掌握这几个表逻辑关系的连接词到底有多重要-实例讲解
发布日期 :2017.06.15 浏览次数:2803 次
Coherence and Cohesion是雅思写作中很重要的一条评分标准。简单而言,它所强调的就是句子与句子之间,段落与段落之间的一种逻辑关联。我们知道,汉语主要是通过意思来传达这种逻辑关系,而英语则体现在形式上,即通过一些连接词的使用来表明各个部分之间的关系。说到这儿,我想连接词的恰当使用对于写作的重要性已是不言而喻。那么,除此之外,掌握这些连接词还有没有什么其它好处呢?今天,我将站在听力和阅读的角度上来论述这个问题。
(1)Well, green isn’t my favorite color, but yellow is.But anyway it is better than that awful brown one we have now.(高考听力模拟测试题)
Q: What’s the man speaker’s favorite color?
A. Green B. Yellow C. Brown
以上材料选自高考模拟试题中的一道题,在这道题中,很大一部分考生都选择了A选项。原因是听力录音中isn’t否定部分读得很轻,基本上听起来近似于is。其实,在听力中,这些否定词一般都会弱读。那么问题来了?我们如何越过障碍,选出正确选项呢?其实,这个时候,只要稍稍注意到后面的连词就可以作出正确的选择。我们知道,but是一个转则连词,前后应该是一种对比关系。抓住了一点,我们可以立马推断出前面含有一个not,
(2)Choose the answer that best completes the sentence.
Shine’s experiment received a lot of criticism. __________, many of her detractors pointed out that, even if her theory was valid, famously cloudy Seattle might not have been the best place to test it out.(Why Humans Can’t Live Off Sunlight)
A. As a result
B. Meanwhile
C. However
D. For example
(3)Choose the answer that best completes the sentence.
Bart thinks that the other side of the lake is exciting and magical, ________ Patsy knows that it is really unexciting. (Across the Lake)
A. but
B. so
C. for example
D. after
以上题目选自于ReadWorks网站上的两道阅读题。其实,这道题的解答并不需要我们太多的参照阅读材料,它考察的就是考生对逻辑关系的把握。题目一中Shine’s experiment received a lot of criticism.可以看作是一个topic sentence, 后面说的是detractors对他所选试验地的质疑。显然,稍加分析一下,我们就可以发现后面是针对criticism所举的一个例子。所以,这里选择的答案应该就是D选项。同样,题目二比较的是Bart和Patsy两个人对湖的另一边的看法,Bart认为湖的另一边exciting and magical,而Patsy则认为湖的另一边unexciting,exciting 和unexciting是一组反义词,构成的是一种对比关系。所以,毫无疑问,这道题的正确答案应该是A选项。
类似的例子不胜枚举,这里就不再一一论述。最后,我想对一些常见的表逻辑关系的连接词作一个小的总结。
转折关系:but, however, on the contrary, nevertheless...
因果关系:because, since, as, thanks to, owing to, as a result of...
让步关系:though, although, even if, even though...
递进关系:what’s more, moreover, in addition, furthermore...
条件关系:if, unless, as long as...
表列举:for example, for instance...
表总结:in short, in brief, in conclusion, in a word...