大学英语作文常用句型

　　一、     文章开头型句

　　I．   对立法

　　1． When asked about…, most people say

　　2． When it comes to …, some people think

　　3． There is a public debate today

　　4． Now, it is widely believed

　　5． Many of us believe that

　　6． To the general public

　　7． Now a lot of people feel

　　8． In reaction to the idea, come people say

　　9． … is a common way of …, but is it a wise one

　　10.    These days we often hear about

　　11.    We are often shown these days

　　II．   现象法

　　1.  Recently the phenomenon has aroused wide concern

　　2.  Recently the problem has been brought into focus

　　3.  Many nations have been faced with the problem

　　4.  One of the searching questions facing our world is

　　5.  One of the biggest issues many people talk about is

　　6.  Now most dangerous for our society is

　　7.  Inflation is another bitter truth we have to face now

　　8.  An acute shortage of … is now under way

　　9.  Here and there across the country

　　10.Now in many big cities

　　11.With the rapid development of …

　　12.Nowadays there is a growing tendency

　　13.In recent few years there is a sudden increase

　　14.Any visitor to this city would be surprised

　　15.Whenever you see …, you cannot help

　　III．观点法

　　1.  Nothing is more dangerous than

　　2.  Nowhere in history has the issue been more visible

　　3.  It is time we exploded the myth

　　4.  Perhaps we should rethink the idea

　　5.  Now people are beginning to realize

　　6.  Now there is a growing awareness

　　7.  We might marvel at the progress

　　IV.     引用法

　　1.  one of the great early writers said

　　2.  “Knowledge is power.” Such is the remark of

　　3.  “…” That’s how one official complained

　　4.  “…” The same idea is voiced by

　　5.  “…” How often we hear such words like those

　　V.     比较法

　　1． For years it has been viewed as …. But now

　　2． People used to think …. But things are different

　　3． Several years age, people …. Now

　　4． After a good many years of efforts …, people begin

　　5． It is a traditional way to …. But now the pendulum

　　6． Throughout our lives

　　7． In recent years, there is a steady shift

　　VI.    故事法

　　1.  Last Sunday I …. The story is not rare

　　2.  Once in a street, …. The problem has drawn public attention

　　3.  I have a friend who …. Such a dilemma we often meet

　　4.  Once upon a time …. The story still has a realistic significance

　　5.  A factory worker who

　　VII.  问题法

　　1.  Should …? Opinions vary greatly

　　2.  What do you think …/

　　3.  Why …? Many people pose the question like this

　　4.  Why? … of all the complaints,

　　二、     文章结尾型句

　　I．  结论型

　　1.  From what has been discussed above, we may draw the conclusion

　　2.  The evidence upon all sides points to

　　3.  In summary, it is important

　　4.  In conclusion, I would like to say

　　5.  The real lesson to be learnt

　　II．    后果型

　　1.  We must search for a quick action, because if

　　2.  Obviously, if we ignore the problem, it is likely

　　3.  Any person to take a second look at …, otherwise

　　III．     号召型

　　1.  It might be time to take the warning

　　2.  It is time that we urged an end to

　　3.  It is necessary that steps should be taken

　　4.  There is no doubt that attention must be paid

　　5.  Obviously …. If we are to …, it is essential

　　IV．     建议型

　　1.  It is hoped that efforts be made

　　2.  In short, we should

　　3.  What we need is

　　4.  It is high time …. Here are a few examples

　　5.  While it cannot be solved immediately, still there are ways

　　6.  Awareness of the problem is the first step

　　7.  If we are to succeed as a people,

　　V．       方向型

　　1.  Many solutions are being offered here

　　2.  There is no easy method, but … might be helpful

　　3.  No easy method is at hand, but … might be the first step

　　4.  One’s first reaction to such suggestions

　　5.  What will happen to …? One thing is certain

　　6.  To … is not an easy job, and it requires a different outlook

　　7.  It is clear that the task demands great efforts

　　8.  We have done …. But we will achieve more if

　　9.  True, there may be questions we can not answer

　　10.The great challenge today is

　　11.We may have a long way to go before

　　12.There is no better time to start than

　　13.It remains to be seen whether

　　VI．     意义型

　　1． Following these methods may not …, but the pay-off might be worth the effort

　　2． Certainly, … but is will

　　3． The importance cannot be overemphasized

　　4． Anyhow it has a far-reaching influence

　　5． To participate in ….is an experience

　　6． The problem is something no one can avoid

　　7． We are now entering a new era which calls for

　　8． Anyhow, whether it is good or not, one thing is certain

　　VII．   引言型

　　1.       “….”

　　2.       Edisonis right in saying

　　3.       A long time ago, a great man said

　　4.       …, says a great man

　　5.       if we want to achieve our success,

　　6.       I agree with the writer

　　7.       AsLincolnonce remarked

　　VIII． 提问型

　　1.  If we consider …, is it

　　2.  Can anyone really doubt

　　IX． 故事型

　　1. Years ago, I heard a story

　　三、原因结果句型

　　I．   基本原因

　　1.  There are many reasons for

　　2.  Why …? For one thing

　　3.  It is no easy job to advance the reasons

　　4.  It is fairly easy to identify the reason

　　5.  The answer to this problem involves many factors

　　6.  The reasons are varied. They include

　　7.  Thanks to

　　8.  The increase mainly stems from the fact

　　9.  … partly because …, partly because

　　10.… not because, but because

　　11.… not come from…, but from

　　12.One may attribute the change to

　　13.One tends to view the trend as a response to

　　14.One may trace this problem back to

　　15.That’s the reason why

　　16.A number of factors could account for the success

　　17.A number of factors, both individual and social, affect

　　18.These factors, coupled with the growth of …, lead to

　　19.Many factors weigh heavily for

　　20.The factors that contribute to … include

　　II． 另一原因

　　1.  Among the most important reasons cited by people is

　　2.  One of the most popular reasons is

　　3.  Part of the explanation is

　　4.  This is due to several factors

　　5.  Another important reason is

　　6.  Also playing a part is

　　7.  … is also responsible for the change

　　8.  Of course, the growth is not the sole reason for

　　9.  Some people suggest that the fault is

　　10.We may look into every possible reason except

　　11.It is only the surface explanation for

　　12.We may blame …, but the causes go far deeper

　　III.     后果影响

　　1.  There are a number of effects

　　2.  The effect is evident

　　3.  It will exert a profound influence

　　4.  It may cause a sweeping change

　　5.  The influence has not been confined to

　　6.  It leaves some serious consequences

　　7.  It may give rise to a host of problems

　　8.  The immediate result it produces is

　　9.  … is the net result

　　四、     对照比较句型

　　I．  两者比较

　　1． The advantages far outweigh the disadvantages

　　2． Although A enjoys a distinct advantage

　　3． There are several advantages

　　4． The effect of comparison is heightened by

　　5． When the advantages and disadvantages are weighed

　　6． A means nothing when … is mentioned

　　7． Indeed, A carries much weight when compared with

　　8． Serious as the problem may be, it pales into insignificance

　　9． A may be … but it suffers from the disadvantages

　　10.For all the disadvantages, it has its compensating advantages

　　11.Obviously, it has also both negative effects and positive effects

　　12.There are advantages and disadvantages

　　13.Like anything else, it has its faults

　　14.However, it is not without weaknesses

　　15.But is it all good? When considering the drawbacks

　　16.Nothing can equal

　　17.Nothing is more … than

　　18.… more … than is possible to

　　19.… more … than would

　　20.… is more … than

　　II．   两者相同

　　1.  A is not … any more than

　　2.  A is no less … than B is

　　3.  Just as A …, so B

　　4.  The same is true of

　　5.  Like

　　6.  A is as much as B

　　7.  A and B have several thing in common

　　8.  A bears some resemblances to B

　　III.     两者不同

　　1.  While on the one hand

　　2.  A …, whereas B

　　3.  A and B differ in several ways

　　4.  Both …, but they differ in

　　5.  What A views …, B may see

　　6.  But the same cannot be applied to

　　7.  In the past, …. But now it is no longer

　　五、批评驳斥句型

　　I．  直接驳斥

　　1.  Although …, I doubt whether the argument bears much analysis

　　2.  Although the popular belief is …, a study indicates

　　3.  Although the inclination is laudable, one may wonder

　　4.  Although it is widely felt …, it is unlikely

　　5.  Many people …, but this claim may be doubted

　　6.  Most of us have been under the illusion

　　7.  People tend to think …. There is no more reason to believe …. Than there is to think that

　　8.  They may be right in asserting

　　9.  In all the debate over …, one fact is overlooked

　　10.It is true …, but one point is being left out

　　11.It is true that …, but this is not to say

　　12.You may say …. It probably will

　　13.Some people suggest …. But what these people fail to understand is

　　14.Some people say …. But this doesn’t hold

　　15.There is an element of truth …, but

　　16.A close examination would reveal how

　　17.Closer scrutiny shows the claim may not be merited by

　　18.At first thought, it may seem …, but on second thoughts

　　19.Logical as these arguments

　　20.For all the claim, it is a common knowledge

　　21.As opposed to …, facts challenge the opinion

　　22.It is a common belief

　　23.We have been brought up to believe

　　24.People tend to cling to the idea

　　25.They argue that …, and that

　　26.Some people assume that …. Quite the contrary

　　27.There are those who hold that …. And on the other hand,

　　28.People object to the idea

　　II．   批评分析

　　1.  To claim that … is far from being proved

　　2.  To suggest … is exactly as if you

　　3.  Such proposals are an assault on the value

　　4.  If one advocates …, it is no good being disturbed

　　5.  It makes no sense to argue for …, but object to

　　6.  The main problem with this view is

　　7.  The obvious flaw in the idea is

　　8.  Too much emphasis placed on … may overlook

　　9.  In many cases, public dissatisfaction is unfair

　　10.With a foolish idea

　　11.The absurdity is obvious here

　　12.It is wrong to think

　　13.It is ironic that

　　14.It would be absurd to believe

　　15.There is no reason to believe

　　16.But the argument simply doesn’t hold

　　17.— an opinion desirable but short-sighted

　　18.The statement rests on the assumption

　　19.It is a good thing to …. But is it

　　20.They are not wrong to put emphasis on …, but

　　21.It is all very well to criticize …, but

　　22.It is generally believed that

　　23.It is wise …. But it is probably less wise

　　24.It would be reasonable …. Yet I’m not so sure

　　25.It is one thing to insist …, it is quite another

　　六、     推理分析句型

　　I． 分析判断

　　1.  It seems quite likely

　　2.  There is every chance that

　　3.  It is clear that

　　4.  It seems natural

　　5.  It is more accurate to say

　　6.  It is pretty certain

　　7.  Fortunately it is often the case

　　8.  It is urgently necessary to note

　　9.  It is … that really matters

　　10.What surprises us most

　　11.It is horrifying to find

　　12.There is no denying

　　13.The plain fact is that

　　14.The problem is that

　　15.No wonder that

　　16.It should cone as a surprise to learn

　　17.Perhaps it is rightly said that

　　18.Of course, it would be an error to suggest

　　19.On the face of it, it sounds ridiculous. Yet it is true

　　20.We may find much to be said for

　　21.We can …, but we may never

　　22.… is measured more by … than by

　　23.To do … is not …, but rather

　　24.It does not …, but

　　25.Historically, our society has taken a dim view of

　　26.In fact, … is not the bad thing it is often held to be

　　27.This is not to say that …. That would be silly

　　28.Don’t get the idea that

　　29.Little is said about

　　30.Along with the awareness … comes

　　31.It is not that I don’t wish

　　32.…, so the arguments go

　　33.There are three kinds

　　II．   推理论说

　　1.  If this is the case, we may

　　2.  This may be true if

　　3.  If …, it is simply because

　　4.  If …, why shall we

　　5.  Moreover, if

　　6.  If half the money were spent on

　　7.  Having recognized …, it follows

　　8.  Of course, if you …. But as soon as

　　9.  But even if it could be proved

　　10.… would be of little use unless

　　11.… may be difficult, if not impossible

　　12.No amount of indignation can

　　13.Even a minor improvement can

　　14.The smallest change can

　　15.Anyone with the least knowledge can tell

　　16.A little study of … can help

　　17.Who is to say if

　　18.It is almost impossible … without

　　19.Hardly anyone … without

　　20.You can’t … without

　　21.It doesn’t matter whether

　　22.No matter how

　　23.Whatever the causes

　　24.However urgent the need

　　25.The more …, the more

　　26.… never … let alone

　　七、     细节支持句型

　　I． 举例说明

　　1.       … is often cited as an example

　　2.       A good case in point is

　　3.       The most dramatic example

　　4.       This offers a typical example

　　5.       To the similar facts, another may be added

　　6.       As an illustration, we may take

　　7.       History is filled with the examples

　　8.       …, for one

　　9.       Consider the case of

　　10.    Take, for example

　　11.    I recall from my childhood

　　12.    What shall we say, for example,

　　13.    But consider, for example,

　　14.    A very similar story can be told

　　15.    Such examples might be given indefinitely

　　16.    I can think of no better illustration than

　　17.    The case is only one example

　　18.    Suppose that

　　19.    Legend has it that

　　20.    Just think of

　　21.    Just imagine what would be like if

　　22.    There is hardly a man

　　23.    It is a rare man who

　　II．   事实证明

　　1.  No one can deny the fact

　　2.  We must face the fact

　　3.  This brings out a fact

　　4.  Yet it can’t change the fact

　　5.  There is no justification for

　　6.  The idea is hardly supported by facts

　　7.  There is strong evidence that

　　8.  All reliable data justify the view

　　9.  Personal experience teaches me

　　10.Recent studies indicate

　　11.Tests have found that

　　12.According to an experiment

　　13.We have whole history to tell

　　14.Evidence is pilling up that

　　15.Unfortunately, none of the available data shows

　　16.As evidenced in the reports

　　17.While it may be true, the evidence suggests

　　18.Although…, the available information shows

　　19.Nothing could be more obvious than the evidence

　　20.You don’t have to look very far to find out the fact

　　21.No one is comfortable with the fact

　　22.This has proved to be the case

　　23.But the most surprising thing is

　　24.The most striking fact

　　25.There are instances when

　　26.Gone are the days when

　　27.One may not forget the old days

　　III.     引用权威

　　1.  Wrote Edison, a great inventor

　　2.  Many years ago, a writer remarked

　　3.  As one scientist wrote

　　4.  A noted teacher once told me

　　5.  Many researchers find

　　IV.    数据引用

　　1.       … increased/decreased by X percent

　　2.       … rose /dropped almost twice, compared with

　　3.       A report estimates that the number is half the national average

　　4.       … the number has more than doubled, as against

　　5.       … the percentage was …—X percent more than the 1990 level

　　6.       More than three-quarters people preferred

　　7.       There were a X-percent decline this year, a drop of X percentage point from

　　8.       The rate has reached an average of X percent

　　9.       It accounts for X percent of the total

　　10.    After leveling off for 3 years, the rate starts rising once again

　　八、     承上启下句型

　　I． 承上阐述

　　1.  To understand the truth of …, it is important to see

　　2.  To get a sense of how …, we must turn first to

　　3.  To illustrate this point, let us consider

　　4.  A study of … will make this point clear

　　5.  But you may ask

　　6.  But if

　　II．   深入阐述

　　1.  But that’s only part of the story

　　2.  Another equally important aspect is

　　3.  Closely connected with this is

　　4.  … may further be supported by

　　5.  … is but one of many effects. Another is

　　6.  Besides, other ways are

　　7.  Moreover

　　8.  … is also harmful

　　9.  So does

　　10.No less important

　　11.Not only … but also

　　III.    反面阐述

　　1.  Despite the difficulty

　　2.  On the other hand,

　　3.  However…

　　4.  Rather than

　　5.  But the opposite is usually true