二、对比法

　　对比法是指通过对比两种截然不同的观点来陈述其中的利弊，从而得出自己的结论。对比法常用的素材有：

　　整段表达：

　　1. Many students like ______. Among them there are two different attitudes to ______. Some of them think that . Others, however, don't think so. They feel that ______.

　　许多学生喜欢______。关于他们有两种不同的观点。有人认为______。而另外一些则不赞同这种看法。他们认为______。

　　2. There is no consensus among people as to ______. Some people suggest that ______, while others argue that ______. I agree with the latter/former.

　　人们并未就______达成一致意见。一些人建议______，而另一些人则争辩说______。我赞成后者/前者。

　　3. People differ greatly in their attitudes toward this problem. Some maintain that ______. Others, on the contrary, hold the opinion that ______. Personally, I stand on the side of ______.

　　人们对于这个问题的态度差异很大。有人认为______。与此相反，另外一些人认为______。就我个人而言，我站在______这一边。

　　4. For most people today, ______have/has become their main source of ______. But as for me, ______should be regarded as a better source.

　　如今大多数人将______作为______的主要来源。但就我而言，______应被看作一种更好的来源。

　　5. ______may be superior to ______, but it poses problems for those who ______.

　　______可能比______更好一些，但它会给那些______的人带来问题。

　　6. Different people have different ideas about ______. Some people take it for granted that ______. On the contrary, some other people think ______.

　　关于______的观点因人而异。有人想当然地认为______。相反，其他人则认为______。

　　7. This case has aroused echoes throughout the country with more and more people following its lead, but ideas about it vary widely. Those who criticize/oppose/object to/are against it argue/hold that ______, but people who advocate/support/are for it maintain/assert/claim that ______.

　　随着越来越多的人加入它的行列，这一事件已经在全国引起了巨大反响。然而，人们对此的观点却迥然不同。反对者认为______，但支持者则宣称______。

　　8. People differ in their opinions on ______. Some of them believe that ______, while others deem that .

　　人们对______持有不同的看法。有些人认为______,而有些人则认为______。

　　9. Many surveys show that people in increasing numbers are beginning to realize that ______. Meanwhile, many people still live under the traditional idea that ______.

　　许多调查显示，越来越多的人开始意识到______。同时，仍有许多人持传统观点，认为______。

　　10. The advantages gained in ______ outweigh/are much greater

　　than the advantages we gain from ______.

　　从______中获取的优势远远超过我们从______中获取的。

　　11. ______ bear(s) a close/striking resemblance to ______.

　　______与______极为相似。

　　12. On the one hand, ______. On the other hand, ______.

　　一方面，______。另一方面，______。

　　13. Similarly/Likewise/In the same way,______ .

　　同样，______。

　　14. Although ______ enjoy(s) a distinct advantage, ______.

　　尽管______有明显优势，但是______。