基础写作

Beautiful, Pretty, Attractive   VS

Gorgeous,雍荣华贵的美丽；Elegant,仪态万方的美丽；Gracious,优雅从容的美丽；Splendid华丽夺目的美丽；Glamorous,魅力四射的美丽；Stunning,令人惊艳的美丽；还可以说她身材曼妙Slender figure,；五官精致Exquisite features,；星眸皓齿Twinkling eyes and Gleaming teeth,；声音是迷人的Charming voice,；笑容是天使般的Seraphic smile,；Dazzling complexion,肤色面容

Magnetic, Enchanted moment, Tempting, Fascinating, Inviting, Appealing,

Engaging, Tantalizing

 

积累和升华

1.遣词

2.造句

3.写作素材库

1. 遣词

1.1比如说同学们，我们描述一件事物，形容“记忆深刻”，你会怎么说？

Remember forever, never forget, and give you deep impression?

教你一个“牛的”, be deeply rooted in

The experience in my childhood is deeply rooted in my memory.

What had been experienced in the past was always looming in my memory like a picture.（注：此句采用明喻，明喻的特点是使用了like一词）

1.2 如何形容忘记呢？

Forget? No!!!

Be fading from

We almost forget September 11th.

September 11th is almost fading from our memory.

 

1.3 “努力/尽力做某事”，英语你会怎么说？

Try one’s best VS Do one’s utmost

Apply oneself to  全力以赴

Contrive to do  设法做某事

Schindler contrived to save more than 1000 Polish Jews from the Nazis.

Strive  努力做某事

表示工作努力

口头语：Work hard

书面语：Be committed/devote to

 

我们应该不遗余力地美化我们的环境。

We should spare no effort to beautify our environment.  

Spare(吝惜，节约) no money  花钱买“幸运数字”

做出努力：Make tremendous/persistent/sustained effort to do sth.,

Take great pains to do (with work/study)

如想获得巨大成功，一个人必须尽力博采众议。

If one intends to achieve great success, he must make persistent effort to accept the suggestions advanced by others.

 

做出努力：Make tremendous/persistent/sustained effort to do sth., take great pains to do(with work/study)

充分发挥潜力/能力：Develop one's ability/potential to the full, give full play to one's ability

 

Exhaust every effort in one’s power (华盛顿写给老婆的信)

把注意力集中在：   Focus/concentrate one’s attention/efforts/thoughts upon

我们要重视实际英语能力的提高。

We should focus our attention upon improving our English.

尽全力去做……

1) 大学生最重要的责任就是尽全力学好他们的课程。

The most important responsibility of college students is to pursue their course of study to the best of their ability.

Spare no effort, do one’s utmost, exhaust every effort in one’s power

2) 食堂最重要的责任就是尽全力提供优雅的用餐环境和优质的服务。

The most important responsibility of canteen is to pursue neat dinner environment and good service to the best of their ability.

3) 医生最重要的责任就是尽全力使患者花尽可能少的钱得到尽可能好的治疗。

The most important responsibility of doctor is to pursue cure with price as low as possible and cure effect as good as possible to the best of their ability.

 

Contrive to do  设法做某事

Schindler contrived to save more than 1000 Polish Jews from the Nazis.

Strive  努力做某事

 

1.4 “被迫作某事”，英语怎么说？

Have to?

Be force to & feel oblige to

Be compelled to

Be impelled to

Be required to

Be under an obligation

Have on choice but to do

 

1.5 表示数量很多

口头语：Many

书面语：Multitudes of; endless; countless

形容数量多，英语怎么说？

Much, very much, very very much

可观的

Considerable

I can bring much money to your company.

I can make considerable profit to your company.

知识分子不谈钱。

 

我有很多考试要过。

1. I have a lot of examinations to pass.

2. I have endless examinations to pass.

3. There are endless examinations that I have to try my best to pass.

4. There are endless examinations that I am obliged to exhaust every effort in my power to pass.

5. I am occupied with endless examinations that I am obliged to exhaust every effort in my power to pass.

 

1.6 表示关于

口头语：About/on

书面语：Concerning/as to/regarding

一组“关于”的表达

Concern

Shuihuzhuang concerns a story of three women and a hundred and five men.

Concerning

Regarding

About

On

Concern

Concerning

There are some argument concerning whether the Beijing zoo should be moved out of the city.

 

1.7 表示因为

口头语：Because of/Because

书面语：Owing to/due to/thanks to the fact that…… (插入同位语从句)

表示原因的词语

Be due to

The accident was due to a concrete block thrown from a bridge.

Owing to

Owing to circumstances beyond our control, we regret to inform customers that this store will close early.

Thanks to

Today thanks to the Internet, you can do all your Christmas shopping from home.

As a result of

Mr. Lee died as a direct result of the injuries he received in the accident.

The Community Association collapsed through lack of support.

On account of

We had to move to London on account of my job.

路易必须死，因为祖国需要生。

 

Due to the heavy rain, he developed a high fever, thus, felt obliged to sleep at home. His absence gave rise to the reduction of his pay.

导致

Give rise to

Cause

Lead to

Result in

Be responsible for

Contribute to, lead to, result in, and be responsible for, cause

Student use of computer  2002年6月

 

分析原因句型

1) Its popularity is due to/results from/is caused by/can be attributed to the clean and comfortable environment and the excellent service.
2) In general, there are two main reasons leading to the prevalence of the cheating in exams.

3) Several reasons/factors result in/lead to/are responsible for/account for/contribute to the coming back of many Chinese overseas students.