Pets5口语模板.doc

Sentence Templates

similarities
l In spite of the differences, there are （they have）many things in common.
l There isn’t much difference between…
l …are more or less the same, although … is a big bigger.
l A and B share the same…

differences
l In spite of the fact that A and B are both… they have very little in common. For example…
l There is a world of difference between A and B.
l A is much bigger than B.
others
l In comparison,…
l Compared with…
l Opposite to
l Superior to/ inferior to
l …the same as…
l All in all… / By and large…
Preference
l The best is… / … enjoy doing… / …prefer to… / My choice would always be…
l …have a strong preference for…
l …like it better than…
Collaboration
Changing the subject
l By the way…
l Talking of…/ Speaking of…
l This reminds me of…
Not to be interrupted
l Excuse me, please
l Would you mind waiting till I finish?
l Just a minute, please!
Reacting or letting people know you are listening
l I see.
l Yes.
l Right.
l Yeah
Impressing people
l I always play with…
l That’s what we do.

Presentation
l Information flow:
1. Always introduce
2. Move from general information to specific information
3. Put ‘old’ information before ‘new’ information in sentences

l In my opinion/ From my experience/As far as I’m concerned, a good leadership includes three…. They are…. On top of it, … In addition to it, last but not the least,…
l How does the pollution affect people’s life? Pollution affects people’s life in many ways. For instance, A , B, and C. In my opinion, all these are… Of the three,…
l First of all, …
l I’d like to start by making one statement about…
l The next point I’d like to bring up has to do with….
l I would like to refer again to the problem mentioned at the beginning
l I would like to go into some detail on this factor/aspect….
l There is one more point that I’d like to touch upon.
l I’m afraid I won’t have time to cover…
l To the best of my knowledge, …
l 示例、例证：for example/more specifically/ to illustrate/ Let me explain with this example…
l 比较、对照：similarly/ in the same way/ likewise/ (un)like/ in spite of/ on the contrary/ nevertheless/ however/ conversely/ whereas/
l 原因、理由：because/this is the reason/ for this reason/ as…/ since…/ on account of….
l 结果、结论：as a result (of)/ therefore/ hence/ consequently/accordingly/ in conclusion….
l 目的、目标：for this purpose/ to this end/ by way of….
l 附加：in addition/not only…but (also)/furthermore/ besides ….
l 条件、让步：if/ unless/ under these circumstances/ although….
l 顺序、列举：first/ second/ third/ last/next/ finally/the first point I would like to make is….
l 关联、联想：with respect to/ regarding/ that reminds me of/ talking of/ as for/ incidentally/ by the way….
l 时间：meanwhile/ in the meantime/ at the same time/ earlier/ later/
l 场所：on the opposite sid/ adjacent to…
l 限度：as far as … is (are) concerned/ as far as I know/ to my knowledge….
l 转移论点：Let me turn now to the next subject, moving on to…
l 概括：to review briefly, in short, on the whole, to sum up, in summary, in brief等。