雅思写作中常用的逻辑连接词
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雅思写作一直是雅思考生需要攻克的难题。那么通关秘笈是什么?很显然,雅思写作模板的<
br>时代已经过去了。英文写作逻辑和衔接才是那条通往罗马的必经之路。参照雅思官方发布的评
分标
准,不难看出雅思对英文写作逻辑的重视:逻辑与衔接为四项
写作评分原则之一。
以6分的标准为例,写作评分标准中对逻辑与衔接是这样描述的:
arranges
information and ideas coherently and there is a
clear overall progression
(连贯地
组织信息及论点,总体来说,能清晰地推进行文发展);
uses
cohesive devices effectively, but cohesion within
andor between sentences may be
faulty or
mechanical (有效地使用衔接手段,但句内及或句间的衔接有时有误或过于机械)
所谓清晰的推进行文发展,至少要做到文章中使用到准确、有效的逻辑连词(logical
conjunction) 又名信号词。信号词对于文章过程的连贯起到了作用,它也是英语写作中众
多过渡
手段之一。雅思写作中常用到的逻辑连词按照分类如下10类:
(1)表示递进:and, also, too, in addition, moreover,
besides ,furthermore, not only… but
also…,
along with, next, what’s more.
(2)表示时间:
after, before, soon, when, until, during,
immediately, then.
(3)表示举例: for example, for
instance, such as, that is, in other words, in
fact.
(4)表示相同即第二个观点在某些方面和第一个观点相似:Like, as,
similarly, in the some
way, as well, too,
equally, likewise.
(5)表示不同,即观点和我们所期望的观点不同(读者
需要对下一句的意思转换做好准备):
Unlike, in contrast withto,
whereas, on the contrary, on the other hand,
instead, but, however,
yet, although,
nevertheless, even though, in spite of, despite,
rather than.
(6)表示因果:since, because, due to,
owing to, for, as, because of, on account of, as a
result, therefore, thus, hence, so,
consequently, so…that.
(7)表示目的:in order to,
in the hope that, so as to, so that.
(8)表示总结
in conclusion, on the whole, to conclude, to sum
up, finally, at last.
(9)表示顺序:first, then,
next, after that, finally, last of all, still,
soon, later, initially.
(10)表示条件:if, unless,
on condition that, as long as, in case, suppose.
这些起桥梁作用的过渡词语(Transitional WordsPhrases)
把文章有条理的衔接起来,使整
篇文章流畅自然、语义连贯。
然而,这些看似简单的词语
,在实际写作中却不容易掌握。根据近几年学生作文的情况来看,
大部分学生都开始有意识的使用连接词
来达到语篇的逻辑连贯,但在使用上仍存在问题。下面我
们重点分析逻辑连接词使用时几个常见的问题:
一、漏用逻辑连词。
如:
1Home-working
enables employees to work at ease. For example,
those with childcare
responsibilities could
arrange their schedule flexibly. 2Working at home
ensures employers’
multiple options in human
resource.
仔细理解不难发现其实1句和2句之间的关系是平等的,均属于观点句。为了
让这两个句
子凸显出相应的地位,以区别中间的举例部分,建议在1句和2句之前各添加表示递进的逻辑
连词,如what’s more或 in addition. 修改后如下文:
To begin with, home-working enables
employees to work at ease. For example, those
with childcare responsibilities could arrange
their schedule flexibly. What’s more, working at
home ensures employers’ multiple options in
human resource…
二、错用逻辑连词。
如:
1
One hand, home-working enables employees to work
at ease. 2 Nevertheless, these
who are
disabled can avoid many difficulties.
原文中1句和
2句的逻辑连词都用错了。首先,从语法形式上看,逻辑连接词一般由连词、
连接副词、介词、介词短语
等充当。而1句的句首是一个名词短语,证明不正确。我
们需要做的修改是将改成一个介词短语作为1句
的逻辑连词;而相对应
的逻辑连词应该是,衔接与1句中观点相对应的另一方观点。比如:
On one hand, home-working enables employees to
work at ease. On the other hand,
employees may
be confronted with some problems brought by home-
working.
而对于2句中的连词使用错误是这个逻辑词的意义与2句中的内涵不符。原
文中的2句 these
who are disabled can avoid many difficulties 是对1句观
点的一个扩展和支
持。所以2句和1句之间的逻辑不应该是nevertheless所表达的转折关系
;相反,应该是递进或
举例关系,所以可以做以下修改:
On one hand,
home-working enables employees to work at ease,
especially to those who
are disabled, who can
avoid many difficulties by working at home.
或者修改为:
On one hand, home-working enables
employees to work at ease. For example, those
workers who are disables can avoid many
difficulties by working at home.
三、滥用逻辑连接词。
有的雅思考生主观地认为尽量多用连接词语可以加强句际衔接,但结果是连接词语过分堆
积
,造成多余,评分标准中所提到的机械地句子衔接(见上文下划线部分)。如:
1
Working at home ensures employers’ multiple
options in human resource. 2 However, if
they
hire staff through modern technologies, such as
internet, fax, or telephone. 3 It is hard to
know how the employee’s quality is which takes
disadvantages of the company. 4 Although it
is
hardly capitalize on employer.
请注意红色字体标注的部分,均属于滥用逻辑连词的部分。可以
看到,在4个句子中,这
位考生错用了3个逻辑连词。这个现象属于
cohesive de
vices(衔接手段不足、不准确或过度使用)这是5分写作水平的评价。为了改善这
个问题,达到6
分的标准,建议可以做如下修改:
1 Working at home ensures
employers’ multiple options in human resource. 2
However, if
they hire staff through modern
technologies, such as internet, fax, or telephone
, 3 it is hard to
know how efficient the
employees are. 4 Therefore, home-working can
hardly benefit
employers.
1句是观点句,保持不变。根据
意义判断,原文的2句是想要反驳该观点,所以原文中使用
however是正确的。问题是表示条件的
逻辑连词if后面引导的是从句,而原文当中却没有相应的
主从关系句型跟if搭配,导致严重错误。修
改方法是将2句和3句之间的句号改为逗号,使3
句成为2句的主句,突出if条件句的主次关系。对于
原文的4句来说,用逻辑连词although是
不恰当的。因为显然句子内容想要表达
的是对前面三句的一个小总结,因此逻辑关系应该用
therefore来引导。
通过本文,我们了解到雅思写作中逻辑衔接的一个重要手段--逻辑连词的使用是如何影响写
作得分的。
我们也可以通过例子看到中国的雅思考生在使用逻辑连词的过程中最容易出现问题。
中智雅思小编建议是
仅仅通过记忆更多类似的词汇是不足以实现提高分数的目的的,我们还需要
有意识地阅读考官的范文,通
过模仿的手段来表现自己英文写作内容才能够实现突破。