第二步：表语precious提前。

　　第三步：主谓倒置，变成So precious is water that we cannot afford to waste it。

　　普通的so… that… 句型，也能被化腐朽为神奇，成为钻石加分句型!

　　④ indispensable: 不可或缺的，替换important的一个很好的词汇。

　　顺便讲一个英译汉的技巧：大家可以看到，在译文中，这句话被翻译两次：必不可少、不可或缺。

　　因为原文中出现了：not only… but also，所以这个单词被拆开翻译成了两个近义词，以使行文更加通顺。

　　⑤ what the world would be like：注意宾语从句必须用陈述语序。

　　⑥ become aware of: 意识到。意思和用法都等同于be conscious of。后边接词语。

　　⑦ 非常重要：一般而言，历年真题中谈到的正面话题，或者人生哲理类的文章，有可能题目要求会变成：

　　Directions:

　　Write an essay of 160-200 words based on the following drawing. In your essay, you should

　　(1) describe the drawing briefly,

　　(2) explain its intended meaning, and then

　　(3) support your view with an example/examples。

　　也就是第三段并非发表个人评论(建议措施)，而是举例，这时候就需要我们去调整一下文章的叙述方法。

　　这种情况下，我们可以把结尾段调整为：

　　Examples of people’s increasing awareness on saving water can easily be found anywhere in our life. On the macro level, the whole world is making a joint effort to fight against waste of water. On the micro level, publicizing activities, such as broadcasting wonderful ways on how to save water on TV and other media, can be seen nearly anywhere and every day. In short, to store water means to store happiness and only by saving water can we save a better life for our offspring。

　　这样的话，结尾段就从建议措施，变成了论证文章的示例。

　　可见，随机应变，对写好考研作文也很重要。