GRE写作连贯性技巧
<p> 我们首先来看下面这段话：</p><p> <span word="Panda">Panda</span> <span word="bear">bear</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="docile">docile</span> <span word="lovely">lovely</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southwest">southwest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="cherubic">cherubic</span> <span word="appearance">appearance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="awkward">awkward</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="appeals">appeals</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="adults">adults</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="symbolizes">symbolizes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spirit">spirit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="harmony">harmony</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="cherished">cherished</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="Expansion">Expansion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sharp">sharp</span> <span word="decrease">decrease</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="panda">panda</span> <span word="bears">bears</span>.</p><p> 这段话由四句组成，彼此之间存在着明显的联系，论证的都是中国大熊猫的情况。排除语法，文字优美等诸多考虑，这段话给人的感觉是四个孤立的句子，而不是一段文章。其原因之一，也被笔者认为是最重要的一个原因，是它缺乏必要的过渡，文中主题之间缺乏有机联系导致文章缺乏必要的连贯性。这一问题也是学生在写作实践中普遍存在的现象。本文的目的就是介绍英文写作中<span word="transitions">transitions</span>的使用。</p><p> 作为考试项目教师，出于通过考试的目的，注意在文章中必要的连接也显得尤其重要。在诸多北美考试的写作评分标准中，都出现过与之相关的要求，比如</p><p> <span word="displays">displays</span> <span word="unity">unity</span>, <span word="progression">progression</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="coherence">coherence</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="connection">connection</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="occasionally">occasionally</span> <span word="obscured">obscured</span></p><p> <span word="develops">develops</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="organizes">organizes</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span> <span word="satisfactorily">satisfactorily</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="notconnect">notconnect</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="transitions">transitions</span></p><p> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="limited">limited</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="organization">organization</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="focus">focus</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="demonstrate">demonstrate</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="lapses">lapses</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="coherence">coherence</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="progression">progression</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span></p>
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