托福写作常用句型

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与…相悖

Contradict

We can usually learn much more from people whose views we share than from people whose views contradict our own.

 

对…不利/有害/有阻碍作用

Inhibit/impede/ be counterproductive to

Disagreement with others can be counterproductive to learning.

Disagreement can cause stress and inhibit learning.(GRE Issue 1题目)

The result is that learning is impeded.

 

对…有利/促进/增强

Be beneficial to/ benefit/ boost/ improve(改善)/ contribute to/

enhance(提高,增强)/ increase// strengthen/ heighten

A national core curriculum would be beneficial to a nation in a number of respects.

Networking not only helps your business to grow but can boost your confidence and business knowledge

Their inventions have contributed to the development of electrical engineering.

enhance world peace and security.

How do we heighten our happiness?

We must seek to maintain and enhance flexibility in pursuing the results we seek.

 

除了

Aside from/ other than/ apart from/ except for/besides

(注:except和except for的区别是:前者排除的内容与主语同一类,except for表示”对一个人或事物,先做一个整体评价,然后再就局部提出一点看法”,注意例句的区别;而且Except for往往指总体是好的除了后面的小问题。)

All the buildings are excellent except this one.
All the buildings are excellent except for their location.

Your dress is pretty except for the color.

Aside from the forgoing provisos, I fundamentally disagree with the speaker’s claim.

Besides basketball, what other sports do you like?

You have nothing to lose, except some weight.

Apart from that, my first break was writing my book about my experience in the Peace Corps.

 

引出例子

Examples involve…/take xx as an example/consider

Two examples that aptly illustrate this point involve the fields of cultural anthropology and astronomy.

An even more striking example of …involves.

 

幸福/健康

Well-being/ wholesome(有益健康的)/ health/ welfare(福利)

If I have discovered conditions or choices in life that have significantly improved my wellbeing, I would like to share them with you.

The term ‘wellbeing’  was vague and might be difficult to define and measure.

In order to maintain physical well being, a person should eat wholesome food and get sufficient exercise.

It improves your physiological and psychological well being.

 

使得

make/ enable/ render

Once earnings soared above this the important things in life such as family and wellbeing made money much less significant.

Once again, these questions alone will not provide you with all the answers, but they will enable you to have more discussions with users.

It contained so many errors as to render it worthless.

 

…的范围/程度

Extent of

Extent of travel

From the roof we could see the full extent of the park.

I agree with you to a certain extent, but…

He is in debt to the extent of 10,000 dollars

To what extent does the newspaper control and to what extent is it controlled by public sentiment?

To a certain extent his ideas are valuable.

I lack words to express the full extent.

 

关于

About/ as to/ in regard to/ with regard to/ concerning

But there was no consensus as to what shape reforms should take.

She was curious as to who he was, so she introduced herself.

I have nothing to say in regard to this problem.

I have a question concerning the Nobel Prize for Peace.

 

最后/最终

Ultimately/finally/at last/ in the last place

And ultimately it is our philosophers whose expertise helps provide meaning to what we learn about our universe.

 

想起

Come to/ The thought of/ remind sb of…/remember

His name finally came to her.

The thought of the horrible scene made my flesh creep.

I like the food from the North, because it reminds me of my hometown.

The story reminds me of an experience I once had.

 

想出

Think up/ enter one’s mind/dope out/ think of/ figure out

I can think of so many reasons why you should love yourself.

He doped out a solution to the problem.

A new idea entered his mind.

Then figure out one practical solution you can take for each of those pieces.

Have you ever noticed how easy it is to come up with a reason to do nothing?

I believe everyone, regardless of age or background, can come up with new ideas and excellent insights.

 

不是因为…而是因为…

Not because (of)…, but because (of)

Many people fail in life not because of external forces that are beyond their control, but because of the decisions and views they hold about themselves and the world around them.

 

支持

Back up/ support

He/she can find 10 different reasons to back up his/her viewpoint.

He quotes (from) the Bible to support his beliefs.

I’ll back him against all the others.

You have my full support./ I give my full support to you.

 

观点/见解/想法

View/ opinion/ insight/ perspective(观点,视角)/ understanding

I believe everyone, regardless of age or background, can come up with new ideas and excellent insights.

The question is how to arrive at your opinions and not what your opinions are.

He stated his views to me.

The authors maintain this perspective throughout the book.

They allow us to see ourselves from the perspective of another.

 

超过/超出

Beyond/ exceed/ surpass/ overtake/ outnumber(比…多)

Many people fail in life not because of external forces that are beyond their control, but because of the decisions and views they hold about themselves and the world around them.

And that is why India will overtake China as the world’s premier emerging economy.

According to an industry report, China’s wine production could overtake Australia in the next three years.

The report, An Ageing World: 2008, shows that within 10 years older people will outnumber children for the first time.

 

 

总之

To sum up/ in sum/ in a word

In sum, no area of intellectual inquiry operates in a vacuum.

In a word, mail, telephone and computer all help to bring people all over the world closer.

 

造成(影响、问题…)

Pose/ cause/ give rise to/ bring about/ lead to/ create/ impose

A common curriculum that is also an exclusive one would pose certain problems, which might outweigh the benefits, noted above.

This creates yet another dilemma.

pose immediate danger to human health

The workers’ movement poses a direct threat to their interests.

The filming imposed an additional strain on her.

 

很有可能

In all likelihood/ in all probability

In all probability, he will pass the maths exam.

 

强加

impose our will on

 

大众/市民/普通人

The general public/ the masses/ the public/ average person/ average man/ ordinary man/ citizens/ residents

If the American Dream is not real, why do our leaders impose it upon the general public so much?

Who will protect the public?

It’s not a food of mass consumption, like noodles or rice.

There are many reasons for this public interest.

For the average person, brand dominates all other factors in the judgement of art.

However, not all residents are so keen on the idea.

For most citizens, wages are the only source of income.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

热衷于,对…感兴趣

Be keen on/

However, not all residents are so keen on the idea.

 

表示比较

Dominate/ outweigh/

For the average person, brand dominates all other factors in the judgement of art.

 

适合…

Fit sb/ be fit for/ be suited to / be appropriate for

This coat does not fit me.

You have to create a budget that works for you

It should suit you perfectly, and meet your needs.

That color suits your complexion.

Plain and simple clothes are appropriate for school wear.

 

有很多…/有一些…

There be句型

There are still plenty of shortcomings in our work.

There are bright prospects for freshwater fish farming.

There were some dark months there, like living in the middle of an interminable fog.

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