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1、大学英语四级写作常用句型 Part One The beginning sentence patterns1. When asked about , the vast (overwhelming) majority of people say / think/ believe/ answer that . But other people (I think /view quite/ a bit differently.) regard /view /see/think of .as（对立法）Eg: When asked about the biggest problem today , man
2、y people say that it is the serious energy crisis. They are afraid that the world will soon run out of oil and run short of food . But other people hold optimistic views : they regard it as a natural result of the economic development and believe it will be solved with further advances in economy an
3、d technology .2. There is a public / a general discussion (controversy / debate ) today about (on /over/as to ) the problem /issue of .Those who criticize / oppose / object to contend / argue that They believe that .But people who advocate / favor .on the other hand , maintain / assert that .（对立法）E.
4、g.: There is a general debate on the campus today over the phenomenon of college students doing a part job . Those who object to it argue that students should not spend their precious time in this way , But people who advocate it , on the other hand , claim that , by taking a major- related part-tim
5、e or summer job , students can not only improve their academic studies , but gain much experience, experience they will never be able to get from the textbooks.3. Now, It is commonly / generally / widely believed / thought/ held / accepted/ felt recognized that .They claim / believe / argue that .Bu
6、t I wonder / doubt whether .Eg: It is commonly believed that the rise in teenage smoking is the inevitable result of economic development, They argue that if there are no cigarette advertisement on TV , no cigarette available everywhere , and no adequate pocket money , teenagers are unlikely to take
7、 up the habit of smoking . But I doubt that it is a satisfactory explanation , While conceding(承认) the effect of advertising and other commercial factors , I think that the primary cause is social and individual rather than economic .4. To the general public/ To most people / In the popular mind / I
8、n most peoples opinion.But despite of / in spite of / for all of .I believe / one should .(对立法) Eg: To most Chinese parents, college is a place their children should go. And their children, for the most part, are also anxious to go. It is the Chinese tradition that there is something about a college
9、 that transfers an ordinary child into a superior adult. But in spite of this belief, men and women who have been to college suspect that this is not the case. 5. Recently the issue / problem / question of .has been in the limelight(引人注目) / brought into focus/ brought to public attention （现象法）E.g.:
10、The problem of development vs. environment has now been in the limelight. Nowhere is the clash(冲突) more visible than in China, where the worlds largest population faces pollution, deforestation( 采伐森林) and acid rain on a large scale . 6. One of the searching / burning / pressing / interesting problem
11、 facing / confronting our nation / society / world today is （现象法）Eg: It has become apparent to us that one of the biggest problems confronting our education today is the increasing vocationalization of our college and universities. Throughout the country, schools are under economic pressure to becom
12、e job-training centers and employment agencies. All courses are geared to cater(迎合) to the business needs . 7. It is about / high time we exploded / shattered / freed ourselves from the myth/ illusion / fiction about .(观点法)Eg: Its about time somebody exploded that old myth about childhood being the
13、happiest of your life . Childhood may certainly be fairly happy, free from financial worries and the anxiety about social ladders. But have you heard our children today groaning under the ever increasing burden of studies? Have you seen them stay up almost every night simply to finish a days homewor
14、k?8One of the great early men / writer / philosophers/ scientists said / wrote / remarked that If this is true / the case , then the present / current view / value /attitude / situation should make us wonder whether.(引用法) eg: One of the great early socialists said that the status of women in a socie
15、ty is a pretty reliable index of the degree of civilization of that society . If it is true , then the present low status of woman in management should make us wonder whether our management is civilized at all . 9. People used to think / It was once thought that In the past / old days But things are
16、 quite different / few people now share this view. (比较法) Eg:It was once thought that air pollution affected only the areas immediately around large cities with factories and heavy traffic . Today, we know that literally worldwide. The increase in carbon dioxide a greenhouse effect, and raising the worlds average temperature.10Should/what .? Opinions of / attitudes towardvary wid
