雅思英语写作核心短语.doc

雅思强化写作
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英语写作核心短语
可能性，可行性(feasibility)
1. not necessarily 未必，不一定
This claim is not necessarily true.
物质上的舒适不一定会带来幸福感。

2. … is feasible 可行的
To build a bridge there is feasible.
这个计划理论上可行但不现实。

唯一性与普遍性(uniqueness & omnipresence)
3. unique 独一无二的；独特的
Every individual is unique
他在英国文学史上有着独一无二的地位。

4. omnipresent 无处不在的
This problem is omnipresent when the first edition of this book was published.
抠脚丫（Foot scratching）在任何国家都是一个很普遍的现象。

5. the proliferation of sth ……的普遍存在，……的扩散
核武器的扩散、英语的广泛流行

6. be/run rampant ……泛滥，猖獗
Hegemony will continue to run rampant around the world.

7. be inundated with 充斥着，到处都是
这座城市到处都是疾病和暴力。
关注度(attention)
8. draw/elicit sb’s attention / concern 引起某人的关注/担忧
Global warming is drawing increasing concerns.
难民（refugee）数量的不断增加已经引起了国际社会的关注。

9. heed sth; pay heed to sth 注意，关注 = pay attention to
Only one who pays no heed to wealth can be regarded as a god.
我警告过他很多次了，但是他就是不听。

10. lay/ place emphasis on sth; attach importance to sth 强调，重视
He lays too much emphasis on some inconsequential matters.
他们对教育很重视，并鼓励学生不断学习和思考。
11. be ignorant of 不知道，没有认识到
You’re ignorant of the responsibilities you should assume in marriage.
不识大体（major principles）的人就必然斤斤计较个人得失。

12. concerning; as regards 关于
various questions concerning pollution and the environment
It needs further discussion as regards how to revise the play.
障碍；阻力(impediment, hindrance)
13. hinder; impede 阻碍，妨碍
Downhearted mind impedes progress.
你不能阻挡我做我已经决定(resolve on sth)了的事。
人类已经无法阻挡某些脑残的(brain-damaged)粉丝歇斯底里的行为了。

比较；对比(comparison & contrast)
14. no more … than 两者都不 = neither … nor
no less… than 两者都 = both … and
He is no more a writer than a painter.
I know no more French than I know Greek.
Your brother is no less wise than you
玛丽和乔治工作都不努力。
海豚和狗都是聪明的动物。

15. not so much … as … 与其说是……，倒不如说是……
Success lies not so much in luck as in hard work
我躺下来与其说是睡觉，倒不如说是在思考。
与其说他是一个作家，倒不如说他是一个记者。
拥有，存在(existence)
16. bear 具有（抽象的品质）
The two countries bear some similarities to each other.
The professor bears a high reputation.

17. boast 拥有（值得骄傲的事物）
This city boasts a time-honoured history of 2,500 years.
这家博物馆收藏有明朝皇帝朱元璋用过的痰盂(cuspidor)。

18. enjoy 享有（权利、自由等）
Women should enjoy the same right as men do.
人们应该享有充分的自由，去和任何自己喜欢的人结婚。

想法(thoughts)
19. sth dawns on/upon sb 某人渐渐明白某物
It dawns on sb. that … 某人渐渐明白……
The interior meaning of the poem dawned on him.
我渐渐明白自己不过是宇宙间一微粒（particle）。
他渐渐明白事实真相：人是人他妈生的，妖是妖他妈生的。

20. sth flashes on/upon sb 某人突然想起某物
It flashes upon sb. that … 某人突然想起……
An good idea flashed upon him.
他突然想到还要参加一个会议。

21. … strike sb as … 某人认为…
They struck me as changed.
我感觉他们的穿着很怪异。

22. take … into consideration/account 把…考虑在内

23. on second thoughts 仔细一想，转念一想
On second thoughts, he realised that he had offended many people.
他已经决定离开了，但转念一想，他放弃了这个想法。
经过再三考虑，公司决定录用这名应聘者。

24. all things considered 全面看来，从各方面看
All things considered, this is a good and feasible plan.

从各方面看，举国上下人人乐观，信心十足。

参加，从事(participation)
25. go in for; embark on; engage in
He engages in philosophical study.
I have no time to embark on the debate
你为什么不去搞艺术？你画的蛮不错的嘛！
Tony告诉他朋友Irene他计划去芬兰旅行。
中国正致力于一项大规模的的（massive）改革项目。

频率(frequency)
often; usually; frequently; regularly; occasionally, sometimes; rarely, seldom, scarcely
26. on a … basis ……一次
The interest in calculated on a monthly basis. = every month
甲方（Party A）需每月支付乙方（Party B）现金。
经常锻炼身体可以让侬的体重维持在一个健康的水平。

27. more often than not 通常
Tom enjoys fishing and more often than not he catches enough for dinner.
我们通常在家吃晚餐。
范围，程度(scope)
28. range from … to … 从……到……（表示一个区间，或者进行列举）
Their ages range from 25 to 50.
Recommended treatments range from psychological support to medications to surgery.
这家汽车旅馆的房价(room rates)从 30到50美金一晚。
卫星在轨道上的生命周期（life span）从几天到几百年不等。

29. after a fashion 勉强，马马虎虎
The bill was passed after a fashion.
Sarah made the dinner last night and it was all right, after a fashion.
这个鬼佬可以读一点中文。
我会弹钢琴，不过马马虎虎。

可信度（credibility）
30. plausible貌似可信的； credible可信的
Both ideas sound plausible and there was no way of telling in advance who was right.
这个建议貌似合理，但实际上不可行。
他提出了一个很有道理的说法，但是我们大部分人都质疑它的真实性。

31. hold water; make sense 站得住脚，有道理
很抱歉，你的故事站不住脚。
Sometimes you need only rearrange the paragraphs to enable the story to make sense.
他对劫案的陈述漏洞百出。

32. seemingly 貌似
Any seemingly viable proposition will be tested by market research
他貌似在跟踪我们。
这两宗表面上没有联系的案子实际上是交织在一起的。

33. be dubious/sceptical/doubtful of/about … 对……怀疑的
I'm dubious of her honesty/motive.
Many were skeptical about this solution.
玛丽对这个解决方案持怀疑态度。
我很怀疑他们是否还有机会获胜。

34. … is dubious ……可疑的
他和一些不三不四的人(dubious characters)臭味相投(share the same rotten tastes)。
他整天跟一些不三不四的朋友混在一起。
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