托福独立写作：如何让教育类话题的语言更地道

笔者跟大家分享针对于教育类的话题，如何让你的文章语言更地道更出彩。众所周知，托福考试的写作和口语部分都属于输出型(output)的测试，需要大家自己写出或说出你的理由并解释。但是，输出前一定要做的工作是输入，否则大家再考场上会觉得大脑空空如也，任何有效信息都输出不了。可能有些考生会觉得自己的思维活跃，在考场现场编写也能够完成考试内容。但殊不知，对于一个英语不是母语的考生而言，这样做是非常危险的，因为英汉语言有很多差异，导致大家在考场上临场编写出的理由和解释都非常中式，换句话说就犯了托福写作评分标准中的大忌——语言不地道。为了帮助大家能够在准备托福考试的初期高效地积累大量的地道语言，笔者在此帮助大家从外文杂志及相关书籍中摘录出大量Native Speaker所写的文章中一些地道的表达，大家可以在平时进行积累，即便在考场上挥笔写出让考官大为称赞的地道文章。从本期开始，笔者会依据不同的话题分类给大家提供相关积累，本期重点推出教育类话题的地道语言。 教育类话题地道词组汇总 · have a strong impact on 对。。。有很大影响 例句：同龄人会对青少年在校的学习表现产生很大影响。 Peers can have a strong impact on a teenager’s performance in his/her studies at school. · feel peer pressure 感到来自同龄人的压力 例句：许多青少年对上学感到厌恶，因为他们感到了同龄人的压力。 Some adolescents feel repellent to go to schools because they feel peer pressure. · Work as a team 作为团队工作 例句：作为团队工作将使人们更容易获得成功。 Working as a team makes it easier for people to achieve success. · prevent school violence 预防校园暴力 例句：如果能够预防校园暴力，那么青少年犯罪率也将有望下降。 If we can prevent school violence，it is expected that the juvenile crime rate will decrease as well. · major in 主修 例句：对于学生来说主修他们感兴趣的课程是更明智的。 It is more advisable for students to major in the course they are into. · Participate in a class discussion 参与课堂讨论 例句：那些满怀热情参课堂讨论的学生更有可能取得好的成绩。 Students participating in a class discussion with enthusiasm are more likely to perform better in their study. · study abroad 出国留学 例句：让孩子出国留学对父母来说要花很多钱。 It costs a lot of money for parents to make their children study abroad. · career preparation 职业准备 例句：人们上大学除了为学习知识，还为做职业准备。 Besides pursuing knowledge, people also attend a university to do their career preparation. · increase one’s potential capability 增加某人潜力 例句：给学生们提供参加社团活动的机会讲能够帮助他们增加自身的潜力。 Offering students opportunities to take part in club activities at school can help student increase their potential capability. · organize one’s thoughts 理清思路 例句：写作时，你能更好得理清思路。 As you write, you will be able to organize your thoughts better. · be required to 必须;被要求… 例句：我认为，每一位公民都应该被要求为保护周遭的环境做出贡献。 From my perspective, every citizen should be required to make contributions to protecting surrounding environment. · develop expertise in 培养在…方面的专长 例句：如果有个长长的暑假，我们可以利用它来培养在某个领域的专长。 If we have a long summer vacation, we can use it to develop expertise in a certain field. · form a study group 组成学习小组 例句：一旦与其他人成立学习小组，你就应该遵守小组规则。 Once you form a study group with others, you should follow the rules of the group. · make a change in 在…方面做出改变 例句：Taking responsibility for your own behavior will be the first step to make a change in your life. · attend a summer camp 参加夏令营 例句：Children these days can gain the opportunity to attend summer camps and can thus become more independent than in the past. · study with a group 与小组一起学习 例句：Studying with a group is often not as efficient as studying by oneself. · have a strong curiosity about 对…有强烈好奇心 例句：Children usually have a strong curiosity about the plots in some violent movies and might consequently mimic those improper plots unconsciously. · optional subjects/compulsory subjects 选修科目/必修科目 例句：I believe most optional subjects are as important as compulsory subjects. · be competent in 在…方面有能力 例句：Students who have been taken the pre-career training classes tend to become more competent in the competitive job market. · put a priority on 优先考虑。。。 例句：Some people commit crimes because they only put a priority on personal gains.