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托福寫作中最常用錯(cuò)的5組詞匯

2018-09-06

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摘要:

  托福寫作詞匯中,有些相似詞義的詞匯,其實(shí)在用法上大相徑庭,可是很多同學(xué)在托福寫作詞匯的選擇上忽視了他們的具體運(yùn)用環(huán)境,從而造成表達(dá)錯(cuò)誤。下面,小編為大家整理托福寫作中最常出過的5組詞匯,希望能對大家有幫助。

  一、compare與contrast的誤用

  我們先從兩者的定義入手來看兩者的區(qū)別。Compare的定義為:to examine people or things to see how they are similar or different. Contrast的定義為:to compare two or more things to show the difference between them.由定義不難看出前者側(cè)重于找到兩個(gè)或多個(gè)事物的異同,而后者則側(cè)重于它們的不同。

  看個(gè)例句:It is interesting to compare their situations to ours./It is interesting to contrast their situations to ours.

  前一句翻譯為:對比一下我們的情況與他們的情況會(huì)很有趣。

  后一句的翻譯為:我們的情況與他們的情況有很大的不同,這很有趣。

  再看一個(gè)引自O(shè)XFORD ADBANCED LEARNER’S DICTIONARY的例子:

  There is an obvious contrast between the culture of East and West.

  The company lost $7 million in contrast to a profit of $6.2 million a year earlier.

  When you look at their new system, ours seems very old-fashioned by contrast.

  不難發(fā)現(xiàn),Compare翻譯為“與……相比”而contrast可譯為“明顯不同的是……”,切記這種翻譯方式就不會(huì)用錯(cuò)彼此了。

  二、介詞使用錯(cuò)誤

  1、普通介詞的誤用

  一般表現(xiàn)為固定搭配錯(cuò)誤,如常把provide sb with sth用成provide sb sth; be satisfied with用成be satisfied for等等,雖然這樣的錯(cuò)誤看似無傷大雅,但在考官眼里就是影響順暢閱讀的,當(dāng)然會(huì)影響最終成績。解決的辦法簡單而古老:把常見的固定搭配牢記于心,問題自然就解決了。

  2、 “to”作為介詞的誤用

  “to”最常見的用法是以動(dòng)詞不定式符號(hào)的形式出現(xiàn)的,所以同學(xué)們也已經(jīng)習(xí)慣了“to do”的固定搭配。對于一些如walk to me, to the left等介詞to表方向等常見用法一般也不會(huì)出現(xiàn)錯(cuò)誤。但是對于與動(dòng)詞搭配的介詞to就會(huì)經(jīng)常犯錯(cuò):

  如:More and more students have taken to depend on their parents to make decision for them.

  這里的‘take to’ means ‘to begin to do sth as a habit’其中‘to’為介詞,所以后面只能接名詞或相當(dāng)于名詞的詞,如動(dòng)名詞。所以黑體處應(yīng)改為“depending on”?!皌ake to”的另一個(gè)常用用法也需要牢記:

  He hasn’t taken to his new school. (這里‘take to’ means ‘to start liking sb or sth’)

  Prefer A to B中的“to”也是介詞,會(huì)有prefer doing sth to doing sth/ prefer sth to sth else,“prefer to do sth rather than do sth”中的“to”可是真正的不定式符號(hào)。

  類似的常用用法請同學(xué)們牢記:

  Be used to doing

  Be accustomed to doing

  See to doing

  Adapt to doing

  Adjust to doing

  prefer doing sth. to doing sth.

  等等,請注意平時(shí)仔細(xì)積累。

  三、assume及claim使用不夠準(zhǔn)確

  我們知道, think, assume, claim是議論文中常用引出觀點(diǎn)的動(dòng)詞。在實(shí)際作文中,同學(xué)們往往認(rèn)為幾個(gè)詞的意思是一樣的,完全可以代換,所以拿過來就用。甚至還有同學(xué)把consider也拿過來與之混用。我們首先還是從定義來看這幾個(gè)詞的不同:

  Think: to have opinion or belief about sth.

  翻譯為“認(rèn)為”,通常接賓語從句來表達(dá)比較確定的觀點(diǎn)。

  Assume: to think or accept that sth is true but without having proof of it.

  翻譯為“假設(shè)、假定”,是否有事實(shí)依據(jù)是不確定的。

  Claim: to say sth is true although it has not been proved and other people may not believe it.

  翻譯為“聲稱”,用這個(gè)詞往往意味著不贊同緊跟其后的觀點(diǎn),所以很少用作‘I claim that…

  Scientist are claiming a breakthrough in the fight against cancer, but in fact, …。

  所以‘It is claimed that’通常翻譯為“有報(bào)道稱。。?!薄:汀甶t is reported that ’的區(qū)別在于后者翻譯為“據(jù)報(bào)道”,往往代表著作者贊同報(bào)告的內(nèi)容,

  Consider: to think about sth carefully, especially in order to make a decision

  翻譯為“考慮”,一般不用作引出觀點(diǎn),看個(gè)例子:

  We are considering buying a new car.

  所以,千萬不要在托福寫作的第一段(觀點(diǎn)表達(dá)段)就因?yàn)橛迷~把握不準(zhǔn)而導(dǎo)致對整篇文章的低分印象。

  四、表“建議”的詞匯后面忘記用虛擬從句

  這是摘自學(xué)生托福作文中的一個(gè)病句:

  I suggest he continues his study instead of working after graduation from high school.

  因?yàn)椤畇uggest’翻譯為“建議”,所以后面的從句應(yīng)該用虛擬語氣,黑體部分應(yīng)該改為“(should) continue”

  所以考生一定要牢記以下常見表“建議”的詞匯,而且要記住這些詞接從句時(shí)要用虛擬語氣:

  Recommend, suggest, advise

  五、such as與for example的混用

  我們知道,在表示舉例子的時(shí)候,such as與like是完全等同的,如:Wild flowers such as/like orchids and primroses are becoming rare.

  但是同學(xué)們對于Such as、for example的把握還是不夠準(zhǔn)確。我們都知道,后者接句子前者接詞語表示舉例子。于是就有了下面的寫法:

  There is a similar word in many languages, such as in French and Italian.

  這里的such as改為for example為好,因?yàn)椤癷n French and Italian”其實(shí)是“there is a similar word in French and Italian”的簡化,所以要用for example來引出例證。再來看幾個(gè)類似的例子:

  It is possible to combine computer science with other subjects, for example physics.

  以上就是托福寫作中最常出錯(cuò)的幾組詞匯。類似這樣的詞匯還有很多,大家在托福備考過程中,一定要多加總結(jié)和積累,有效區(qū)別這些詞匯。


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