学术英语2.pptVIP

You know the sort of feeling that you experience when you’ve just gotten over a head cold and can finally breathe normally again, and you feel…(Text A,Para.9) Mid-position Adverbs Adverbs of certainty Examples: certainly, definitely, clearly, obviously, probably. The train has obviously been delayed. It will probably rain this evening. Adverbs of completeness Examples: completely, practically, almost, nearly, quite, rather, partly, sort of, kind of, more or less, hardly, scarcely. ? Sally can practically read. The house is partly ready. Then the solution can be discarded → The solution can then be discarded The blood is withdrawn slowly. → The blood is slowly withdrawn. There are many claims that a clear majority of the world’s research papers are published in English → …are now published… Comparable estimates have been produced for engineering, medicine, and nonclinical psychology. → …have recently been produced… Even though I still delight in learning, and in observing the progress of medicine and science, and even though the persistent counsel of my long-departed parents to seek knowledge stays with me to this day, sometimes I, too, need a reminder, which I found can arrive in an unexpected way. (Text A, Para.4) But sometimes, despite our reverence for knowledge, we forget; in a land of intellectual plenty, it’s good to be reminded from time to time: learning is a privilege.(Text A, Para.10) Subordinator Sentence connectors Phrase linkers Addition furthermore; moreover in addition; in addition to Adversative although; even though; despite the fact that nevertheless; however despite in spite of Cause and effect because; since therefore; as a result consequently; hence because of due to Clarification in other words;that is Contrast while; whereas in contrast;conversely; on the other hand Illustration for example; for instance Intensification as a matter of fact in fact Laser have found widespread application in medicine. For ex