恩波教育春季班考研英语写作课堂笔记
写作练习:
简单句
1. 金钱不等于快乐。
2. 中国女排在奥运会上所取得的胜 利对中国人民是一个巨大的鼓舞。
3. 许多左撇子不得不培养自己在一个由右撇子们所主导的世界里生活的技能。
4. 在北美定居下来的白人实际上并不是第一个来到新大陆的移民。
5. 参与太空探索的能力代表了一个国家的科技和经济发展的水平。
Money doesn’t ensure/guarantee happiness.
The victory of Chinese women’s volleyball team at the Olympic Games was a great inspiration to all Chinese people.
Many left-handed people have to learn to develop skills to live in a world dominated by right-handed people.
White people settling down in the North America were actually not the first immigrants to the New World.
The ability to take part in space exploration represents the level of a nation’s scientific and economic development.
并列句
1. A person stuck in an unhappy marriage faces only two options: stay married and miserable, or get divorced and, hopefully, become happy.
2. In the past three decades, many countries have formulated laws and regulations to protect animals from being abused or killed, and many have set up reservation areas to protect endangered animals.
3. For the rich, good education, travel, luxury and security are all readily available, while the poor attain these with great difficulty, if at all.
4.The more we find out about the universe, the more confused we seem to become.
复合句
1. Films that involve too much violence are harmful to young people.
2. Some people may be addicted to netsurfing, which impairs their physical and mental health.
3. The argument that human cloning may have great medical significance is totally unacceptable.
4. Whether you plan to stay for a week or for a year in a new place, you will benefit from learning about the place before you go.
5. Laughter is rightly called the best medicine as it relieves not only the one who laughs, but those around him as well.
写作操练(英文见讲义范文第一部分)
1. 载人航天飞机神州五号的成功发射及返回既是国家荣誉的一个象征,也是先进的科技能力的标志,这对我国的经济发展无疑会产生促进作用。
2. 我们都知道,中国还是一个发展中的国家,其教育水平仍然落后于发达国家。不少中国年青人由于教育设施的匮乏而得不到接受高等教育的机会。
3. 人道是骄兵必败。就拿拿破仑和希特勒(Napoleon and Hitler)来说吧,他们所想披靡,便以为自己战无不胜,不可阻挡。
4. 常言道,好的开端是成功的一半。在求职时,求职者事先做好充分的准备是非常重要的。我认为,事先做不做准备常常会影响求职者的成功机会。
5. 首先,大量阅读应被视作学习过程中的重点,因为我们是通过阅读获取最大量语言输入的。其次,尽可能多背熟一些好文章也十分重要。大脑中储存了大量很好的文章,我们在用英语表达自己思想的时候,就会觉得容易多了。
6. 最后,我们应把所学到的东西用到实践中去,这是至关重要的。
阅读部分
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Pass 1
orient:东方(the ~);定。。。方向(方位)Our firm is oriented towards the export side of the business.
Schools have to change their management and reorient their mission and vision so as to improve the quality of education.
couple:be ~d with (The name of Mozart is coupled with the city of Salzburg. / The bad light, coupled with the wet ground, made play very difficult.)
relative to:相对于;关于或涉及某事物的the facts ~ the problem
bid:投标,喊价;吩咐,命令 Several firms have bid for the contract to build the new concert hall. / The Bible, in bidding us to feed the hungry and clothe the naked, said nothing about color.
regulate:控制管理The valve ~s the flow of water. The activities of credit companies are ~d by law. -----deregulate 撤销管制
property:财产;不动产;特性,性质 She invested her money in property (real estate). Certain plants have medicinal properties.
Pass 2
issue: 发行,发表,期号;问题,争端(The self-examination has involved issues of responsibility, creative freedom and corporate bottom line.)
credit:赊购No credit is given at this shop.;相信,信任(The rumor is gaining ~.);称赞(He got all the ~ for this discovery.);学分gain credits in Math
scatter:(使)散开;散布The police scattered the crowd. (---scattered分散的,稀疏的 a few scattered settlements)
personnel:(pl)人员,职员 Airline personnel can purchase flight tickets at reduced prices.
staff:雇员,全体职员(属某人管的)The ~ in this shop are very helpful.
为。。。配备人员:The school is ~ed entirely by graduates.(该校学生都是大学毕业生)
accordingly:相应地 I have told you what the situation is; you must act accordingly.
promote:提升His assistant was promoted over his head.;增进The organization works to promote friendship between nations. 促销 a publicity campaign to promote her new book.
utility:实用,效用the ~ value of ; 公用事业单位。
Pass 3
potential:n. 潜力 She has artistic ~ as an artist.
可能性 She studied the German market to find the ~ there for profitable investment.
capability 能力
capacity:容纳某事的能力 a hall with a seating capacity of 2000;生产力 factories working at full capacity;理解学习的能力
Pass 4
drive:v. 驱动,迫使…行动A man driven by jealousy is capable of anything. n. 干劲,魄力 Our salespeople need determination and drive.
initiate:开始实施,开始 ~ plans, schemes, social reforms
counteract:对抗,抵消 ~ the effects of a poison, sb’s bad influence
---counter-attack
---counterpart:The sales director phoned her counterpart in the other firm.
Pass 5
laborious:艰苦的,费力的 a laborious task
otherwise:adv. 不同地 He should have been working, but he was ~ engaged. adj. 不这样,并非如此(见本文) conj. 不然的话,否则 We must run, ~ we’ll be too late.
alternate:交替,轮流(~ work with play);间隔的
第三周
写作部分
上午
十几年前,手机只是少数人才能使用的奢侈品,但现在手机已很普遍。手机的快速普及也许是我们时代的伟大奇迹之一。
More than a decade ago, the mobile phone was a luxury for only a few, but now it is very common. The rapid spread of the mobile phone is perhaps one of the great miracles of our time.
然而,外表可能具有欺骗性。就我而言,我觉得,认识一个人的时间越长,就越觉得困惑。
Appearances, however, can be deceptive. For my own part I find that the longer I know people, the more they puzzle me.
…the longer I know a person, the more I’ll be puzzled.
随着当今世界生活节奏日益加快,我们似乎一直在不停奔忙。事情那么多,时间却那么少,我们该怎么办?
As the pace of life in today’s world grows ever faster, we seem forever on the go. With so much to do and so little time to do it in, how are we to cope?
他还说,在一个多元化(plural)社会里,我们必须重视人际关系,强调合作,多从他人视角考虑问题。如果某些群体自视高人一筹,不尊重其他种族或宗教,那么整个社会有可能陷入瘫痪。
He argues that in a plural society we must attach importance to interpersonal relationships, cooperation, and look at issues from the perspective of other people. If some groups regard themselves as superior and treat other ethnic groups or religions with disrespect, the whole society may be paralyzed.
许多年前,在美国,家家户户白天黑夜不锁门是司空见惯的。但现在人们经常叹息,人们不再相互信任,不得不凭借精密的安全系统来保护自己和自己的财产。
Years ago in America, it was customary for families to leave their doors unlocked, day and night. But now one often regrets that people can no longer trust each other and have to resort to elaborate security systems to protect themselves and their possessions.
下午
衰老研究领域的一些权威专家现在认为,定期锻炼加上适当的休息能增加寿命。
Some of the leading experts in the field of aging now believe that regular exercise along with the proper amount of rest may actually add years to the life span.
用我父母的话说,他们的童年和我的童年真有天壤之别。让当今年轻人不可思议的是,他们很少下馆子,或者去某个风景点旅游度假。
In my parents’ words, the difference between their childhood and mine is as vast as that between heaven and earth. What is unbelievable to young people today is that they seldom dined out in a restaurant, or traveled to a scenic spot for a holiday.
有些人认为,他们之所以工作是为了谋生。他们说,他们很羡慕那些不工作的人,他们梦想着过一种整天玩而不必工作的生活,无休止的放假渡假的生活。但是,难道钱真的是我们工作的唯一或主要的驱动因素吗?
Some people think they work because they have to make a living. They say they envy people who don’t have to work. They dream about a life of all play and no work, a life of endless vacations and holidays. But is it true that money is the only, or the main motivating power that drives us to work ?
我不得不写这封信打扰您,但我相信您应该知道您的狗Rusty老是来我家找麻烦。如果您能想法别再让Rusty进入我家的院子,我将非常感激。
I have to disturb you with this letter, but I am sure you would want to know that your dog Rusty has been wandering onto my property and creating some problems. I would greatly appreciate your doing whatever you can to keep Rusty from getting into our yard.
麦克的母亲对儿子的学习态度很伤脑筋。当她看着他的时候,他假装在温习课堂笔记,一旦不管他,他要么泡在电脑游戏中,要么就上床睡觉。也许,对待他的教育,该考虑采用一个更有效的方法了。
Mike’s mother is really bugged by her son’s attitude to learning. When she is keeping an eye on him, he makes like he is going over class notes. Once he is left alone, he will either be hooked on computer games or simply go to bed. Maybe it is time she adopts a more effective approach to his education.