很多烤鸭都喊雅思写作难写,事实上,大部分问题还是出在自己。今天就带大家了解10个失分最严重的单词/短语的滥用和正确用法,希望可以帮到大家。
雅思写作:烤鸭们失分最严重的10个写作错误
1 At last
很多人在应该用“finally”或 “lastly”的地方用“at last”。
“at last” 即使跟另外那两个单词一样,可以被译成中文的“最终”或“最后”,但它们还是有不一样的用法。
我们为了谈论某一个过了很长时间后才被完成的事情会用“at last”。通常,我们对完成事情的时间长度不满意才用“at last”。
比如:我等了整整两个小时,她十点半终于到了。
I waited for a full two hours. At last she arrived at half past ten.
我找了两年工作,也参加了50多个面试。我两周前终于被招聘了。
I looked for a job for two years and did over 50 interviews. At last, I got hired two weeks ago.
在以上两句话,我们也可以用“finally”代替“at last”。
但以下的这些例子里,我们就只能用“finally”或 “lastly”,并不能用“at last”。
Firstly........... Secondly.............. Lastly/Finally
你要先吃饭,然后洗盘子,最后把它们擦干净。
First you’ve got to eat, then wash the dishes and finally/lastly dry them.
最终,我对这件事情的最后一个观点是。
Finally/Lastly, my last point on this subject is....
2 In a word
很多雅思考生以为“in a word”像“finally”和“lastly”一样可以被用于文章的总结。事实上这个词组不经常出现在书面英语。这个词组在现实生活中出现最多的情况就是电视采访上。
通常节目时间很有限,马上就快要结束的时候,主持人就会问最后一个问题,然后为了提醒嘉宾时间很紧,就会加上“In a word”。
这样嘉宾就知道他没时间提供一个很完整很长的答案,得尽量直接用一个单词,通常“yes” or “no”回答。
例子:你打算明年退休吗?
In a word, 不打算。
Do you plan to retire next year? In a word.
In a word, no.
在你看来,谁将赢得世界杯?
In a word, 德国.
In your opinion, who will win the World Cup?
In a word, Germany.
3 Weather/Pollution
在中文里好像不怎么分别【污染】与【天气】那两件事。那导致很多雅思考生在写关于污染的作文时,错用weather(天气)那个单词。英语的weather是自然现象,只是自然现象,所以weather和pollution (污染)是两回事。长期来看,严重的pollution当然可以影响世界的weather。
可是当被问到某一个地方的weather怎么样时,英语母语人不会考虑到pollution。他会谈到那边的温度,雨量,那边下不下雪等。
例子:墨西哥城的天气怎么样?
我不太喜欢,夏天太热并且空气污染很严重。
How’s the weather in Mexico City?
I don’t really like it, it’s too hot in summer. Another thing I don’t like is the air pollution there.
跟以上话题有关的一个更常见的错误是:把用于表达雾霾的意思的单词用错了。
很多人都用“haze”,“mist”,“fog”那三个单词中的某一个,但它们也只是自然现象,相当于汉语的“雾气”。
非自然的,由于污染产生的雾霾是:“smog”或“air pollution”。
4 Good to your health
一般来说介词的正确使用对外语学生来讲挺难掌握。在英语里,某人对另外一个人好是:“to be good to someone”。但某一个东西对其他东西好,比如对人的健康好,则是“to be good for something” (e.g. one’s health)。
例子:我真对我朋友好,每次一起吃饭我都让给他们买单的荣幸。
I’m really good to my friends, whenever we eat together I always give them the honor of paying the bill.
你不知道每天吃三次巧克力冰淇淋对身体不好吗?
是吗?那从明天开始我把早饭换到巧克力蛋糕!
Don’t you know that eating chocolate ice-cream three times a day is bad for your health?
Really? Ok, starting tomorrow I’ll change to chocolate cake for breakfast.
5 Government
大多数时候,当我们用英语谈到政府时,除非我们把它做为形容词(如:政府政策 government policies),我们还是前面用“the”,或者后面加个“s”。
如果我们谈论我们自己国家的政府那应该说“the government”,而当我们指全世界的所有政府时要说“governments”。很多学生一直用“government”,那个“the”或“s”都不加。
雅思写作不会要求你谈到你自己国家的情况。所有课题都是关于很广泛的在任何国家能发生的现象,因此应该用的单词是“governments”。
比如:可以做什么降低癌症发病率?政府应该在研究上花费更多钱。
What can be done to decrease cancer rates? Governments should spend more money on research.
我认为天气不好时政府应该允许学生放假。每当温度超出18度就该让大家享受太阳,每当在17度以下时,该让我们躲避寒冷!
I think governments should give students holidays whenever the weather is bad. Every time the temperature goes over 18 degrees, let everyone enjoy the sunshine, every time it’s under 17 degrees let everyone hide from the cold!
6 economy/economic/economics
很多人说中文是最难学会的外语之一。
他们可能有道理,但中文有一些容易的地方。
比如学会一个名词,你不用学相关的形容词。
a country’s economy是一个国家的经济
an economic crisis是一个经济危机
以及an economics professor也是一位教经济的教授。
但同时,中文的这个特点也给学英语的中国人带来很多困难。
一个中文单词可以代表两三个英语单词的意思,它们也会听起来很像,但这些英文单词实际上有的是动词,有的是名词,有的是形容词,会不一样。
最常见的错误之一是【经济】。此外,【健康】(health/healthy)和【无聊】(bored/boring)也常常被混淆。
例子:你好像不在乎自然环境。
不在乎,只要经济继续发展,我们可以造出更高的山,更长的河。
You don’t seem to care about the environment?
No I don’t, as long as the economy keeps developing, we can build taller mountains and longer rivers!
自从经济危机开始我就找不到工作。
哇,那大概10年你都没有上班了吗?
我是指是九十年代的经济危机!
Since the start of the economic crisis I haven’t been able to find work.
Wow, so you haven’t worked in around 10 years?
I mean the economic crisis in the 1990s!
你不上经济课吗?
男朋友那么有钱,我干嘛学经济!
You’re not going to your economics class?
With a boyfriend that rich, why study economics?
7 White collars
英语的“a white collar”(白色的领子),就是你真正会穿的那种白色衬衫有的那个领子。而那些在办公室上班的人,中文称为【白领】的则应该用英文“white collar workers”表达。
每当我看到学生写的类似这样的句子:“white collars usually take public transport to work”,我就会不由自主地想象一大堆脱离了衬衫的白色衣领在地铁站排队的景象!
例子:原来我蛮喜欢做白领,然后公司的IT部门封锁了淘宝。
At first I really liked white collar work, then the IT department blocked taobao!
8 to be used to/to get used to
“To be used to”是指已经习惯。
如:“I´m used to the food here.”(我已经习惯这边的食物)。
“To get used to”是指变习惯的过程。
如:“It will take a few months to get used to the food there。”(将需要几个月习惯那边的食物)。
有一些学生是把那两个词组搞混了,还有很多人哪怕知道了它们的区别,也还是会用选动词的形式。
我曾经看过类似:“He was get used to”/ “I will getting used to”/ “He must to get used to”/ “They are not be used to”等等错误的表达。
例子:明天有空吗?咱们十一点半一起吃早午饭吧?
我不习惯那么早起床!
Are you free tomorrow? Let’s meet for brunch at half eleven?
I’m not used to getting up so early!
你需要很长时间习惯泰国的食物吗?
是的,那边麦当劳的汉堡不太一样!
Did it take you a long time to get used to the food in Thailand?
Yes, the burgers in McDonald’s there are somewhat different.
9 even/even though/even if
这三个词汇有细微的差别。
很多雅思考生经常在应该用“even though”或“even if”的时候用“even”。
一般来说,单独的“even”是用于表达“连.....也....”,“甚至”的意思。
如:
他已经做完作业吗?
他甚至没打开书包。
Has he finished his homework?
He hasn’t even opened his school bag!
我们想表达“即使”或“虽然”或“尽管”的意思时,通常用“even though”或“even if”。
我们选它们中的哪一个取决于事情的可能性。
在谈论事实情况或已经发生的事情,我们用“even though”。
如:我即使刚吃完一整个比萨饼,我还是愿意吃提拉米苏。
Even though I just ate a full pizza, I’m still willing to have tiramisu.
“Even if”就像本身的“if”一样是用于谈论以后可能会发生的事情,以及我们想象的不可能的事情。
例子:
就算我死,也死得安心。
Then even if I die, I will die at ease.
10 A news
英语的“news”(新闻)是不可数名词。
一个新闻或一个消息是“a news story”或“some news”。
例子:这些新闻都是关于一只会踢踏舞的狗。
These news stories are all about a dog that can tap dance.
This news is all about a dog that can tap dance.
雅思写作满分范文之私家车造成的环境污染问题
The rising levels of congestion and air pollution found in most of the world's cities can be attributed directly to the rapidly increasing number of private cars in use. In order to reverse this decline in the quality of life in cities, attempts must be made to encourage people to use their cars less and public transport more.Discuss possible ways to encourage the use of public transport.
世界上大多数城市日益严重的交通堵塞和空气污染可以直接归因于私家车的快速增加。为了扭转城市生活质量下降的趋势,必须努力鼓励人们少开车,多乘坐公共交通工具。
讨论鼓励使用公共交通工具的可能方法。
Model Answer:
Anyone who lives in a city is aware of the increasing number of cars on the road and the kinds of problems this creates: traffic jams, air pollution and longer commuting periods. As economies grow and access to cars spreads to increasing numbers of people, this trend is likely to worsen. The solution, it would seem, is for governrnment to encourage the use of public transport in urban areas, thus decreasing dependence on the car.
任何生活在城市的人都知道路上的汽车越来越多,以及由此产生的各种问题:交通堵塞、空气污染和通勤时间延长。随着经济的增长和越来越多的人拥有汽车,这一趋势可能会恶化。看起来,解决办法是政府鼓励在城市地区使用公共交通,从而减少对汽车的依赖。
One way to stimulate public transport use is to make private car use more expensive and inconvenient. The introduction of tolls along urban motorways has been successfully employed in many cities. Other such measures are high-priced permits for parking in urban areas and the restriction of parking to a limited number of cars. Faced with high costs or no place to park, commuters would perhaps be more willing to abandon their cars in favour of buses or trains.
刺激公共交通使用的一个方法是提高私家车的使用成本和不便程度。城市高速公路收费的引入在许多城市都取得了成功。其他这类措施包括在城市地区停车的高价许可证和将停车限制在一定数量的汽车。面对高成本或没有停车的地方,通勤者可能更愿意放弃他们的汽车,而选择公共汽车或火车。
There are also less punishing ways of spurring public transport use. The construction of free car parks at suburban train stations has proven successful in quite a number of countries. This allows commuters to drive part of the way, but take public transport into the central, most congested, urban areas.
刺激公共交通使用的惩罚措施也较少。郊区火车站免费停车场的建设已在许多国家证明是成功的。这使得通勤者可以在一定程度上驾车,但乘坐公共交通工具进入最拥堵的市中心城区。
Indeed, making public transport more comfortable and convenient should work to attract more commuters and decrease traffic congestion. Public transport that is convenient and comfortable retains its passengers, much like any business that satisfies its customers. The more commuters committed to taking public transport, the less congestion on city streets.
事实上,让公共交通更舒适和方便应该能吸引更多的通勤者,减少交通堵塞。便利舒适的公共交通留住了乘客,就像任何让顾客满意的企业一样。乘坐公共交通的通勤者越多,城市街道上的拥堵就越少。
雅思写作满分范文之体育明星的薪酬问题
Successful sports professionals can earn a great deal more money than people in other important professions. Some people think this is fully justified while others think it is unfair.
Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
成功的体育专业人士可以比从事其他重要职业的人赚更多的钱。有些人认为这是完全正当的,而另一些人认为这是不公平的。
讨论这两种观点并给出你自己的观点。
给出你的答案的原因,包括任何相关的例子,从你自己的知识或经验。
雅思写作满分范文
As a result of constant media attention, sports professionals in my country have become stars and celebrities, and those at the top are paid huge salaries. Just like movie stars, they live extravagantlifestyles with huge houses and cars.
由于媒体的不断关注,我国的体育专业人士已经成为明星和名人,而那些处于顶端的人则获得了巨额的薪水。就像电影明星一样,他们生活奢侈,拥有巨大的房子和汽车。
Many people find their rewards unfair, especially when comparing these super salaries with those of top surgeons or research scientists, or even leading politicians who have the responsibilityof governing the country. However, sports salaries are not determined by considering the contribution to society a person makes, or the level of responsibility he or she holds. Instead, they reflect the public popularity of sport in general and the level of public support that successful stars can generate. So the notion of ‘fairness’ is not the issue.
许多人发现他们的报酬是不公平的,尤其是当把这些高薪与顶级外科医生或研究科学家,甚至是有责任治理国家的主要政治家的薪酬进行比较时。然而,体育收入并不取决于一个人对社会的贡献,或他或她所承担的责任水平。相反,它们反映了体育运动在公众中的普遍受欢迎程度,以及成功明星所能带来的公众支持程度。因此,“公平”的概念不是问题所在。
Those who feel that sports stars’ salaries are justified might argue that the number of professionals with real talent are very few, and the money is a recognition of the skills and dedication a person needs to be successful. Competition is constant and a player is tested every time they perform. in their relatively short career. The pressure from the media is intense and there is little privacy out of the spotlight. So all of thesefactors may justify the huge earnings.
那些认为体育明星的薪水是合理的人可能会争辩说,拥有真正才华的专业人士的数量非常少,而金钱是对一个人成功所需的技能和奉献精神的认可。竞争是持续的,玩家每次表现都会受到考验。在他们相对短暂的职业生涯中。来自媒体的压力很大,在聚光灯下几乎没有隐私可言。因此,所有这些因素可能证明巨额收益是合理的。
Personally, I think that the amount of money such sports stars make is more justified than the huge earnings of movie stars, but at the same time, it indicatesthat our society places more value on sport than on more essential professions and achievements.
就我个人而言,我认为这些体育明星赚的钱比电影明星的巨额收入更合理,但同时,它表明我们的社会更重视体育而不是更重要的职业和成就。
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