如何写文章的结尾
文章的结尾和开头都很重要,因为它们是你给读者最初的印象和最后的接触。好的结尾会起
到画龙点睛的作用;而不妥的结尾则有狗尾续貂之嫌。
Examples:
1. Restate the thesis in new
word
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s.
An essay with the thesis “ The WWW Intelligence Examination, comprehensive grade point averages, and comprehensive examinations are not reliable for analyzing a student’s ability” used
the following restatement of the thesis as the conclusion to the paper.
——Test scores and intelligence tests should not be the sole basis for judging a student’s work because they are often inaccurate and misleading.
2. Summarize the main points of the essay.
An essay with the thesis “Simulation models can be used effectively to teach students how to apply physics concepts they are taught in class” included the following summary of the main ideas as the conclusion.
——Computer simulation opens up a new dimension in education. Students have often gained a lot of information from textbooks, but they seldom have the chance to do anything with it By using simulation exercises, students can gain insight into a problem by making it possible for them to experiment and to see the consequences of their actions very quickly. The computer also imposes a strong discipline on students, forcing them to analyze a problem logically, while it frees them from a great deal of time-consuming computation. Their theories can be put into practice, and valued experience can be gained in a fast, safe, and inexpensive way.
3. Give an anecdote that drives home your point.
An essay with the thesis “ If people would only look around them and look closely at themselves,
they would find subtle traces of sexism and racism” included the following anecdotal conclusion.
——The belief that women’s endeavors are not to be taken quite as seriously as men’s is obviously all too common today. A month ago, despite my research, I was not convinced of this point. I decided to look around me at my friends, and what I found was startling. Here is just one example of a typical pattern that seems innocent enough but is nonetheless insidious. I went to a party at a close friend’s house, where I heard the following discussion going on between two highly educated young professors——supposedly “liberal” people. The first said that his wife and
he were moving to Oregon because he had been offered a one-year job at a small college there. The other said that he was surprised to hear the news because the man’s wife had a stable job here and that with the Oregon opportunity being so temporary, there seemed little reason for her to give up what she was doing. Responding quickly, seemingly intuitively, the first man said, “What does
that matter? A wife usually goes wherever her husband works.” Perhaps even more distressing was that the other man agreed wholeheartedly after a moment of thought.
4. Offer an analogy that reinforces you main point.
An essay on “the blend of inspiration and knowledge needed by the poet” had the following
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conclusion.
———Writing poetry, then, takes more than imagination. It takes some knowledge of form. You could no more expect someone to write a good poem solely on the basis of inspiration than you could expect someone to build a house because he or she had a good idea for one. Of course, you realize that building a house is a technical matter. The builder needs to know the subtle interworkings of the materials at very phase of the process. So too, poets are deliberate about what they build with words, and they must work from a broad foundation of knowledge.
5. Add a final quotation that sums up your point well.
An essay on “the benefits of taking the birth control pill” included the following conclusion, which sums up in someone else’s words what the student means.
——While it can still be argued that there is a health risk associated with use of the pill, the risk is declining. Also, the pill is the most accurate form of contraception available to a young woman today. However, the decision on whether the pill or something else would be best for an individual is entirely up to that person, and personal pros and cons must be considered. At the same time, every woman making the decision should keep in mind the words of Royal College of General Practitioners in Great Britain, the doctors who have done the most thorough study of contraceptives ever conducted: “The estimated risk at the present time of using the pill is one that
a properly informed woman wold be happy to take.”
6. Ask a final question.
An essay on “the need for intercultural education” used a final question that asks the readers to evaluate their own education and those of their friends.
——A blend of respect, empathy, and acceptance of other cultures than one’s own is perhaps the most important quality of the liberally educated person. Most would agree philosophically with the content of that statement. However, how are we go be assured that educated people actually use theses values in their daily living?
7. Suggest possible solutions, alternatives, or policies.
An essay with the thesis “Japanese women have been granted equality with men both politically and economically, but the reality of a Japanese woman’s daily life places her in a submissive, not equal, role” included a conclusion with a possible solution.
——Although Japanese women have equal political and economic rights, the gap between constitutional rights and present-day attitudes has not decreased much since the last world war. Thus the stereotype of the submissive female is strongly felt. It is important for the Japanese people to realize that being granted rights is quite different from changing attitudes, and those who believe in equal rights will have to fight for them by educating Japanese people about the role of women in every facet of social, political, and business life. Current conditions should not be accepted, for until the stereotyped woman is ejected from the minds of Japanese people, there can not be male/female equality. And passively believing that the constitution will take care of the thinking of the people will only serve to invalidate the efforts of those who do want equality. Education, then, provides one possible solution to the problem of widespread naivete and
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ignorance.
8. Predict the outcome of a situation or warn the readers of possible effects of a situation under
discussion in the essay.
An essay on “ the inadequate tests for new drugs before they are placed on the market” ended with
a warning.
——Not all drugs, then, are tested as well as they could be, and even those that are placed through
rigorous tests may be shown to produce side effects as long as a decade after they are used. Unless
more stringent (严厉的, 迫切的) testing is demanded of drug companies, and research for ten-year studies is required, we will continue to be victimized, as more and more drugs come into
public use.
下面是一些文章结尾常用的句型,仅供参考:
Taking into account all these factors,
1. From what has been discussed above, we may safely
Judging from all evidence offered,
draw
reach
come to the conclusion that…
arrive at
supports unshakable conclusion
evidence confirms unmistakable view that 2. All the analysis justifies a(n) sound idea
warrants just
points to
place great improvement 3 It is (high) time that we lay special emphasis on the development
put considerable premiums increase of…
promotion
deep-seated
4. It is (high) time that we put an end to the unhealthy
deplorable
situation
tendency of…
phenomenon
situation
look action present phenomenon
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5. We must search for a(n) immediate method because the current state
call quick measure attitude
cry
surely end of…, if permitted to continue, will certainly the destruction of…
allowed proceed, lead to heavy cost
result in
influences
solution problem examined 6. Many methods, the issue should be studied a wider context
explanations effects approached in a new
causes recognized depth
remedy
easy logical method problem 7. There is no quick solution to the question of…, but…
immediate approach
effective answer
useful
might be helpful
beneficial
easy method
8. No quick solution at hand solve
new recipe can be found to resolve the
instant remedy guaranteed tackle
effective
common recognition of
problem of…, but the general realization of the
Public awareness of
commitment to
necessity towards the change of importance of… might be the first step on the right way
significance in the right direction
methods success in … but the pay-off
9. Following these suggestions may not guarantee the solution of
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will be worth the effort.
10. Obviously if we can’t change/control/solve
Clearly if we fail in/ignore/are blind to the problem …/unless there is a(n)
No doubt
immediate action of there is every chance
common realization of … the chances are good that…
general commitment to it is very likely
Exercises:
1. What is wrong with the following conclusions? Rewrite each of them so that it is effective.
A. In conclusion, the only way of thinking in which we are not concerned with ourselves is “creative thinking”. This way of thinking might enable us to learn. At least we should admit
the value of objective thinking so that we might be able to separate our own opinions and prejudices from the evidence before us.
B. This essay has attempted to show the insignificance of Johnson’s argument that water shortages are inevitable.
C. Marx’s definition of a rebel is as valid as any other definition, in my opinion.
2. Read the following conclusions, and tell what kind of method each of them has adopted. A. Later risers may find it very difficult to form the habit of early rising. They ought to make special efforts to do so. As the English proverb says, “Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.”
B. On our return, the sun was nearly set, I should say that we had gained much knowledge from nature at least, we felt very happy.
C. Researchers have found that if the dreamer is wakened immediately after his dream, he can usually recall the entire dream. If he is allowed to sleep even five more minutes, his memory of the dream will have faded.
D. Obviously the present attitudes of the youth towards the old—their indifference and even
brutality—are partly responsible. Old people may choose to live alone for themselves and even embrace this living pattern. But in the deep part of their hearts, they must feel lonely. They need their children to stay with, to talk with, and to take care of them. Why don’t young people think of the time when they are getting old?
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