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高考英语写作多样性表达
1.关于“穷”
· He is very poor.
· He lives in poverty.
· He lives below the poverty line.
· He is destitute.
· He struggles to make a living.
· He lives on a meager wage.
· He comes from a deprived area.
· He was born in an impoverished family.
destitute: having no money, no food, no home
meagre: a meagre amount of food, money is too small and is much less than you need
meagre经常出现在meagre income, meagre earnings, meagre wages中,表示微薄的收入。
deprived: not having the things that are necessary for a comfortable or happy life
a deprived area is an area where a lot of deprived people live.
impoverished: 穷困潦倒的
2.关于“流行”
· Doing yoga is very popular.
· Doing yoga enjoys great popularity with young people.
· Doing yoga is gaining momentum.
· It is fashionable for young people to do yoga.
· Doing yoga is in fashion.
· Doing yoga is all the rage.
· For many young people, yoga is their preferred choice.
表达很受某人欢迎时,enjoy popularity后面的介词可以用with,也可以用among。
gain momentum表示发展势头良好,另一个类似表达是gain steam。
all the rage: very popular, very fashionable
3.关于“渴望”
· He wants attention badly.
· He is eager to get attention.
· He desires to get attention.
· He has a strong desire for attention.
· He longs for attention.
· He craves attention.
· He is desperate for attention.
· He is attention-hungry.
· He is hungry for attention.
· He is thirsty for attention.
· He is anxious to get attention.
· He is dying for attention.
· He has a thirst for attention.
· He is attention-starved.
以上各词的表达比较类似。多数情况下be + adj + for sth可与be adj + to do可互换。有些形容词可转变为名词,如hungry与hunger,那么对应的表达为be hungry for和have a hunger for。
4.关于“重要性”
· Learning English is extremely important.
· Learning English is of utmost importance.
· Learning English is paramount.
· Learning English counts a lot.
· Learning English is our top priority.
· We can’t emphasize enough the importance of learning English.
· The importance of learning English can’t be overstated.
关于第一句和第二句往往是可以互相转换的,即be + adv + adj = be of + adj +n。
paramount: more impor