考生们都知道雅思考官在评判一篇大作文时,除了看文章的结构和语言之外,还很重视这篇文章的主体内容。而中国考生在写essay时常见的一个问题恰恰是考前准备了语言,临场读懂了题目,很快形成了观点,但是却不知该从哪些角度来支持自己的thesis statement。所以主体段落观点单调,思维陈旧,内容空洞,为达到字数而把一个观点写了再写等问题常常会充斥在文章的body part。这极大地影响了考生的作文成绩。在此,笔者将多年积累的雅思大作文常见论点总结为一首打油诗,以飨读者。
论文观点角度多; 科技经济常切磋; 肉体灵魂不放过; 权利平等要把握; 个人多权衡; 文化道德思路扩; 结合话题多思索; 主体论证不难说。
一、科技和经济
在雅思论文主体部分写作中,科技角度是使用频率很高的角度。绝大多数作文的话题都可以从科技发展对人的生活带来的影响这个角度来加以分析。例如:
讨论是否将动物用于科学实验:
Some scientists claim that experiments carried out on animals would be crucial for potential breakthroughs in treating some of the most-feared incurable diseases.
讨论社会道德下滑:
Development of science and technology has given birth to materialism and capitalism which favor the research for economic growth and freedom of men. Consequently, no spiritual, moral, and traditional values are taken into account.
压力大的原因:
The rapid development of science and technology makes work today more demanding than it used to be.
亲情淡漠的原因:
The availability of a great variety of high-tech recreational facilities also diverts people from enjoying chats with the members of their families.
环保全球化的原因:
Developing countries lack sufficient numbers of qualified scientists and other skilled personnel to cope with the increasingly serious environmental problems, such as the ozone depletion, the marine pollution and the like.
如果说科技的发展是人类社会进步的助推器,那么经济的影响就是社会前进的方向标。经济的强弱通常会导致某一现象的出现或某种结果的产生。比如在讨论什么是最伟大的发明时,考生可能想到电话。那么怎样来支持这一观点呢?试看下面的句子:
The development of the telephone created a new market for the employment of women. The position of telephone operators was most often filled by women, creating a new world of opportunities for females to struggle for the equal rights to males.
通过说明电话的发明使女性获得工作更多的工作机会,从而在经济是更加独力,这对于她们争取平等的权利起到了巨大的推动作用。