雅思写作词汇（2）：十大增分副词

我们先来看看《剑桥雅思》里给出的一篇高分范文（黑体字为笔者所加）：

It has been suggested that high school students should be involved in unpaid community services as a compulsory part of high school programmes. Most of the colleges are already providing opportunities to give work experience; however， these are not compulsory. In my opinion， sending students to work in community services is a good idea as it can provide them with many sorts of valuable skills.

Life skills are very important and by doing voluntary work， students can learn how to communicate with others and work in a team but also how to manage their time and improve their organisational skills. Nowadays， unfortunately， teenagers do not have many after-school activities. After-school clubs are no longer that popular and students mostly go home and sit in front of the TV， browse the Internet or play video games.

By giving them compulsory work activities with charitable or community organisations， they will be encouraged to do something more creative. Skills gained through compulsory work will not only be an asset on their CV but also increase their employability. Students will also gain more respect towards work and money as they will realise that it is not that easy to earn them and hopefully will learn to spend them in a more practical way.

Healthy life balance and exercise are strongly promoted by the NHS， and therefore any kind of spare time charity work will prevent them from sitting and doing nothing. It could also possibly reduce the crime level in the high school age group. If students have activities to do， they will not be bored and come up with silly ideas which can be dangerous for them or their surroundings.

In conclusion， I think this is a very good idea， and I hope this programme will be put into action for high schools and colleges shortly.

粗略统计，本范文共使用了11个副词。其中有程度副词that、mostly、strongly;关聯副词however、therefore、also;时间副词already、shortly;句子副词unfortunately、hopefully、possibly。

限于篇幅，本文无意对英汉副词的用法差异进行详细阐述，但相关研究表明，英语副词的语法功能较多，汉语副词语法功能相对较少，介于实词和虚词之间。因此，总的来说，英语副词的词类地位高于汉语副词，这导致英语中副词可以灵活地出现在句子的不同位置，使用频率也远高于汉语。英语写作中恰当使用副词，可使文章读起来更接近英语表达习惯，从而有机会在考试中得到更加理想的分数。

以下是老雅总结的十大增分副词，同学们可以在平时写作练习中尝试使用。

1. specifically 具体地说

2. virtually 几乎（= almost/practically）

3. obviously 很明显

4. increasingly 越来越……

5. accordingly 相应地

6. eventually/ultimately终于，最后

7. consequently 结果，因此

8. undoubtedly 毫无疑问

9. largely 在很大程度上

10. partly 部分地

现在，我们来研习几个句子，看这些副词是如何具体使用的。

1. Another point is that cigarettes are becoming increasingly expensive to buy.

另外一点是，香烟变得越来越贵了。（这里，increasingly相当于more and more）

2. In conclusion， once people consider the consequences of their actions and modify their behavior or plan their lives accordingly， there will be much less strain on public healthcare. Ultimately， we will live in a much healthier society in all regards.

总之，一旦人们考虑到他们行为的后果，并改正他们的行为或相应地计划他们的生活，公共医疗的压力就会小得多。最终，我们将生活在一个各方面都会健康得多的社会中。（这里有两个高分副词：accordingly和ultimately）

3. By contrast， watching sport may encourage some other young people to take up sport， as these individuals might like that sport and consequently want to try it to see how it feels.

相比之下，观看体育运动可能会鼓励其他一些年轻人参与体育运动，因为这些人可能会喜欢这项运动，因此想要尝试一下，以了解其感觉。（这里，consequently相当于therefore或者as a result）

4. Undoubtedly， one of the benefits of this is that they are together as a family. Nevertheless， this is not ideal， especially if it leaves no time for other activities， such as sport.

毫无疑问，这样做的一大好处是他們能作为一个家庭在一起。