GRE写作笔记：文章的开头

 　　常用类型：

　　1．回顾当前形势，表明立场

　　2．阐明互相矛盾的两个观点，表明立场

　　3．提出问题并给于一个答案，表明立场

　　4．讲述一个趣闻，表明立场

　　5．开门见山，直接表明立场

　　6．引用谚语（不是中国的谚语）

　　例子：

　　1.Social progress, an indispensable part of human life whose meaning varies from place to place, has come to the sole standard of social well-being¹ of people

　　Reputation, a term whose definition/an inevitable² part of success which brings pride in its wake, may sometimes lead to downfall great heroes

　　2.Some argue/suggest/claim that ... while others maintain/insist that ...

　　There is an on-going debate over.... Some people who oppose ... suggest that ... while others who advocate ... would claim that ....

　　3. the answer apparently³ lies not in ... but in ....

　　4. It is reported that in the latest issue of TIME that ....

　　college professor, factory worker, office employee, business executive（这些可以用来举例）

1 well-being   

n.安康，安乐，幸福

参考例句：

• He always has the well-being of the masses at heart.他总是把群众的疾苦挂在心上。
• My concern for their well-being was misunderstood as interference.我关心他们的幸福，却被误解为多管闲事。

2 inevitable   

adj.不可避免的，必然发生的

参考例句：

• Mary was wearing her inevitable large hat.玛丽戴着她总是戴的那顶大帽子。
• The defeat had inevitable consequences for British policy.战败对英国政策不可避免地产生了影响。

3 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。