2012年10月9日星期二

精准地道地表达观点——Introductory Words


如果在论文中你已经彻底厌倦了某人said, said, said,那我们可以考虑一下其他阐述观点的表达方式。但这并不意味着人名和动词的随机排列组合,语境和语气态度在这里非常重要。下面是一些在英国大学中广泛认可的表达方式以及适用语境,参考一下可以有效地避免过度重复以及语言不准确不地道的问题。

Ways of Presenting Ideas and Arguments

引入类型
Types of writing
适用表述
Ways you might present this in your essay
1
当作者对自己所陈述的内容非常肯定,坚定不移时
When the writer is very committed, even passionate, about the ideas he/she writes
X asserts that…
X strongly argues that…
X firmly believes that…
X is committed to the idea that…
2
当作者引述极为具体细致的论据来论证其观点时
When the writer presents detailed evidence in support of his/her ideas
The work of X shows that…
X concludes that…
X found that…
X discovered that…
X learned that…
3
当作者本身对其所引述或陈述的观点持谨慎保留的态度时
When the writer is quite cautious and restrained about the ideas he/she puts forward
Research by X indicates that…
X suggests that…
4
当作者仅凭个人经验表达观点时
When the writer puts forward ideas based on their personal experiences only
The work of X indicates that…
X believes that…
X feels that…
5
当作者引述在读者看来值得质疑的观点时
When the writer puts forward ideas you are rather suspicious or skeptical about
X claims that…
X believes that…
According to X…
6
当作者非常直率地陈述观点,并辅以相当显而易见且理由充分的论据支持时
When the writer appears to report something in a straight-forward way, backed up with apparently good reasons for the ideas presented
X states that…
X reports that…
X notes that…
X found that…
X observes that…
X concludes that…
As X points out, …
X has drawn attention to the fact that…
X argues that…

非常感谢Colin Neville教授,资料版权归Colin教授所有。
Special thanks go to Professor Colin Neville, copyright reserved. 

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