托福写作话题：关于苹果6变弯的真题解析

 　　Apple says bent¹ iPhones are ‘rare’

　　苹果公司说弯曲变形的iPhone很“罕见”

　　Apple has responded to claims that its new handsets are prone² to bending by saying such damage would be “rare” during normal use.

　　有人声称苹果公司的新型号的手机机身会弯曲变形，苹果公司已对此作出回应，说这种意外的损坏在正常使用的情况下非常“罕见”。

　　Media outlets³ across the globe had reported that several iPhone 6 owners had complained of handsets becoming misshapen after being carried in trousers pockets without a case.

　　来自世界各地的媒体曾报道过有些用户对iPhone 6机身损坏进行过投诉，这些手机在没有保护壳的情况下被放到裤兜里而遭致变形。

　　However, it has also been pointed⁴ out that handsets by Sony, Samsung, Blackberry and others have also bent in the past, and several analysts⁵ have cautioned that it was too early to say if the incidents involving the new iPhones were more widespread.

　　但是，亦有人指出索尼，三星，黑莓以及其他品牌的手机过去也曾有过弯曲变形的现象发生，因此有分析人员提醒，新型iPhone的弯曲损坏现象是否比上述品牌更加普遍还不能过早地下定论。

　　真题植入：

　　第一段有一个非常实用的句型claims that…by saying…，稍加改装，即可由于托福独立写作：

　　They agree/disagree with the claim/idea/statement that…by saying…

　　来看一道真题：

　　Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: We can know more about a person from the types of friends he or she has.

　　开头段的部分内容可以这样写：

　　Some people agree with the statement that we may know more about a person from the types of company he or she keeps by saying “Birds of a feather flock together.”

　　其中Birds of a feather flock together是“物以类聚，人以群分”的意思。

　　最后，一起来看语言点——

　　语言点解析：

　　1. be prone to 有……的倾向(一般指负面的倾向)

　　【例】

　　Some plants are very prone to disease. 有些植物易生病。

　　Kids are all prone to eat junk food. 小孩子有喜欢吃垃圾食品的倾向。

　　(来源：Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English)

　　2. media outlets 全球各种媒体，其中across the globe可作all over the world的优质替换

　　3. it has also been pointed out that 亦有人指出，可用来引出另一观点，但要注意also的位置

1 bent   

n.爱好，癖好；adj.弯的；决心的，一心的

参考例句：

• He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
• We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。

2 prone   

adj.(to)易于…的，很可能…的；俯卧的

参考例句：

• Some people are prone to jump to hasty conclusions.有些人往往作出轻率的结论。
• He is prone to lose his temper when people disagree with him.人家一不同意他的意见,他就发脾气。

3 outlets   

n.出口( outlet的名词复数 )；经销店；插座；廉价经销店

参考例句：

• The dumping of foreign cotton blocked outlets for locally grown cotton. 外国棉花的倾销阻滞了当地生产的棉花的销路。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They must find outlets for their products. 他们必须为自己的产品寻找出路。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

5 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。