地道成语表达:巧用词汇破解雅思写作难关
<p> 第一招:熟词僻义,活用词性。</p><p> 很多烤鸭总觉得自己词汇量不够,写作时一味追求大词,忽略了自己原本很熟悉的词其实也可以应用的风生水起,藏华丽于朴实。细读剑桥雅思真题系列的烤鸭们会发现,无论是阅读文章、听力文本还是给出的满分考官范文,其中都不乏大家耳熟能详的小词,只是它们往往摇身一变,传递出大家不那么熟悉的含义来。例如在新出炉的剑九中,考官就华丽丽地写到:</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="slowed">slowed</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span>。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="gap">gap</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="categories">categories</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="narrowed">narrowed</span> <span word="considerably">considerably</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="question">question</span>。</p><p> 同一篇范文中,两次将大家熟知的形容词活用为动词。而这绝不是个例,<span word="it">it</span> <span word="indicates">indicates</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="professions">professions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="achievements">achievements</span>。细心的烤鸭还会发现更多的熟词僻义,活用词性的范例。所以大家应该充分挖掘已掌握的词汇,做到词尽其用!</p><p> 第二招:表达精准,彰显水平。</p><p> 英语中,通常单词都有两方面的意思:<span word="denotation">denotation</span>和<span word="connotation">connotation</span>。<span word="Denototion">Denototion</span>是词的字面意思,就可以获知;<span word="Connotation">Connotation</span>是由词引申联想到的意思和情感,需要在广泛的阅读中积累。例如<span word="country">country</span>,<span word="nation">nation</span>,<span word="state">state</span>和<span word="land">land</span>,它们的字面意思多少有相似之处,都可以译成国家,但它们的涵义却相差甚远。<span word="Country">Country</span>主要指国土及国民;<span word="Nation">Nation</span>强调民族、种族;<span word="state">state</span>多指国家的政府及政府机构;而<span word="land">land</span>指国家虽不够精确,但更富有文学的色彩,比<span word="country">country</span>一词带有更多的感情。初学写作的人有时会选错词,但更多的时候是选词不全错,而是不够准确、地道,导致词不达意,甚至误解。因此,烤鸭们要学会辨析,多查看英英字典,多阅读地道的文章,学习选择准确的词来表达自己的思想。</p>
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