在英语中,我们可以一词多义,同样的,一个含义也可以有多种表达方式。在写作中,如果我们一个含义总是运用同一种表达方式,时间久了,不仅老师会产生审美疲劳,我们自己也会觉得枯燥乏味。
因此,在表达相同含义时,时常试着换一种表达方式不仅会为作文挣得加分的可能,更有利于我们自己对英语写作保持成就感和新鲜感。
make a decision to do sth
make a determination to do sth
make a resolution to do sth
make up one’s mind to do sth
Would you like to do sth.?
It is no use (in)doing sth.
There is no use doing sth.
It is no good (in) doing sth.
sb. spends some time/money on sth
sb. spends some time/money (in) doing sth
sb. pays some money for sth
sth. costs (sb.) some money
It takes (sb. )some time to do sth
It takes some time for sb. to do sth
so as to do sth. (引导目的状语,只位于句尾)
in order to do sth. (引导目的状语,可首可尾)
be/get accustomed to doing sth
What about sth./doing sth.?
How about sth./doing sth.?
What’s the trouble with…?
discourage sb. from doing sth
dissuade sb. from doing sth
It’s + adj. (for/of sb. ) to do sth. (形式主语)
find/think/feel it + adj. + to do sth. (形式宾语)
take/stand the stress忍受压力
congratulations to sb. on sth
make an apology to sb. for sth