英语中越常见的词用法越多,使用起来也越灵活,在英文写作中,用好小词往往比堆砌各种大词难词要有效果。
举个例子,下面是一篇考研看图作文,我们先看一名同学的习作:
As is
authentically
shown in the picture, the girl has stayed in bed at 20:45, but she still
goes on her phone
at midnight (about 23:45), always creating reasons of having
profuse time
to make herself continue to be on phone. As a matter of fact,
it is our real life
, which this picture turns out, that has enough and
ridiculous grounds
to let us stay in front of the screen and trigger someone to
indulge into
phone.
上面这名同学为了给阅卷者留下印象,特地用了很多生僻单词和句式,但很多表达都用错了,结果适得其反。
实际上,如果我们用好小词,同样能打动阅卷者。我用一些常见的单词和句式对上面这段话进行了改写:
In the picture, a young girl is clearly
glued to
her mobile phone. At 8:45 pm, she
convinces herself that
it is still too early to
set
her phone
aside
and get some sleep. Before she knows it, three hours
slip by
.
Aware that
it is now late into the night, she
reassures
herself, “Well, there are still 15 minutes until midnight—I can keep scrolling just a little longer.” Like a mirror, this picture reveals how easily we
rationalize
our excessive phone use.
上面加粗的单词和句式难度都不高,不超过大学四级水平,但使用效果明显比用大词难词要好,而且这其中很多词的通用性也很强,可以用在各类写作当中。
像上面这类的单词和句式,我们语料库中一共
有300多个
。如果能够掌握好这些表达,那么你的语言应用水平会更上一层楼,写作也更加容易拿到高分。
为了让同学们更加系统地学习这些表达,我们推出了“
英语话题写作社群
”,社群将这300多个单词和句式融入到30篇作文中,在具体的写作练习中学习如何用好常见词。
在社群里面,我将会带领各位同学
动手写完30篇作文
。这些作文不仅包含了常见词练习,也包含了具体的思路和素材讲解(讲解形式为视频课)。这30篇作文一共包含了以下话题:
话题分类
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题目
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话题分类
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题目
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科技
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智能手机
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工作
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远程工作
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社交媒体
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兼职工作
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人工智能
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跳槽
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在线购物
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团队合作
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自动驾驶
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环境
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塑料污染
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社会
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人口老龄化
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濒危物种
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城市生活
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气候变化
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广告
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旅游业影响
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消费主义
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核能的利弊
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公众健康
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文化
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保护古建筑
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名人崇拜
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濒危语言
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教育
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在线教育
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全球化与当地文化
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终身学习
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个人品质
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诚信
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间隔年
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野心
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出国留学
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坚持
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