测试各位英语水平的小Quiz
取材自 about.com
每做完一题,按下"Next question",就会显示该题的正确答案。 还是很有意思的,各位试试吧。
Confusing words
Beginning Grammar Quiz
Intermediate Grammar Quiz
Advanced Grammar
Toefl Grammar
Idiom Quiz
取材自 about.com
每做完一题,按下"Next question",就会显示该题的正确答案。 还是很有意思的,各位试试吧。
Confusing words
Beginning Grammar Quiz
Intermediate Grammar Quiz
Advanced Grammar
Toefl Grammar
Idiom Quiz
本来说好这次要写英文简历的帖子的,不好意思爽约了,下次肯定补给大家,迟早会看到的啦(众:扁你没商量)
我推拿的只是我喜欢的一些feed, 带个人观点的色彩比较浓,有什么好的,我这里没有的,你也可以补充。
不好意思,说好上个周末更得,结果食言而肥了。。。
我是个罪人。不过从今天开始恢复一周至少2篇的更新。
这次的更新也有点糊弄大家的意思,随便看看吧。对于概括文章大意,引用和改写都有很大帮助。
acknowledges contrasts
agrees declares
analyzes demonstrates
argues denies
asks describes
asserts develops
balances discusses
begins distinguishes/between/among
claims comments
emphasizes compares
endeavours to complains
establishes concedes
estimates concludes
explains confirms
expresses connnects
finds considers
focuses on contends
grants contradicts
illuminates illustrates
recommends implies
refutes indicates
rejects informs
remarks insists
reports introduces
reveals maintains
says means
sees negates
shows notes
signals notices
specifies observes
speculates offers
states organizes
suggests points out
supports prepares
supposes promises
thinks proves
wishes questions
writes recognizes
很多人,面对多少考试都不紧张,可一对作文考试就傻眼了,两眼一抹黑,一片空白。我也碰到过这种情况,不知如何下笔,下笔了,也是一团乱麻,思维混乱,整体框架没有逻辑可言。
那我们如何为作文考试做准备呢?我这里说的不是单纯的英文命题作文,而是考试里要求500字-1000字答案长度的题目。除了英文的写作,很多文科学生都会碰到essay questions,那我们该如何为essay questions做充分的准备呢?最重要的一点是我们不能做一个被动的学生,上课的时候要积极主动,好好做课堂笔记,那样才能准确把握课程的重点,因而推测出老师可能考你的题目。作文考试不像你平时的写作,你有时间限制,所以需要掌握一些技巧性的东西。
CUE WORD MEANING
ANALYZE Separate into parts and discuss each[分成几个部分讨论]
CLASSIFY Arrange in groups based on shared
characteristics or functions[ 以特性和功能分类]
COMPARE Show similarities and differences[比较相似和不同之处]
CRITICIZE Give your opinion and explain why you approve or Disapprove of something[给出你的观点,解释你为什么赞同,为什么反对]
DEFINE Tell what something is to differentiate it from similar
things[区分开来什么东西与别的不同]
DISCUSS Consider in an organized way the various issues or elements involved[系统性的考虑不同的因素和问题]
EXPLAIN Make clear a complex thing or process that needs to be
illuminated or interpreted[弄清楚一件复杂的事情或过程]
INTERPRET Explain the meaning of something[解释某物的意思]
REVIEW Evaluate or summarize critically[评估或辩证的总结]
SUPPORT Argue in favor of something[因支持某事而辩论]
英文写作,过渡词或者说连接词的运用很重要。过渡词在上下文中起着承上启下的作用,英文中叫coherence.尽量避免文章中频繁出现相同类别的过渡词。你不能每举一个例子,就用一个'or instance' 吧。再者,过渡词如果不能准确应用,就会闹笑话,比如说,in contrast是两个事物间的比较,otherwise则是另一种对比。
以下是一张过渡词的清单, 希望对各位的英文写作有所帮助:
Addition:
also, besides, equally important, furthermore, in addition, moreover, tooComparison:
in the same way, likewise, similarlyConcession:
granted, naturally, of courseGeneralizing:
as a rule, as usual, for the most part,
generally, generally speaking, ordinarily, usuallyExample:
as an illustratin, a case in point, for example, for instance, namely, specificallyResult:
accordingly, as a result, consequently, hence, then, therefore, thusEmphasis
Indeed, in fact, of courseSimilarity:
comparatively, coupled with, correspondingly, identically, likewise, similar, together withException:
aside from, besides, except, excluding, exclusive, other than, outside of
Restatement:
in essence, in other words, namely, that is, that is to say,
in short, in brief, to put it differentlyContrast :
at the same time, certainly, despite the fact that, however, in contrast, instead, nevertheless, on the contrary, on the other hand, otherwise, stillTime sequence:
eventually, finally, meanwhile, once, now, next, then, today, tomorrow, subsequently, yesterdaySummarizing:
after all, all in all, all things considered, briefly, by and large, in any case, in any event,
in brief, in conclusion, on the whole, in short, in summary, in the final analysis,
in the long run, on balance, to sum up, to summarize, finallyDiversion:
by the way, incidentallyPlace:
here, in the background, in the front, nearby, there

刚刚在我的英语博客上发表了一篇“金秋蟹黄”的文章,有兴趣的,可以去看看。我是苏州人,吃阳澄湖的大闸蟹长大的,很有一番心得,有没有同好?可以互相交流交流。哈哈。
下面,是送给各位重阳登高的一首英文诗,翻译自著名的诗人王维的“九月九日忆山东兄弟”。
Thinking of My Brothers On Mountain-climbing Day
translated by China Daily Sinolingua
独在异乡为异客
Alone, a lonely stranger in a foreign land,
每逢佳节倍思亲
I doubly pine for my kinsfolk on holidays.
遥知兄弟登高处
I know my brothers would, with dogwood spray in hand,
遍插茱萸少一人
Climb up the mountain and miss me so far away.