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托福口语和写作部分都对考生的词汇Vocabulary有明确的要求,SpeechRater和E-Rater这两个评分引擎将会评估考生的词汇量。
如果频繁使用不准确的、表意模糊的词会表明你的词汇量有限,从而影响2个部分的分数。


托福老师为考生们整理了Avoid these TOEFL words,来看看都是哪些词吧!
very/ so#
Very这个词在英语表达中是一个力度很低的词语,“very”的频繁使用不仅会让考官觉得无聊,还显示出了考生贫瘠的词汇量。
甚至有的时候very并不能给句子加分,比如:My mother is very caring 和 My mother very caring 两句的表达其实没有因为very产生不同。
所以uu们,别再用毫无新意的very了,如果你的确有频繁使用very的习惯,可以在口语写作的练习中加以重视,适当使用一些替换词,逐步取代单调的very+形容词表达法,如:
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very afraid --> terrified
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very boring --> dull
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very careful --> cautious
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very cold --> freezing
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very difficult --> challenging
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of course#
不建议使用of course的原因有两个,因为这样的过渡会暗示你的读者以及听众并不聪明,或者你并没有充分解释你的想法。
× Of course,living in a dorm is a lot less expensive than living in an apartment.
√Clearly, living in a dorm is a lot less expensive than living in anapartment.
thing/stuff
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使用“thing或“stuff”意味着你不知道如何描述一个物体或一些现象,暴露了自己的词汇匮乏,所以建议考生一定要学会用详细的词去进行描述表达。
× Finally, I have taken my things to my new dorm.
√ Finally, I have taken my belongings(财物) to my new dorm.
× The stuff in the meeting lasted more than two hours.
√ The proceedings(事件) in the meeting lasted more than two hours.
always#
使用always是典型的夸大了论点中的观点,因此,不建议托福考生使用这个副词,可以尝试替换为usually 。
× My roommate always throws his clothes on the floor.
√ My roommate usually throws his clothes on the floor.
never
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这里特意指出,never和always有相似的问题,never也容易夸大。
× My roommate never lost her temper because she was a goodperson.
√ Instilled in her that being angry was an unacceptable form of human expression, my roommate rarely lost her temper.
a lot
#在关于数量的表达中,也要做到用词精准,并且正式,在写作中,a lot of/lots of表示为“许多”,较为不正式,除了使用many或者much来表达,还可以恰当的使用a plethora of进行表达。
× A lot of books are piled onto the bookshelves by the wall.
√ A plethora of(过多的) books are piled onto the bookshelves by the wall.
good
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在托福口语写作中小伙伴们是不是还在用 good?你的词库真的该更新啦!这些词不仅仅简单基础,无法体现出你的词汇量,也不能表示事物不同程度的“好”。
× My TOEFL mentor was a good help to when while I was completing my speaking and writing practice tests.
√ My TOEFL mentor was a splendid(极佳的) help to when while I was completing my speaking and writing practice tests.
nice
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和前面很多词的问题一样,nice也是一个表意模糊不准确的词,而对于想取得高分的托福考生来说,应该选择更加准确的词来表达。
× For these reasons, I have usually found my mother to be nice.
√ For these reasons, I have usually found my mother to be cordial(亲切的).
really
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Really的问题像开头提到的very和so,是一个不太精确表达程度的词,所以建议大家可以用更高级的词汇替换表达
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