由来批判题目中已提供的观点。你需要思考论点上的合理性而不是同意或反对它所给的立场。
这两个任务是互补的,一个要求你在ISSUE中通过确定立场和提供证据支撑你的观点来构建你自己的论点。而另外一个是要求你通过评判它的提供的主张和定义它提供的证据来批判他人的论点。
准备AW
每个人,即使是经验丰富自信的作家都需要在去考场之前花时间去准备AW写作。复习这些写作技巧,怎样得分,得分指导,评分标准,模拟话题,不同分数的样文以及评价非常重要。
AW话题范围很广,从艺术人类学到社会科学,但没有一个话题需要特定具体知识。事实上,每个话题都被各个领域测试过(field-tested)来确保它持有个别重要特性,包括如下:
•GRE考生,不需要各自的专业知识及特别兴趣爱好,也能懂得话题含义并易于展开讨论。
•这些能够引发不同思考和角度的话题是大学教授认为对成功进入研究生院的重要考虑。这个主题探得大学学院认为对于在研究所取得成功很重要的所需的综合的思考能力和逻辑性强的习作能力(这句是同学翻译的)(The topic elicited the kinds of complex thinking and persuasive writing that university faculty consider important for success in graduate school.这句不知怎么准确翻译)
•话题的回答因考生的内容和展开想法的方式而不同。
为了帮助你准备AW,GRE项目组已出版全部你可能会抽中的话题。你会发现复习这些题目会有很有帮助。

AW写作的应试技巧
分配好你的时间是非常重要的。在ISSUE45分钟有限的时间里,你会允许有足够的时间从2个话题中选一个,并思考你所选的话题,列个提纲回复,组织你的文章。在阿狗30分钟有限时间你需要允许有足够时间分析阿狗,列个批判提纲,组织你的语言。尽管GRE考官知道你写作时间的急迫性,会考虑你的回复为第一次草稿,你还是要尽可能地写出你能够写的,在考试环境当中。
节约时间在最后的阶段检查有无明显错误,尽管偶然的拼写或语法错误不会影响你的分数,但过于严重和明显的错误会降低你写作的整体效果和减少你的分数。
AW之后,你会有10分钟的休息时间,在两次作文期间还会有一分钟的休息时间。你可以在每次计划的休息时间内补充草稿纸。
AW如何评分
每个回答会根据GRE刊登的评分标准来评定6分每个级别,整体性打分意味着每部分回复被作为一个整体来评判:考官会把作文作为一个整体进行评判:读者(考官)不会【把回答(你的作文)分成若干部分来评判,然后根据一个特别的标准给出分数,比如观点,结构,句式,语言】,恰恰相反的是考官主要是建立在回复的整体质量上来评分的,比如,优秀或拙劣的结构,会成为考官对这篇作文整体印象的一部分,从而有益于你的分数。但结构评判标准,在不同场合下,并没有重要作用。
通常来说,GRE考官都是认为写作和逻辑思考技巧很重要,在此领域里有着丰富教学经验的大学或学院的教员,所有的GRE考官都经过严格培训,通过GRE严格的质量体系认证,显示了他们评分的精确度的能力。
确保在评分上的公正性和客观性:
•习作随机分给考官
•所有考生个人信息都对考官保密
•所有习作有两个考官评分
•考官不知道习作的另外一个分数
•评分程序如下:每个习作会得到两个考官的同样或相近的分数,其他的分数则交给第三方GRE考官来综合判定。
最终分数是两篇文章的平均分数。评分标准在第29页,提供了怎样解释AW总分的信息。在AW得分最重要的是辨析思考和分析写作技巧。
你在AW中的文章在评分阶段会被ETS侦查雷同文章软件和有丰富经验的考官所审核。鉴于美国研究生院和大学对独立思考能力有很高要求,一旦有详细证据证明你的文章包括以下任一情况,还不仅限于以下情况,ETS有权取消你的考试成绩。
•文章与其他GRE范文高度类似
•没有详细附注,就引用或意译已出版或未出版的信息的语言或思想。
•误用其他小组已发表的内容而没有标注引用
•应试者所提交的文章里面有的语句和观念,事实上,是从别处借鉴过来或是他人准备好的。
当你的文章有上述一种或几种情况,ETS职业判定你的文章无法体现思考的独立性和写作技巧。因此,ETS一定会取消你的作文成绩作为无效,无法提供其他GRE考试成绩,因为作文是GRE考试无法分割的一部分。
分数取消的考生的考试费用将会被没收,参加下一次GRE考试将会付全款。这次分数的取消及取消的原因不会记录在案,也不会出现在他们下一次送往大学或学院的分数报告中。
PS:感谢番茄,里面有的我感觉翻译得不清楚的借鉴了她的翻译~~~

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一、什么是主题句?
注意全文所说的主题就是开头段中的全文主题句,不是各个分论点段的段TS.
要区分Thesis statement和Topic sentence!前面简称T,后面简称TS.
What is a thesis?
A thesis statement declares what you believe and what you intend to prove. (主题句说明你的观点和要论证的论点)A good thesis statement makes the difference between a thoughtful research project and a simple retelling of facts.(事实和论据不是主题句!)
A thesis statement is a sentence (or sentences) that expresses the main ideas of your paper and answers the question or questions posed by your paper. It offers your readers a quick and easy to follow summary of what the paper will be discussing and what you as a writer are setting out to tell them. The kind of thesis that your paper will have will depend on the purpose of your writing.
A good tentative thesis will help you focus your search for information. But don't rush! You must do a lot of background reading before you know enough about a subject to identify key or essential questions. You may not know how you stand on an issue until you have examined the evidence. You will likely begin your research with a working, preliminary or tentative thesis which you will continue to refine until you are certain of where the evidence leads.
The thesis statement is typically located at the end of your opening paragraph. (The opening paragraph serves to set the context for the thesis.) 注意,这里明确的指出了,主题句(thesis statement)必须出现在开头段(opening paragraph)的最后!
主题句一般出现在开头的最后一两句.这个规定我搜索了不下20个网站,都是这样要求的,可见,这个规定大家最后遵守,我想,阅卷人一定会在你的Introduction里边的最后一两句找你的Thesis,你就是要确保他在这里找到!
Remember, your reader will be looking for your thesis. Make it clear, strong, and easy to find.使主题句清晰!
对于AW,主题句属于:
Argumentative Thesis Statements
In an argumentative paper, you are making a claim about a topic and justifying this claim with reasons and evidence. This claim could be an opinion, a policy proposal, an evaluation, a cause-and-effect statement, or an interpretation. However, this claim must be a statement that people could possibly disagree with, because the goal of your paper is to convince your audience that your claim is true based on your presentation of your reasons and evidence. An argumentative thesis statement will tell your audience:
·your claim or assertion
·the reasons/evidence that support this claim
·the order in which you will be presenting your reasons and evidence
Example: Barn owls' nests should not be eliminated from barns because barn owls help farmers by eliminating insect and rodent pests.
A reader who encountered this thesis would expect to be presented with an argument and evidence that farmers should not get rid of barn owls when they find them nesting in their barns.
Questions to ask yourself when writing an argumentative thesis statement:
·What is my claim or assertion? (主张)
·What are the reasons I have to support my claim or assertion? (支撑我的观点的理由)
·In what order should I present my reasons?
(如何安排我的理由的顺序,也就是所谓的辨析,一环套一环,在此,借鉴此贴~我认为很有道理https://bbs.gter.net/bbs/viewthread.php?tid=921368&highlight

二、什么是好的主题句的属性?
Attributes of a good thesis:

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It should be contestable, proposing an arguable point with which people could reasonably disagree. A strong thesis is provocative(a.煽动的); it takes a stand and justifies the discussion you will present.

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It tackles(V.解决,处理) a subject that could be adequately covered in the format of the project assigned.

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It is specific and focused. A strong thesis proves a point without discussing “everything about …” Instead of music, think "American jazz in the 1930s" and your argument about it. (注意,主题不要假,大,空,要具体针对问题!)

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It clearly asserts your own conclusion based on evidence. (我记得是谁又曾经说过assert是个贬义??所以说,有了根据,再发表意见!)Note: Be flexible. The evidence may lead you to a conclusion you didn't think you'd reach. It is perfectly okay to change your thesis!

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It provides the reader with a map to guide him/her through your work.

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It anticipates and refutes the counter-arguments

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It avoids vague language (like "it seems").

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It avoids the first person. ("I believe," "In my opinion") (强烈注意,不要使用第一人称!!!!)(额,我回头看看我的ISSUE。。。)
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It should pass the So what? or Who cares? test (Would your most honest friend ask why he should care or respond with "but everyone knows that"?) For instance, "people should avoid driving under the influence of alcohol," would be unlikely to evoke any opposition. (不要说那些大家都知道的废话,要有可质疑性,可辩论性.)
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附:什么是the So what? or Who cares? test
The "So What?" Test
Whenever you plan on writing a research paper, there is an extremely important point that you must constantly keep in the forefront of your mind--even English teachers frequently mention it as something students fail to do time and time again. What is it? To be sure to choose a topic worth arguing about or exploring. This means to construct a thesis statement or research question about a problem that is still debated, controversial, up in the air.
So arguing that drinking and driving is dangerous-- while you could find a ton of evidence to support your view --would be pretty worthless nowadays. Who would want to read something they already knew? You wouldn't be persuading them of anything and all your work would be pretty meaningless.
What this means is that during the topic-formulating stage and again now, always keep asking "SO WHAT?", "WHO CARES?" or to paraphrase the famous Canadian journalist Barbara Frum: "Tell me something new about something I care about." That will automatically make your paper significant and interesting both for you to write and the reader to study.
总结一下:
主题句的dos and don’ts
Dos:
表明立场,具体,并且中心明确,表明自己的观点和结论,出现在开头段的末尾,同时提示读者作者的行文思路.
Don’ts:
不要说废话,说空话,说大话,不要出现第一人称,不要含糊不清.

公式:


Specific topic + Attitude/Angle/Argument = Thesis


What you plan to argue + How you plan to argue it = Thesis



三、如何检验自己写好的主题句是否合格?

Try these five tests:

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Does the thesis  inspire a reasonable reader to ask, "How?" or Why?" 吸引读者思考

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Would a reasonable reader NOT respond with "Duh!" or "So what?" or "Gee, no kidding!" or "Who cares?" 避免出现so what问题(也避免出现过于口语化的语言)

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Does the thesis  avoid general phrasing and/or sweeping words such as "all" or "none" or "every"? 避免绝对的论调

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Does the thesis lead the reader toward the topic sentences (the subtopics needed to prove the thesis)? 主题句是否引导了下文的分论点或者段主题?

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Can the thesis be adequately developed in the required length of the paper or project? 主题句是否可以适合被展开论述?

If you cannot answer "YES" to these questions, what changes must you make in order for your thesis to pass these tests?

四、如何写出好的主题句?(思维的步骤)
1.Rank with justification 考虑重要性
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Most important to least important

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Least important to most important

2.Contrasts (of perspectives of sources) 对比,考虑流行和反对观点
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Although newspapers at the time claimed ……, the most significant cause/explanation/reason, etc. is ……
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While Sb. and Sb. maintains that  ................, more accurately/importantly, etc, # 2's position is the stronger one. (Substitute "most historians" for  So and So and the appropriate person or view or source for #2.)
3.Perception versus reality; 感觉与现实
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Although Turner himself may have believed X, the real causes were Y and Z.

4.Good versus bad reasons:
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Historians generally list six reasons as the cause for X, but among these are four that are valid and two that are not.

5. Cause and Effect: 因果关系
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Certainly, X was the cause and Y was its effect, but between the two are two other factors of equal importance.

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Separately the causes would have not necessarily led to a rampage; however, together their effect was inevitably murderous.  

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Although the effects of the rampage were . . ., the causes were understandable/justifiable/inevitable.

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The more important effects of Nat Turner's rebellion went beyond those of  the local rampage.

6.Challenge:质疑,否定
Nat Turner's rebellion not a righteous response to the injustice of slavery; it was motivated purely by disturbing psychological issues.   

7.提出系列问题:

五、对于主题的头脑风暴:
Thesis Brainstorming
注意下面的三点:
As you read look for:
  • Interesting contrasts or comparisons or patterns emerging in the information
  • Is there something about the topic that surprises you?
  • Do you encounter ideas that make you wonder why?
  • Does something an "expert" says make you respond, "no way! That can be right!" or "Yes, absolutely. I agree!"
Example of brainstorming a thesis:
Select a topic: television violence and children
Ask an interesting question: What are the effects of television violence on children?
Revise the question into a thesis: Violence on television increases aggressive behavior in preschool children.
Remember this argument is your “preliminary” or “working” thesis. As you read you may discover evidence that may affect your stance. It is okay to revise your thesis!(可以修改自己原来设定的主题,就是说通过对题目的理解和论据的权衡,修改主题以利于论证)

论据:As you write and revise your paper, it's okay to change your thesis statement -- sometimes you don't discover what you really want to say about a topic until you've started (or finished) writing! Just make sure that your "final" thesis statement accurately shows what will happen in your paper.



Create a list of sample questions to guide your research:
  • How many hours of television does the average young child watch per week?
  • How do we identify a "violent" program?
  • Which types of programs are most violent?
  • Are there scientific research studies that have observed children before and after watching violent programs?
  • Are there experts you might contact?
  • Which major groups are involved in investigating this question?


六、主题示例:注意下面的例子中前一个不是Thesis而后一个是!


How to Tell a Strong Thesis Sentence from a Weak One.
1. A strong thesis takes some sort of stand.明确表明立场Remember that your thesis needs to show your conclusions about a subject. For example, if you are writing a paper for a class on fitness, you might be asked to choose a popular weight-loss product to evaluate. Here are two thesis statements:
There are some negative and positive aspects to the Banana Herb Tea Supplement.
This is a weak thesis. First, it fails to take a stand. Second, the phrase “negative and positive aspects” is vague.
Because Banana Herb Tea Supplement promotes rapid weight loss that results in the loss of muscle and lean body mass, it poses a potential danger to customers.
This is a strong thesis because it takes a stand.
2. A strong thesis justifies discussion.留给大家质疑和讨论的余地Your thesis should indicate the point of the discussion. If your assignment is to write a paper on kinship systems, using your own family as an example, you might come up with either of these two thesis statements:
My family is an extended family.
This is a weak thesis because it states an observation. Your reader won’t be able to tell the point of the statement, and will probably stop reading.
While most American families would view consanguineal marriage as a threat to the nuclear family structure, many Iranian families, like my own, believe that these marriages help reinforce(加固) kinship(血亲关系) ties in an extended family.
This is a strong thesis because it shows how your experience contradicts a widely-accepted view. A good strategy for creating a strong thesis is to show that the topic is controversial. Readers will be interested in reading the rest of the essay to see how you support your point.
3. A strong thesis expresses one main idea.表达一个主要观点(事实上是要学会衔接)Readers need to be able to see that your paper has one main point. If your thesis expresses more than one idea, then you might confuse  your readers about the subject of your paper. For example:
Companies need to exploit the marketing potential of the Internet, and web pages can provide both advertising and customer support.
This is a weak thesis statement because the reader can’t decide whether the paper is about marketing on the Internet or web pages. To revise the thesis, the relationship between the two ideas needs to become more clear. One way to revise the thesis would be to write:
Because the Internet is filled with tremendous marketing potential, companies should exploit this potential by using web pages that offer both advertising and customer support.
This is a strong thesis because it shows that the two ideas are related. Hint: a great many clear and engaging thesis statements contain words like “because,” “since,” “so,” “although,” “unless,” and “however.”
4. A strong thesis statement is specific.具体而不抽象A thesis statement should show exactly what your paper will be about, and will help you keep your paper to a manageable topic. For example, if you write a paper on hunger, you might say:
World hunger has many causes and effects.
This is a weak thesis statement for two major reasons. First, “world hunger” can’t be discussed thoroughly in five or ten pages. Second, "many causes and effects" is vague. You should be able to identify specific causes and effects. A revised thesis might look like this:
Hunger persists in Appalachia because jobs are scarce and farming in the infertile soil is rarely profitable.
This is a strong thesis because it narrows the subject to a more specific and manageable topic and it also identifies the specific causes for the existence of hunger.
这不仅仅是考试技巧了,很考验我们的思维综合能力。

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在ISSUE中表达你的观点
了解ISSUE

“在ISSUE中表达你的观点”考试考察你在写作中能够辨析地思考一个有趣的话题及明确表达你的观点的能力。每个话题,以引用的方式出现,提出一个主题的看法,考察考生能从不同角度来讨论和提供更多不同情况和条件。你的文章要表现出引人注目的例子,能够体现你的个人立场。注意仔细阅读这些主张和从不同视觉来出发思考,综合考虑与这些观点紧密相连的想法。然后,写下你所想发展的观点的要点,并列出能够支持你的立场主要原因和例子。
ISSUE允许你自由范围里选择你回复文章的方式。尽管它对于你解决中心思想来说非常重要,你可以自由选择你所希望的表达途径。举例,你可以:
•完全同意,彻底反对,或某方面同意和不同意ISSUE本身主张。
•质疑题目所想提出的假设。
•使其中任何一个专有名词合理化。特别是当你定义或应用对于发展你的观点有很大帮助的一个专有名词时。(借鉴番茄)
•指出这种说法为什么在一些条件下有效而不是在其他条件下。
•评价与你观点相背的观点。
•运用多个相关联的或单个扩展的例子来合理发展你的观点。
GRE考官评价你的文章不仅仅是用“好”来回复,事实上,这里没正确的答案可以采用。恰恰相反的是,考官会评价你在组织和发展你的观点来说明你在ISSUE的立场中所运用的技巧。
理解写作相关背景:目的和读者
I是一次辨析思维和说服性写作的练习。它的目的是决定你怎样更好地发展一个吸引人的论点来支撑你在I中的观点和有效地把文中观点与读者沟通起来。你的读者是那些被训练成为GRE考官以及运用评分标准(参考P27页)来评分的大学或研究生院的教师。
为了更加明确GRE考官在实际文章中是如何运用这些评分标准,你应该回顾已得分的ISSUE样文及考官评语。这些样文通常是5到6分的水平,会向你展示丰富的结构,发展和沟通观点的成功技巧。这些考官评语主要讨论分析写作的特别之处,比如例子的运用,观点的发展,结构,语言流畅性和得当的用词。对每篇文章,这些评语主要指出观点的特别之处或降低全文的有效性。
准备ISSUE
因为I意味着考察你通过教育所培养起来的说服性写作技巧,它被设置为既不需要有特别的课程的学习,也不需要受过特别专业培训的学生。
许多大学的写作教科书提供在观点写作上你会发现很有用的建议,但是这些建议可能比ISSUE对你的要求更加技巧性和专业化。你不会被希望知道特别的辨析思考和写作策略,但你应该能够运用合理理由、证据以及例子来支持你在I中的立场。建议,举例,一个I话题要求你思考提供资金支持艺术馆对政府来说重不重要。如果你的立场是政府应该经济支持艺术馆,你可能通过讨论艺术的重要性和解释公共艺术对每个人都有利来支持你的观点。另外一方面,如果你的立场是政府不应该支持博物馆,你可能会指出,由于政府财政的有限,艺术博馆不值得像其他更重要的社会设施一样得到政府财政资助。或者,如果你同意政府资金只有在一定的条件下对艺术博物馆进行资助,你可能会关注你所认为能决定怎样,或是否,艺术博物馆应该得到政府的资助的艺术批评,文化焦点,或者政治条件。你的观点不重要,重要的是展示来阐述你的观点的分析性思考的技巧。
一个准备I的最好途径是选几个已发布的话题来练习写作。这里没有最好的方法:一部分更愿意先从忽略45分钟限时开始练习,另外一部分人更愿意一开始就限时写作练习。不管你练习I的时候采用哪种办法,你应该回顾下考试指导,如下:
•仔细阅读话题中的主张,确保你懂得话题包含的内容,如果不太理解,和你的朋友老师讨论此话题。
•思考与此话题相关联的你的想法和经历,以及你读过或观察过的事情,还有你所知道的人物。它们都是你在文章中用来加固,反对,或使主张合理化的有说服力的理由和例子的来源。
•决定你在话题中想支持或反对的立场,记住,你能够完全地自由同意或反对,或者只同意其中的一部分或一些应用但不同意其他部分的观点。
•决定你可以支持你的立场的有力证据(理由或例子)。
记住这是考察辨析思考和逻辑写作的考试,因此,你可能发现,通过问自己如下问题对探索一个话题中的论点的复杂性是有帮助的。
•这个话题的确切中心是什么
•我同意这话题的所有或部分吗,为什么?
•这个论点是确定的假设吗?如果是,它们是合理的吗?
•这个论点只有在特定的条件下有效的吗?如果是,它们是什么?
•我需要去解释我怎样定义这些在论点中已确定的词条或概念吗?
•如果我确定了话题中的立场,怎么样的理由能支持我的立场?
•怎样的例子,真实或假设的例子,能够为我所用来举例说明这些我所提出来的观点?怎样的例子是最吸引人的?
确定你写文章的计划,你可能需要总结下你的立场和做个人笔记关于怎样支持你所决定的立场。当你做完这些,回头看看你做的笔记和决定你怎样组织你的文章。然后写文来支持你在话题中确定的立场。即使你无法写得很充分,你应该发现它对用少数话题练习和尽可能对文章列提纲是有帮助的。在你练习完一些题目后,尝试45分钟限时写作,你会有更好的感受去安排怎样在考场中充分利用你的时间。
从教授辨析思考写作的老师得到对你这篇文章的反馈是非常有帮助的,或者在写同一话题的同学和讨论其他与分数评判标准相关联的文章也是有帮助的。尝试浏览在指南里每篇不同分数下的文章怎样符合或不符合评判标准。根据评分标准比较你自己的文章对你知道怎样和哪里需要提升有帮助。
决定选择哪一个话题
记住这次考试包括两个I话题,是从已发布的题库里选出来的,你必须选择其一。因为当你看到这两个题目是45分钟限时写作的开始,你不应该浪费太多的时间去做选择。相反,尽快尝试选择你认为好展开讨论的话题。
在做选择之前,仔细读每个话题,然后决定你可以阐述更有效更有充分理由的论据的那一个话题。在做选择时,你可能问下你自己:
•哪一个话题是你认为更感兴趣的?
•哪一个话题更贴近你自己的学习研究和经历?
•哪一个话题你更能清楚地解释或辩论自己的观点?
•哪一个话题你能更加迅速地思考有利的理由和例子来支持你的立场?
如果你能回答上述问题将有助于你的选择。
你文章的形式
你能通过你认为更有效地沟通你关于I的思想的途径来自由组织和阐述你的文章。你的文章可能总结了你在英语写作和大学加强写作课程里所学到的写作技巧,但实际上并不需要的。GRE考官不会看你一个特定的发展战略(a particular developmental strategy这词儿怎么翻译感觉不对味…)及写作模板。事实上,当GRE考官都受过训练,他们看过上百篇I文章,尽管从内容到形式上有很大的区别,但在辨析性思考和逻辑性写作上仍表示出类似水平。举例,考官会看到一些6分水平的I文章,在I中简要概括作者立场和明确宣称受争论的主要思想观点。他们也会看到一些文章,通过假设倾向于作者观点,问一系列问题,描述某一特定情节,或者定义被引用的辨析性词条。考官知道一个考生通过举出丰富多样的例子或给出单个但深入的例子而获得一个高分。看看这些I样文,尤其是5到6分的,学习这些作者是怎样成功地阐释和组织他们的文章。
你应该写出与你观点相符的段落。举例,当你要讨论一系列新的观点时,你可能需要另外起一个段落。不管例子有多少,段落有多少,或者你文章采用的形式如何,都比不上你对此话题的思考以及清晰富有技巧地把你的这些思考传达给考官的重要性。
样题:
如今,各类的专家被高估了,我们需要的是通才,因为他们能为我们提供更广阔的视野。
话题策略:
这个话题提出了几个相关联的问题:如何定义通才和专家。他们对社会的价值是什么?社会确实需要更多通才吗?专家被高估了吗?
这里有几个基本立场你可以选择:是的,社会需要更多的通才,专家确实被高估了。不是,这个立场是错误的。或者,社会确实需要不同的人才,或者,每个群体对今天的文化来说都非常重要,或者,专家没有被高估。你的分析可能需要以下为例子,特定国家或社会,一个或多个社会区域,或者从不同情况出发。它可能关注通才和专家在交流,运输,政治,信息和科技上所扮演的角色。任一种途径都是有根据的,只要你御用相关的理由和例子去支持你的立场。
在你确定你的立场之前,花几分钟去重复话题,考虑如下问题去分析它:
•专家和通才之间最大的区别是什么?每个最有力的观点是什么?
•在不同专业领域和情况下这种区别仍然存在吗?专家是不是在工作中也必须要有广泛的知识和通常技能?
•通才和专家在他们的领域里怎样发挥作用?
•社会对专家和通才的评价是什么?专家在一些情况下是不是被高估了?
•社会是不是比以前需要更多的通才?如果是,是什么需要他们的服务?
现在你可以组织你的想法分成两类
•支持话题的推理与例子
•支持相反观点的推理与例子
如果你清楚地发现一种观点比另外一种观点更有说服力,考虑从那个观点来展开论点。当你构造你文章的时候,保持这些你可能会辩驳的想法。
如果两者都有吸引人的观点,考虑阐述一种立场,而不是题目,但更具体或复杂的观点,然后你可以用两方面的推理和例子来平衡你的立场。
样文和评语
6分样文
In this era of rapid social and technological change leading to increasing life complexity and psychological displacement, both positive and negative effects among persons in Western society call for a balance in which there are both specialists and generalists.

Specialists are necessary in order to allow society as a whole to properly and usefully assimilate the masses of new information and knowledge that have come out of research and have been widely disseminated through mass global media. As the head of Pharmacology at my university once said (and I paraphrase):"I can only research what I do because there are so many who have come before me to whom I can turn for basic knowledge. It is only because of each of the narrowly focussed individuals at each step that a full and true understanding of the complexities of life can be had. Each person can only hold enough knowledge to add one small rung to the ladder, but together we can climb to the moon." This illustrates the point that our societies level of knowledge and technology is at a stage in which there simply must be specialists in order for our society to take advantage of the information available to us.

Simply put, without specialists, our society would find itself bogged down in the Sargasso sea of information overload. While it was fine for early physicists to learn and understand the few laws and ideas that existed during their times, now, no one individual can possibly digest and assimilate all of the knowledge in any given area.

On the other hand, Over specialization means narrow focii in which people can lose the larger picture.No one can hope to understand the human body by only inspecting one's own toe-nails. What we learn from a narrow focus may be internally logically coherent but may be irrelevant or fallacious within the framework of a broader perspective. Further, if we inspect only our toe-nails, we may conclude that the whole body is hard and white. Useful conclusions and thus perhaps useful inventions must come by sharing among specialists. Simply throwing out various discovieries means we have a pile of useless discoveries, it is only when one can make with them a mosaic that we can see that they may form a picture.

Not only may over-specialization be dangerous in terms of the truth, purity and cohesion of knowledge, but it can also serve to drown moral or universall issues. Generalists and only generalists can see a broad enough picture to realize and introduce to the world the problems of the environment. With specialization, each person focusses on their research and their goals. Thus, industrialization, expansion, and new technologies are driven ahead. Meanwhile no individual can see the wholisitc view of our global existence in which true advancement may mean stifling individual specialists for the greater good of all.

Finally, over-specialization in a people's daily lives and jobs has meant personal and psychological compartmentalization. People are forced into pigeon holes early in life (at least by university) and must conciously attempt to consume external forms of stimuli and information in order not to be lost in their small and isolated universe. Not only does this make for narrowly focussed and generally pooprly-educated individuals, but it guarantees a sense of loss of community, often followed by a feeling of psychological displacement and personal dissatisfaction.

Without generalists, society becomes inward-looking and eventually inefficient. Without a society that recongnizes the impotance of braod-mindedness and fora for sharing generalities, individuals become isolated. Thus, while our form of society necessitates specialists, generalists are equally important. Specialists drive us forward in a series of thrusts while generalists make sure we are still on the jousting field and know what the stakes are.
在这个生活节奏和科技快速发展,导致不断提高的生活复杂程度和心理的不适,在西方社会里,这些影响人们的积极或消极因素需要专家和通才之间的一种平衡。
    为了让社会成为一个整体去有效地和适当地吸收大量新的来自于研究并通过全球媒介散播的信息和知识,专家是必需的。当我校药理学系的院长曾经说过(我复述如下):“我只能探索我所能做的,因为在我之前有很多研究,我可以把它们作为基础知识来研究。因为任何一个专项领域里,在任何阶段里,个人都能拥有对真实生活全部和真实的复杂性理解。每个人只能拥有足够的知识来为楼梯加个台阶,但是所有人加起来,我们可以登上月亮”他说的话清晰的表明了这样的观点:在社会的某个阶段,专家对于我们社会是需要的,因为他们能运用那些可得的信息。(这段话好难翻译啊…还是借鉴了番茄…6分范文…不同凡响,以我浅薄基础来看觉得语法好复杂)
    简单来说,没有那些专家,我们社会会发现自己陷入泛滥信息的Sargasso海洋。早期的物理学家去学习和懂得他们那个年代的少数定理是比较轻松的,如今,没有一个个体有可能消化吸收已知领域里所有的信息
   额滴神啊,大脑纠结死了,大概看得差不多算了我就不翻译了,看番茄的文….(好吧我懒惰…)
6分评语:
这是一篇杰出的分析ISUUE,有洞察力,理由充分,和高效的语言运用(确实,非常地高档的句子,看得我脑袋扭成麻花辫了….)在介绍段落交代了作者在此文中的立场,并提供了作者即将阐述观点的背景。
这个话题有两个部分,第一部分交代一个医药领域里面专家的例子,第二部分交代反对过于专业化的例子,是基于三个主要原因的:
•逻辑因素(过于狭隘的专家总是忽视整体)
•道德因素(通才总是知道什么是最适合最需要的)
•个人因素(专业和分类过早导致心理问题)
此话题所仔细列出的合理推论通过充分运用专家陈述(引自一个知名的医药研究者)和丰富生动的比喻(只注意脚趾甲而忽视整体的身体)得到深化。
文章不仅推理优秀,语言也非常精确而比喻丰富(深陷于泛滥的信息S海,一堆无用的发明和专才让我们快走而全才让我们留在马场上)。考官经常被此文中的有助于组织观点和推动观点深入的过渡性短语和观点顺着走。这是一个非常优秀的话题范文。
翻译了一天,然后看了主题句....
怎么各位大大翻译得好快啊.....
呜,前两天回老家考驾照没带电脑掉了好多啊,明天死定了...
不管怎么说,还是努力加油吧,给自己鼓劲!

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