輕鬆提升英文寫作力
輕鬆提升英文寫作力
國立交通大學研究攻略營
國立交通大學研究攻略營
語言教學與研究中心
語言教學與研究中心
語言教學與研究中心
語言教學與研究中心
吳思葦
吳思葦 老師
老師
Diagnostic Test
Diagnostic Test 自我檢測
ag ost c est
ag ost c est 自我檢測
自我檢測
自我檢測
Q:英文寫作時，有以下感覺的請舉手
：
腦筋一片空白，書到用時方恨少
自以為有中國意境美
卻被美國老師評為B S
自以為有中國意境美，卻被美國老師評為B.S.
寫出來的句子都不是我要表達的意思
老師叫我回家修改文章，可是我怎麼看都檢查不出錯誤
文章構思與結構 避免中式英文
子句常見問題 參考資源
用字問題 學校資源
Student’s Example:
Student’s Example:
Biodata
Biodata
Student s Example:
Student s Example:
Biodata
Biodata
Jay Chao is a doctoral student of
y
Mechanical Engineering at National Chiao
Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, where he
g
y,
,
,
is doing sputter research. Sputter is one of
Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD). PVD can
y
p
p
(
)
be divided into three forms, Vacuum
Evaporation, Sputtering, and Ion Plating.
p
, p
g,
g
His master’s research topic is “Effect of
deposition parameter and annealing
p
p
g
還記得這篇熟悉的文章？
我與父親不相見已有二年餘了 我最不能忘記的是
還記得這篇熟悉的文章？
我與父親不相見已有二年餘了，我最不能忘記的是
他的背影。
那年冬天，祖母死了，父親的差使也交卸了，正是
禍不單行的日子
，
我從北京到徐州，打算跟著父親
奔喪回家。到徐州見著父親，看見滿院狼籍的東西，
又想起祖母，不禁簌簌地流下眼淚。
我讀到此處，在晶瑩的淚光中，又看見那肥胖的，青
布棉袍，黑布馬褂的背影。唉！我不知何時再能與他
布棉袍，黑布馬褂的背影。唉！我不知何時再能與他
相見！
全文的靈魂之窗
全文的靈魂之窗::
Thesis Statement
Thesis Statement
全文的靈魂之窗
全文的靈魂之窗:
:
Thesis Statement
Thesis Statement
• A college education is a good investment.g g
ÆA college education is a good investment for four reasons.
• I am going to write about sports injuries.
ÆBefore exercising, you should avoid sports injuries by g y j y taking a few simple precautions.
• The United States is a free country.
ÆYoung people in my culture have less freedom than young people in the United States in their choice of where th li h th d h t th i j b i
A di t t ti ti f th P l ti R f
According to statistics from the Population Reference Bureau, the world’s population is increasing at a geometric rate.
World population first reaches 1 billion back in 1804. It took 123 years for it World population first reaches 1 billion back in 1804. It took 123 years for it to reach 2 billion in 1927. By 1960, a period of just 32 years, it had added another billion. Just 15 years later, we were at 4 billion, 12 years later at 5 billion and 11 years after that at 6 billion The United Nations has projected billion, and 11 years after that at 6 billion. The United Nations has projected an increase to 9 billion by the year 2050. Most of the increase will be in the world’s less developed countries. (“World” 1).
文章構思與結構 避免中式英文
子句常見問題 參考資源
用字問題 學校資源
獨立句子、從屬子句
獨立句子、從屬子句，
，
傻傻分不清楚？
傻傻分不清楚？
•
Although people want to believe that all
men are created equal.
q
•
Because many students have part-time
jobs
jobs.
•
Evidence that the wave reached a height
of 80 feet when coming ashore along the
coastline.
coastline.
請分辨四大子句
請分辨四大子句:
: N Adj Adv
N Adj Adv
請分辨四大子句
請分辨四大子句:
: N. Adj. Adv
N. Adj. Adv
•
Engineers
Engineers
, who have an aptitude for drafting and
, who have an aptitude for drafting and
mechanics,
must also be artistic and imaginative.
•
Please tell me
where the student union is
•
Please tell me
where the student union is
.
•
Even though students declare a major now
, they
can change it later
can change it later.
•
Students should declare a major by their junior
year
unless they have not made up their minds
.
減化
減化
句型變化萬千
句型變化萬千 本同源
本同源
Tony Chen is an English teacher. Tony Chen earns a lot of money.
(1) Tony Chen is an English teacher. He earns a lot of money.
(2) Tony Chen, who earns a lot of money, is an English
t h teacher.
(3) Tony Chen, earning a lot of money, is an English teacher.
Adjective Clause
Adjective Clause 形容詞子句
形容詞子句
關係代名詞的省略
關係代名詞的省略
［關係代名詞的省略］
［關係代名詞的省略］
•
The man is my uncle.
You saw him just now.
Æ
The man [
[
whom
you saw just now
y
j
] is my uncle.
]
y
•
The man is my uncle.
He was here just now.
Æ
The man [
who
was here just now
] is my uncle
Æ
The man [
who
was here just now
] is my uncle
.
清楚為要
關代
當受詞時
當受詞時
Adjective Clause
Adjective Clause 形容詞子句
形容詞子句
何時該使用
何時該使用 h
h
?
?
何時該使用
何時該使用that?
that?
h•
Man is an animal ____ is capable of speaking.
Money is the only thing
interests me
that who
that
•
Money is the only thing ____ interests me.
•
He is the best man ____ I can recommend.
that that
•
Spaceman Armstrong was the first man ____
set foot on the moon.
that
意義精確為
要
有指示
要
的情況下
減化子句
減化子句:
:用分詞片語組合
用分詞片語組合
減化子句
減化子句:
:用分詞片語組合
用分詞片語組合
主詞同一人
Peter was kissing his wife in the car on the highway.
Th hi h t l P t ti k t f bl ki th t ffi The highway patrol gave Peter a ticket for blocking the traffic.
Kissing his ife in the car on the high a the high a patrol Kissing his wife in the car on the highway, the highway patrol gave Peter a ticket for blocking the traffic.
Kissing his wife in the car on the highway, Peter
文章構思與結構 避免中式英文
子句常見問題 參考資源
用字問題 學校資源
中文重會意
中文重會意 英文重形式
英文重形式
中文重會意
中文重會意 英文重形式
英文重形式
清
心
以
可以幫我個忙嗎? 你好嗎?Would you do me a favor? How are you?
心
也
可
以
你好嗎? How are you?
也
可
今天宿舍搬走了很多人 1 Today quite a few people 1.今天宿舍搬走了很多人
2.我的英文說得不好 3. 我要買肚子痛的藥
1. Today quite a few people moved out the dorm. 2. I can’t speak English well.
3 I want to buy some 3. I want to buy some
medicine for my stomachache.
robbed robbed
with with
文章構思與結構 避免中式英文
子句常見問題 參考資源
用字問題 學校資源
Which one is a good paragraph?
A good
Which one is a good paragraph?
A good
h h
ld b
bl t b
i
TOPIC
如何讓讀者不迷路
如何讓讀者不迷路？
？
Unity
Unity &
&
Coherence
Coherence
• Discuss one and only one main idea
from beginning to end
from beginning to end
•
Repeat key nouns
•
Use consistent pronouns
•
Use transition signals to link ideas
•
Arrange your ideas in logical order
文章構思與結構 避免中式英文
子句常見問題 參考資源
用字問題 學校資源
避免中式英文
避免中式英文 1
1
避免中式英文
避免中式英文 1
1
將名詞轉化為動詞使用
避免過度使用「動詞+名詞」
*Do exercise regularly to stay healthy..
避免中式英文
避免中式英文 2
2
避免中式英文
避免中式英文 2
2
Easy to = 易於?
*We live in an easy to change world, so we
must always be flexible and willing to learn
y
g
new skills.
We live in an ever-changing world, so we
must always s be flexible and willing to
must always s be flexible and willing to
learn new skills.
Easy to?
Easy to?
Easy to?
Easy to?
9
• easy to angry 9 get angry easily
9 bad-tempered
• easy to change 9 ever-changing
9 easily changeable
• easy to irritate 9 easily irritated
避免中式英文
避免中式英文 3
3
避免中式英文
避免中式英文 3
3
“Ever” is我曾經約過恐龍妹
Ever is normally used in questions only!*I have ever dated a dinosaur
q y
I have ever dated a dinosaur.
I have dated a dinosaur before
I have dated a dinosaur before.
.
避免中式英文
避免中式英文 4
4
避免中式英文
避免中式英文 4
4
phenomenon
*My girlfriend will not return my phone calls.
Have you ever experienced this
Have you ever experienced this
phenomenon before?
避免中式英文
避免中式英文 5
5
避免中式英文
避免中式英文 5
5
避免使用:
由於
Owing to
避免使用:
英美人士很少使用 的英文片語*Owing to the recent increases in technology,
ll h
d
th
cell phones can do more than ever.
Thanks to / Due to / Because of the recent
increases in technology, cell phones can do
increases in technology, cell phones can do
more than ever.
文章構思與結構 避免中式英文
寫作一定要會的
文法句型 參考資源 用字問題 學校資源
參考資源
參考資源
參考資源
參考資源
朗文線上字典
•
Longman Online Dictionary 朗文線上字典
http://www.ldoceonline.com/
p
•
OneLook Dictionary 舉一反三千
More than 5 million words in more than 900 online
dictionaries are indexed by the OneLook search engine.
•
TANGO 搭配詞
http://candle.fl.nthu.edu.tw/collocation/webfo
p
rm2.aspx
文章構思與結構 避免中式英文
寫作一定要會的
文法句型 參考資源 用字問題 學校資源
學校資源
學校資源
學校資源
學校資源
國立交通大學語言與教學中心
•
國立交通大學語言與教學中心
http://ltrc.nctu.edu.tw/
•
語言自習中心
http://ltrc nctu edu tw/home/SelfStudyCent
http://ltrc.nctu.edu.tw/home/SelfStudyCent
er/cht/cht_home.html
英語寫作諮詢服務
•
英語寫作諮詢服務
•
交大語言中心不定期舉辦英語學習相關演
交大語言中心不定期舉辦英語學習相關演
講及活動
寫作不迷路：按部就班
寫作不迷路：按部就班、
、過關斬將
過關斬將
寫作不迷路：按部就班
Reference
Reference
Reference
Reference
• Alice Oshima & Ann Hogue (2006). Writing Academic English. 4th ed. USA: Longman.
B t i S Mik l k & Li d J ff i (2004) M
• Beatrice S. Mikulecky & Linda Jeffries (2004). More Reading Power. USA: Longman. 1-10.
• Paul Hancock (2001) Penguin English Photocopiables:
• Paul Hancock (2001). Penguin English Photocopiables: Is That What You Mean? Penguin English
Photocopiables Is That What You Mean?. London: o ocop ab es s a a ou ea o do Longman.
• Scott Dreyer & Posen Liao (2008). Write Like a y ( )
Champion: Including 12 Steps to Better Writing. Taiwan: 眾文圖書公司. 74-109.
