本文为学习《研究生及博士后英语(2):学术英语写作》的笔记。后续会持续更新,加入一些自己的总结。
(内容仅供参考,具体需自己斟酌)
结果要素
- 用于呈现主要结果/数据
- 善用图表
- 如果后面还有讨论部分,就只描述数据但不解释它们。如果结果和讨论在同一个“Results and Discussion”部分,先展示结果,在新段落中讨论。
- 使用小标题分隔结果。
- 将原始数据或中间计算放在正文提及的附录中。
结果结构
结果按逻辑顺序呈现,按重要性排序或与研究问题/假设并列。
- 引言:重要成果概述
- 正文:详细描述成果
- 结论
时态与常用语
1. 介绍图表
(1)时态:用过去时描述结果,用现在时指代图表。例:
- Table 1 shows that the iPhone sales reached a peak in 2014.
- Figure 1 shows that old people accounted for only 10% of the population in 1960.
(2)常用单词/短语
Figure 1 | demonstrates displays lists presents reports provides reveals summarizes shows illustrates highlights details |
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(3)常用表达
- Figure 1 shows the results obtained from the analysis of…
- The table below illustrates some of the main characteristics of the…
- The pie chart above shows the breakdown of …
- As shown in Figure 1, the …
- It can be seen from the data in Table 1 that …
- The results of the correlational analysis are summarized in Table 1.
- Comparing Figs 1 and 2 shows that…
- As we can see from Fig. 1…
- The data in Fig. 1 suggests that …
2. 在图表中突出显示关键结果
(1)时态主要为过去时,例:
- There was a lower proportion of large particles present at lower PH.
- The CTOA dropped from its initial high value to a constant angle of 4º.
(2)常用单词/短语
客观描写
increased (to) rose (to) went up (to) climbed (to) accelerated (to) expanded (to) surged | decreased (to) fell (to) declined (to) dipped (to) dropped (to) reduced (to) went down (to) | did not change was unchanged remained steady (at) remained stable (at) maintained the same level stayed constant (at) was unaffected |
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主观描写(注意使用形容词和副词)
abundant(ly) acceptable(ably) adequate(ly) appropriate(ly) brief(ly) comparable(ably) consistent(ly) distinct(ly) | dominant(ly) dramatic(ly) excessive(ly) exceptional(ly) extreme(ly) important(ly) minimal(ly) noticeable(ly) | overwhelming(ly) remarkable(ly) scarce(ly) severe(ly) significant(ly) striking(ly) sufficient(ly) unexpected(ly) |
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(3)常用表达
- In Fig. 2 there is a clear trend of decreasing …
- As Table 3 shows, there is a significant difference (t = -2.15, p = 0.03) between the two groups.
- The correlation between X and Y is interesting / worth noting / worth mentioning because …
- These tests revealed / showed / highlighted that …
- There was a significant positive / no correlation between …
- There was a significant difference in X, t(11) = 2.906, p<0.01
- From this data, we can see that Study 2 resulted in the lowest value of ….
- This result is significant at the p = 0.05 level.
- The most surprising aspect of the data is in the ….
- The most striking result to emerge from the data is that ….
- Interestingly, there were also differences in the ratios of …. T
- The single most striking observation to emerge from the data comparison was ….
- It can be observed from Fig. 5 that the patterns are essentially the same in both cases.
- The most striking / remarkable result to emerge from the data is that …
- Interestingly / Curiously / Remarkably / Inexplicably, this correlation is related to ….
- The most surprising / remarkable / intriguing correlation is with the …
- The single most striking / conspicuous / marked observation to emerge from the data comparison was…
- In response to Research Question 1, most / nearly all / the majority of those surveyed indicated that …
- Measurements of root length density (Figure 3) revealed that the majority of roots of both cultivars were found in the upper substrate layers.
- The response of lucerne root growth to manganese rate and depth treatments was similar to that of shoots (Figure 2).
3. 陈述负面结果
(1)时态主要为过去时
(2)常用表达
- No significant differences were found between …
- None of these differences were statistically significant.
- No significant difference between the two groups was evident.
- No evidence was found for non-linear associations between X and Y.
- No significant correlation was found between X scores and the Y scores (p = .274)
- On statistical analyses no correlation was found between …
- It is notable that no correlation existed between parameters.
- There were no significant differences between X and Y in terms of Z / with regard to Z / as far as Z is concerned.
- Other variables such as X did not show any significant correlation with …
- The analysis did not show / reveal / identify / confirm any significant differences between …
- None of these differences were statistically significant.
- T-tests found no significant differences in mean scores on the X and Y subscales.
- Overall/Generally speaking, our results show X did not affect Y.
4. 总结部分结果
(1)时态主要为现在时
(2)常用表达
- These results suggest that …
- Overall, these results indicate that …
- In summary, these results show that …
- Together these results provide important insights into …
- Taken together, these results suggest that there is an association between …
- The results in this chapter indicate that …
学习资料原文:
黄月圆,《研究生及博士后英语(2):学术英语写作》(2019年9月版).https://ias.szu.edu.cn/info/1030/2419.htm