Now look at each of these parts to see what they are and how they work in the introduction.

下面为大家详细介绍引言的各个组成部分.

HOOK

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There are many different ways to write a hook.

为了达到“勾”所起的作用，引起读者的兴趣和注意力。 准确的“勾”的表达方式主要有5种：

Ask a question

How many people begin their mornings-every day-by checking their cell phones?

Use an interesting observation

例如：

European economists are not sleeping well these days.

这个观察使读者想要了解为什么经济学家不能睡个好觉了。这个勾可以引出文章的主旨，突出引起三个主要在欧洲经济衰退的原因。

Use a unique scenario

3. 使用一个特定场景吸引读者的注意力。

例如：

Travelling at more than one hundred miles an hour, he feels as though he is not moving. He is engulfed in complete silence. For a moment, it is as if he has entered another dimension.

Begin with a famous quote

例如：

I have a dream.

许多读者看到这个“勾”一定会想到马丁路德金，以及他的战斗。但是也许这个勾只是一篇文章的开始，也许这篇文章就是写关于睡觉模型的。但是你已经被吸引了，不是吗？

Use a surprising or shocking statistic

例如：

The divorce rate in the United State is well over 50 percent.

使用这种夸张的统计，会让读者觉得不可思议，而去读剩下的文章，看数据是否真实。而这个“勾”起到吸引读者去阅读。

链接信息

After the hook, the writer usually writes connecting information, which is three to five sentences that help connect the reader to the topic. These sentences can be background information about the topic or they can be examples.

在文章最开始“勾”后，将会写链接信息。链接信息一般是3-5个句子，可以帮助读者链接到主旨句。在汉语里面应该叫做“过渡句”，让读者能接受文章接下来要讲什么内容。这些链接的句子可以是背景信息，也可以是具体的例子。

例如：文章How Cinderella probably spent her day before she met the prince? 也许你会写一些例子作为链接信息。

Her daily routine was not glamorous. She did everything from sweeping the floors to cooking the meals. If someone had asked Cinderella which chores she did not particularly like, she probably would have answered,” Why, none, of course. Housework is duty!”

通过以上句子想表达的信息，读者会很清楚文章将要表达的主题---unpleasant housework chores.

主旨句一般是引言的最后一个部分，一般是一个完整的句子。通过这个主旨句，作者将告诉读者文章将要表达的中心思想是什么。一般有两种不同的方式表达文章主旨--直接表达和间接表达。

Direct Thesis Statement

1. Direct Thesis Statement. some writers want to give a specific outline of their thesis statements.

Read the following example:

The main problems facing this nation are a lack of job opportunities for citizens, government corruption, and limited university programs for poor students.

这样的主旨句叫做直接主旨，清楚明白的阐明文章想要表达的中心思想。读者将会明白，文章有三个主要的部分。第一部分讨论的是工作机会，第二部分将讨论政府腐败，最后一部分将讨论贫困学生的大学计划。

Indirect Thesis Statement

2. Indirect Thesis Statement. Other writes are not so direct. Discussing a similar topic as the previous:

There are three important problems facing the nation today that require immediate attention.

这样的主旨句叫暗旨，没有直接表明文章将要表达的主要观点，只表明文章下文将表达单个方面的因素。如果读者向知道他们国家具体面对哪些问题，那么需要读者去阅读文章下文，找到下文章支持观点的论证。这样的主旨叫做Indirect thesis.返回搜狐，查看更多