托福写作答题中要按照美式思维

2022-05-21 09:42:24

  

  对于托福写作考试,建议考生们还是要按照西方人的思维方式来写,只有这样才能符合考官们的评判标准,而结果优先就是西方人最重要的写作思维。下面给大家看几个例子。

  比如我们想要表达这样一段话:足球运动员必须能不停地奔跑,有时得用头顶球,撞别人或被别人撞,必须忍受双脚和肌肉的疼痛,所以说,足球运动是一项难度大的运动。这样就把结果放在了后面。

  如果把这段话用在托福写作中,最基本的结构就应该是这样的:Soccer is a difficult sport. A player must be able to run steadily without rest. Sometimes a player must hit the ball with his or her head. Players must be willing to bang into and be banged into by others. They must put up with aching feet and sore muscles。在这段话中,结果则是第一句。

  再比如要写一个便条:因为母亲突然生病,周末不能和汤姆去跳舞了,所以找了舞跳得很好的时黛来代替,并表示抱歉,也就是抱歉的意思是最后才表示的,而原因则是在第一句就提出来了,因为这遵守了中国人前因后果的思考方式。

  如果这个用英语写,就是:

  Dear Tom,

  I am sorry to inform you that I won't be able to go to dance with you this weekend. My mother is suddenly taken ill. In order not to disappoint you,I have asked Shi Dai to take my place. She is a better dancer,I think. My regrets。

  在这段英语中,首先就是抱歉,其次才是解释原因,因为结果优先。

  由于英美人的思维方式很直接,他们更习惯于从general到specific,从summarize到exemplify,从whole到respective。

  

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