【文章內容簡介】 One reason is that… 。 another reason is that… The primary/main reason is that… It’ s primarily because… I like it mainly because it’ s a great way to relax. I like the major simply because it’ s my interest. Well, there are a variety of reasons. First, I’ ve been interested in it since I was a child and it’ s always been my dream to be a … . Second, I think it suits my personality. You see, I’ m extroverted and I love meeting new people. That’ s exactly what the job requires. You see, everybody wants to have a car. I think one reason is that a car does make life easier and gives your more freedom. Another reason is that an expensive car is a status symbol, so rich people use it to show off their wealth. I think the primary reason is that our university education focuses too much on exams and too little on practical skills. It’ s primarily because we are selfish and shortsighted. 起點考試網 It’ s primarily due to… It’ s mainly due to the fact that… It’ s the result of… It may be because… I’ m not sure, but I guess one possible reason is… For one thing… for another … It’ s primarily due to our selfishness and shortsightedness. It’ s mainly due to the fact that people today are under heavy pressure from work and life, especially financial pressure. It’ s the result of a longtime sedentary lifestyle. Well, it may be because they’ re not happy about the pay. It may be because they’ re too busy or too tired too cook at home, you know, modern life is really stressful. I’ m not sure, but I guess one possible reason is that they rush into marriage and after a while they find that they are not actually right for each other. I don’ t like cycling. For one thing, when I cycle along the road, I have to breathe the dirty air. For another, cycling is dangerous cos there’ s so much traffic on the road. 起點考試網 第五組： benefit/advantage It’ s a great way to keep fit/boost your fitness. It’ s marvelous exercise. It’ s got great physical benefits. It’ s beneficial for health. It’ s really healthy/wholesome. It’ s really nutritious. 對身體好唄 It’ s economical. It doesn’ t cost much/it cost much less. It’ s inexpensive. It’ s moneysaving. It saves (you) lots of money. 省錢唄 It’ s a marvelous way to release/relieve stress. It’ s a great stress reducer/stress killer. It’ s a great way to let off steam. It’ s a perfect way to wind down after a hard day at school/work. It helps me to wind down. It’ s a wonderful way to relax. It’ s a wonderful relaxation. It’ s really relaxing. 放松，減壓唄 第五組： benefit/advantage 起點考試網 It’ s ecofriendly/environmentfriendly. It does no harm to the environment. It’ s harmless to the environment It doesn’ t pollute/contaminate the environment. 環(huán)保唄 It’ s really useful skill. 有用唄 It really makes life easier. 讓生活方便了唄 It’ s a wonderful family activity. It helps to strengthen family bonds. It allows me to spend more time with my family. 增進親情唄 It helps to develop my independence/team spirit/ interpersonal skills/munication skills/ability to manage my time/selfcontrol/selfdiscipline/ problemsolving skills/life skills/imagination/creativity/ 培養(yǎng)能力唄 起點考試網 It really enriches your life and expands your horizons. 豐富人生，開闊眼界唄 It’ s ecofriendly/environmentfriendly. It does no harm to the environment. It’ s harmless to the environment It doesn’ t pollute/contaminate the environment. 環(huán)保唄 It’ s a really useful skill. 有用唄 起點考試網 5. 如何讓自己的話聽起來更口語？ 1. 不要試圖說太長的句子。簡單句為主， and, but, so, also, because, if 等連接一下即可。 2. 用一用 cos 引導原因 3. 用一用 like 舉例 4. 停頓的時候，用 well, eh, um, 或者 you know，占位。 5. 用一用 or whatever, and stuff like that, and something like that 表示“等等” 6. 在句首用上 actually ,basically, obviously, unfortunately, 等副詞。 7. Most of the time, …, but sometimes … 這個結構很有用。 8. It depends, but generally … 這個結構也很實用。 9. It varies. If …., I…, but if…, I… 這個結構也值得掌握。 10. 說朋友的時候，可用 mate/buddy 代替 11. 說電影的時候可用 flick/flicks 代替；同樣 watch/see a film, 也可用 catch a flick 代替。 12. 說好吃的時候，用 tasty 或 yummy 代替。 13. 說“很棒”的時候，用 “ amazing, awesome, incredible, marvelous” 14. 說 “很美”的時候，用 “ really pretty， attractive 或 geous” 15. 說 “很次”的時候，用 “ terrible/awful” . 起點考試網 16. 說 “很丑” 的時候，用 “ really unattractive/hideous” 17. 說 “假貨” 的時候，用 “ fake” 18. 說 “貴”的時候，用 “ pricey/dear” . 19. 說 “某東西很火”，用 “ a smash hit” . 20. 說 “睡一會兒”，用 “ catch some z’ s. or catch forty winks” . 21. 說 “放松”， 用 “ take it easy/wind down.” 22. 說 “一會兒，一段時間”，用 “ a while” 23. 說 “上升” 用 “ go up” , “ 下降” 用 “ go down” . 24. 說“人很現實”， 用 “ realistic” . 25. 說 “人很物質化” , 用 “ materialistic” 26. 說 “流行 ,時髦”， 用 “ in” , 最流行，最時髦，最時尚 “ innest” 。 27. 說 “老土”，用 “ out of date/style” , 或者直接用 “ out” . 28. 說 “最先進的”，用 “ state of the art” . 29. 說 “我們玩得特爽” 用 “ we really had a marvelous time” . 起點考試網 30. 英語 “尋找刺激”，英語是 “ look for kicks” . 31. 表示 “很，非?！?, 多用 “ really” . 32. 表示 “極其，非常，絕對，相當 …” 用，“ absolutely, totally.” 33. 表示 “失落，沮喪”， 用 “ down” . 34. 表示 “讓 …失望”， 用 “ let sb down” . 35. 表示 “提神”，用 “ pick me up” . 36. 表示“累”， 用 “ exhausted/dead beat/worn out” . 37. 表示 “買或受到，接到”，用 “ get” 38. 表示 “做某事花老半天，用 “ it takes me ages” . 39. 表示 “和朋友一起玩兒”， 用 “ hang out with my mates” . 40. 表示 “什么很好玩兒”，用 “ …is great fun.” 41. 表示 “什么很搞笑”，用 “ a good laugh 或者 hilarious.” 42. 表示 “荒謬”，用 “ outrageous 或者 ridiculous” . 43. 表示 “什么的最大的好處”，用 “ the best thing of ….is …” 44. 表示 “什么的最大的問題”，用 “ The biggest problem with…is …” 起點考試網 45. 表示 “ 東西 ， 事情 ， 物品 ， 題材等概念時 ， ” 用 “ stuff” . 46. 表示 “ 很多 ” 用 “ lot of” 或者 “ loads of” 4