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CET-4写作

　　1)对立法——先引出其他人的不同看法，然后提出自己的看法或者偏向于某一看法，适用于有争议性的主题。

　　[1] When askedabout..., the vast/overwhelming majority of people say that …. ButI think/view a bit differently。

　　[2] When it comesto ...., some people believe that…. Others argue/claim that theopposite/reverse is true. There is probably some truth in botharguments/statements, but I tend to theformer/latter。

　　[3] Now, it iscommonly/generally/widely believed/held/acknowledged that..... Theyclaim/ believe/argue that ... But I wonder/doubtwhether...。。

　　2)现象法——引出要剖析的现象或者问题，然后评论。

　　[1] Recently the rise in theproblem/phenomenon of ... has cause/aroused public/popular/wide/worldwide concern。

　　[2] Recently the issue of theproblem/phenomenon of ...has been brought into focus/into publicattention。

　　[3] Inflation/Corruption/Socialinequality ... is yet another of the new and bitter truth we haveto learn to face now/constantly。

　　3)观点法——开门见山，直接了当地提出自己对要讨论的问题的看法。

　　[1] Now people ingrowing/significant numbers are beginning/coming torealize/accept/(be aware) that.。。

　　[2] Now there is a(n) growingawareness/recognition of the necessity to..。。

　　[3] Now people becomeincreasingly aware/conscious of the importance of ..。。

　　[4] Perhaps it is time to have afresh look at the attitude/idea that..。。

　　4)引用法——先引出名人名言或者有代表性的看法，来引出文章要展开论述的观点！

　　[1] "Knowledge is power." This is the remark made by Bacon. Thisremark has been shared by more and more people。

　　[2] "Education is not completewith graduation." This is the opinion of a great Americanphilosopher. Now more and more people share his opinion。

　　[3] "...." We often hearstatements/words like those/this。

　　[4] We often hear suchtraditional complains as this "...."。

　　5)比较法——通过对过去、现在两种不同的倾向、观点的比较，引出文章要讨论的观点。

　　[1] For years, ...had been viewedas .... But people are taking a fresh look now. With the growing..., people ..。。

　　[2] People used to think that .。。(In the past, ..。。) But people now share this new idea。

　　6)故事法——先讲一个较短的故事来引发读者的兴趣，引出文章的主题。少用！

　　[1] Once in (a newspaper)， I readof/learnt..... The phenomenon of ... has aroused public concern.[2] I have a friend who ... Should he ....? Such a dilemma we areoften confronted with in our daily life。

　　[3] Once upon a time, there lived aman who .... This story may be (unbelievable)， but it still has arealistic significance now。

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