小马教务处 2008-5-14 21:55
写作指导：GRE值得借鉴的作文分析方法
Issue 15
"Unfortunately, the media tend to highlight whatis sensational at the moment. Society would be better served if themedia reported or focused more fully on events and trends that willultimately have the most long- term significance."
The speakerasserts that rather than merely highlighting certain sensational eventsthe media should provide complete coverage of more important events.While the speaker’s assertion has merit from a normative standpoint, inthe final analysis I find this assertion indefensible.
个人认为这一段最后一句可以背掉放入自己建立的句子库内。
作者运用了让步的手法，先是分析原作为何出此观点的原因，然后再驳斥，提出自己的“正确”观点。我们要特别留意第一句的架构，虽然过分复杂，但是好像ets就是喜欢这种变态句子。
However,for several reasons I find the media's current trend toward highlightsand the sensational to be justifiable. First, the world is becoming anincreasingly eventful place; thus with each passing year it becomes amore onerous task for the media to attempt full news coverage. Second,we are becoming an increasingly busy society. The average U.S. workerspends nearly 60 hours per week at work now; and in most families bothspouses work.
作者从现实需要和事实证明两方面来驳斥原文观点，这一手法不妨借鉴。必须补充的是，作者运用的”First,…second…”这样的分层次分析使得结构鲜明，表意清晰也是值得学习的。
最后一段照例总结，还可以。
得分：从语言的复杂度和内容的深刻度，=5分!
