1.多运用动词和主动语态
在文章中把一个主要的名词换成动词。
Verb to be :the use of leaf blowers before 8 am is a violation of local noise abatement laws.
Action verb :the use of leaf blowers before 8 am violates local noise abatement laws.
2.在文章中使用specific words
少general words,多增加specific images。这两者怎么区别呢?我们来举个例子,car就是general words,因为车的种类有很多,而Benz SUV 就是specific words。在考试的中,多使用specific words可以帮助把物体解释的更清楚,读者也会获得更多的信息,使他们对你的文章更方便了解。
General :Tom got into his car and drove off.
Specific :Tom leaped into his SUV and roared off.
3.用动词替代句子中的某一个重要的名词或形容词
Verb to be :The quarterback’s wretched performance was a disgrace to his team.
Action verb :The quarterback’s wretched performance humiliated his team.
4.使用简单词汇
在新sat写作中,有的同学习惯使用一些例如 ugly as sin, pretty as a picture之类的词汇。在这里,建议大家不要使用这类词汇。因为新sat写作备考生们在使用这些词汇的时候,会给读者一种陈词滥调、平淡无味的感觉,更有可能使读者误会你本身的意思。
General :I was shaking in my boots before the interview,but I was happy as a lark when the personnel manager offered me the job.
Improved :I was terrified before the interview, but I was ecstatic when the personnel manager offered me the job.
5.避免使用俚语
新sat的写作,要求的是一篇有专业性的写作,而不是一篇日记或随笔,所以俚语不应该在sat的考试中出现。就好像是高考作文中,考生把“我要去…”写成“俺要去…”加有地方方言的语言方式。
例:Brian’s mother reprimanded him for blowing his physic test.
Improved :Brian’s mother reprimanded him for failing his physic test.
写作的时候,尽量的使用简单易懂的词汇语句,可以使读者更清楚的明白你的立场和你文章的目的。要记住,sat写作不是考察你的生词量,而是在考察你是否能将你的想法通过文字的方式传递给读者。
例 :To facilitate input by the maximum number of potential purchasers, questionnaires were designed and posted well in advance of the launch of the promotional marketing campaign.
Improved :Before we began advertising, we designed and mailed a marketing survey to find out what customers were looking for.
通过比较,我们可以清楚的明白,上面的句子,使用了一些不必要的词汇,而导致句子看上去繁琐难懂。下面的句子,经过编改,变得简单易懂。
6.合并短句,截断长句
合并短句可以让你的文章更连贯,读者阅读的时候思路也会更清晰。
例:The glee club held a fund-raiser, the basketball team also held a fundraiser.
Improved sentences :The glee club and the basketball team held fundraisers (compound subject)。
希望以上介绍的多运用动词和主动语态、在文章中使用specific words、用动词替代句子中的某一个重要的名词或形容词、使用简单词汇、避免使用俚语、合并短句,截断长句,这些SAT考试写作高分技巧能够帮助各位考生们在SAT考试写作中取得高分,你学会了么?
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