词汇(一般功能).docVIP

词汇（一般功能） 词汇是语言能力在微观层面的基石。 词汇能力永远比句法更重要。简单的句法，只要用词准确、生动，也可能形成好的文字。 词汇由两个部分。一为一般功能性词汇，如：表示因果关系的词汇。一为托福写作中常用到的背景词汇，如：大学中的各种活动，模拟联合国（mock UN）。一般功能性词汇多为动词、形容词。特殊背景词汇多为名词。 一般功能性词汇和特殊背景词汇共同构成托福写作的词汇能力。 简单句法、精准用词的例子 It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to heaven, we were all going direct the other way. 表示由于 表示因此 （逻辑关系 重点单词和搭配： 单词：due to / because of/ owning to/thanks to 词汇讲解： due to“由于，因…造成”，引导的短语在句中除可作状语（此时不用于句首）外，也可作表语或定语。due to后面不能接句子。 用法： [例句] However, due to the stress from work, they can eat some extracted nutrition pills such as GNC series products to make up for losses of not cooking food. [对应托福话题] People will spend less time on cooking food. 练习： ( ) the heavy pressure from work, young people hardly have time to go back home and talk with the seniors. Some people just send enough money to them but seldom talk with them. During several decades, we have seen a obvious change ( ) globalization. A group of highly intelligent and creative humans from New Mexico Chaco Canyon, vanished ( ) a severe drought. 重点单词和搭配： 单词：therefore/ hence/ thus/ as a consequence/ as a result, consequently/ so that 词汇讲解： therefore表示因此，可用在句首和句中都可以 用法： [例句] Therefore, young people should experience a variety of jobs to identify the job that most suits them. [对应托福话题] Young people should take different kinds of jobs before they take a career in a long term. 练习： ( ), basic aesthetic knowledge is indispensible for every person to be taught since he or she is young. ( ), parents should understand this and let their children learn what they are interested. Modern life is more and more complex and ( )，it is essential f