Development Paragraphs
段落特征：统一，完整，连贯
常用的连接手段：
1. 每段的内容要围绕主题句，保持内容的一致性，并从不同的角度来充分发展段落的主题思想。
2. 使用代词来代前面提到的人，物或观点
3. 重复段落中的关键词，短语或句子
4. 使用同义词
5. 使用转折词语和句型：
1)用于段落开始的词语：of all, to begin with, nowadays, with the development/invention/progress of…,generally speaking, recently, etc.
2)常用于段落开始的句型:
People’s views/ideas/opinions on…vary from person to person. Some people think that…
Different people have different views on …
It is held that…
Just as/As the proverb/old saying goes…
It is commonly believed that…
Is….? Answer to this vary greatly. Some people think that…
When asked about…, different people will offer different opinions. Some people say that…
Nowadays, …play(s) an important role in…/…is popular around us. Like everything else, …has/have both favorable and unfavorable aspects. Generally, the advantages can be listed as follows.
…Many ways can contribute to solving this serious problem, but the following ones may be most effective.
…There are many reasons/causes for…, but in general, they come down to two/three major ones.
There are many factors that may account for…, but the following are the most typical ones.
A. 用于举例的词语：for example, such as, for instance, to illustrate, a case in point, take…for example, etc.
B. 用于比较和对比的词语：similarly, in the same way, equally important, in/by contrast, on the contrary, on the other hand, unlike, however, yet, etc.
C. 用于表示因果关系或分析原因的词语：due to, owing to, as a result, therefore, so, thus, consequently, among…reasons, one should be emphasized that…, etc.
D. 用于表示层次递进的词语：first/firstly (second/secondly, etc.), to begin with…, moreover, finally, first of all, since then, after that, further, etc.
E. 用于表示让步的词语：although, in spite of, despite, etc.
F. 用于表示结论的词语：in conclusion, to sum up, to conclude, in short, in a word, in summary, the conclusion is that…, in brief, etc.
3)常用于结尾的句型：
① From what has been discussed above, we may safely draw the conclusion that…
② Taking into account all these factors, we may safely come to the conclusion that…
③ Judging from all evidence offered, we may safely arrive at/reach the conclusion that…
④ All the evidence supports a sound conclusion that…
⑤ All the analysis justifies an unshakable conclusion that…
⑥ From what is mentioned above, we may come to the conclusion that…
⑦ As far as I am concerned, I agree with…/I am really in favor of …/I am of the opinion that…/I hold that…/I cling to the opinion that…
⑧ There is some truth in both arguments, but I think the disadvantages of…outweigh its advantages.
⑨ In my opinion,/in my view,/as for me, I…
⑩ As far as… is concerned, I prefer…to…
It’s high time that we tried every possible means to put an end to…/we took measures to solve the problem of…
There’s still a long way to go towards solving the problem. We hope that efforts should be made to…
Many solutions are being offered here. All of them make some sense, but none is very satisfactory/adequate enough. The problem should be approached in a new way/a wider context.
There is no easy solution to the problem of…, but …might be useful/helpful.
There is no denying that immediate/considerable/special/further attention must be paid to the problem of…
There is little doubt that serious attention must be called to the shortage of…
It is necessary that effective/proper/quick actions/steps/measures be taken to..
It’s suggested that great efforts be made to…
It’s apparent/clear/obvious that the task of… requires immediate/great attention/efforts/consideration.
To check/control the tendency/trend is no easy task, and it requires a good/deep awareness/understanding of…
段落的展开方法：
1. 列举法
2. 举例法
3. 定义法
4. 比较和对比法
5. 因果法
6. 分类法
7. 叙述法
8. 综合法