对于一些备考GRE考试的考生，可以尝试阅读经济学人的杂志，里面的文章的逻辑比较清晰，文章选词也不花哨，但是想要提升GRE写作成绩，也是需要掌握一些方法的，接下来小编为考生介绍如何利用经济学人提升GRE写作水平。
一、首先我们来分析一篇文章：
EVEN with the best will in the world—which, in 2014, has not been conspicuously forthcoming—the outgoing year could not be regarded as one of the planet’s finest. Between war, disease and insurrection, the past 12 months have often seemed a gory relay for the apocalypse’s four horsemen. But look closely, and amid the misery there have been reasons for optimism. Whether by dint of boldness or stoicism, there are numerous candidates for the coveted title of The Economist’s country of the year.
In fact 2014 was a bad year for the very concept of countries, as well as for lots of individual nations. The pre-modern marauders of Islamic State (IS) rampaged between Iraq and Syria, and Russian forces dismembered Ukraine, as if borders were elastic lines rather than fixed frontiers. Boko Haram traduced the sovereignty of Nigeria while the Shabab convulsed the Horn of Africa. South Sudan, a brand new country born only three years ago, imploded in civil war.
对这篇文章进行分析：
1.The pre-modern marauders of Islamic State (IS) rampaged between Iraq and Syria, and Russian forces dismembered Ukraine, as if borders were elastic lines rather than fixed frontiers.
读到这里有没有一种“哇，写得真牛逼“的感觉?是的，最后一句的比喻写得太棒了，把国家的边界比喻成橡皮筋，可进可退，可伸可缩，借此来讽刺IS和俄罗斯随意入侵别国的行径。
2.“用户的喜好决定产品的成败”用英文怎么说?
Customers’ preference determines whether products are successful or not. 似乎不是很满意。之前写中国消费者的文章中出现过一句话"Their likes and dislikes make or break products. " 句子够简单吧，但写得非常有水平。用“likes and dislikes”来代替"preference "，用"make or break" 来代替"success or failure "，非常巧妙，而且整个句子读起来还很带感。
3. 怎样表达“XX很流行，无处不在”
例如：ubiquitous/commonplace/universal/pervasive 可以但不是很形象，经济学人的商业板块上曾经有一个句子”It is getting harder to go anywhere without stepping on a piece of Lego-related hype”, "It is getting harder to go anywhere without doing...", 这个句型很形象地说明了流行的程度——几乎是随处可见，躲也躲不开。" hype"在英文里指"extravagant or intensive publicity or promotion"，句子中的"Lego-related hype"指的是“跟乐高产品相关的广告宣传”,所以我们可以造句如下：
1. It is getting harder to go anywhere without noticing all kinds of Apple-related products.
2. It has become harder to do anything without using digital gadgets--for many, they have become part of their life.
读经济学人的时候只要多留意就会经常发现这样的句子，下次碰到时可以找个本子专门收集整理起来，日积月累，灵活应用，相信你的语言理解与应用水平也会不断提高。
二、学会利用阅读文章提升写作水平
我们学英语最终的目的其实是将英文作为获取信息，与世界交流的工具。很多人学语言最大的误区是：永远都在“学”语言，但却不敢在“用”语言上迈出一步，结果就导致学了十几年英语，只会用来考试。同样，我们读经济学人的目标也是能够通过经济学人获取到更多的信息，学会去赏析经济学人文章的语言美，而不仅仅是把它当成学英语的一个材料。
所以想要提升考生的GRE写作水平，就要学会坚持，将好的一些素材满满的积累，然后实际运用，变成自己的，如何利用经济学人提升GRE写作水平，还需要考生加以实践。更多GRE备考信息请登录前程百利GRE考试网站或拨打前程百利GRE考试热线400-890-6000咨询。
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