【英语写作】黄金句式（七）
解释
入门
1. There are probably several reasons/causes for this dramatic/significant increase/decline in...
引起……显著增长（下降）的原因有几个。
2. Some reasons can explain this trend. First of all, ... Secondly, ... Furthermore, ...
一些原因可以解释这一趋势。首先，……；其次，……；另外，……
3. This phenomenon exists for a number of reasons. First... second... third...
这一现象存在有很多的原因，第一，…… 第二，…… 第三，……
4. Perhaps the main/primary/fundamental/most important reason is...
也许，最主要（根本、重要）的原因是……
进阶
1. There is no doubt that... is going to be the biggest problem for...
毫无疑问，……正在成为……的最大问题。
2. You don’t have to look very far to find out/identify the reason why...
你不必花费很大的力气就会找到……的原因。
3. People seem to fail to take into account the fact that...
人们似乎忽视了……这一事实。
4. The causes for... are varied. They include... The main cause is...
造成……的原因有很多，包括…… 主要的原因是……
高级
1. It is no easy task to identify the reasons for this phenomenon which involves several complicated factors.
要找出这一现象的原因并非易事，因为它涉及若干复杂的因素。
2. Certainly, ... is not the sole reason for..., ... is also responsible for the change/problem.
当然，……并不是唯一的原因。还有……也导致了这一变化（问题）的产生。
3. There are numerous reasons why..., and I would explore only the most important one here.
……的原因有很多，在此我只想探讨其中最重要的原因。
4. The reason for this is not far to seek. The first reason is that... The second one is... The third is... For all this, the main cause of... is due to...
这一问题的原因不难发现。第一个原因是……第二个是……第三个是……综上所述，……最主要的原因应该是……
举例
入门
1. Take... for example.
以……为例。
2. A good case in point is...
一个很好的相关例子是……
3. There are many instances supporting my opinion.
有许多例子可以证明我的观点。
4. Perhaps the most important example of... is...
有关……的最重要的例子可能是……
进阶
1. I can think of no better illustration of this idea than the example of...
要说明这个问题，……是一个最好的例子。
2. As one writer/scientist/psychologist wrote/commented/noted...
正如一位作家（科学家、心理学家）写的（说的、指出的）那样……
3. The latest surveys conducted by... show/reveal/demonstrate/indicate that...
最近由……开展的调查显示……
4. I have fully realized that... is essential to our future.
我充分认识到……对我们的未来是多么的重要。
高级
1. The majority of people believe that... will provide them with more opportunities to..., which may put them in a favorable position in the future.
大部分人相信……会使他们有更多机会发展……，而这对他们未来是非常有好处的。
2. We are blessed with new opportunities and faced with new challenges that...
我们被赋予新的机会和面临着新的挑战……
3. What will happen to...? Nobody really knows. But one thing is certain...
……会发生什么事情？没人确切知道。但有一件事可以肯定：……
4. Nothing could be more obvious/apparent than the evidence that...
再没有比这个更明显的例子了，……
比较
入门
1. ... is no more... than... is
……绝不比……更……
2. On the one hand... on the other hand...
一方面，……另一方面，……
3. Similarly/Likewise/In the same way, ...
同样，……
4. ... bears startling/striking resemblance to...
……与……极为相似。
进阶
1. Although... enjoys a distinct advantage, ...
尽管……有明显优势，但是……
2. Some hold that..., while others argue that...
一部分人认为……，另一部分人则认为……
3. Nothing/Few things can equal/match/parallel...
没有什么能与……相比。
4. I think we should balance well between... and...
我认为我们应该平衡好……和……两方面。
高级
1. Serious as the problem may be, it pales/disappears into insignificance by comparison to...
问题可能很严重，但与……相比就微不足道了。
2. The advantages gained in... are much greater than the advantages we gain from...
……的优点远远超过我们从……中获得的。
3. Indeed, ... carries more weight than... when... is concerned.
的确，就……而言，……的重要性要超过……
4. Depending on personal experience and concern, we find that some people hold the idea of..., while others prefer...
基于个人经历、关注的不同，我们发现有人持……的观点，而另外一些人则更喜欢……
