2020-01-15

一、例句 

The obvious argument in its favor is that young children pick up languages much more easily than teenagers. (《剑桥雅思官方真题集》) 

二、句子解析 

很多同学一提起议论文写作就头疼，不知道怎么写。其实议论文写作和其他写作一样可以分为思维和语言。思维就是看到一个题目是否有观点，是否可以充分展开观点；语言就是能够驾驭思维的充分词汇和句式。词汇问题好解决，句式其实也不难。很多议论文句式是可以提前准备好的，不管是四六级、考研、还是托福、雅思。 

今天我们从雅思考官范文中学习一个高频句式。这个句子中“its favor”中的“its”指的是上文中提到过的观点：it is better for children to begin learning a foreign language at primary school rather than secondary school. 

当我们想表示“支持 X 观点明显的理由是 Y”时，就可以用“The obvious argument in favor of X is that Y. ”这一句式。 

学习建议：雅思考官范文中有大量的议论文写作高频句式，学习时可以注意积累和临摹。《经济学人》中有大量的分析、论证句式，阅读时也可以留意。 

三、句式临摹

临摹句子：

The obvious argument in its favor is that young children pick up languages much more easily than teenagers. 

提炼句式： 

The obvious argument in its favor is that X.（“its”上文中已经明确提到过） 

The obvious argument in favor of X is that Y. 

造句示范： 

a) The obvious argument in favor of a work-life balance is that many people live unhappy lives despite pay raises and promotions. 

b) The obvious argument in favor of shifting to electric cars is that gasoline-powered vehicles have contributed to worsening climate change. 

四、作业 

参考第三部分的句式造句，造句时尽量用中文写出具体的语境。