雅思写作词汇评析
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Selectexactlytherightword.
Inaccurate:Iwasdisgustedbecauserainspoiledourpicnic.
Accurate:Iwasdisappointedbecauserainspoiledourpicnic.
Accurate:Iwasdisgustedbythemindlessviolenceinthemovie.
Donot---werepeat,donot---confusewordsbecausetheysoundalikeoraresimilarinmeaning
Wrongword:today’ssocietyhasbeenpilferedwithbarragelegalizeddrugs
Improved:abarrageoflegalizeddrugshasproliferatedintoday’ssociety.
Wrong:theRussianshavenotbeensufficientlyforthcomingaboutthetreaty.
Improved:theRussianshavenotbeensufficientlyforthrightaboutthetreaty.
Uselively,concrete,specificterms.
Limp:wegotintothecar.
Improved:allfourofuspiledintoHerman’sHond.
Limp:thisdogcameup,allexcited.
Improved:“adogcameboundingamonguswithaloudvolleyofbarksandleaprounduswaggingitswholebody,wildwithleeatfindingsomanyhumanbeingstogether.”
Moverunsprint
VehiclecarsedanJaguar
AnimaldogCollieLassie
Dull:Seymourwasuplatelastnighttryingtofinishtypinghistermpaper.
Specific:Seymorsathunchedoverhistypewriter,peckingawaydoggedlyuntilthreeo’clockinthemorning,tryingtofinishhispaperonthematinghabitsofhippopotamuses.
Avoidbafflegab
Bafflegab:theproductionoftoxicandnoxiousresiduehydrochloricacidobviatesitsefficaciousapplicationsinceitmyprovecompatiblewithmetallicpermanence.
Translation:don’tusehydrochloricacid:iteatshelloutofthepipes,
Bafflegab;Consumerelementsarecontinuingtostressthefundamentalnecessityofastabilizationofthepricestructureatalowerlevelthanexistsatthepresenttime.
Translation:Consumerkeepsayingthatpricesmustgodownandstaydown.
Bafflegab:thefinancedirectorclaimedthatsubstantialeconomieserebeingeffectedinhisdivisionbyincreasingthetimeintervalbetweendistributionofdata-elicitingformstobusinessentities.
Translation:thefiancédirectorsaidhisdivisionwassavingmoneybysendingfewerquestionnairestoemployers.
Avoiddoublespeak
“protectionreactionstrike”(meaningbombing)
“toterminatewithextremeprejudice”(toassassinate)
“thatstatementisinoperative”(itisuntrue)
Beselectivewitheuphemisms
Powderroom(women’stoilet)
Unmentionables(underwear)
Passedaway(died)
Sanitationengineer(garbagecollector)Donotcomparewordsthatdenoteabsolutes,likeunique,omnipotent,infinite.
Illogical:Cloviscameupwithaveryuniquedesign.
Improved:Cloviscameupwithauniquedesign.
Formal,informal,colloquial
Automobilecarride
Comprehendunderstanddig
Departleavesplit
Residencehousecrib
Offensiveunpleasantgross
Exhaustedtiredoutwasted
Dejectedsaddown
Hyperactivejitterywired
Intoxicateddrunksloshed
1.避免重复
Aftertheperformance,wewenttoKarl’shousetodiscusswhetheritwasaneffectiveperformance.
Aftertheperformance,wewenttoKarl’shousetodiscusswhetherourproductionwaseffective.
Thelengthofhishairaddstothewildappearanceofhishair.
Thelengthofhishairaddstoitswildappearance.
Walkinguptothedoor,Icameupontheskeletonheadofacowplacednexttothedoor.
Walkinguptothehouse,Icameupontheskeletonheadofacowplaced,
2.词汇的准确对应
Yourfirstbigcityisaneventthatchangesyouwholeoutlookifyougrewupinasmalltown.
Yourfirstvisittoabigcityisanexperiencethatchangesyouwholeoutlookifyougrewupinasmalltown.
TheimportanceofgrancefulhipmovementisessentialwhendoingtheBump.
GracefulhipmovementisessentialwhendoingtheBump.
Smoothnessandprecisionareamongthebasicproblemsencounteredbybeginningdancers.
Roughnessandimprecisionareamongtheweaknessesofbeginningdancers.
Possessive
3.Spelloutnumbersonehundredandunder.Ingeneral,writenumbersoveronehundredinfigures.Spelloutroundnumbersrequiringonlyacoupleofwords(twohundredtons,fivethousanddollars).Ifaseriesofnumbersoccursinapassage,andsomeofthemareoverhundred,usefiguresforallofthem.
4.Neverbeginasentencewithanumeral;spellitoutorrewritethesentence.
5.usecommastoseparatenumeralsandplacenamesandtosetoffnamesofpeoplefromtitles.
A.Eudora,whowasbornNovember15,1950,inDenver,Colorado,movedtoDallas,Texas,beforeshewasoldenoughtoski.
B.YoumaywritetoLaverneat375FairviewAvenue,Arlington,TX20036.
C.MyfriendLavernelivesinArlington,Texas.
D.ArthurSchlesinger,Jr.writesintelligentlyandpersuasively.Or:ArthurSchlesinger,Jr.,writesintelligentlyandpersuasively.
E.ThecommitteechoseLolaLopez,attorney-at-law,topresenttheircase.
Avoidusing“anyreasonablepersonwouldagreethat….”“undoubtedly,certainly,anyfoolcanplainlysee,evenafive-year-oldknows’
Toobigbetter
Peopletypists
Carscompactforeigncars
SexsexindaytimeTVcommercials
