六级写作之——第二课(ver.6502)
第二课——对立观点
¶ 例文
¶ 十大闪光点之三——“一些人认为”——Some
无数的numerous/myriad (a myriad of)
大量的A great / large / huge / (in)considerable / significant / noticeable number / amount / quantity / portion of
对半的almost / nearly / some / close to / approximately half of
大多的the (vast / overwhelming) majority of
一些/另一些(抽象意义):some – others, majority – minority
¶ 十大闪光点之三——“一些人认为”——people
公众the public
各行各业people from all walks of life / the circle/community/walk of education
学生examinees / testees / students
特殊人群readers / drivers
支持/反对者followers – objectors, dissenters – consenters
参与者participants / candidates / interviewees
¶ 十大闪光点之三——“一些人认为”——think
认为assume / argue / hold (the opinion) / claim / suggest / declare / say / assert / state / believe / insist/ maintain / doubt / suspect that
支持give / express / show / demonstrate one’s support for
赞成/反对vote / ballot for/against
cast one’s vote / ballot for / against
side with / stand on the side of
接受take the advise / follow the suggestion / accept the opinion / idea that
意见是one’s viewpoint is that / be with the view that
¶ 十大闪光点之一——提问法
A. 直接提问法
B. 间接提问法
C. 连续提问法
¶ 十大闪光点之二——总结法
1. 玫瑰All roses have thorns.
2. 花园No garden is without weeds.
3. 金币Every coin has 2 sides.
4. 利剑Every sword has 2 edges.
5. 利弊Every advantage has its disadvantages.
6. 众口It’s hard to please all.
7. 仁智So many people, so many minds.
8. 伟人Great minds think alike.
9. 毒肉One man’s meat is another man’s poison.
10. 过及Throw the baby out with the bath water.
第一段:
1. 背景法Along with the advent of…
2. As Chinese society develops, greater importance is attached to…
3. Gone is the days / years / age / period / era / times in which / when people regard / take / consider / think of / take sth. as a new / strange / radical blessing / curse / phenomenon / concept / notion / creation / invention
4. 提问法Is it a blessing or a curse?
5. 总结法Admittedly, there are merits to both sides of the argument.
6. All roses have thorns.
7. No garden is without weeds.
8. Answers shall find it hard to please all, as the old say goes.
9. As the proverb goes: “Every coin has its two sides”, ___ is no exception.
10. As to whether it is a blessing or a curse, however, people take different attitudes.
11. At present, some people think ____, while others claim ____. Both sides have their merits and drawbacks.
12. Consensus has never been reached on this issue.
13. Every advantage has its disadvantages.
14. 组合句型As the proverb goes: "So many people, so many minds.", it is quite understandable that people from different backgrounds put different interpretations on the same issue of sth.