一、 高分词汇
GRE 作文不需要红宝书上的词,你没有必要用到那么高级的词汇,GRE 作文的话题是适合所有专业学生的, 你只要用你熟悉的表达方式把你要说的表达清楚就行了,而不必要搞出太晦涩的东西来。如果你的六级词汇掌握很好,那么,GRE 写作在词汇上绝对没有问题;如果你四级词汇应用自如,那么,同样,在对付 GRE 作文方面,你已经没有词汇障碍。个人认为,四级词汇足矣。而 GRE作文之所以为 GRE 作文,关键在于他强调逻辑,和你对于复杂句式的把握。你要用你有限的词汇把你要表达的逻辑关系剖析清楚,这就 OK 了!
下面摘录了一些很常用的词汇,不记得从哪里摘的了,的确很有用,有助于给文章增色!
1. 情态动词:could, should, would, might, may,will, can,
2. 程度副词:
肯定:
certainly
surely
naturally
obviously
understandably
unboubtedly
plainly=surely
可能:
probably
possibly
potentially
likely
presumably
perhaps
3. 分析性词:
in the case
In this sense,...
So is ...
However, ...
True, ...
Following this trend, ...
Ironically, ...
No wonder that ...
Given that, ...
Granted that 姑且承认
almost
actually
literally=almost+actually
as a matter of fact
admittedly
Even if/though
No matter ...
to some extent
In the last analysis, ...
on balance
In light of this, ...
二、句式变化
a. 使用不同的句子结构;
b. 变换相邻句子的开头、结尾结构;
三、复杂句式/长句
1.倒装;
2.设问;
3.反问;
4.一般疑问句;
5.插入语;
6.同位语(及同位语从句) ;
7.定语从句;
8.现在分词的各种用法;
9.连接相邻的短句。