英语学习中，写作一直是令人头大的一个专项。想写出一手好文章当然不是一天所为，但是有针对性的掌握一些要点，能够帮你解决学习和职场中的大难题。
针对不同的目的，英语写作也有很多不同的方法。本期从Research Report调研报告开始讲起。
调研报告无论学校的专业学习中还是在职场都很常见，需要你设计一个调研，并具备实施调研和总结归纳能力。
我们先看看调研报告的大概结构，以下是一个比较全面的调研报告可能涉及的方面以及这些方面需要包含的大致内容：
| Title 标题 |
Abstract 概要 |
Table of Contents 内容大纲 |
Aims & Objectives 调研目的 Description and justification of aims, including your research question and objectives; a business report would include terms of reference. |
Literature Review文献评论 An extensive survey of the literature, including any theory. |
Account of Investigation 调查详述 A clear description and justification of your participants, procedures and materials. |
Findings 调研发现 Details of what you found - your results or findings. |
Discussion 讨论 A discussion of your findings. May include some background information; a reminder of the main purpose of the study; a summary of results/findings; a discussion of the findings, commenting on whether they are expected or not or whether or not they support the original purpose, and whether they agree with the findings of other researchers; limitations of the study; reference to previous research; possible explanation of findings; explanation of unsatisfactory results; broader generalisation from the particular results; implications of the study; recommendation for and justification of future work. |
Conclusions 结论 What conclusions you have come to, including the implications and wider significance of your research. |
References 参考文献 A detailed list of all the sources you have drawn on in your research. |
Appendices 附录 Full details of results, questionnaires, etc. |
学术文章尤其是毕业做的调研常常需要非常详细，几乎包含所有以上提到的内容，甚至更细。但如果是一个很小的调研项目或是工作场合做的小型报告，至少要涵盖标题，调研目的，调查方法，调查发现和结论等。
需要注意的是，任何有学术或商业用途的引用（自他人报告、文献、图片、照片等）都要标注来源哦，这个是对知识产权的尊重。
