写作补充材料(高级论证句式).doc

写作补充材料 Argument 常用论证句式 说明： 黄色highlight的部分希望大家掌握，例句大多出自陆谷孙老师主编的《英汉大词典》 正文中的段落摘自The Economist，供大家参考理解关键结构 The mere fact that ticket sales in recent years for screenplay-based movies have exceed those for book-based movies is insufficient evidence to conclude that writing screenplays now provides greater financial opportunity for writers. 结构：The mere fact that … is insufficient （inadequate/scant） evidence to conclude that … The EU has prohibited imports of many varieties of GM cereals and has put on hold the expansion of commercial plantings of genetically modified crops in some member states. It argues that there is insufficient scientific evidence to conclude there is no risk to consumers from genetically modified foodstuffs, or to the environment from such crops. It has invoked the precautionary principle, which is a fancy term for a simple idea: better safe than sorry. (the Economist, “A Survey of Agriculture and Technology”, March 25, 2000) 出处：Argument 220 翻译：这几年，由电视剧改编的电影比由小说改编的电影票房收入高，仅仅是这一事实并不足以说明作家靠写电视剧本就能过上好日子。 The fact that the nearby city has a weakening economy does not prove that (does not support the claim that/does not ensure that/lends no strong support to the conclusion that) the city will not contribute significantly to tax revenues. 结构：1) The fact that … does not prove that … 2) The fact that … does not support the claim that … 3) The fact that … does not ensure/guarantee that … 4) The fact that … lends no/little support to the conclusion that … The fact that the employment-cost index rose only modestly in the three months to June 2000, lends support to this view. (the Economist, “Greenspan lays out his cards”, July 29, 2000) 出处： 翻译：邻近城市的经济实力不断削弱并不意味着他们就不能对税收做出重大贡献了（体会“瘦死的骆驼比马大”这句话）。 The fact that the student performance improved after the application of interactive computer instruction does not necessarily imply that the new teaching method is responsible for the achievements. 结构：The fact that … does not necessarily imply that … 出处： 翻译：