1、常用词汇及短语:社会的发展 social development/evolvement生活水平的提高 improvement of life standard社会地位 social status/standing科技进展 technological advancement当今社会 present-day society目前的的趋势 the current trend of 吸引来自的注意力 draw/get attention from 智力 intelligence品德 morality高等教育 higher education大学学位 university degree大学文凭 unive
2、rsity diploma阻碍智力的发展 impede ones intellectual development在中起重要作用 play(s) an important role in 对于有积极/消极影响 have a positive/negative effect on 就而言 in terms of 导致 lead to/result in 促进 contribute to 制定目标 set a goal实现梦想 achieve/realize your dream/goal/objective梦想着 dream about dream about doing 千载难逢的机会 onc
3、e-in-a-lifetime opportunity克服对造成的障碍 overcome the obstacles to 在极端情况下 in extreme cases以的结局收场 end up with 责任感 sense of responsibility成就感 sense of achievement幽默感 sense of humor存在 exist(动词) existence(名词)解决这个问题 solve this problem一个解决问题的高手 an excellent problem-solver致力于做 aim to 做某事的能力 the ability to do 做某
4、事的欲望 the desire to do 做某事的愿望 the wish to do 做某事的冲动 the urge to do 开始认识到(强调以前没意识到) come to realize 意识到 be aware of 对有更好的了解 have a better understanding of 开阔我们的眼界 broaden our scope of mind作出一切可能的努力 make every effort possible取得很大进步 make great progress持续前进 keep moving forward放弃学习 give up learning 坚持目标 s
5、tick to ones goal成功做成某事 succeed in doing 做某事有很大困难 have great difficulty in doing 消费观念 notions of consumption购买力 purchase power改变现状 change the status quo满足 be content with 抵制的诱惑 resist the temptation to 对保持消息畅通 keep/stay informed of 交通阻塞 traffic congestion交通工具 means/mode of transport解释的原因 account for
6、 占有的比例 account for + 百分比就而言 in terms of 趋向于 tend to (弱势群体)易受的伤害 be vulnerable to 似乎是 it seems that (用来表达自己不太确定的观点或委婉表达自己的观点)同意,赞成 in favor of 沉浸于中 indulge/immerse oneself into 保持学习与娱乐的平衡 strike a balance between study and entertainment对 有益 be good for be beneficial to 对 有害 be harmful to do harm to b
7、e bad for 促进社会发展 promote social development改善人民社会水平 raise/improve peoples life standard因特网 the Internet (字母i大写)社交网络 social networking虚拟的空间 virtual space/cyber world充满虚伪和欺诈 filled with deceptions and cheating分享照片 share pictures with 关注某人 follow 摆脱 get rid of /get away from 恶性循环 vicious cycle西方 the We
8、st东方 the East有影响力的 influential对上瘾 be addicted to从本质上来讲 by nature跟上的节奏 keep pace with 对的态度 attitude toward/to 对持肯定的态度 hold a positive attitude toward/to 不可否认 undoubtedly/doubtless思维方式 way of thinking 生活方式 way of life/living电子设备 digital device热衷于做 be passionate/crazy about doing be obsessed with 犯罪率 c
9、riminal rate从这个角度来看 from this perspective从这个意义上来说 in this sense积极的认识态度 optimistic attitude to life沟通技能 communicative skills满足人们对的需求 meet peoples need/demand for (demand指的是“硬性、强烈的需求”)对造成危害 cause damage to 中枪 under criticism对负责 take responsibility for 将纳入考虑范围中 take into account/consideration对感到腻了 be f
10、ed up with 寻找,搜寻 in search of以为骄傲 take pride in 转折点 turning point在的边缘 on the brink of 法制 rule of law跨国企业 multinational corporation创业精神 entrepreneurism错误的观念/想法 misconception/myth一系列的 a wide range of少之又少的 few and far between 失业率 unemployment rate对乐观 be optimistic about 1.When it comes to urbanization/
11、abortion , most people hold the view that (谈到某话题的时候,大多数人认为。)2.There is definitely some truth in the opinion/statement/argument that , but problems arise when (某某观点确实有一定道理,但是。)3.There are a number of reasons for my opinion.4.In recent years, there is a heated debate over whether college students shou
12、ld take up part-time jobs/students should be encouraged to study by themselves/ (近些年,关于大学生是否应该从事兼职工作/学生是否应该被鼓励自学的观点莫衷一是)5.The phenomenon of has drawn considerable attention from the general public.6. is reported/estimated/predicted to (。被报道/估计/预测。)e.g. World population is estimated to reach 8 billio
13、n in 15 years from now.7.With rapid development of market economy, there are an increasing/growing number of people who tend to think the amount of a persons wealth represents the degree of his/her success.8.Attach great importance to (认为。很重要/赋予。极大重要性) e.g. When it comes to dating a boy or a girl, m
14、any people attach great importance to the persons wealth or family background rather than to his or her qualities or virtues.9. it comes as no surprise that (某某现象很正常)10. There is still a long way to go before (在。实现之前还有很长一段路要走)11. Successful requires/involves (成功做成某事需要/涉及到。)e.g. Successful creation of a business requires risk-taking courage and acumen, among others, on the part of the business starter.