四级考试是大学必须要跨过的一道关卡,对于毕业证书、学位证书、甚至求职,它都是相当重要的一项,很多企业将其当作招聘的硬性门槛。这么重要的考试怎能掉以轻心?09年6月的四级考试已经落下帷幕,几家欢喜几家愁。如何赢得四级考试的胜利?《双语时代》给您支招。

Part 1 新四级考试指南

一、试卷构成

大学英语四级考试由四部分构成:听力理解、阅读理解、完形填空以及写作和翻译;总分710分;各部分测试内容、题型和所占分值比例如下表所示:

二、考试流程

8:50-9:00试音时间

9:00-9:10播放考场指令,发放作文考卷

9:10取下耳机,开始作文考试

9:35发放含有快速阅读的试题册(但9:40才允许开始答题)

9:40-9:55做快速阅读

9:55-10:00收答题卡一(即作文和快速阅读)

9:55-10:00重新戴上耳机,试音寻台,准备听力考试

10:00开始听力考试,电台开始放音

听力结束后完成剩余考项

11:20全部考试结束

Part 2 实战攻略

今年6月的四级题型与08年12月份完全一样,但所有试题的选材都越来越贴近时事,跟现实生活密切相关。现在四级考试更关注社会热点话题,比如说08年12月份是关于限塑,6月是免费参观博物馆,都跟时政相关。本次快速阅读谈论一些工作时碰到的文化差异和一些偏见等实际问题;深度阅读谈的是环保和关于头发的科学研究;完形填空提到了汽车销售的下滑;这些都是近年发生的国际性大事件,与我们所有人戚戚相关。因此,考生在准备四级时,夯实基础是第一法则,但更要有时事敏感度,才能在应试过程中更胸有成竹、收放自如。

一、Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 Minutes)

快速阅读解题要点:理清题意,找准关键词,锁定搜索范围。

1. What bothered Tiffany during an interview with her candidate?

A) He just wouldn't look her in the eyes.

B) He was slow in answering her questions.

C) His résumé didn't provide the necessary information.

D) His answers to some of her questions were irrelevant.

原文中:

She noticed that the candidate never made direct eye contact. She was puzzled and some what disappointed because she liked the individual otherwise.

题解:Tiffany在和应试者交谈时最烦恼的是什么?关键词bothered Tiffany,第一题对应段落是第一段,bothered的同义词是puzzled and disappointed,找出了关键词后接着看整句话,就可以得出bother的原因了,the candidate never made direct eye contact与答案A所表述的意思相当。

2. Tiffany's misjudgment about the candidate stemmed from______.

A) racial stereotype

B) invalid personal bias

C) cultural ignorance

D) emphasis on physical appearance

原文中:

'I was just thrown off by the lack of eye contact; not realizing it was cultural,' Tiffany says.

题解:Tiffany对应试者的错误判断源自于哪?关键词misjudgment,在文章前几段搜索Tiffany说过的话,不难发现第四段中not realizing it was cultural就是要找寻的答案。所以本题的答案是C。

3. What is becoming essential in the course of economic globalization according to the author?

A) Hiring qualified technical and management personnel.

B) Increasing understanding of people of other cultures.

C) Constantly updating knowledge and equipment.

D) Expanding domestic and international markets.

原文中:

'as the world becomes smaller..., It is becoming essential to expand our understanding of others and to reexamine some of our false assumptions.'

题解:据作者所言,什么在经济全球化背景下是必须的?关键词globalization和essential,表明作者意图的话是第五段essential to expand our understanding of others and to reexamine some of our false assumptions正是本问题的答案,所以本题选B。

4. What kind of organization is Mindsets LLC?

A) real estate agency

B) personnel training company

C) cultural exchange organization

D) Hi-tech company

原文中:

My company, Mindsets LLC, helps organizations and individuals see their own blind spots.

题解:Mindsets LLC是一个什么样的机构?首先要找到Mindsets LLC,而后看全句,我的公司是帮助机构和个人see their own blind spots(找到他们自身的盲点),可以推知答案是B。

5. After one of the workshops, account executive Dale realized that_______.

A) he had hired the wrong person

B) he could have done more for his company

C) he had not managed his workforce well

D) he must get rid of his gender bias

原文中:

Blind by gender

'Through..., I discovered my personal bias, '...in his case, the blindness was not about cultural but rather gender.

题解:在上了讲习班之后,客户主管Dale意识到了什么?关键点是找到Dale,而此段的主题词就是Blind by gender,所以毫无疑问,答案D是与本段主题词相对应的。

6. What did Dale think of Mindsets LLC's workshop?

A) It was well-intentioned but poorly conducted.

B) It tapped into the executives' full potential.

C) It helped him make fair decisions.

D) It met participants' diverse needs.

原文中:

Dale credits the workshop, ' because it helped me make decisions based on fairness.'

题解:Dale认为Mindsets LLC的讲习班怎么样?从Blind by gender这一段的最后一句话可以推断出,Dale对整个讲习班持赞同态度:helped me make decisions based on fairness(它帮助我作出更公平的决定),答案是 C。

7. How did Doug, a supervisor, respond to a Chinese-American employee's request for leave?

A) He told him to get the date right.

B) He demands an explanation.

C) He flatly turned it down.

D) He readily approved it.

原文中:

Year of the Know-It-All

When I advised him of this, I gave him a long talking to about turning in requests early with the proper dates.

题解:Doug作为一位主管,是如何回应美籍华人员工的请假要求的?首先找到Doug,不难发现在Year of the Know-It-All这一段。再找到跟respond相关的信息,gave him a long talking to后面的动作turning in requests early with the proper dates(在恰当的时候上交请求),因此答案是A。

8. Doug felt ____when he realized that his assumption was wrong.

原文中:

'Needless to say, I felt very embarrassed in assuming he had his dates mix up.'所以答案为embarrassed.

题解:Doug发现他假设错误时,感觉到____。找到Doug 所在段落就知道答案是embarrassed。

9. After attending Mindsets' workshop, the participants came to know the importance of____to their business.

原文中:

'the biggest thing I took away from the workshop is learning how to be more inclusive in the future.'

题解:在参加了Minsets的讲习班后,参与者们都意识到了他们生意中____的重要性。在这里,特别需要注意的是,后面要接一个名词,inclusive 应该变成inclusiveness。

10. When we view people as individuals and get rid of stereotypes, we can achieve diversity and benefit from the ____between us.

原文中:

'Once we start to see people as individuals, and discard the stereotypes..., Diversity is about coming together and taking advantage of out differences and similarities.'

题解:当我们把人看成个体,并丢掉成见时,我们就能够从____获得多样性和益处。答案是differences and similarities。

外编点评:

James: The chief difference between the CET-4 and higher level exams, such as the TEM-8 or the IELTS or TOEFL, is that the questions aren't designed to be deliberately confusing – they lack the negative statements, ambiguities, and so on that characterize tougher papers. That said, it's still essential to be able to recognize the 'rewording' tactics used to make the questions more than just a simple matter of scanning the reading paper for the right words. For example, take Part II, Question 10. Here the answer is that we can 'benefit from our differences and similarities,' but the original text doesnt say 'benefit' – that would be too easy. Rather, it says 'take advantage of', a phrase with a similar meaning. Learning to spot these similar phrases is key to passing the exam.(Not all questions are this hard! For instance, Part II, Question 8, just requires you to realize that the 'I' in 'I felt embarrassed' is the speaker, Doug – not that difficult to work out!)

We have to be careful when reading for tense, too. For instance, in Part II, Question 5, a casual reading could make it look as though 'he had hired the wrong person' is the answer – but when we look at the text again, we see it says 'Had I not attended the workshop, I would have assumed …' – in other words, the hiring takes place after he's been to the workshop, not before. (The correct answer is D (he must get rid of his gender bias) – the text says he has to 'stop imposing his gender biases.'

点评大意:James认为大学英语四级与专业八级,及雅思及托福等更高级考试的主要区别在于,四级考试中出现的问题都没有故意刁难考生,考官不会故意做出比较负面的言论或者模糊的言论来迷惑你。尽管如此,为了使答题不成为简单地浏览来找出正确的词语,文中经常会“改变措辞”,因此具备识别“改变措辞”的能力是很重要的。譬如:第二部分第10道题的答案是benefit from our differences and similarities但是原文中并没有直接说benefit,那样的话,就太简单了。原文中的词语是take advantage of,这个词语的意思和benefit的意思是一样的。学会发现这些同义短语对通过考试来说很关键。(并不是所有的问题都这么难!例如,第二部分第8道题你只要知道I felt embarrassed中的I是Doug本人,就不难推断出答案了)。

在处理时态问题上,我们也得要小心。举个例自来说,第二部分第5题,随意浏览下你可能会把答案看成“他聘请了一个错误的人”,但是当我们再看一次文章时,我们看到它的意思是“如果我没有参加讲习班,我就不会得知……”换句话说,聘请关系是发生在他去讲习班之前,不是参加讲习班之后,正确的答案是D。

二、Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) 深度阅读

Passage One

The January fashion show, called FutureFashion, exemplified how far green design has come. Organized by the New York-based nonprofit Earth Pledge, the show inspired many top designers to work with sustainable fabrics for the first time. Several have since made pledges to include organic fabrics in their lines.

The designers who undertake green fashion still face many challenges. Scott Hahn, cofounder with Gredory of Rogan and Loomstate, which uses all-organic cotton, says high-quality sustainable materials can still be tough to find. 'Most designers with existing labels are finding there aren't comparable fabrics that can just replace what you're doing and what your customers are used to,' he says. For example, organic cotton and non-organic cotton are virtually indistinguishable once woven into a dress. But some popular synthetics, like stretch nylon, still have few eco-friendly equivalents.

Those who do make the switch are finding they have more support. Last year the influential trade show Designers & Agents stopped charging its participation fee for young green entrepreneurs(企业家) who attend its two springtime shows in Los Angeles and New York and gave special recognition to designers whose collections are at least 25% sustainable. It now counts more than 50 green designers, up from fewer than a dozen two years ago. This week Wal-Mart is set to announce a major initiative aimed at helping cotton farmers go organic: it will buy transitional(过渡型的) cotton at higher prices, thus helping to expand the supply of a key sustainable material. 'Mainstream is about to occur,' says Hahn.

Some analysts(分析师) are less sure. Among consumers, only 18% are even aware that ecofashion exits, up from 6% four years ago. Natalie Hormilla, a fashion writer, is an example of the unconverted consumer. When asked if she owned any sustainable clothes, she replied: 'Not that I'm aware of.' Like most consumers, she finds little time to shop, and when she does, she's on the hunt for 'cute stuff that isn't too expensive.' by her own admission, green just isn't yet on her mind. But-thanks to the combined efforts of designers, retailers and suppliers - one day it will be.

57. What is said about the FutureFashion?

A) It inspired many leading designers to start going green.

B) It showed the designers using organic fabrics would go far.

C) It served as an example of how fashion shoes should be organized.

D) It convinced the public that fashionable clothes should be made durable.

题解:关于FutureFashion时装展,它说到了一些什么呢?从第一段我们可以看出大意,因为大家越来越重视绿色时尚了,越来越多的时尚设计师往绿色的方向去发展,所以这里应该选A。其他几个选项都没有任何关联,所以这道题判断起来应该比较容易。

58. According to Scott Hahn, one big challenge to designers who will go organic is that ______.

A) much more time is needed to finish a dress using sustainable materials

B) they have to create new brands for clothes made of organic materials

C) customers have difficulty telling organic from non-organic materials

D) quality organic replacements for synthetics are not readily available

题解:据Scott Hahn所言,绿色设计师将来面临的最大问题是什么呢?就是质量比较过硬可以替代现有这些合成服装材料的材料很难找到,原文是Most designers with existing labels are finding there aren't comparable fabrics that can just replace what you're doing and what your customers are used to,从这一句我们就可以很好地推断出答案为D。

59. We learn from Paragraph 3 that designers who undertake green fashion_________.

A) can attend various trade shows free

B) are readily recognized by the fashion world

C) can buy organic cotton at favorable prices

D) are gaining more and more support

题解:从第3段我们可以得知开始从事绿色时尚的设计师们会怎样呢?本段中虽然提到有一些组织可能让他们免费参加时装展,这个可能节省一大笔费用,但是这里面A并不是最终答案,A是可以免费参加各种各样贸易展,只是其中一小点,所有的点在我们这一段的首句Those who do make the switch are finding they have more support(他们获得了越来越多人的支持),所以应该选D。在阅读理解中,每一个段落主题大部分几乎永远是在段落的开头出现。

60. What is Natalie Hormilla's attitude toward ecofashion?

A) She doesn't seem to care about it.

B) She doesn't think it is sustainable.

C) She is doubtful of its practical value.

D) She is very much opposed to the idea.

题解:Natalie Hormilla对绿色时尚设计的态度是怎样的?第四段引用了Not that I'm aware of(我并没有意识到这些)。很明确地表示了Natalie Hormilla的态度。他觉得无所谓,对自己没有什么影响,他买衣服也不会故意去挑选一些绿色质地的一些衣服,所以选A。

61. What does the author think of green fashion?

A) Green products will soon go mainstream.

B) It has a very promising future.

C) Consumers have the final say.

D) It will appeal more to young people.

题解:作者对绿色时尚的看法是什么?全文末句永远是总结性的话题,而且出现一个关键性的词but,非常重要的一个转折词,直接得出答案B。

外编点评:

James: We can see some of the same rewording techniques used in Part B. For instance, the text states 'leading designers,' but the answer requires you to recognize this as the same as 'top designers.' Sometimes, however, recognizing the answer needs a fuller understanding of the whole context of the passage. For instance, question 59 points you to paragraph 3, but to realize that the 'designers who undertake green fashion' it's talking about are 'those who made the switch,' as the text says, you need to have understood the previous paragraph. Part B also requires more deductive reasoning on the part of the reader.

点评大意:在这部分中,我们可以得知一些“改变措辞”的技巧。举个例子来说,文章中说leading designers,但答案要求你知道他们应该是top designers的意思。有时候,要找到正确的答案就需要了解下上文。举个例子来说,第59题让你去体会第3段的意思,但是你看到designers who undertake green fashion实际上是在讲述those who made the switch,其实你要看明白前一段话,才能够体会第三段话的含义。同样,在做阅读理解的时候,也考察了考生的推理能力。

Part 3 亲历四级

一、外编感言

《双语时代》就四级考试的实用性问题特别采访了外文主编James Palmer。

BT: Hello, James, What do you think of the CET-4 exam? What level is it equivalent to in British exams?

James: As a language exam? It's about equivalent to A-Level.

BT: What does A-level mean?

James: A(dvanced) Level, you take them at 18.

BT: And according to the reading comprehension you have done, what kind of ability does the test try to see about for the students?

James: It's looking for a wide vocabulary and the ability to comprehend moderately complex texts

BT: In your opinion, is this kind of exam practical in the daily use?

James: It's a reasonably good test of reading ability, yes, and it represents the kind of articles and information that somebody in an English-speaking job or academic course would have to process.

BT: What's the form of language exam in the UK when you were in middle school?

James: We don't have middle school, only primary and secondary, and we don't take language exams until we're 16, at GCSE. Those are relatively easy basic ability exams.

采访大意:James 认为,CET-4的水平相当于英国考试的A级水平,就是英国学生在18岁的时候参加的考试,即大学入门考试。四级试题考察了学生的词汇和理解能力。四级考试也是考察阅读理解能力一个不错的考试,它的试题形式和信息都在以后找工作和学术活动中用得到的。

二、考生实战经验

本次四级专题,就考生考前的疑问和心态,以及考后的感触,特别采访了中央财经大学经历了四级考试的四位学生(也是双语时代的读者),一起分享下他们的实战经验吧。

中央财经大学07级项目管理 冉春

考前采访:

薄弱:听力。

训练方式:早上阅读、背单词、做真题等等。听VOA、BBC新闻,慢速全部听写下来,快速地做填空。

擅长:快速阅读,首先看问题,再到文章里找答案,难度还好,在作文和快速阅读之间合理分配时间。

心态:轻松,应该能过,老师要求比较高,有点小压力噢!

考后感受:

☆考试的时候时间上感觉比较紧,写字都有点抖;

☆发挥最好的是阅读理解,做得很细,花的时间特别多;

☆快速阅读的时候,练习的题型是04和05年的,题型不同,比较吃亏。

考试经验:

☆做题时不能老看手表,造成心里紧张;

☆训练的时候多看题目,要尽可能熟悉题型;

☆王长喜的资料提供的方法比较有效。

中央财经大学07级金融学院 彭霜

考前采访:

薄弱:完形填空,比较不擅长语法,所以在做题的时候会把握不足,所以完形填空比较弱。

擅长:听力和快速阅读。听多了,做多了就熟练了,以前参加过雅思的培训和考试,听习惯了快的听力,做习惯了长篇的文章,做稍微慢点和短一点的四级题目,相对来说就会容易很多。平时练习也有剩余时间。

心态:比较平和。

考后感受:

☆难易程度还好,时间太紧了,答案还没填到答题卡上的时候,就只剩十分钟时间了,完型都还没做;

☆阅读做得不错,花的时间比较多;

☆阅读section B短文阅读做的不是很顺。

考试经验:

☆多做真题,多看报纸和阅读杂志。长期不懈的坚持听写和阅读才是王道。

中央财经大学07级财政学 郭磊

考前采访:

薄弱:阅读,因为经常会在二选一里边出问题,无法抉择。

听力:做真题。

擅长:完形填空,词汇出现的比较简单,不要想太多。

考后感受:

☆考试时间紧,听力结束的时候只剩四十分钟,三篇阅读,翻译还有完型没做完,挺紧张;

☆听力的最后一部分发挥得比较好;

☆比较擅长的完形填空时间不够。

考试经验:

☆看真题的时间花的比较多,多看杂志和报纸,练习做题速度才是王道。

中央财经大学07级国际金融 尹劼

考前采访:

薄弱:听力,语言环境,平常交流不说英语,做听力的时候有时间差,包括发音各方面的理解,有一个反应时间,有时候提不上来。有时候反应过来,就过了。

训练方式:上课,听VOA或者BBC相关的新闻,常速的,平常上课的全英的方式有助于阅读。

擅长:深度阅读,有较强的应试技巧,如排除法,关键词法。

考后感受:

☆听力特别不太清楚,比预想的要难很多;

☆阅读,快速阅读做的挺好的,对题型很熟悉。

考试经验:

☆比较喜欢看文章,做题思路比较正确;

☆摆好对完型的心态,不要太患得患失;

☆看《双语时代》Gas Station里的一些环节,一些单词,都是比较地道的英文,对我的阅读理解和听力帮助非常大;

☆考前准备一些作文模板,阐述现象,分析原因哪,比如说三段论等等;

☆做听力时可以相时而动,翻一下试卷提前看一下题目。是先看section B的小短文,因为那个部分会比较难一点,而8个短对话中间都会有10秒的停顿时间,用那个时间来看看它的题目内容,这样的话,做听力就不会那么手忙脚乱了。

小编总结:整体来说,四位考生发挥得都还不错。但还是有一些状况与他们实际预估的有出入。第一是时间。有三位同学都说做题时间特别紧。第二是平时擅长的部分在考试的时候没有发挥得特别理想。冉春同学的快速阅读(训练时题型没把握准确),郭磊同学的完形填空(没时间)。第三就是做题速度与准确度的把握,这些方面都有待提升。

Part 4 四级考试攻略黄金法则

语言类的学科是积累的过程,不可能是一蹴而就的。大学顺利过四级,拿高分绝对是厚积薄发的结果。针对种种状况,本编辑部特别提炼了在四级考试中攻克听力、阅读和写作的黄金法则,如果能坚持应用,过四级绝对是a piece of cake(小菜一碟)。

一、听力攻略黄金法则

有人说,“得听力者得天下。”听力的重要性不言而喻,今年6月四级听力的长对话和3篇短文理解,其难度相当于小型的阅读理解。听力短期内很难突破,要想提高必须坚持长期练习:

1. 专心致志,闭关学习

习武高手之所以要“闭关”,是要排除外界的一切干扰,英语听力也需要这种状态。

Think in English 用英语想英语

看美剧或大片,不放字幕,观看时采用听力英文思维配合画面猜想的方式来理解剧集;

坚持听写VOA special English, BBC, 你的英文思维能力、反应能力和口语会得到质的提升。

Imitate 多模仿多朗读多背诵

模仿是成功的钥匙,听写优美文章,模仿语音,背诵,一切都会水到渠成。

2. 多进行精听练习,听懂才是真谛

准备四级听力,要精听,不要泛听。精听的具体步骤:中国国际广播电台CRI或美国之音VOA或英国广播公司BBC每个小时开始的英语新闻,大约有20条,每条时间不超过1分钟,词汇量不超过200,您可以将某条新闻录制下来,然后反复听写。

同时,精听历年四级考题,迅速地熟悉考题。考前1到2个月要坚持每天听30分钟左右。

《双语时代》小帖士:

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二、阅读理解攻略黄金法则

快速阅读部分采用1-2篇较长的文章或多篇短文,总长度约为1000个单词。所占分值比例为10%,建议考试时间为15分钟。

深度阅读理解部分包括选词填空和短文阅读理解,测试学生通过阅读获取书面信息的能力。所占分值比例为25%,建议考试时间为25分钟。总共分三篇文章。

1. 没有捷径,只有功夫,提升基本技能

扩大词汇量

大量的阅读可以丰富你的词汇。重视英语词汇和习惯用法的积累。你在单位单词上停留的时间越少,对整个句子,乃至文段的把握就更好。

提高做题速度

阅读速度的提高在根本上是个潜移默化的过程,通过大量的阅读使阅读速度有质的提高。

2. 心领神会,巧用真题

力争把真题里的句子、单词都弄明白,并且对其中的难句做一定的分析,特别是语法结构。

3. 心无旁骛,全神贯注,高分速成

看文章时要撇开私心杂念,做到心无旁骛,一口气看完,更不要默念。

掌握英语文章的行文规律,阅读时着重抓住各段中心句(一般出现在段首)。一般来讲,题干中的关键词包括:人名、地名、年代、专有名词等等。

高分速成五项法则:一、先看题干,带着问题读文章;二、速读全文,了解大意知主题;三、详读细节,理顺思路与文章脉络;四、逻辑推理,做好深层理解题;五、猜词悟义,扫除阅读拦路虎。

《双语时代》小帖士:

杂志每期的单词量大约为2-3万,订阅一年的话,一年中可接触的英文单词大约为30万左右,足够应对四六级考试,但有个要求就是“认真”二字。当然,为了更好的帮助大家提高对杂志内容的“认真”,没有相应的机制也不行,我们将很快在网站上设立对应的模拟考试。这样读者就不光看看而已了,真正让读者学有所获。大家可以关注一下我们即将上线的“魔鬼课堂”和“玩转英语”频道。

三、写作攻略黄金法则

对于四级作文,可以做到短时期内的“速成”。因考试的作文结构框架是恒定的,内容是可预见的,于是快速搭建起一个满足考试要求的段落结构并填塞相应内容,是可以实现的。

1. 背诵

读书破万卷,下笔如有神。但建议在背的同时,摘抄精彩句,并学会举一反三。

2. 框架速成

四级作文一般固定为三段,每段基本上是对提纲的回答,并在段与段间添加适当的承接词,即可形成一篇三段文。

Structure结构三要素

每篇文章必须包括引言、发展及结论三个部分(即引出问题、分析问题、解决问题);

逻辑紧密、层次清楚

不一定要用到大量的长难句和纲外词汇,但偶尔一些新颖的句式或较难但使用准确的亮点词汇会给文章增色不少;

保持试卷整洁

答题时,一定要保持卷面整洁,给阅卷老师一个良好的印象分。

3. 黄金技巧和模板

Rule 1:思考文章主旨,(WHY, WHEN, WHERE, WHO, WHAT, HOW)

Rule 2:列出要点

Rule 3:扩充要点、独自成段

Rule 4: 适当使用连接词

Rule 5:检查拼字或文法的错误

Rule 6:首行要缩排

Rule 7:动词时态不能错

Rule 8:善用短语

连接词,连接两个子句:

and(和), but(但是), so(所以), when(当), because(因为), after(在……以后), before(在……以前), since(自从), although(虽然), unless(除非),until(直到…… )

副词,常放句首,引导一个子句:

Now(现在), usually(经常), sometimes(有时), occasionally(偶尔), first(首先), next(其次), then(然后), later(后来), finally(最后), eventually(终于), afterwards(以后), however(然而), furthermore(此外), moreover(此外), generally(一般地), suddenly(突然), fortunately(幸运地),unfortunately(不幸地……)

副词词组,放句首,引导一个子句:

first of all(首先), at first(起先), at the beginning(一开始), later on(后来), just then(那时), at that moment(那时), at the finish(最后), in the end(最后), after that(之后), after a while(过一会儿), to tell the truth(老实说), frankly speaking(坦白说), generally speaking(一般而言), in general(一般而言), in addition(此外), what is more(此外), on the whole(大体上), on my way to…(在前往……的路上), all of a sudden(突然), all at once(立刻), as far as I am concerned(就我来说……)

4. 万能模版

Nowadays, there are more and more (某种现象)in(某种场合).It is estimated that(相关数据).Why have there been so many [某种现象]? Maybe the reasons can be listed as follows. The first one is(原因一). Besides, (原因二). The third one is(原因三). To sum up, the main cause of (某种现象)is due to(最主要原因). It is high time that something were done upon it. For one thing, (解决办法一). On the other hand,(解决办法二). All these measures will certainly reduce the number of (某种现象)

《双语时代》小帖士:

我们早已经在杂志上设立了相关的栏目,比如《翻译擂台》和《舞文弄墨》,大家可以积极参加,点评人还是我们的外籍编辑。相信对大家的翻译和写作非常有帮助。