路易斯·屋大维·巴罗佐(Luiz Otávio Barros)在20世纪90年代末为他的硕士论文阅读收集了数百个句型,并发现这些句型有助于他后来的学术写作。为了帮助其他硕士/博士生掌握这些句型,他于2016年发表了包含600个例子的句型库著作【1】。为了让读者欣赏部分句型,巴罗佐提供一个链接【2】,分12类给出了70个句型。本文给出70个句型的一般性翻译,供参考。更准确的翻译应结合自身论文的特殊内容。 第一组——论证 b. There seems to be no compelling reason to argue that ___. c. As a rebuttal to this point, it could be argued that ___. d. There are [three] main arguments that can be advanced to support ___. e. The underlying argument in favor of / against [X] is that ___. f. [X]’s argument in favor of / against [Y] runs as follows: ___ b. [X] develops the claim that ___. c. There is ample / growing support for the claim that ___. d. [X]’s findings lend support to the claim that ___. e. Taking a middle-ground position, [X] claims that ___. b. The data appears to suggest that ___. c. The data yielded by this [study] provide strong / convincing evidence that ___. e. The data generated by [X] are reported in [table 1]. f. The aim of this [section] is to generalize beyond the data and ___. b. There has been an inconclusive debate about whether ___. c. The question of whether ___ has caused much debate in [our profession] [over the years]. d. (Much of) the current debate revolves around ___. b. The foregoing discussion implies that ___. c. For the sake of discussion, I would like to argue that ___. d. In this study, the question under discussion is ___. e. In this paper, the discussion centers on ___. f. [X] lies at the heart of the discussion on ___. b. On the basis of the evidence currently available, it seems fair to suggest that ___. c. There is overwhelming evidence for the notion that ___. d. Further evidence supporting / against [X] may lie in the findings of [Y], who ___. e. These results provide confirmatory evidence that ___. b. On logical grounds, there is no compelling reason to argue that ___. c. [X] takes a middle-ground position on [Y] and argues that ___. d. On these grounds, we can argue that ___. e. [X]’s views are grounded on the assumption that ___. b. In the present study, the issue under scrutiny is ___. c. The issue of whether ___ is clouded by the fact that ___. e. Given the centrality of this issue to [my claim], I will now ___. f. This [chapter] is concerned with the issue of [how/whether/what] ___. b. There is a rapidly growing literature on [X], which indicates that ___. c. The literature shows no consensus on [X], which means that ___. d. The (current) literature on [X] abounds with examples of ___. b. [X] and [Y] share an important premise: ___. c. [X] is premised on the assumption that ___. d. The basic premises of [X]’s theory / argument are ___. e. The arguments against [X]’s premise rest on [four] assumptions: ___. b. Although there has been relatively little research on / into [X], ___. c. In the last [X] years, [educational] research has provided ample support for the assertion that ___. d. Current research appears / seems to validate the view that ___. e. Research on / into ___ does not support the view that ___. f. Further research in this area may include ___ and ___. g. Evidence for [X] is borne out by research that shows ___. h. There is insufficient research on / into ___ to draw any firm conclusions about / on ___. b. [X] propounds the view that ___. c. Current research (does not) appear(s) to validate such a view. d. There have been dissenters to the view that ___. e. The answer to [X] / The difference between [X] and [Y] is not as clear-cut as popular views might suggest. f. The view that _____ is in line with [common sense]. g. I am not alone in my view that ___. h. [X] puts forward the view that ___. i. [X]’s views rest on the assumption that ___. |
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