Related Work寫作套路
- 開頭總述研究問題，可以這麼引入：
- Research into X has a long history.
- For many years, this phenomenon was surprisingly neglected by …（多年來，這種現象被……意外地忽略了。）
- Only in the past ten years have studies of X directly addressed how …（僅在過去十年中，對X的研究才直接解決……）
- Prior to the work of Smith (1983), the role of X was largely unknown.（在Smith（1983）的工作之前，X的作用基本上是未知的。）
- Over the past decade, most research in X has emphasized the use of …（在過去的十年中，X的大多數研究都強調了…的使用。）
- In recent years, there has been an increasing amount of literature on …（近年來，關於……的文獻越來越多。）
- Early examples of research into X include … (Smith, 1962; Jones, 1974).
- During the past 30 years, much more information has become available on …（在過去的30年中，有關……的更多信息已變得可用。）
- The first serious discussions and analyses of X emerged （出現）during the 1970s with …
- Over the past two decades, major advances（重大進步） in X have allowed …
- Historically, research investigating the factors associated with X has focused on …（歷史上，調查與X相關的因素的研究主要集中在……）
- 過去的研究是怎麼做的，可以這麼介紹：
- Most research on X has been carried out in …（關於X的大多數研究都是在…）
- Most researchers investigating X have utilised …（大多數研究X的研究人員已利用…）
- Using this approach, researchers have been able to …
- Several systematic reviews of X have been undertaken.（對X進行了幾種系統的審查。）
- The vast majority of studies on X have been quantitative.（關於X的絕大多數研究都是定量的。）
- What we know about X is largely based on observational studies.（我們對X的瞭解主要基於觀察研究。）
- There are a number of studies which suggest（表明） …
- Much of the previous research on X has been exploratory in nature.（先前對X的許多研究本質上都是探索性的。）
- Much of the X research has focused on identifying and evaluating the …（X的大部分研究都集中於識別和評估……）
- What we know about X is largely based upon empirical studies that investigate how （我們對X的瞭解很大程度上是基於對……進行調查的經驗研究。）
- Publications that concentrate on X more frequently adopt a historical or chronological approach …（專注於X的出版物更經常採用歷史或時間順序的方法…）
- 過去的工作取得了哪些結果或者進展，可以這麼寫：
- Several lines of evidence suggest that …（有幾條證據表明……）
- Previous research has established that …（先前的研究表明……）
- Data from several studies suggest that …
- It is now well established from a variety of studies that …（現在，通過各種研究已經很好地建立了……）
- A number of studies have postulated a convergence between …（多項研究推測……）
- Surveys/Studies such as that conducted by Smith (1988) have shown that …
- Many recent studies (e.g. Smith, 2001; Jones, 2005) have shown that …
- Traditionally, it has been argued that … (e.g. Smith, 1960; Jones, 1972).（傳統上，人們一直在爭論……）
- Several studies of X have been published. Smith (2013) presents（提出） …
- In previous studies on X, different variables have been found to be related to …（在先前對X的研究中，發現不同的變量與…有關。）
- 對過去工作的總結，可以這麼說：
- Together, these studies indicate that …（這些研究共同表明……）
- Overall, these studies highlight the need for …（總體而言，這些研究強調了對……的需求。）
- Considering all of this evidence, it seems that …
- Collectively, these studies outline a critical role for…（這些研究共同概述了……的關鍵作用。）
- In all the studies reviewed here, X is recognised as …（在這裏審查的所有研究中，X被認爲是）
- The evidence presented in this section suggests that …（本節中提出的證據表明…）
- The studies presented thus far provide evidence that …（迄今爲止提出的研究提供了證明……）
- Taken together, these studies support the notion that …（綜上所述，這些研究支持以下觀點：）
- Overall, there seems to be some evidence to indicate that …
- Together these studies provide important insights into the …（這些研究共同爲……提供了重要的見解。）
- All of the studies reviewed here support the hypothesis that …（這裏回顧的所有研究都支持以下假設：）
- Two important themes emerge from the studies discussed so far:（到目前爲止討論的研究中出現了兩個重要的主題：）
- However, such studies remain narrow in focus dealing only with …（但是，此類研究的重點仍然很狹窄，僅涉及……）
- The evidence reviewed here seems to suggest a pertinent role for …（此處審查的證據似乎暗示了……的相關作用。）
- These studies clearly indicate that there is a relationship between …（這些研究清楚地表明……之間存在關聯。）
- In view of all that has been mentioned so far, one may suppose that …（鑑於到目前爲止已提到的所有內容，可以假設…）
- There remain several aspects of X about which relatively little is known.（X的幾個方面還鮮爲人知。）