2017年12月英语四级写作常用句型:反问、比较、否定
反问
1. What else can …? ……..还能做什么呢?
eg. What else can the poor parents do but obey? 这些可怜的家长除了听从外还能做什么呢?
2. How could ……? 怎能….
eg. How could I put the English books aside to read pastime books?
比较
1. A is to B what X is to Y. A对于B 就象X对于Y
eg. Food is to man what oil is to machines.
2. ……more…, less…
eg. The closer to Christmas, the crazier they get; they become more agitated, less patient.
否定
1. 双重否定
not uncommon = common 平常的,普通的
not unusual = usual 平常的,通常的
not inevitable=evitable 可以避免的
(尽量把要强调的普通的形容词改成双重否定, 为文章多增加亮点)
2. by no means 并没有;当然不
3. no longer/more 不再
eg. I am no longer that ignorant girl.