4) Government is only as good as the man in it--which is why it needs more women.
分号:
1) The world is a comedy to those that think; a tragedy to those that feed.
2) Science needs to live alongside religion, philosophy, history and esthetic1 experience; alone it can lead to great harm.
3) According to one national survey, high school boys expected a starting salary of $19,500 for their first full-time2 job; on the other hand, high school girls expected a starting salary of only $15,000.
括号:
1) For a long time , women were thought to be inferior to men.
2) We think , that we have nothing to discover, and the only things of the utmost importance to us concern the present of the man.
十4、Prep Tips
1. Recite the outlines;
2. Prepare essay frames;
3. Write as many essays as possible according to your conditions;
4. Read and recite sample essays and the materials in the KIT3 of my book;
5. Learn to revise your own essays according to the following checklist:
作文自查清单
1).是不是针对题目写作,有没跑题?
2).结构是不是合理,有无完整的开头、正文(2到3段)和结尾?
3).是不是在开头段提出了我们的立场?
4).中间段落每段是不是有主题句(TOPic sentence)?
5).中间段落每段是不是用事例或理由支持该段的主题句?
6).是不是用连接词使文章上下文连贯、通顺?
7).每段是不是有句式变换?
8).结尾段是不是汇总了我们的理由并重申了我们的立场?
9).语言方面是不是有下列错误:大小写错误、标点符号错误、拼写错误、串句、错 位修饰、排比错误、主谓语不同、定语从句错误、时态错误、名词单复数错误、搭配错误、词性错误、用词不当,等等?
十5、Suggestions
Practice makes perfect.
Where there is a will, there is a way.