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【寫作】改掉托福寫作口語化的壞習慣 Hello 大家好~ 我是Pin TOEFL 的Lucy 本篇文章針對寫作常見錯誤的口語化習慣跟大家參考,平常沒有注意到的地方,提點過後,開始有意識的矯正! https://reurl.cc/AKmrm3 托福寫作評分標準項目之一為文章的質量(Quality),內容夠不夠清楚、架構是否容易理解、以及整體英文闡述的語言程度。托福衝刺期間,每周都有近20位的同學參加我們的顧問寫作批改資源,而大家的練習當中,很容易出現寫作盲點– 用字遣詞太過口語化。 英文作文有一個制式化的標準,往往語氣以及詞彙選擇都是精準的並且無爭議性的。相較於跟朋友講故事的談話內容、或是寫日記的段落,口語化的語言成分務必降到最低。“Colloquial language” 口語化的英文,反映在托福的文章當中會降低你文章的說服力、穩定性,給讀者的感官也會因此受到影響。 I. 口語化三大缺點: 過於輕鬆/不正式 想法不精準/不清楚 太廣泛 II. 避免以下的用法: 1. 多餘的填補詞 – Example: ‘so’, ‘really’, ‘very’, ‘pretty’, ‘even’ 口說當中常常為了增加強調效果或語調效果,在作文中應避免 My professors and even my parents were there. --> My professors and my parents attended the ceremony. My internship was pretty successful. --> My internship experience was a success. 2. 不精準的衡量尺度 – Example: Mood – good Experience – sucks Giving an Example – basically Quantity – a lot 怎樣的程度,請同學清楚的交代,我們不依賴讀者自動理解你想表達的論點 I was feeling good after the interview. --> I felt confident that I would receive an offer. I spent a lot of years trying to lose weight. --> The process of my weight loss journey took four years for me to feel healthy again. 3. 主詞、受詞隨便省略 – Example: “in other words, not very helpful” 若是讀者跟不上你想表達的資訊,則為無意義的內容 What is not helpful for who? It is detrimental for people. --> Sexism is detrimental for women in the workplace. 4. 避免常見SLANG – Example: “get in touch with”, “also”, “show up”, “well…” https://www.engvid.com/english-resource/formal-informal-english/ III. 附上托福Writing Rubrics: https://www.ets.org/s/toefl/pdf/toefl_writing_rubrics.pdf 在文章中減少口語化的習慣能避免讀者的誤解、不確定性。只要你在打文章的過程當中有意識地減少這樣的習慣,讀者一定能更清楚地跟上你的思路。“Well developed, using clearly appropriate explanations, exemplifications, and/or details.” 托福要求的”容易理解”,從我們寫作的精準度下手! - Pin TOEFL Lucy 歡迎加入 Pin TOEFL FB 隨時關注最新消息! Pin TOEFL FB: https://reurl.cc/kdmbxb Pin TOEFL LINE:@658vdnik 免費預約諮詢:https://www.pin-toefl.com/contact -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc), 來自: 114.43.183.243 (臺灣) ※ 文章網址: https://www.ptt.cc/bbs/TOEFL_iBT/M.1647582021.A.FE4.html