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托福写作话题:财富与幸福的真题解析及高分例句

时间:2016-01-09 13:25:24

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   托福写作中涉及到财富与幸福的话题,该如何应答呢?

  首先,我们来看一个非常有哲理的词典例句:
  【例】Success in making money is not always a good criterion of success in life. 能挣钱并不一定是衡量人生幸福的可靠标准。
  (例句来源:Oxford Advanced Learner’s English-Chinese Dictionary)
  其中criterion是“标准”、“准则”的意思,复数是criteria。这个句子可以直接用在讨论金钱和成功类的独立写作话题中,有一道曾经考过的托福独立写作真题是这样的:
  Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:
  Most businesspeople are motivated only by the desire for more money.(金钱的诱惑是大多数商人的唯一动力。)
  这道题含有only,是典型的“绝对词”题。世上本无绝对的事,所以这类题如果选择“不同意”,论证起来比较容易一些。开篇的例句可以用在开头段,引出商人们经商不止为了赚钱,还有其他目的如gain prestige and social recognition(获得声望和社会认可)以及make donations to charity(进行慈善捐赠)等,现奉上我的原创开头段:
  I reject the notion that most businesspeople are only enthusiastic about making more money. After all, success in making money is not always a good criterion of success in life. From my perspective, aside from making a considerable fortune, people do business for other purposes as well.【笔者原创段落】
  这个开头段没有进行铺垫,“赤裸裸”地直接否定了题目的观点,这种写法容易抓住考官的注意力,也符合美国人开门见山的性格,供小伙伴们参考。这个段落虽短,但五脏俱全,下面我们一起来看一下文中的实用语言点:
  1. reject the notion that…不认为……
  2. be enthusiastic about doing…对做……充满热情
  3. from my perspective从我的角度来看;就我而言
  4. aside from…除了……之外(美国英语,英国英语说apart from)
  5. make a considerable fortune赚大钱;发大财
  其实开篇的例句可以抽象成以下句型,供小伙伴们进行仿写:
  Success/failure in…is not always a good criterion of success/failure in...
  ……方面的成功/失败并不总是……方面成功/失败的可靠标准。

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0     
参考例句:
0 advanced yz7zi3     
adj.高等的,在前的,老的;
参考例句:
  • We should learn from advanced workers.我们要向先进工作者学习。
  • She wants to buy some advanced readers.她想买一些高级读本。
0 agree DKSyI     
vi.同意,赞成,承认,适合;vt.同意
参考例句:
  • I totally agree with you.我完全同意你的看法。
  • They could not agree about who should do the work.对于谁该做这项工作,他们意见不一致。
0 always uLSyb     
adv.总是,无例外地;永远,始终
参考例句:
  • The nurse is always full of thought for her patients.这名护士对病人总是关心备至。
  • You are always welcome here.在这儿你永远受欢迎。
0 as pNiyL     
conj.按照;如同
参考例句:
  • He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
  • In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里,这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。
0 aside QNByT     
adv.在旁边,撇开不谈;n.独白,旁白
参考例句:
  • I stepped aside so that she might come in.我往旁边走一步,以便她能进来。
  • Some young people push their parents aside after their marriage.有些年轻人结婚之后就不管父母了。
0 business 1ScyK     
n.商业, 买卖, 交易, 生意, 事情, 事物, 营业, 商行
参考例句:
  • My father built his business on years of hard work. 我父亲多年奋斗创立了自己的事业。
  • We must finish up this business in a day or two. 我们必须在一两天内把这事结束。
0 considerable xYtyQ     
a.相当多的,相当大的,相当重要的
参考例句:
  • He saved the child at considerable risk to himself. 他冒着极大的生命危险救了那个孩子。
  • The flood resulted in a considerable reduction in production. 这次水灾造成相当大的减产。
0 criterion tYnzI     
n.(批评判断的)标准,准据,规范
参考例句:
  • Only social practice can be the criterion of truth.只有社会实践才能是检验真理的唯一标准。
  • Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.实践是检验真理的唯一标准。
0 desire 3m8zN     
vt.愿望,期望,希望;要求,请求;n.愿望,心愿;请求,要求
参考例句:
  • The people desire peace,security and happiness.人民向往和平、安全与幸福。
  • He has a strong desire to meet you.他极想见你。
0 disagree 9uMx8     
vi.不同意;不一致,不符;不适宜,有害
参考例句:
  • If you disagree you should speak out.如果不同意,你就该大声地说出来。
  • I disagree with you about this.对于这件事我跟你意见不同。
0 donations ca1053cd23251e9a8526913327c92bdb     
n.捐赠( donation的名词复数 );赠送;捐款;捐赠物
参考例句:
  • The hospital receives a good deal of money in donations. 这家医院收到捐赠来的大笔款项。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The charity is completely reliant on public donations. 这一慈善团体完全依靠公众捐款。 来自《简明英汉词典》
0 enthusiastic SjazR     
adj.热情的,热心的,热烈的
参考例句:
  • I am enthusiastic over a project for building a new bridge.我热衷于修建一座新桥的计划。
  • She's very enthusiastic to read a novel.她非常喜欢读小说。
0 following JsSznr     
n.下列各项,部下,党羽;aaj.下列的,其次的;vbl.跟随
参考例句:
  • The following is the full text.全文如下。
  • Answer the following questions.回答下列问题。
0 fortune Aitx1     
n.财富,运气,兴隆,大量财产,好运,命运
参考例句:
  • Fortune has always smiled at him.他的命运一向很好。
  • To live in a city is a great fortune itself.住进城市是伟大的财富。
0 gain LhSxA     
v.获得;增加;表等走快 n.增进,增加;收益
参考例句:
  • He continued to gain on the rest of the runners.他继续跑在其他运动员前面。
  • It takes years to gain a mastery of Japanese.掌握日语要花几年时间。
0 life C1LxR     
n.生活;生命
参考例句:
  • The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。
  • At last he knew the meaning of life.终于,他知道了生命的意义。
0 money zwEyI     
n.钱,财产,货币
参考例句:
  • We need some more money.我们还需要些钱。
  • His money comes mainly from business.他的钱财主要来自经商。
0 most 9nczju     
adj.最多的(many,much的最高级)
参考例句:
  • Most students like pop songs.大多数学生喜欢流行歌曲。
  • Math is the most difficult.数学是最难的。
0 motivated snNzij     
adj.有积极性的
参考例句:
  • His actions were motivated by greed. 他的作为是贪婪之心所驱使的。
  • He is motivated entirely by self-interest. 他做事完全出于私利。
0 notion O5Zz9     
n.概念,意念,看法
参考例句:
  • One common Chinese notion is that the elders ought to be respected.中国人共有的一种观念是长者应受到尊敬。
  • He had a sudden notion to visit all his relatives.他心血来潮,突然想去拜访他所有的亲戚。
0 only bIzxE     
adv.仅仅,只不过;adj.唯一的;conj.可是,不过
参考例句:
  • We have only one earth.我们只有一个地球。
  • I only found it by accident.我只是碰巧找到的。
0 people XMuxp     
n.人们,人;(the-)人民;一国人民,民族
参考例句:
  • Young people like popular music.年轻人喜欢流行音乐。
  • There are more than five billion people on earth.地球上有50多亿人口。
0 perspective 7MAxN     
n.视角,观点,想法
参考例句:
  • You can get a perspective of the whole city from here.从这里你可以看到城市的全景。
  • We may get a clear perspective of the people's happy lives.我们知道人民对幸福生活的展望。
0 prestige BQfxo     
n.声望,威望,威信
参考例句:
  • Their products enjoy ever higher prestige in the world market.他们的产品在世界市场上享有越来越高的声誉。
  • He has high prestige among the masses.他在群众中威信很高。
0 purposes bff9a026ac7840342f7a297fcdcd94db     
n.意志( purpose的名词复数 );目的;作用;(进行中的)行动
参考例句:
  • I think we're talking at cross purposes; that's not what I meant at all. 我想我们是说到两下里去了,我根本不是那个意思。
  • They took a plaster cast of the teeth for identification purposes. 他们做了这副牙的石膏模型作鉴别之用。
0 reject lVvxp     
n.被拒之人,被弃之物,不合格品,次品,不及格者,落选者;vt.拒绝,抵制,否决
参考例句:
  • Choose the good apples and reject the bad ones.把好的苹果挑出来,把坏的剔出去。
  • This is the reject.这是次品。
0 social kwLwt     
adj.社会的,群居的,社团的
参考例句:
  • The ant is a social insect.蚂蚁是一种群居昆虫。
  • As a social worker,she does a lot of work.作为一个社会工作者,她做了大量的工作。
0 statement 5uzwf     
n.陈述;声明;综述
参考例句:
  • The government will put out a new statement tomorrow.政府将于明天发布一项新声明。
  • Put down your statement in black and white.把你的话用白纸黑字写下来。
0 success ps7we     
n.成就,成功
参考例句:
  • The party looks like being a success after all.无论怎么说这次聚会看起来是成功的。
  • All in all,it has been a great success.总的来说,非常成功。