教习过好几门课程，深感写作这一课是最难教的，危乎高哉!写作之难难于上青天。一夫当关，万夫莫开。学生学习英语写作多时，大多不能迥脱蹊径之外，工而入逸者更是寥寥。于是我悲观起来，认定文不可以教而能。虽说文字和技法可以也应当教一些，俾学生邯郸学步，渐次入门，但就本质特征而论，写作远不只是一个章法和技巧的问题，而是气之所行，是皮相之下许多深层主观因素的综合，是一个厚积薄发的养成过程。这些主观因素，在我看来，体现在国内的英语写作考试当中只局限于素心烂读的积累。Reading makes a full man.这是英国学者的传世之言，我们的祖先说读书破万卷，下笔如有神。我们赞叹一篇文章，往往是因为我们被文章中的语言所吸引、所征服：语汇丰富、句式整齐、语言或精练或华丽，句式安排熟练自如，自然流畅;而者只能来自于 reading。但是我们已没有那么多的时间去读了，于是乎，语言的总结就变得极其必要!
要归纳记叙文中漂亮、地道的语言是困难的，但是要归纳论说文这个各种英语考试的作文类型中的语言不是不可能的。论说文是由开头、结
尾、启转、分析、举例、比较等部分所组成的，其中都有些固定而漂亮的句型来表达。由于这些句型都是地道的英语，是经过千锤百炼，且能表达论说文写作中的不同意思，若能把以论说文为主的当代英语essays中的这些句型摘录归纳成类，供读者参考，无疑是能有助于提高英语写作的语言水平。
模仿和学用漂亮和地道的英语表达法或句型并不是可耻的事。地道的英语不应是你用学过的词汇和语法规则按某个意思苦苦思索造出来的，地道的英语应是你把英美人对这个意思的习惯说法用到你自己的文章上来的。该讲义收集了论说文常用的一些句型，与六级考试的一些文章结构模式;希望同学们能以此为依据，Practice makes perfect，达到熟能生巧的境界，从而在六级考试作文部分获得理想的分数!
写作原则
内容简单化
结构模式化(主题句-分论点-总结)
语言要包装
错误要回避
万能理由 ：
1、方便：convenient/convenience
2、效率：efficient/efficiently/efficiency
3、节省和浪费：save time/money/space; economical, thrift
waste time/money/space; costly, lavish
4：人的心理健康：independent, cooperative, competitive,
considerate, confident, creative, sociable,
perseverance; selfish, isolated, conservative
5、人的身体健康：health, disease, strong, strength, energetic
6、娱乐：colorful, pleasure, joy, recreation, entertainment, relax
tired, boring, lonely
7、环境：environment, pollute, poisonous, dirty
8、安全和危险：safe, danger, risk
9：经验：experience, social experience, enter the society
10、人际：humane, fair, unfair, help, assist, freedom, freely
基本表达：
越来越：be increasingly + adj., be on the rise, the growing number of
人们认为：it is generally/widely believed/held/agreed that
许多问题：a host of/a number of problems
引起人们注意：claim call/attract general/public/world attention to sth.
意识到：there is a growing awareness/realization of/that, awaken sb. to the fact/danger
适应新的形势/变化：adapt/adjust/accommodate oneself to new environment/change
接触各种思想/经历：be exposed to new ideas/experiences/problems
接触社会：come into frequent/close contact with the world/society
获得成功：achieve/accomplish success
提出观点/建议：advance / put forward / come up with the arguments/ideas/suggestions
作出努力：make tremendous/persistent/sustained effort to do sth., take great pains to do
影响学习/工作：interfere with studies/work
产生影响：have/exert a profound influence on life/personality, have a dramatic/undesirable effect on
较好地驾驭生活：be a better pilot of ones life
剥夺机会/权力：deprive oneself of the chance/right/opportunity
取代就的方式：substitute for/take the place of the old way
采取措施：take effective steps/measures to
控制我们的环境：take/gain increasing control over our own environment
躲避危险/挑战：shy/run away from the dangers/challenge
满足要求：meet/satisfy/accommodate the demand of
补偿损失：compensate for/make up for the loss/damage
解释某现象：account for/explain the phenomenon
对很好的了解：have a better understanding/appreciation of, have a new perspective on. provide/gain an insight into
把某因素考虑进去：take sth. Into account, give much thought to
品位人生/自由/青春：savor the life/freedom/youth
培养对的信心：develop/foster ones interest/confidence in
经历变化/困难/艰险：undergo/experience great changes/hardships/experience
表现出自信心等：project ones confidence/feeling/image
生活充满不公正的地方：life is full of minor irritation/injustice
追求学习/职业：pursue ones academic interest/professional career
学习知识/技术：pursue/acquire knowledge/technology/skill
被看作学习的榜样：be held up as a good example
交流经验/知识：share experience/ideas/problems/knowledge
发挥/起到重要作用：play an role/part
逃学/缺课：skip school/a class/a meeting/a lecture
知识/经验丰富：rich in knowledge/experience
确立/追求目标：set/pursue a goal/higher standard
到达目标：achieve/accomplish/stain the goal/aim/objective
克服困难：overcome obstacles/difficulty
面临危险/困难：be confronted/faced with/in the face of danger/difficulty
阻碍了成功：stand in the way of success, be an obstacle/barrier to success/growth
阻碍了发展：hamper/impede/stunt the development of
持传统的看法：hold conventional wisdom
发表看法：voice/express ones opinion
持相反/合理的观点：take the opposite/fresh view