Structure and recommendation · 结构与推荐
Describe and evaluate
- Start by saying what you are reviewing.
- In the middle, describe it and evaluate it — the good points and the weak points.
- Write for a general reader.
A film can have a brilliant soundtrack and a confusing ending; say both.
描述并评价
- 先说出你在评论什么。
- 在中间描述它并评价它——优点和不足。
- 面向一般读者写。
电影配乐可以很棒，结尾也可以很乱；两样都说。
The review journey · 评论的完整旅程
Introduce, describe, weigh up, then land on one clear recommendation. · 先介绍,再描述,再权衡,最后落在一条清楚的推荐上。
A good review should… · 好的评论应该……
A review balances description and opinion. · 评论要平衡描述与看法。
Support your opinion
- Give reasons for what you think.
- Use examples from your experience.
- Balance description with opinion.
A review describes and judges, then ends with clear advice
支撑你的看法
- 为你的看法给出理由。
- 用你亲身经历的例子。
- 让描述与看法保持平衡。
Support your opinion with reasons and ___ from your experience. · 用理由和你亲身的 ___ 来支撑看法。
Examples make your opinion believable. · 例子让看法更可信。
End with a recommendation
- Finish with a clear recommendation.
- Do you advise the reader to try it or not?
- Make your advice clear.
用推荐收尾
- 用一条清楚的推荐结尾。
- 你建议读者去尝试,还是不要?
- 把你的建议说清楚。
A review should end with a clear recommendation. · 评论应该以一条清楚的推荐结尾。
Yes — tell the reader whether to try it. · 对——告诉读者要不要去尝试。
Write one sentence recommending a place you have visited, with a reason. · 写一句话,推荐你去过的一个地方,并给出理由。
Example: 'I recommend the beach because it is quiet and beautiful.' · 例如:'I recommend the beach because it is quiet and beautiful.'
Verdicts that stick
- Weak: "So all in all it was quite good and I liked it." — says nothing.
- Strong: "Despite the slow start, this is the best £5 you'll spend this month — take a friend."
- The strong verdict weighs good against bad (despite), then gives an action (take a friend).
- One rule: the verdict must match your middle — praise the food all review, then never end with "avoid it".
让人记住的结论
- 弱:"So all in all it was quite good and I liked it."——什么也没说。
- 强:"Despite the slow start, this is the best £5 you'll spend this month — take a friend."
- 强结论先权衡好坏(despite),再给出行动(take a friend)。
- 一条铁律:结论要和中间部分一致——通篇夸食物,就不能以"别去"收尾。
Put the review paragraphs in order. · 把评论的段落排好顺序。
The reader meets it, sees it, judges it with you, then gets your advice. · 读者先认识它、看见它,和你一起评判它,最后得到你的建议。
- Introduce → describe and evaluate → recommend.
- Support opinions with reasons and examples.
- End with a clear recommendation.
- 介绍 → 描述并评价 → 推荐。
- 用理由和例子支撑看法。
- 用一条清楚的推荐结尾。