英语专业八级考试写作惯用开头语

 　　1 As far as.。.is concerned 就……而论……

　　例如：As far as the weather is concerned， I do not think it matters.

　　2 As far as we know 据我们所知

　　例如：As far as we know， things are going well.

　　3 As the saying goes 俗语说

　　例如：As the saying goes， “Blood is thicker than water.”

　　4 Generally speaking 一般来说

　　例如：Generally speaking， women live longer than men.

　　5 I am of the opinion that.。. 我认为

　　例如：I am of the opinion that your plan won‘t work in this situation.

　　6 In the beginning 首先

　　例如；In the beginning some of us took no interest in the subject.

　　7 It is no secret that.。. 毋庸讳言

　　例如：It is no secret that Peter will propose¹ marriage to Maria.

　　8 So （As） the story goes 传说

　　例如：As the story goes， she left her husband as soon as she discovered that he had no money.

　　9 Sometimes.。. sometimes.。. 时而……时而……

　　例如：Sometimes we are busy and sometimes we are not.

　　10 There is no denying² the fact that.。. 无可否认

　　例如：There is no denying the fact that he has done the wrong thing.

　　11 Whether do.。. or not 不管怎样

　　例如：Whether he works or not， I don’t think he will pass the exam

1 propose   

v.提出，建议；提名，推荐

参考例句：

• Did he propose marriage to you?他向你求婚了吗？
• I propose resting for an hour.我建议休息一小时。

2 denying   

v.拒绝( deny的现在分词 )；拒绝承认；拒绝…占有；否认知情

参考例句：

• The President issued a terse statement denying the charges. 总统发表了一份简短的声明，否认那些指控。
• It's no use denying it; the evidence is conclusive. 证据确凿，不容狡赖。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》