一、 开头篇
1. Nowadays, it is commonly/widely/generally believed that…., but I wonder…
    如今，人们普遍认为……，但是我怀疑……

2. With the rapid growth of… … have/has become increasingly important in our daily life.
    随着……的快速增长，……在日常生活中已经变得越来越重要。

3. Recently  the question/problem of …. has been brought into focus.
    近来，……的问题已经成为人们关注的焦点。

4. One of the hottest topics many people talk about nowadays is …
    人们热烈讨论的话题之一就是……

5. With … playing an increasingly big role in …, more and more …
    随着……在……中的作用日益重要，越来越多的……。

6. Nowadays, we Chinese are increasingly interested in…, especially …
    现如今，我们中国人特别喜欢……，尤其是……。

7. We’ve had a discussion in the recent class meeting about whether …
    我们在最近一次班会上就是否……的问题进行了讨论。

8. I would like to….  My reasons are as follows.
    我想去……。原因如下。

9. We had a heated discussion about the advantages and disadvantages of …
    我们就……的利弊进行了激烈的讨论。

二、 结尾篇
1. Like a coin has two sides, there is a positive aspect and a negative aspect to …
    如同硬币有正反面一样，……也有积极的一面和消极的一面。

2. Therefore, it is not difficult to draw the conclusion that …
    因此，不难得出以下结论……

3. In summary/conclusion, it is more important we should …
    总之，我们应该……，这一点很重要。
4. Taking into account all of these factors, we may reach the conclusion that …
    考虑到所有的因素，我们得出结论，……。

5. In a word, the whole society should pay close attention to the problem of …. Only in this way can we … in the future.
    总之，全社会都应该密切关注……，只有这样将来我们才能……。

6. In conclusion, I think it’s all right to…, but we should not ignore our own …
    总之，我认为……是正确的，但是我们不应该忽视我们自己的……。

7. I think it is right to…, but at the same time we should …
    我认为……是正确的，但是同时我们应该……。

8. To be honest, this kind of method only benefit a small part. As far as I am concerned, …. might be the best solution.
    说实话，这种方式只是让小部分人受益，在我看来，……是最好的解决办法。

9. Therefore, as we are preparing for … don’t forget that…
    因此，当我们为……做准备的时候，不要忘记……。

10. In spite of these, advantages are more than disadvantages. In my opinion, it is advisable to …
    不管以上情况如何，优势还是大于劣势的。在我看来，还是建议去做……的。

【作者：星火编辑 尹红梅】