《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》中的各种写作例句和素材

使用方法：请先尝试按照中文反写英文，再与英文例句做比较，注意研究表达方式的转换。

LANGUAGE BANK用语库

About Saying what a text is about描述文章的内容

☽The book is about homeless people in the cities.

这本书写的是城市中无家可归的人们。

☽The report deals with the issue of homelessness in London.

这篇报道是关于伦敦的无家可归问题。

☽The writer discusses the problems faced by homeless people.

作者讨论了无家可归者面临的种种问题。

☽The article presents an overview of the issues surrounding homelessness.

这篇文章概述了有关无家可归的种种问题。

☽The novel explores the theme of friendship among homeless people. 这部小说探究了无家可归的人之间的友谊这个主题。

☽The first chapter examines the relationship between homelessness and drug addiction.

第一章考察了无家可归与吸毒成瘾之间的关系。

☽The paper considers the question of why so many young people become homeless.

这篇论文论述了为何如此多的年轻人变得无家可归的问题。

according to Reporting someone's opinion陈述某人的观点

☽Photography is, according to Vidal, the art form of untalented people. 据维达尔所言，摄影是没有天赋的人的艺术形式。

☽For Vidal, photography is the art form of untalented people.

对维达尔来说，摄影是没有天赋的人的艺术形式。

☽His view is that photography is not art but merely the mechanical reproduction of images.

他的观点是摄影不是艺术，而只是机械地复制图像。

☽Smith takes the view that photography is both an art and a science. 史密斯所持的观点是：摄影既是一门艺术也是一门科学。

☽In Brown's view, photography should be treated as a legitimate art in its own right.

在布朗看来，摄影本身就应该被视为一种正当的艺术。

☽James is of the opinion that a good painter can always be a good photographer if he or she so decides.

詹姆斯认为一个好的画家定能成为一个好的摄影师，只要他／她一心这样做。☽Emerson believed that a photograph should only reflect what the human eye can see.

埃默森认为照片应该只是反映人们肉眼所能见到的东西。

Addition Adding another item补充说明

☽Bilingual children do better in IQ tests than children who speak only one language.

In addition/What is more, they seem to find it easier to learn third or even fourth languages.

讲两种语言的儿童比只讲一种语言的儿童智商测试得分更高。此外／而且，讲两种语言的儿童似乎在学习第三甚至第四种语言时觉得更容易。

☽Learning another language not only improves children' s job prospects in later life, but also boosts their self-esteem.

学习另一种语言不仅可以提升儿童未来的职业前景，而且可以增强他们的自尊心。

☽Teaching children a second language improves their job prospects in later life.

Other benefits include increased self-esteem and greater tolerance of other cultures.

教儿童第二语言可以提升他们未来的职业前景。此外，还可以使他们获得更强的自信心，对其他文化更包容。

☽Another/One further/One additional reason for encouraging bilingual education is that it boosts children' self-esteem.

另一个鼓励双语教育的原因是它能增强儿童的自尊心。

☽Studies suggest that bilingual children find it easier to learn additional languages.

There is, moreover, increasing evidence that bilingual children perform better across a range of school subjects, not just foreign languages.

研究表明，讲两种语言的儿童学习其他语言觉得更容易。此外，越来越多的证据表明，讲两种语言的儿童不仅在外语学习上，同时在其他各门学科的学习上都表现得更好。

☽His claim that children find bilingual education confusing is based on very little evidence.

Moreover, the evidence he does provide is seriously flawed.

他认为双语教育会使儿童感到迷惑的说法几乎是没有依据的。况且，他仅有的证据也是有严重缺陷的。

☽Research has shown that first-language development is not impeded by exposure to a second language.

Furthermore, there is no evidence to support the claim that children find bilingual education confusing.

研究已经表明，接触第二语言不会妨碍第一语言的发展。而且，没有证据支持双语教育使儿童感到迷惑这种说法。