英语议论文语言特点
<p>由于与其他文体相比，英语议论文类似英语说明文，因此，它具有英语说明文的一些语言特点，比如：时态较为统一，多用现在时；强调语言表达的客观性；尽可能指明信息来源等等。但作为一种独立的文体，英语议论文在语言上也有一些自己特有的表达形式：</p><p>1.较多使用表达委婉语气的词语和句子</p><p>与英语说明文相比，英语议论文不仅需要说明自己的观点，而且还要让读者接受自己的观点，因此，在词语表达上除了客观之外，还必须注意委婉。在英语中，常用虚拟语气，让步状语从句和情态动词<span word="can">can</span>， <span word="could">could</span>，<span word="may">may</span>， <span word="might">might</span>， <span word="would">would</span>， <span word="should">should</span>等。请看下面两组有关面试在招生过程中的重要性的文字：</p><p>（1） <span word="No">No</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="admitted">admitted</span> <span word="into">into</span>（招收进） <span word="college">college</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="interview">interview</span>（面试）。<span word="What">What</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="admissions">admissions</span> <span word="people">people</span>（招生人员）<span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="paper">paper</span>？<span word="They">They</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span>.<span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="face">face</span>， <span word="can">can</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="decide">decide</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span>.</p><p>（2） <span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="admissions">admissions</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="paper">paper</span>， <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="writes">writes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span>， <span word="there">there</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="application">application</span> （申请表） <span word="can">can</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="interview">interview</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="talks">talks</span>， <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="thinks">thinks</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="answers">answers</span> <span word="questions">questions</span>，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="reacts">reacts</span>（反应）， <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="facts">facts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="paper">paper</span>.</p>
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