中文评论文章的要件/中文評論文章的要件 Major parts in commentary articles in Chinese

中文评论文章的要件
中文評論文章的要件
Major parts in commentary articles in Chinese

When reading a commentary article, it is useful to understand what are normally included by the author

• 标题/標題
• Title

          The brief statement or expressions the author picked from his writing to be placed initially to highlight his opinion and to attract attention.  Reader may find repetition of the title in the text body with more clues from the context.

• 事件
• Event/Incident

      the author normally starts with a narration of what is currently happening, or something that has been popularly discussed in order to set his/her stage of argument.

• 意见/意見
• Opinions
• (a) the author may introduce views by others before he/she reveals his/her own views.
• (b) the author may switch to argue against a view by using the following devices:
• 但是/可是/只是/然而....... (preceded by 虽然 although、尽管 even though、的确 indeed、固然 clearly、...也无可厚非 nothing wrong in...）
• （而）問題是......
• （而）值得注意的是......
• (c) the author may heighten his argument in stronger tone, using the following devices:
• 没想到...竟然... (sth. happens to be ...)
• 照理说...应该..., 可是...竟然... (sth happens against what is normally expected)
• 除非....，否則......一定.... (there is little chance, unless...)
• 即使/就算...， 也不能...... (even if ..., however ....; denying the legitimacy of ...) 
• 究竟为什么...？这到底是怎么回事？(really wonder why or what happens, and this will bring the author to provide an answer)

• 道理
• providing rationale
• (a) the author may explain what he/she think to be the way to solve an issue
• (b) the author may point out where the real problem lies in
• (c) the author may cite experts' opinions to support his argument

• 例子
• Examples
• Examples may be provided in a geographic format, citing similar situations across the world's or country's map
• Examples may be provided along the timeline of history, citing stories in the past

• 结论/結論
• Conclusion
• typical expressions found in a concluding part are:
• 由此可见，......；不论.....， 可以确定的是....；......
• (a) solution：只有...，才....； 必须......， 才......
• (b) anticipation：期望......；让我们......