雅思口语写作地道表达round 1

ROUND 1

1. sth. be an arduous process

=sth. be an tiring process that requires a great deal of effort

(某事是一个需要付出艰苦努力的过程)

eg. Attending a university with a top-tier reputation often is an arduous but rewarding process.

拓展：

1）be very rewarding有回报的

=making someone feel satisfied

eg. Teaching can be a very rewarding career.

教学是一项回报丰厚的事业。

2）Someone’s aspiration/pursuit

=someone’s strong wish for achievement

中文含义：梦想（应试时替代dream的地道表达）

eg. The educational aspiration/pursuits of rural youth tend to be different from those of students living elsewhere.

相比其他地方的孩子，农村孩子在教育的追求和渴求是大不相同的。

2.rote memorization

= a learning technique that focuses on learning by repetition

中文含义：机械记忆

eg. Rote memorization is not entirely useless. It can help children to learn the basics such as the multiplication tables.

死记硬背并非一无是处。它可以帮助孩子牢记像乘法表达这样的基础知识。

拓展：

learn sth. by heart

=learn sth. so that you can remember it perfectly

eg. The view of repetitively boring lessons and learning the facts by heart may be unfair and unjustified. (出自雅思阅读原文)

认为这些学校中的教学重复枯燥而且死记硬背的看法也许是不公平的。

3. use lateral thinking

=use a creative approach (途径) to solving problems

中文含义：鼓励发散型思维

eg. Using lateral thinking, the students can solve problems in an unconventional manner. 通过利用发散式思维，学生们可以用不走寻常路的方式来解决问题。

拓展：

1）rely on linear thinking

=depend on habits of thought in which one idea follows directly from another one

中文含义：依赖于直线型的思维

eg. The students should not rely on linear thinking habits. Instead, they should think more innovatively.学生们不应受到线性思维惯性的束缚，而相反地，他们应该更多地去创造性思考。

2）break the mould

=change a situation by doing sth. unprecedented

中文含义：打破常规

eg. He made an attempt to break the mould of British politics.

他对打破英国政坛一成不变的局面作出了一次尝试。

4. cover a lot of ground

=（of subjects or courses）deal with much information and many facts

中文含义：（在课程或科目中）覆盖了很广泛的领域

eg. We’ve covered a lot of ground in this class in the past couple of months.

我们在过去几个月里广泛学习了这门课中的各种知识。

拓展：

1）be well rounded

=have a wide variety of experiences in life

中文含义：(某人)爱好和经历都很广泛

eg. She’s a well-rounded person who not only works hard but also has a varied social life.

她是一个多才多艺的人，不仅在工作中认真努力，在业余生活中也有着广泛的爱好与经历

2）comprehensive coverage of sth.

=include many details or aspects of sth.

中文含义：广泛涉及某方面的知识

eg. The impression is that the logical nature of the text books and their comprehensive coverage of different types of examples renders work sheets unnecessary.（出自雅思阅读）

给人的印象是教材的逻辑性和所举实例的广泛性让课堂练习簿变得不再必要。