想要让自己的托福独立写作内容更加充实,通常我们都会在文章中引用各种各样的例证。但是,我们在使用例证时候,如果只能想到 "for example" 这样简单的表达方法又该怎么办呢?下面我们就为大家介绍一下托福写作巧用例证表达法,希望能为大家的托福写作带来帮助。
在托福例证使用时候,大家最熟悉的当然是 "for example" 和 "for instance" 了。这两个表达法后面可以接名词性成分或者句子。还可以说 "take … for example" ,比如: "Let's take an extreme case for example. …"用来修饰 "example" 的形容词很多, 应该熟练掌握:
characteristic; classic; prime; representative; typical | excellent; fine;
good; impressive; magnificent; outstanding; perfect; superb; wonderful
| fascinating; interesting; intriguing; notable; remarkable; striking;
graphic; vivid; dramatic; extreme; spectacular; clear; obvious; simple;
straightforward; blatant; flagrant; glaring | familiar; famous;
well-known; notorious; common; rare; much-quoted; oft-quoted;
often-quoted | illustrative; helpful; illuminating; instructive; useful;
practical | concrete; hypothetical
这里面要是你有哪个词不认识, 那就一定要背下来, 然后写作文的时候用上,这样你就用了一些“别人可能不用的词汇”,显得稍微superior 了一点。能够对 "example" 发出的动作有 : give; provide; contain; include; cite;draw; take (sth. a s ) ; f i n d 。而 "example" 能够发出的动作有 : abound;demonstrate; illustrate; show 等等。
也可以直接让“ 例子” 发出动作, 比如这样的情况: The behavior of Meerkats giving alarm calls clearly/well exemplifies the existence of altruism.
有很多个例子的时候, 用这样的表达法: "A, B, C, and so on." 或者 "A,B, C, and etc.." 如果是口语表达, 比较常用的有"..., and something like that."或者" . . . a n d s t u f f l i ke that."
有的时候, 你可能在举了很多个例子之后想说“ ... 就更不用提了。” 或者“ 更不消说… … ” , 那用的表达法是: " not to men t i o n . . . " 或者 "let alone..." 。
举例子的时候, 可以先举几个例子然后再概括一下; 或者反过来, 先概括之后列举几个实例。所使用的结构分别是: "A such (B) as X, Y and Z" ;或者 "X, Y, Z, and other A" 。例如:History , philosophy, fundamental mathematics, and other abstract subjects can be learnt mainly from books.Some subjects , such abstract ones as history, philosophy, and fundamental mathematics, can be learnt mainly from books.
有的时候, 举例子可能需要做出限定或者指定, 那可以用 "as" 这个词,例如: " A narrow, confining room, as in a prison or convent, would make anyone nuts. "
能够用丰富的例子说明问题其实是一种能力, 关键在于平时的刻意积累。
如果你有能力举出很多例子, 那就需要这样的句型:
Examples abound in history/our daily life that…
Examples /instances are countless/innumerable/numerous
用最近发生的事情做例子:
An instance occurred recently in which…如果举的例子是“ 轶事” 、“ 传说” 、“ 某个学说” 之类的, 那可以用这 样的句型: Legend/Gossip/Rumor/Words/A theory/A saying has it that. . . ; As story goes: . . . ; That's how the story goes.; 或者Story goes. . . ( g o e s 后面接完整的句子。例如: Story Goes Viral Alex Jones appears on CNN, poll says three-quarters plus support Sheen. )
有的时候要用一些想象出来的例子说明问题, 那用这些词开头:
Consider ; Imagine; Suppose; Say; Assume; 或者在这些词后面直接 加上一个宾语或者一个宾语从句, 比如 "Imagine a person who is worrying about his future." 或者 "Suppose a person is worrying about his future."
这样想象出来的 case , 还可以用 sometimes , in some cases, in some specific cases 开头开始讲述。也可以用条件句型, "If…, …." 或者 "When…, …." 以及, There are many cases in which… ( 有些情况下… … ); There are moments when … ( 有些时候… … ); We all have met the cases in which… ( 我们都会遇到… … 的情况) ; We all have moments when… ( 有些时候我们都会… … ) … …
以上就是百利天下小编要和大家分享的托福写作技巧,希望可以帮助考生在考试中取得高分!
您还可能关注:

