托福写作中如何巧用词汇,这就体现在词汇的多样性上……其实英语词汇很丰富的,同一个意思可以由很多不同的方式表达……
词汇贫乏之中国学生英语作文的通病。整篇作文一个词用到底,从不作任何变化:一遇到“改变/变化”就是change,“影响”就是effect,“流行”就是popular,“认为”就是think;每逢“因为”就是because,“意识到”就是realize,“想到”就是think of,等等。其实英语词汇很丰富的,同一个意思可以由很多不同的方式表达,如:
改变:change,modify,alter,shift,fashion,transform,convert
变化:change,vary,convert,fluctuate,oscillate
保护:protect,conserve,safeguard
保存:save,preserve,conserve,keep,store
影响:effect,influence,impact,infection
流行:popular,prevalent, prevailing,current,common,universal
认为:think,believe,hold,argue,maintain,deem,opine,reckon,figure
意识到:realize,be aware of/that,be awake to,understand,it/sth. dawns on sb.
想到:think of,come up with,occur to/strike sb.,come to,remind,suggest
看作:regard …as…,look on/consider/view/see/take…as…
应该:should,ought to,it is/would be better,it is advisable to
因为:because,since,as,for,because of,owing to,thanks to,due to,as a result of,in virtue of,on account of,with,from,at,of
关于:about,on,with regard to,as regards,concerning,relating to
因此:so,therefore,thus,accordingly,consequently,hence,thereby
然而:however,nevertheless,nonetheless,whereas,though,still,yet
另外:moreover,in addition,besides,furthermore,one more thing
不同:different,difference,differ,vary from…to…,conflicting,diverse,diversified,various,a variety of
吸引人的:attractive,appealing,taking,inviting,tempting,fascinating,charming,alluring, glamorous, absorbing, enticing