对于大部分准备出国留学的同学来说，SAT考试成绩至关重要，所以在SAT考试中写作是同学们关注的一大重点，下面一起来借鉴送给大家的SAT写作备忘录。
一、可以补充近年的事件新闻等作为例子，多关注国内外英文媒体对于某些热点新闻的报道，将新闻稿作为素材积累的来源;但需注意不能太有争议性，避开政治/宗教纠纷等话题。
我在《SAT写作官方题库与范文(第四版)》一书里提到了诸多高质量的新
闻机构，同学们在备考时可以多阅读它们的报道、积累属于自己的独特素材。可以获得此类素材的渠道可谓数之不尽、唾手可得——比如China Daily(《中国日报》)、Financial Times(《金融时报》)、The Economist(《经济学人》杂志)、Time(《时代》周刊)等等。这些媒体有许多资源实现了网络共享，非常方便查看。 比如，下面这则素材是关于“天灾人祸”的，取自美国《时代》周刊(在素材后附简短点评，有助理解和记忆)：
When Man-Made Problems Make Natural Disasters Worse
On April 16, 2013, an out-of-control fire at a fertilizer plant in the town of West, Texas, led to a massive explosion that would eventually kill 14 people — many of them firefighters responding to the blaze(火焰;火灾) — and injure more than 200 people.
The Associated Press reported that the West Chemical and Fertilizer Co., as the plant was called at the time, hasn’t been inspected by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) since 1985 — when it was issued a $30 fine for a “serious violation” for storage of anhydrous ammonia(液氨). It’s not uncommon for businesses to go years between inspections — it’s all but inevitable given the OSHA’s scarce resources and the size of its brief — but clearly something went very wrong at this plant. The Dallas Morning News reported that the West fertilizer company had earlier told the Environmental Protection Agency that there was no fire or explosive risk and that the company had implemented(实行) proper safety rules.
Disasters — natural and unnatural — will happen. But our failures can turn natural disasters into man-made ones — and man-made ones are always worse. We can’t make a perfect world, but we can create a more resilient one. (材料主要来源：《时代》周刊)
点评：现实生活中，很多灾难看似天灾，实则人为。这则素材表明，有力的监管会降低灾祸发生的可能性，反之，监管缺失则会导致灾难。此项素材可以考虑用于题干中包含“supervision”、“control”等关键词的题目，也可以用于讨论科技发展的影响类话题。
二、在备考时，可以多累积好的句型和词语，并在平常的写作练习中使用;不生搬硬套模板，但在阅读范文时，可以借鉴范文中好词好句。比如，有些范文一开头就使用了漂亮的比喻、类比等修辞。这些写作手
法可以让读者有机会发散思维、展开想象，也同时能体现作者的创新能力和想象力，同学们备考时可以借鉴、练习。2008年5月的SAT Essay考题是“Do incidents from the past continue to influence the present?(过去发生的事情会影响现在吗?)”其范文的首段如下：Without our past, our future would be a tortuous path leading to nowhere. In order to move up the ladder of success and achievement we must come to terms with our past and integrate it into our future. Even if in the past we made mistakes, this will only make wiser people out of us and guide us to where we are supposed to be. (65 words)
没有过去，我们的将来就像一条蜿蜒而没有终点的道路;要想爬上成功的阶梯，我们必须理解过去并将其融入将来——这就是划横线部分句子的主要内容。别出心裁的比喻句让读者感到惊喜，而且此处一连用上了两个这样的比喻，确实精彩。之后，如同之前的几个例子一样，在划曲线部分，作者清楚地说明自己对话题的态度：过去的经历对于将来是有益的;也就是说，作者认为过去的经历确实可以影响将来，而且这种影响是比较积极、正面的。
同学们在读完后，还可以积累其中的精品表达，它们以例句的形式背记最有利，因为写作时也需要考生能在句子中恰当使用学到的词语或词组。我的总结如下： 表达 释义 例句
tortuous adj. 弯曲的;转弯抹角的 Life is a tortuous path, full of twists and
turns.
the ladder of success
n. 成功的阶梯 “As you climb the ladder of success,
check occasionally to make sure that it is leaning against the right wall” -- This saying is highly inspirational.
integrate
v. 整合;结合;融合 This time we are looking for those who
can integrate with our team.
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