小站教育荣誉出品：托福写作循序渐进5

【小站教育】托福写作酷炫教程《第五期》

酷炫写作系列Session 1：take(sb.) to task

指责别人的错误，这是许多人习惯做的事情，自然是一个需要高频用到的表达。那么，如何用英文表达类似的意思，即责备别人呢？一般来说，我们会想到criticize或者scold，其实我们有一个听起来更文气，实际语气强烈的表达，即take sb. to task。

原创例句如下：

1.The kids are taken to task for having broken one of the class windows.

孩子们因为打破了教室其中一扇玻璃窗而受到责备。

2.To take children to task over what they did wrong is a formation of early-stage responsibility.

在对做错事的孩子进行责备的过程中形成了早期责任感。

3.The developing countries are not the sole ones to be taken to task over severe pollutions, unless the developed countries stop setting up factories within their boundaries.

发达国家不断在发展中国家境内设厂，所以严重环境问题的罪魁祸首不仅是发展中国家。

4.It’s unfair to take modern technology to task over widespread myopia problem among the young, when a lack of proper parental guidance is rarely accused of.

就年轻人的近视问题，仅指责现代科技而忽略家长指引的缺失，这显然是不公平的。

酷炫写作系列Session 2：head and shoulders above

下面再来学习一个新的酷炫表达：head and shoulders above。容易想见的是，当一个人的头和肩膀都高过别人的时候，他显然是出类拔萃的——没错，这就是这个词组所要表达的意思。

原创例句如下：

1.People stop judging, but admire those standing head and shoulders above them.

对于那些出类拔萃的人，人们不再挑剔，而是敬仰。

2.Friendship is hard to sustain when one is head and shoulders above the other in most aspects.

在一段友谊中，当一方在大多数方面都比另一方好很多时，这段友谊就很难维系下去了。

3.The water quality of southern cities in China stands head and shoulders above that in the northern areas.

中国南方城市的水质远好于北方城市。

4.To cultivate a prominent person is not only about to develop his qualities that stand head and shoulders above others but to avoid weaknesses that limit his advancement.

要成就一个能人，不仅要发展他远超常人的特质，也要克服那些阻碍其发展的弱点。

酷炫写作系列Session 3：as opposed to

在进行对比时，时常需要用到的一个表达是：是A而不是B。除了我们已经较熟悉的rather than和instead of外，as opposed to也是一个。需注意的是，它以介词结尾，后面要跟n.或名词性结构。

原创例句如下：

1.A good p arent pays close attention to the child’s own progress as opposed to his or her contrast to others.

一个好的家长会更关注孩子自身的进步，而不是与其他孩子的差距。

2.Only 20 people were present at the ball held in an abandoned warehouse as opposed to the claims in the brochure, a grand and luxurious party.

仅有20人出席了这个在一个废弃的大仓库里面举办的派对，这与宣传册里面标榜的盛大、奢华的派对大相径庭。

3.The enterprise now has owned more than 200 branches all over the world as opposed to its origin, a small private workshop in an old basement.

由一个旧地下室里的小作坊开始，该公司现已在全世界分布有超200

个分公司。

https://www.360docs.net/doc/0b4131227.html,cation aimsat putting theories into practice as opposed to text recitation word by word.

教育旨在将理论付诸实践，而非对课本进行逐字背诵。

酷炫写作系列Session 4：a / the slippery slope

当事情越来越糟，终于万劫不复的时候，我们需要用到a slippery slope，以充分表达那种眼看着事件一再恶化，滑入深渊，却完全停不下来的无奈感。

原创例句如下：

1.Those heavy gamblers had failed to realize they were at the edge of the slippery slope since the very beginning.

那些赌鬼在刚开始进行赌博的时候就没能意识到，他们正在滑入深渊。

2.Economic development at the cost of environment leads the nation to a slippery slope.

以环境为代价发展经济会使国家陷入危机。

3.Some critics call e-payment a slippery slope, which provides malicious hackers another access to online financial crimes.

有些评论人称电子支付手段十分危险，会为骇客进行经济犯罪提供可乘之机。

4.Excessive use of the fossil fuels will undoubtedly lead the world to a slippery slope unless the international organizations concerned call an instant elimination to their consumption.

如果相关国际组织不能即刻叫停化石能源的过度消耗，世界将万劫不复。

酷炫写作系列Session 5：the moral high ground

中国古话说得好，所谓“得道者多助，失道者寡助”，那些“得道者”便是那些take the moral high ground的人，即所谓的正义之师。除此以外，thehigh ground还指（讨论或争论中的）优势（例句4），即一个词组，两种用途。

原创例句如下：

1.The anti-terrorist war seizes the moral high ground and thus is supported by the whole world.

反恐战争占据了道德优势，所以得到了全世界人民的支持。

2.Cloning of human beings is forbidden since it lacks the moral high ground.

由于缺乏道德上的优势，克隆人是被禁止的。

3.Even though the politician claimed the moral high ground, the public had been aware of his scheme and refused to take the bait.

即使政客宣称自己在道德上占优势，但民众早已熟谙他的阴谋，拒绝配合。

4.The monopolized industries, such as energy, banking, and communication, are less influenced by the “invisible hand” and thus take the high ground in pricing.

垄断产业，如能源、银行和通信行业，较少被“无形的手”所影响，因此有定价优势。

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