这两天给童鞋们改作文,发现大家描述“有好处”的时候,翻来服务就这几句表达:
- it has many/a lot of/numerous advantages...
- there are some advantages about...
- it brings many advantages about...
- some merits should be mentioned...
以上的这些句型结构不能说错,但是有更好的表达方式。 想要提升自己语言表达的同学,可以多看看外刊里面的内容。 Simon带着大家一起看一下顶级外刊杂志《Economist》里面是怎么表达有好处的。
Although it does lead to congested traffic and crowded airports, there is something to be said for the European tradition of cramming everyone’s holidays into August.
这是《Economist》里面关于假期对于员工和公司的好处中的一句话。 中文意思是:虽然集中放假确实会导致道路和机场拥挤,但欧洲把假期都安排在8月的传统还是有好处的。
这里面就提到了关于好处的表达:there is something to be said for sth
韦氏字典里面就有这个用法的说明:
这个句型在讨论事物利弊的时候超级好用
比如雅思话题中关于“是否分班教学"的话题,我们可以直接这么写:
There is something to be said for ability grouping (按能力分班). High achievers' potential can be fully explored through in-depth and fast-paced learning. In addition,.......
此外,这个表达可以迁移到更多话题:
关于线上学习:There is something to be said for online learning. It offers students the flexibility to study at their own pace and access a vast range of educational resources from anywhere in the world.线上学习是有好处的。它为学生提供了按照自己的节奏学习的灵活性,并且能让他们从世界任何地方获取大量的教育资源。
关于政府投资公共交通:There is something to be said for the government investing in public transportation. Efficient public transport systems can reduce traffic congestion. 政府投资公共交通是有好处的。高效的公共交通系统可以减少交通拥堵。
当我们想用这个句型表达“负面”没有什么好处的时候,可以写成
there isnot muchto be saidfor sth
或者:there is little to be said for sth
比如:Personally, Ithinkthere's little to be said for such a policy 我个人认为,这样的政策没什么好处。