托福寫(xiě)作部分考生的遣詞造句是語(yǔ)言表達(dá)能力的直觀體現(xiàn)，而這其中最重要的一個(gè)部分就是寫(xiě)作用詞，一篇好的托福作文絕對(duì)不是空洞的華麗辭藻堆砌，而是會(huì)獨(dú)具匠心地采用適當(dāng)精妙的地道表達(dá)。看膩了尋常“高級(jí)寫(xiě)作替換詞匯”，我們今天另辟蹊徑，來(lái)看一看一些影視作品中出現(xiàn)的比較地道且獨(dú)特的表達(dá)，各位TOEFLer在托福寫(xiě)作備考的過(guò)程中也可以嘗試應(yīng)用一下，給自己的托福寫(xiě)作增加一些不一樣的色彩~
in abeyance
電影或其他政策性事務(wù)延期的情況，除了put off 和 postpone 等常用表達(dá)外，還可以用到 in abeyance。
1. Aftera recent case of firework explosion, all the preparations for the fireworkdisplay this year are held in abeyance pending official government’s conclusionon the issue.
最近的煙花爆炸事件后，所有新年煙火表演的準(zhǔn)備活動(dòng)都被叫停，等待政府的最后決策。
2.Thepublic were wondering on which ground the president held his trip to the Europe in abeyance.
公眾紛紛揣測(cè)主席延遲此次訪問(wèn)歐洲行程的動(dòng)機(jī)。
3.Currently ,the tablets for cold merely function as a relief, holding the escalation ofsymptoms in abeyance.
當(dāng)下的感冒藥片僅能起到舒緩效果，延緩感冒癥狀的加重。
4.Anyconstruction generating noise during the College Entrance Examination periodshould be lain in abeyance.
任何產(chǎn)生噪音的工程在高考期間都須暫停。
leave sb. holding the bag/baby
看過(guò)霍比特人3的小伙伴們都知道，一開(kāi)始，矮人王索林被沾染了惡龍邪氣的金幣所迷惑，拒絕參戰(zhàn)，把戰(zhàn)斗的責(zé)任留給了他的表兄以及精靈和人類。把重大責(zé)任推卸給別人，我們可以用leave sb. holding the baby，美語(yǔ)中也可以說(shuō)leave sb. holding the bag
1.Whenthe stock market fluctuates, only the private shareholders are left holding the bag.
當(dāng)股市震蕩時(shí)，往往是個(gè)人投資者承擔(dān)損失。
2.With conflicts between the doctor and the patient provoking, an increasing number ofmedical staff are feeling themselves left holding the baby.
當(dāng)下醫(yī)患沖突一觸即發(fā)，越來(lái)越多的醫(yī)療人員覺(jué)得被動(dòng)承擔(dān)著這個(gè)責(zé)任。
3. Thosewho leave the public holding the baby cannot be elected as a leader.
那些任由群眾承擔(dān)責(zé)任的人是不能被選為領(lǐng)導(dǎo)的。
4.Scapegoatdescribes someone who is left holding the bag.
替罪羊指的就是那些被動(dòng)承擔(dān)責(zé)任的人。
bring / call into play
五軍之戰(zhàn)戰(zhàn)事一觸即發(fā)，必須充分利用各軍之力，才能獲得最后的勝利。童鞋們要表達(dá)利用，首先想到的是take advantage of，make use of等，試試bring into play，也可以說(shuō)call into play:
1.Notonly the legislation system but the public awareness should be called into play in terms of environment protection.
就環(huán)境保護(hù)而言，我們需要利用的不僅是立法體系，還有公眾意識(shí)。
2.Tosucceed in study, interest, a prominent source of concentration, shall be brought into play.
要在學(xué)習(xí)中成功，興趣作為注意力的主要來(lái)源，必須被很好地利用起來(lái)。
3.An efficient company would rather call into play any approach to promote workefficiency and cooperation than lay off staff to save cost.
一個(gè)高效的公司應(yīng)利用一切方法提高工作效率，促進(jìn)合作，而不簡(jiǎn)單裁員以削減開(kāi)支。
4.The teacher has brought into play several learning methods to distinguish the groups of students who adjust to the corresponding modes the most.
老師通過(guò)利用幾種不同的學(xué)習(xí)方法來(lái)區(qū)分不同群體學(xué)生最適用的學(xué)習(xí)方式。
road to Damascus
插個(gè)《圣經(jīng)》故事，據(jù)說(shuō)一名基督徒的迫害者保羅在從耶路撒冷到大馬士革(羅馬帝國(guó)敘利亞省會(huì))抓捕基督徒的路上突然被擊倒，眼睛因受比太陽(yáng)更強(qiáng)的光刺激而暫時(shí)失明。此時(shí)他聽(tīng)到了上帝的召喚，于是皈依基督。由此，road to Damascus被用來(lái)描述(觀點(diǎn)或信仰的)翻然改變:
1.It has been a road to Damascus moment for the contemporary world, which hassuffered enough from fierce competition, lack of natural resources, and seriousenvironment pollutions.
現(xiàn)代社會(huì)飽受競(jìng)爭(zhēng)激烈、資源匱乏和污染嚴(yán)重的桎梏，已到了不得不改變的關(guān)頭。
2.Peoplehave been expecting a road to Damascus moment to change the current miserablelife.
民眾一直在期待一個(gè)通往大馬士革之路的時(shí)間結(jié)點(diǎn)，來(lái)改變現(xiàn)下苦難的人生。
3.Hisfailure in college entrance examination was the road to Damascus moment in thelife.
他在高考中的失利成為了他人生的轉(zhuǎn)折點(diǎn)。
4.Everyone would meet his road to Damascus moment when some vital decision has to be made.
每個(gè)人都會(huì)遇到需要做出重大決定的時(shí)期，這就是他人生的轉(zhuǎn)折點(diǎn)。
it is / these are early days
看了五軍之戰(zhàn)的童鞋們都知道，惡龍史矛革被射死以后故事就結(jié)束了嗎?顯然言之尚早哦!為了分得自己的那杯羹，人類和精靈向矮人族宣戰(zhàn)了。言之過(guò)早，我們說(shuō) it is early days或者these are early days，結(jié)果嘛，顯然跟預(yù)想的不大一樣哦：
1.Although it’s early days yet, the smooth process before the cooperation between the two nations has cheered up the public.
雖然現(xiàn)在一切還言之尚早，但兩國(guó)合作的前期事宜進(jìn)展順利，使兩國(guó)人民都振奮不少。
2.Whether it’s early days or not, the government should not wait till it’s too late toprotect the environment.
無(wú)論當(dāng)下是否言之尚早，政府總不應(yīng)該推延環(huán)境的保護(hù)工作，否則為時(shí)已晚。
3. Are these really early days to prepare primary school students for college entranceexamination, by means of private tutor and after-class training?
對(duì)于小學(xué)生而言，以家教和課后輔導(dǎo)的形式提前準(zhǔn)備高考，真的是為時(shí)過(guò)早嗎?
4.Peopleare born equal, but whoever makes a big difference in the later days starts when it’s early time.
人生來(lái)平等，但任何在未來(lái)不同尋常的人都在一切尚未定論時(shí)就開(kāi)始努力了。
face the music
face the music，面對(duì)音樂(lè)嗎?顯然不是，這是個(gè)面褒實(shí)貶的表達(dá)，表示接受批評(píng)或懲罰。比如左邊的白袍巫師薩如曼，在指環(huán)王三部曲中就是個(gè)不折不扣的應(yīng)該face the music的主兒。
1.Responsible leaders will not leave his team members facing the music.
有責(zé)任的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)是不會(huì)扔下他的隊(duì)員獨(dú)自承受懲罰的。
2.Even if the president stood in front of the public, facing the music, the rage builtup in the crowds.
即便是主席站到了人群前面對(duì)各種批評(píng)，還是遏制不住人群中的憤怒。
3.Whoever faces up the music today may simply be a scapegoat rather than the one whocommitted the crime.
無(wú)論今天面對(duì)懲罰的人是誰(shuí)，他都可能僅是個(gè)替罪羊，真正的罪犯另有其人。
4.Most Chinese pupils have to face the music every time after exam, simply becausethey fall out of the top ten.
大部分中國(guó)孩子在每次考試后都要面對(duì)懲罰，原因僅僅是他們沒(méi)有考到前十名。
gain ground
弓箭手巴德絕對(duì)是人類中的佼佼者，他憑借出色的箭法射殺了巨龍史矛革，同時(shí)，他在長(zhǎng)湖鎮(zhèn)人民的心中也成功地gain ground。我們用gainground來(lái)描述更強(qiáng)大，更有效或更成功:
1. The number of people in pursuit of material life has gained ground with increasing momentum.
現(xiàn)下追求物質(zhì)生活的人越來(lái)越多。
2.With foreign brands gaining ground in the Chinese market, in better quality butlower price, the local manufacturers have to reform to survive the international competition.
隨著國(guó)外品牌以更優(yōu)的質(zhì)量和價(jià)格逐漸占據(jù)中國(guó)市場(chǎng)，本土制造商必須改革以在國(guó)際化競(jìng)爭(zhēng)中存活下來(lái)。
3. Distant education has gained ground not only with in the American boundary, but in theremote oriental countries, such as China and India.
遠(yuǎn)程教育在美國(guó)獲得了成功，在遙遠(yuǎn)的東方國(guó)家亦是如此，如中國(guó)和印度。
4.When electronic books have gained ground in publishing, paper books seem to havelost its status.
當(dāng)電子書(shū)籍在出版業(yè)中獲得成功后，紙質(zhì)書(shū)似乎已經(jīng)失去了其地位。
hackles rise
光看字面：頸毛豎起來(lái)，這是動(dòng)物憤怒的表征。用在人身上，也便是極度憤怒的意思了。擁有眾多女粉絲的精靈王瑟蘭迪爾，比兒子顏值更高，哪怕hackles rise，應(yīng)該也是傾倒眾生吧:
1. After Malaysia Airline made contradictory claims concerning the missing of MH370, therelatives of the passengers felt their hackles rise.
在聽(tīng)了馬航針對(duì)MH370的失蹤做出的前后矛盾的陳述后，機(jī)上乘客的親屬們憤怒了。
2. Japan’sclaim to the dominion over Tiao Yu Island has made all the Chinese’s hackles rise.
日本對(duì)釣魚(yú)島宣誓主權(quán)，這使得全中國(guó)人民都憤怒至極。
3.Awise teacher should welcome discussions rather than feel hackles rise when students challenge him.
當(dāng)學(xué)生挑戰(zhàn)他的權(quán)威時(shí)，明智的老師會(huì)鼓勵(lì)討論，而非怒氣滿天。
4.According to a recent medical report, those who have their hackles rise frequently tendto suffer from cancer more.
最近的一項(xiàng)醫(yī)學(xué)報(bào)告指出，經(jīng)常性憤怒的人更易得癌癥。
cut no ice
我們偉大的灰袍巫師甘道夫是正義力量最堅(jiān)實(shí)可靠的朋友。甚至乎，我們以為，無(wú)論發(fā)生什么事，甘道夫都可以輕松搞定。可惜，在強(qiáng)大的暗黑力量面前，甘道夫那點(diǎn)魔法沒(méi)有絲毫作用，cut no ice with the dark power:
1.Distractions,such as TV and computer, cut on ice with the students who are wholly devoted tostudy.
諸如電視、電腦等分散注意力的事物，對(duì)于專注于學(xué)習(xí)的學(xué)生而言卻是毫無(wú)影響可言。
2.Evidencehas proven current approaches to environment protection have cut on ice.
事實(shí)證明當(dāng)前環(huán)境保護(hù)的舉措沒(méi)有起到任何作用。
3.Teaching is characteristic, and even the most widely adopted education method may cut no ice with certain amount of students.
教學(xué)是個(gè)性化的，即便是最為廣泛使用的教學(xué)方法也可能對(duì)一部分學(xué)生不起作用。
4.It’s without scientific vision to deny the importance of the cure, which temporarily cuts no ice with the patients.
急于否定那些暫時(shí)沒(méi)有對(duì)病灶起效的治療方法是缺乏科研眼光的做法。
jam tomorrow
美麗的精靈護(hù)衛(wèi)隊(duì)長(zhǎng)塔瑞爾愛(ài)上了矮人奇力，顯然，精靈和矮人的愛(ài)情，只能是可望不可及的美夢(mèng)而已。我們用 jam tomorrow 來(lái)描述這種眼高手低的“美好”:
1.Datingback to the old times when the public were frequently fooled by them anipulation of policies, voters nowadays are thus less convinced of the jam tomorrow political candidates create.
過(guò)往民眾不斷被政策操縱者所擺布，所以今天的選民們不再輕信候選人描繪的燦爛明天。
2.Inthe contemporary society, an independent and confident woman shall not beeasily persuaded by a jam tomorrow a man boasts.
在現(xiàn)代社會(huì)，一個(gè)獨(dú)立自信的女性不應(yīng)輕易被男人吹噓的燦爛明天所糊弄。
3.Apromise of jam tomorrow is the pursuit of the students who stay up almost everynight for previews and reviews.
那些學(xué)生每天熬夜預(yù)習(xí)、復(fù)習(xí)，就是為了掙一個(gè)美好的明天。
4.Without diligence, intelligence and social network, a pleasant job with satisfactory pay is merely a promise of jam tomorrow.
沒(méi)有勤奮、智慧和人際圈，高薪厚職只是黃粱美夢(mèng)。
