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一、段落的结构 1. 起始句 — 该段落的主题句（topic sentence） 2. 扩展句—对主题句进行说明和阐述 3. 结尾句—对整个段落进行收尾和总结 整个段落必须紧扣主题，围绕主题句展开。 * topic sentence and supporting sentences Public opinions on what it takes to succeed in one’s studies or career vary widely. Given approximately equal circumstances, some claim the success factor is largely a matter of luck—being in the right place and the right time. Others speak of utter devotion to work, combined with a degree of ruthlessness. Still others maintain that it is undoubtedly a matter of how much intelligence you have or simply how much education your mother had. In a word, people have different ideas on it. A topic sentence is a summary of the ideas in the paragraph. It should contain a topic and its controlling idea. The controlling idea determines exactly what you will say and how you will say it. 1. What is a topic sentence? 写好主题句 必须是完整的句子，由话题和主导思想两部分组成。 主导思想 There are many advantages and disadvantages to the fast-food restaurant in the United States. 话题 主题句可放在段首、段中或段尾。 考试中适合开门见山。 Supporting sentences are developmental sentences in a paragraph. Their purposes are to describe, explain, illustrate, or prove the main idea . These sentences may be major support sentences or minor support sentences. 2. What are supporting sentences? develop the topic sentence by telling something new or different about it一级扩展句 give more details about each major support sentence to make it better understood.二级扩展句 Since the controlling idea or purpose must be stated clearly and precisely enough to indicate what the paragraph includes, your topic sentence must be: How to write a topic sentence? specific instead of general precise instead of vague Compare the following two sentences: Countryside is much better than a city. Countryside is a better place to live than a city in several aspects. College students will be assured good jobs on graduation. College students tend to get better jobs than those who haven’t