在上一篇文章中,我提到了為你的文章寫一個好的thesis statement的重要。本周,我將討論在文章中提供充分論據的重要。為了說服讀者接受你的觀點,很重要的是要闡明你的觀點,並為你的主要觀點提供支持。
在考試中,有時學生只是說明重點,但並沒有真正澄清他們的想法,結果造成不必要的失分。讓我們來看看如何為你的段落提供具體的支持。
提供具體理據
如果你看看下面的兩個例子,你會更加了解如何為觀點提供具體的支持:
1. John can handle conflicts in a team well. He would talk to the person who creates the problem first. If that doesn't work, he would try another way to solve the problem.
2. John can handle conflicts in a team well. Last semester when he was doing an assignment with a group, Mary didn't do her share of work. Instead of blaming her immediately, John initiated to talk to her. As it turned out, she was suffering from depression and having trouble with all her other classes. He suggested she should talk to the school counselor; meanwhile, John worked with other students to finish her part.
多用動詞 表達免含糊
在上面的例子中,你會很容易發現,例子二是絕對比第一個例子更具體,因為當你閱讀例二後,更了解John如何以和諧的方式解決衝突。想使段落更具體,請嘗試使用以下方法:
1. 使用更多動詞(action verbs):在第二個例子中,你可以看到作者使用更多的動詞來討論這個情況,如such as、blame、initiate、suggest、work等等。
2. 使用更多的感官詞(sensory words)。
3. Name the person:在例2中,讀者知道麻煩製造者是Mary;而不是那人(that person)。
4. 避免使用一些意思含糊的詞:在例一中,類似the problem或another way的詞語意思模糊和不清楚。■Dr. A. Chan,哲學博士,哲學碩士,英語講師。熟悉公開考試之出題模式與評分準則,任教英語。
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Exercise
In the following sentence, some words are unclear. Underline and replace them with more specific ones.
It is a place you can relax in for a week or so.
Revised: Ang Thong National Park of Thailand provides a relaxing combination of sand and rainforest. Millions of tourists travel here to have their holidays.