雅思写作开头的常用句型(下)

  雅思写作开头的常用句型(下)　 

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    26) What does sth. mean? 

    27) How/Why does sth. affect our life? 

    28) What is it like to do...? (e.g. What is it like to have lost all confidence in oneself?) 

    29) What would our society be like if there were no...? (e.g. What would our society be like if there were no public morals?) 

    30) Should we put sth. above sth. else? 
或：Should we attach as much weight to A as to B? 
(e.g. Should we put intellectual development above moral education?) 

    31) Sth. is often referred to as/defined as... (e.g. Corrupt officials are often referred to as the most dangerous borers in our government bodies, who are nibbling away the healthy organism of our party by dishonest means.) 

    32) (Doing) Sth. is just the same as.../is compared to.../is likened to.. ./is like... 
(e.g. Life in the middle of marriage is often compared to wire walking, for in the early years spouses attract each other and in late years they need each other.) 

    33) Sth. is to...what sth. else is to... 
(e.g. An individual human existence is to the human society what a river is to the ocean, small and busy rushing past rocks at first, but gradually growing wider and quieter until it becomes merged in the ocean in the e12) 

    34) To/For/With most people/sb., sth. is/means... 
(e.g. To dishonest people, a friend means a target or an object that is of some use to them at present or in the future.) 

    35) Sth. is the symbol/mark/equivalent of.../is symbolic of.../is equivalent to... 
(e.g. If selling one''s * is the mark of degeneration, selling one''s power is equivalent to committing crime.) 

    36) Suppose/Imagine that.../Let''s suppose/assume/imagine (that)... (e.g. Suppose, by any chance, you heartily disagree with anything that is going on about you, you are less likely to stay on the good side of people around you.) 

    37) We often find ourselves caught/involved in a dilemma whether... 
(e.g. We often find ourselves caught in a dilemma whether we should reach for the bear''s paw or for the shark''s fin/whether to reach f123..) 

    38) If/In case/In the event that..., it is better to.../a better course is to.../sb. has no choice/option/alternative but to.../all we want to know is ho w... 
(e.g. In the event that you fall in a love river, all we want to know is how you will swim in it, as you are no longer a fisherman.) 

    39) Unfortunately, sth. may affect sb.''s life to the point where... 
(e.g. Unfortunately, the desire to be well thought of affects one''s life to the point where he is reluctant to say no to anyone else regarding anything.) 

    40) In our life, there often appears such an occasion when.../on which... (或it often happens that...) 
(e.g. In our daily life, there appears such an occasion when we drink success to our work in one field but, at the same time, begin to do great damage to other fields.) 

    41) “...” That is how one of the great minds/scientists/writers remarked on... 
(e.g. “Happiness, like an old friend, is inclined to drop in unexpectedly― when you''re working hard on something else.” That is how a famous writer once remarked on happiness.) 

    42) One of the great sociologists/psychologists has said:“...” 
(e.g. The great classical ballerina Anna Pavlova has said: “No one can arrive from being talented alone. God gives talent; work transforms talent into genius.” In other words ...) 

    43) “...” Such is the accurate exposition/exposure of...frequently over heard in public. 
(e.g. “Public morals are declining day by day.” Such is the correct exposure of the dark side of our society.) 

    44) How often nowadays we hear such remarks/complaints/words as this “...” or “...”! 
(e.g. How often nowadays we hear such complaints from officials as this “I have too many social engagements to carry out” or “I have too many social engagements to carry out” or “I have to bear too many titles for our society”! Don''t be misled by the complaints of this kind!) 

    45) One of the great men once said that... 
(e.g. A gifted American psychologist once said that it is an illusion to believe in the Sunday-school truth―more comfort, more happiness.) 

    46) Once in a newspaper/magazine, I hit upon the report that... (e.g. Once in a newspaper, I hit upon the news that a quick witted policeman spotted a suspect''s spittle in the street blotted it up and ran a DNA test on it which led to the man''s arrest for a murder. This case best counts as a practical application of the DNA technique.) 

    47) One day, I happened to witness the incident as follows:... 
(e.g. 略) 3) According to the recent survey/poll/questionaire/statistics, there is/a re...percent of... 
(e.g. According to a recent survey made in a certain university, there are 43.8 percent of male students and 38.3 percent of female students either facing problems with nutrition or having to miss classes because of illness each term.) 

    48) The scientific studies/statistics show/indicate that... 
(e.g. The latest scientific studies show that, if one''s mind catches hold of something and does not let it go, it is useless to argue with the mind in this condition. This finding further confirms that a modern man is apt to get anxious and depressed.) 

    49) Every weekend sees sb. go about... 
(e.g. Every weekend sees Ms Song, my roommate, wolf down her dinner and hurry out with her boy frie12)