1.表示坏处
1)It has more disadvantages than advantages.
2)It does us much harm.
3)It is harmfulto us.
例如：
However，everything dividesinto two.Television can also be harmful to us.It can
do harm to our health and make us lazy if we spend too much time watching televi-
sion.
2.表示好处
1)It has the following advantages.
2)It does us a lot of good.
3)It benefits us quite a lot.
4)It is beneficial to us.
5)It is of great benefit to us.
例如：
Books are like friends.They ca n help us know the world better，and they can open
our minds and widen our horizons.Therefore，reading extensively is of great benefit
to us.
3.表示重要、必要、困难、方便、可能
1)It is important(necessary，difficult，convenient， possible)for sb.to do sth.
2)We think it necessary to do sth.
3)It plays an important role in our life.
例如：
Computers are now being used everywhere，whether in the government，in schools
or in business.Soon， computers will be found in every home ，too.We have goodreason to say that computers are playing an increasingly important role in our life and
we have stepped into the Computer Age.
4.表示措施
1)We should take some effective measures.
2)We should try our best to overcome(con quer)the difficulties.
3)We should do our utmost in doing sth.
4)We should solve the problems that we are confronted(faced)with.
例如：
The housing problem that we are confronted with is becoming more and more
serious.Therefore，we must take some effective measures to solve it.
5.表示变化
1)Some changes have taken place in the past five years.
2)A great change will certainly be produced in the world’s communications.
3)The computer has brought about many changes in education.
例如：
Some changes have taken place in people’s diet in the past five years.The major
reasons for these changes are not far to seek.Nowadays ，more and more people are
switching from grain to meat for protein ， and from fruit and vegetable to milk for
vitamins. 7.表示事实、现状
6.
1)We cannot ignore the fact that...
2)No one can deny the fact that...
3)There is no denying the fact that...
4)This is a phenomenon that many people are interested in.
5)However，that's not the case.例如：
We cannot ignore the fact that industrialization brings with it the problems of
pollution.To solve these problems ， we can start by educating the public about the
hazards of pollution.The government on its part should also design stricter laws to
promote a cleaner environment.
7.表示比较
1)Compared with A，B...
2)I prefer to read rather than watch TV.
3)There is a striking contrast between them.
例如：
Compared with cars ， bicycles have several advantages besides being
affordable.Firstly，they do not consume natural resources of petroleum.Secondly，they
do not cause the pollution problem.Last but not least ， they contribute to people’s health
by giving them due physical exercise.新四六级备考专题：包含报考信息、四
六级新题型介绍、四级满分牛人经验谈等
8.表示数量
1)It has increased(decreased)from...to...
2)The population in this city has now increased (decreased)to 800，000.
3)The output of July in this factory increased by 15% compared with that of
January.
例如：
With the improvement of the living standard，the proportion of people’s income
spent on food has dec reased while that spent on education has increased.
再如：
From the graph listed above ， itcan be seen that student use of computers has
increased from an average of less than two hours per week in 1990 to 20 hours in
2000.
注：“From the graph listed above，it can be seen that”见句式 12。考生将句式 9和句式 12 结合在一起，便可较好地写出 2002 年 6 月 CET -4、6 短文写作的第
一段。
9.表示看法
1)People have(take，adopt，assume)different attitudes towards sth.
2)People have different opinions on this problem.
3)People take different views of(on)the question.
4)Some people believe that...Others argue that...
例如：
People have different attitudes towards failure.Some believe that failure leads to
success.
Every failure they experience translates into a greater chance of success at their
renewed endeavor.However ， others are easily discouraged by failures and put
themselves into the category of losers.
再如：
Do“lucky numbers ”really bring good luck？Different people have different views
on it.
注：一个段落有时很适宜以问句开始，考生应掌握这一写作方法。10.表示结论
1)In short，it can be said that...
2)It may be briefly summed up as follows.
3)From what has been mentioned above，we can come to the conclusion that ...
例如：
From what has been mentioned
examination is necessary，however，
above ， we can come to the conclusion that
its method should be improved.
注：例句 1 可用于任何一个段落的结论句；例句 3 则多用文章结论段的第一
句。
11.套语
1)It’s well known to us that ...
2)As is known to us，...
3)This is a topic that is being widely talked about.
4)From the graph(table，chart)listed above，it can be seen that ...
5)As aproverb says，“Where there is a will，there is a way.
例如：
As is well known to us，it is important for the students to know the world outside
campus.
The reason for this is obvious.Nowadays，the society is changing and developing
rapidly，and the campus is no longer an“ivory tower.As college students，we must
get in touch with the world outside the campus.Only in this way can we adapt
ourselves to the society quickly after we graduate.
再如： Does it pay to be honest？This is a topic that is being widely talked about
and different people have different opinions on it.
[四级写作] 提高四级考试写作水平从背例句开始1. According to a recent survey, four million people die each year from
diseases linked to smoking.
依照最近的一项调查，每年有 4，000，000 人死于与吸烟有关的疾病。
2. The latest surveys show that quite a few children have unpleasant associations
with homework.
最近的调查显示相当多的孩子对家庭作业没什么好感。
3. No invention has received more praise and abuse than Internet.
没有一项
发明像互联网一样同时受到如此多的赞扬和批评。
4. People seem to fail to take into account the fact that education does not end with
graduation.
人们似乎忽视了教育不应该随着毕业而结束这一事实。
5. An increasing number of people are beginning to realize that education is not
complete with graduation.
越来越多的人开始意识到教育不能随着毕业而结束。
6. When it comes to education, the majority of people believe that education is a
lifetime study.
说到教育，大部分人认为其是一个终生的学习。
7. Many experts point out that physical exercise contributes directly to a person‘s
physical fitness.
许多专家指出体育锻炼直接有助于身体健康。
8. Proper measures must be taken to limit the number of foreign tourists and the
great efforts should be made to protect local environment and history from the
harmful effects of international tourism.
应该采取适当的措施限制外国旅游者的数量，努力保护当地环境和历史不受
国际旅游业的不利影响。
9. An increasing number of experts believe that migrants will exert positive effects
on construction of city. However, this opinion is now being questioned by more and
more city residents, who complain that the migrants have brought many seriousproblems like crime and prostitution.
越来越多的专家相信移民对城市的建设起到积极作用。然而，越来越多的城
市居民却怀疑这种说法，他们抱怨民工给城市带来了许多严重的问题，像犯罪
和卖淫。
10. Many city residents complain that it is so few buses in their city that they have
to spend much more time waiting for a bus, which is usually crowded with a large
number of passengers.
许多市民抱怨城市的公交车太少，以至于他们要花很长时间等一辆公交车，
而车上可能已满载乘客。