種銜接手段，以期在自己日后的寫作中派上用場，因?yàn)橛⑽膶懽鹘酝ㄒ焕?。只有善于借鑒，勤加研究，才會(huì)借他人的優(yōu)勢和長處，提高自己的寫作水平。

　　背誦

　　背誦是提高寫作的又一有效途徑。要學(xué)好寫作，首先要處理好語言輸入與輸出之間的關(guān)系。前者是后者的前提條件。如果頭腦空空如也，就根本談不上寫出像模像樣的文章。只有讀過大量東西，并且有意識(shí)地將其中精彩部分儲(chǔ)存于記憶之中(committhe highlights to memory)，才能保證下筆流暢、文通字順。因此，背誦對(duì)于寫作極為重要。但背誦不是機(jī)械記憶，而是有選擇性的背誦，是有意義的記憶。因?yàn)闄C(jī)械背誦的結(jié)果要么是記憶很快就蕩然無存、了無痕跡，要么是無法活學(xué)活用、付諸實(shí)踐。背誦包括五個(gè)方面：重點(diǎn)詞匯、常用套語、精彩句子、優(yōu)秀段落、經(jīng)典篇章。

　　重點(diǎn)詞匯

　　美妙的用詞及搭配皆在此列，像fallvictim(受害)，standa fair chance(大有希望)這種地道的動(dòng)賓搭配要勤加記憶。為了積累寫作詞匯，應(yīng)將文中同屬一個(gè)話題的用詞匯總歸納，組成主題詞族(topicfamily)。歸類記憶可以使自己日后即寫即用，得心應(yīng)手。下文是一篇闡釋愛心的優(yōu)秀文章，多處用詞精巧，現(xiàn)將文中關(guān)于愛心這一主題的詞匯總結(jié)如下：

　　emotional strength 情感的力量

　　the noblest of human emotions人類最高尚的情感

　　no thought of gain不計(jì)得失

　　the lamp of love愛心之燈

　　help the victims of natural disasters支援自然災(zāi)害受害者

　　donate whatever they can傾囊相助

　　help their needy fellow citizens 幫助有需要的同胞

　　be ready to give a helping hand 隨時(shí)準(zhǔn)備伸出援手

　　When we use the word “love”, we do not simply mean an attraction to a person ofthe opposite sex, which is a very narrow definition of the word. Love isemotional strength, which can support us no matter how dark the world around usbecomes. In fact, throughout history people of many different cultures have regardedlove as the noblest of human emotions.

　　As an example of the power of love, we should remember how the Chinese peopleof all nationalities respond to the call to help the victims of naturaldisasters every year. Although their incomes are still low by internationalstandards, people all over the country do not hesitate to donate whatever theycan ― be it money or goods ― to help their needy fellow citizens. Moreover,they do this with no thought of gain for themselves.

　　In my opinion, the best way to show love is to help people who are moreunfortunate than we are. We should always be ready to give a helping hand tothose who are in trouble, no matter whether they are family members or completestrangers. In this way, we can help to make the world a better place, for thedarker the shadows of sorrow become, the more brightly the lamp of love shines.

　　當(dāng)我們用“愛”這個(gè)詞時(shí)，我們不僅僅指異性對(duì)一個(gè)人的吸引，這只是對(duì)這個(gè)詞非常狹隘的解釋。愛心是一種情感的力量，不論我們周圍的世界多么黑暗，愛心都能支撐我們。事實(shí)上，縱觀歷史，不同文化背景的人都把愛看成是人類最高尚的情感。

　　說到愛心的力量，我們馬上就會(huì)想起每年中國各族人民是如何響應(yīng)號(hào)召支援自然災(zāi)害受害者的。盡管按照國際標(biāo)準(zhǔn)他們的收入還處于低水平，全國人民毫不猶豫地傾囊相助――不管是錢還是物――幫助那些有需要的同胞。而且，他們這么做并不考慮自己的得失。

　　我認(rèn)為，表達(dá)愛心的最好方式是幫助比我們更加不幸的人。我們應(yīng)該隨時(shí)準(zhǔn)備向有困難的人伸出援助之手，無論他們是家庭成員還是素昧平生。這樣，我們就能夠助一臂之力把世界變成一個(gè)更美好的地方，因?yàn)?，悲傷的陰影越黑暗，愛心之燈的光芒就越閃亮。

　　常用套語

　　套語指流行的公式化語言，在寫作中適當(dāng)使用頗有必要。如在商業(yè)信函結(jié)尾，期望對(duì)方早日回復(fù)的表達(dá)方式就要遵循套語的基本模式，使表達(dá)規(guī)范得體。下面試舉幾個(gè)例子：

　　Kindly favor us with an early reply. 請?jiān)缛召n復(fù)。

　　Your prompt reply will be highly appreciated. 如能及時(shí)回復(fù)，將不勝感謝。

　　We look forward to hearing from you soon. 早日回復(fù)。

　　We are expecting your prompt reply. 急盼回復(fù)。

　　Please have the kindness to answer this letter quickly. 請?jiān)缛栈匦拧?/p>

　　Kindly let us have your reply at your earliest convenience. 請?jiān)谀奖銜r(shí)盡早賜函。

　　We would appreciate it if you could respond right away. 如能即刻回復(fù)，將不勝感謝。

　　當(dāng)前流行應(yīng)試寫作模板，即套語的使用貫穿文章始終，為考生提供萬能公式型的文章主架，每句表達(dá)皆由固定套語框定，考生只要背下套用句型、過渡詞語，在考試中根據(jù)特定考題填充具體內(nèi)容。這種應(yīng)試策略使寫出的文章矯揉造作，生硬刻板，雖可以讓考生及格過關(guān)，但絕對(duì)得不到高分。套語的過多使用不妨可以比作大海中的救生圈，有了它，僅僅可以讓不擅游泳者保全性命，卻無法自在暢游，一展泳姿。一般而言，套語較為空洞，如使用過多，文章容易流于空泛，言之無物。寫作宜虛實(shí)結(jié)合，形式與內(nèi)容相統(tǒng)一。下例是一篇比較在家學(xué)習(xí)與入校讀書誰優(yōu)誰劣的范文，文中巧妙地使用了一些固定句式和過渡詞語，不僅增強(qiáng)了表達(dá)效果，而且實(shí)現(xiàn)了形式與內(nèi)容的統(tǒng)一。

　　There are two major arguments that can be made for studying at home. First, asadvances in the electronic media have brought the whole world of scholarshipinto the home via the Internet and educational courses on TV, the classroom isno longer the only place for acquiring knowledge. Second, it is widely held thata person studies better in the familiar surroundings of his own home and whenhe can arrange his own study time.

　　But we must not lose sight of the fact that there are advantages to studying inthe classroom, too. Being surrounded by people of roughly the same abilitiesand interests can be a great stimulus to acquiring knowledge, whereas studyingin solitude at home is boring for many people. More importantly, there can beno substitute for a good teacher, who must not only be able to impart facts andtheories, but also to appraise and encourage his students.

　　Given the choice between these two methods of learning, I prefer the classroom.This is because I am the sort of person who finds it difficult to concentrateon study in the midst of household chores, and disturbances from visitors andtelephone calls. The classroom environment, I feel, is the only one in whichmost people feel comfortable applying all their energies to the all-importanttask of acquiring knowledge.

　　關(guān)于在家學(xué)習(xí)，我們可以提出兩個(gè)主要論點(diǎn)。第一，由于電子媒體方面取得的進(jìn)步把整個(gè)世界的知識(shí)通過互聯(lián)網(wǎng)和電視上的教育課程帶入了家庭，教室不再是惟一獲取知識(shí)的場所。第二，人們普遍認(rèn)為，在自己家里這樣熟悉的環(huán)境中，并且能自己安排學(xué)習(xí)時(shí)間，一個(gè)人能學(xué)得更好。

　　但是，我們不能忽視在教室里學(xué)習(xí)也有好處這一事實(shí)。周圍都是能力相近和興趣相投的人可能會(huì)對(duì)獲取知識(shí)形成巨大的刺激，而對(duì)很多人來說孤獨(dú)一人在家學(xué)習(xí)會(huì)有些枯燥乏味。更重要的是，沒有什么可以替代一個(gè)好，他不僅能夠傳道授業(yè)，而且能夠評(píng)估并鼓勵(lì)學(xué)生。

　　如果在兩種學(xué)習(xí)方法中選擇，我更喜歡在教室里學(xué)習(xí)，因?yàn)槲沂悄欠N很難在家務(wù)瑣事、客人、電話的打擾下集中注意力學(xué)習(xí)的人。我認(rèn)為大多數(shù)人只有在教室里才能把全部精力放在獲取知識(shí)這件十分重要的工作上。

　　精彩句子

　　精彩句子指文章中句式優(yōu)美、蘊(yùn)含哲理的句子。精彩句子的背誦有助于寫作時(shí)的引用和模仿。如在閱讀美國前總統(tǒng)約翰?肯尼迪(JohnF. Kennedy)的就職演說(InauguralAddress)時(shí)，可以記住諸如“Asknot what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. ”(不要問國家能為你做什么，而要問你能為國家做什么。)這樣的傳世佳句，當(dāng)你寫關(guān)于愛國(patriotism)主題的作文時(shí)，則可以適時(shí)引用?，F(xiàn)仍以上面談“愛心”的文章為例，其中值得背誦的句子為數(shù)不少。摘錄如下：

　　①Love is emotional strength, which can support us no matter how dark the worldaround us becomes.

　　愛心是情感的力量，不論我們周圍的世界多么黑暗，愛心都能支撐我們。

　　②People all over the country do not hesitate to donate whatever they can ― beit money or goods ― to help their needy fellow citizens.

　　全國人民毫不猶豫地傾囊相助――不管是錢還是物――幫助那些有需要的同胞。

　?、跿he best way to show love is to help people who are more unfortunate than weare.

　　表達(dá)愛心的最好方式是幫助比我們更加不幸的人。

　?、躎he darker the shadows of sorrow become, the more brightly the lamp of loveshines.

　　悲傷的陰影越黑暗，愛心之燈的光芒就越閃亮。

　　優(yōu)秀段落

　　閱讀時(shí)，我們經(jīng)常會(huì)碰到一些過目難忘的段落。這些段落或者表達(dá)流暢、文筆優(yōu)美，或者邏輯縝密、結(jié)構(gòu)嚴(yán)謹(jǐn)。根據(jù)表達(dá)需要，有不同的功能段落，如現(xiàn)象說明段、觀點(diǎn)陳述段、原因列舉段、利弊解釋段、結(jié)論歸納段、趨勢預(yù)測段、措施建議段等。有些優(yōu)秀段落可以作為寫作的功能段落加以背誦，對(duì)于我們拓展思路、規(guī)范行文大有裨益。在背誦過程中，熟練掌握各種功能段落的行文規(guī)則，自己在表達(dá)時(shí)就能駕輕就熟。下面僅舉觀點(diǎn)陳述段和措施建議段各一例。

　　觀點(diǎn)陳述段(陳述“民族文化應(yīng)該成為世界文化”的觀點(diǎn))

　　A culture of one nation may become international, which is beneficial for allmankind. Since China has opened its doors widely to the outside world, manypeople from different countries want to visit China. They will come to acceptand love Chinese culture as a whole. In addition, Chinese culture should beshared generously with foreign people, who show great interest in it.Meanwhile, as more and more foreigners come to China, they bring aspects oftheir own culture to share with the Chinese people. In this way, people fromvarious nations in the world will be able to acquire a better understanding ofeach other and live peacefully together.

　　一個(gè)國家的文化可能成為世界文化，這對(duì)全人類都有益。由于中國已經(jīng)向外界敞開了國門，許多來自不同國家的人都希望來看一看中國。他們會(huì)開始接受并喜歡整個(gè)中國文化，中國文化應(yīng)該大大方方地讓感興趣的外國人分享。與此同時(shí)，隨著來中國的外國人越來越多，他們也把他們自己的文化帶給了中國人。這樣，世界各國的人們就能夠更好地相互理解、和平相處。

　　措施建議段(建議“人口老齡化”的解決措施)

　　The rapidity of the population’s aging has made it more urgent for the adoptionof countermeasures. No doubt, the key is to build a solid economic foundation.Meanwhile, importance should be attached to overall social progress by changingthe backward situation in social security, welfare and service. What’s more,family care and community services should also be encouraged.

　　人口老齡化的加速使采取應(yīng)對(duì)措施變得更為緊迫。毫無疑問，解決問題的關(guān)鍵是建立穩(wěn)固的經(jīng)濟(jì)基礎(chǔ)。與此同時(shí)，應(yīng)該重視整體的社會(huì)進(jìn)步，改變社會(huì)保障、福利和服務(wù)的落后局面。除此之外，應(yīng)該鼓勵(lì)家庭照料和社區(qū)服務(wù)。