[虾说写作] 独立作文列表 @大虾出国
该作文列表的所有题目, 都在托福考试真题中至少出现了 2 次 (多则 3-4 次).
题目可以问你是否同意这样的表述, 比如: Teachers should assign homework for students every day. (你可以同意, 也可以不同意, 但都必须给出理由和例子)
题目也可以是给你个选择, 问你选哪个. 比如: Which kind of universities do you prefer, universities whose graduates can find good jobs or universities where there are famous professors?
(你必须在给出的选择里面挑 1 个, 不要跳出选择去写题目没有谈到的内容) (大多数情况都是 2 选 1, 个别情况是 3 选 1)
1.1
教师是否应该每天布置作业 Teachers should assign homework for students every day.
1.2
电视的目的是教育, 而非娱乐 The purpose of television is to educate, not to entertain.
1.3
20 年后, 学生不会再使用(纸质)打印的书籍. In 20 years from now on, students will not use printed books any more.
1.4
参观博物馆是最好的方式去了解一个国家 Visiting the museums is the best way to learn about a country.
1.5
随着现代生活的日益复杂化, 年轻人必须具备计划和组织的能力 As modern life becomes more complex, it is essential for young people to have the ability to plan and organize.
1.6
(上课不讲) 为了成功, 我们应该去模仿他人, 而非特立独行 In order to succeed, we should be more like others than be different from everyone else.
1.7
大多数商人都是纯粹受金钱驱动的. Most business people are only motivated by the desire of money.
1.8
旨在让我们的生活更简便的科技, 实际上让我们的生活更复杂了. Technology designed to make our life simpler actually makes our life more complicated.
1.9
(上课不讲) 背井离乡的人 比 留在家乡的人 更快乐和成功. People who move out of their native village or town are happier and more successful than those who stay in native village or town for all their life.
1.10
多才多能的人 比 只专一门的人 更容易成功 People who have learned many different skills are more likely to succeed than those who focus on learning only one skill.
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城市的快速发展 正面促进了 社会的进程. The rapid growth of cities has a mostly positive impact on the development of the society.
1.12
用电脑和电话在家办公 好过 在办公室工作 Working at home using computers or telephones is better than working in the office.
1.13
提高一个国家的教学质量的最好方法 就是 提高教师的收入 The best way to improve the quality of education in a country is to increase teachers’ salaries.
1.14
祖父辈的告诫 对 子孙没有用处, 因为世界在 50 年间已经改变太多了. The advice from grandparents is of no use to their grandchildren because the world has changed a lot during the past 50 years.
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尽管科学和技术会持续进步, 但对人们生活品质最重要的改进已经结束了. Although science and technology will continue to improve, the most significant improvement for the quality of people"s lives have already taken place.
1.16
比起社交生活, 一个人的工作更能影响对其幸福指数. (工作比社交重要) One’s job has more effect on one’s happiness than one’s social life does.
2.1 环境问题太复杂, 没法靠个人力量解决. The environmental issue is too complex to be handled by the individual.
2.2
职业运动员(比如足球篮球明星)不应有资格获得高薪 Professional athletes, such football and basketball players, do not deserve the high salaries that they are paid.
2.3
电话比电视对人们生活的影响更大 The telephone has greater influence on people’s lives than television has.
2.4
5-10 岁的小孩, 除了学数学,语言,科学和历史外, 还应该被要求在学校学艺术和音乐 Younger school children (aged five to ten) should be required to study art and music in addition to math, language, science and history.
2.5
运动教会人们更多的生活哲理(教训) Playing sports teaches people more lessons about life.
2.6
少钱多闲的工作 好于 多钱少闲的工作 A job with more vacation time but a low salary is better than a job with a high salary but less vacation time.
2.7
所有学生都应该学基础经济学 All high school students should take a course in basic economics.
2.8
电影电视的故事都应该是好人好报, 恶人恶报 Movies and television programs should present stories in which good people are rewarded and bad people are punished.
2.9
人们可以靠自己或家人解决问题, 所以不需要政府帮忙 People can solve important problems by themselves or with the help from their family members so there’s no need for the government to help them.
2.10
团队中, 不接受别人批评的人 没法成功 In a team, those who do not accept others’ criticism cannot succeed.
2.11
你喜欢哪种大学? 毕业生都能找到好工作的, 还是有知名教授的? Which kind of universities do you prefer, universities whose graduates can find good jobs or universities where there are famous professors?
2.12
公司最重要的投资 就是 投钱提高员工技能 The most important investment for a company is to spend money to improve the work skills of its employees.
2.13
当代最重大的难题 都能在我们有生之年 解决 The most important problems in today’s world will be solved in our lifetime.
2.14
大学应该花钱改善设施(比如实验室, 基础设备), 而非花钱雇知名教授 Universities should spend more money on improving facilities (eg. labs and general equipment) than on hiring famous professors.
2.15
现在的年轻人 不像以前那样 尊重自己的老师 Young people nowadays do not respect their teachers as much as they did in the past.