写在前面:
今天为大家介绍一下新出的栏目:英语写作表达推荐,在这个专栏中,我们会定期从经济学人等外刊中整理适合用于写作的表达。本期先讲三个常用于表示“举例子”、“原因”、“让步”的短语。
“举例子”
除了我们常用的“for example/ such as”还可以尝试用:
1. Take... as an example
eg: 讲述新冠肺炎对人们日常生活造成极大影响,以我的生活为例时,可写:Take myself as an example,...
2. To name a few
eg: 写新冠病毒对人们日常生活造成极大影响时,可以举例造成哪些影响:Our daily life is greatly affected by the novel coronavirus. To name a few,...
3. ... provides an example of / for ...
eg: 2020年这场疫情对世界经济造成重大影响,以服务业为例时,可以这样描述: The epidemic has caused significant impact to the world’s economy. Service industry provides an example of...
“表原因”
除了我们平常用的because/ because of/ owing to/ thanks to,还可以用:
1. by virtue of
eg: Mary won this game by virtue of her excellent quality.
2. on account of
eg: Our party is canceled on account of the pandemic.
3. ... stem from ...
eg: The differences may stem from environmental factors. 这种差异可能源于环境差异。在这句话中,the differences指结果, environmental factors指原因。
与“因为;由于”相似的表达还有“鉴于”:in view of/ given that/ in light of/ on the ground of
eg: In view of the seriousness of this problem, effective measures should be taken before things get worse.
eg: Given that the teacher has made some serious mistakes, the school dismisses him.
“表让步”
除了平时我们常用的though/although/even though,还可以用:
1. despite the fact that + 句子
eg:Some adolescents are fond of smoking, despite of the fact that it could do harm to their lungs.
2.It is true that..., but...
eg: It is true that smoking harms our health, but some people still keep this habit.
3.把我们平常用的however/ nevertheless稍作修改,句子也可以变得更加地道。
如谈到“吸烟对人体健康有害时”,平常可能会写:
Smoking does harm to our health. However, some people still keep this habit.
但稍作修改,句子会显得更加高级:
Smoking does harm to our health; however, some people still keep this habit.(使用“分号”的形式)
【拓展】do harm to 还可以修改成:be detrimental to即:Smoking is detrimental to our health; however, some people still keep this habit.#英文写作#
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