托福写作之优秀句子积累

 　　1. By the middle of the twentieth century, painters and sculptors¹ in the United States had begun to exert a great worldwide influence over art.

　　到了二十一世纪中叶，美国画家和雕塑家开始在世界范围内对艺术产生重大影响。

　　2. In the eastern part of New Jersey² lies the city of Elizabeth, a major shipping³ and manufacturing center.

　　伊丽莎白市，一个重要的航运和制造业中心，坐落于新泽西州的东部。

　　3. Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman medical doctor in the United States, founded the New York Infirmary, an institution that has always had a completely female medical staff.

　　Elizabeth Blackwell，美国第一个女医生，创建了员工一直为女性纽约诊所。

　　4. Alexander Graham Bell once told his family that he would rather be remembered as a teacher of the deaf than as the inventor of the telephone.

　　Alexander Graham Bell曾告诉家人，他更愿意让后人记住他是聋子的老师，而非电话的发明者。

　　5. Because its leaves remain green long after being picked, rosemary became associated with the idea of remembrance.

　　采摘下的迷迭香树叶常绿不衰，因此人们把迷迭香树与怀念联系在一起。

　　6. Although apparently⁴ rigid⁵, bones exhibit a degree of elasticity⁶ that enables the skeleton to withstand considerable impact.

　　骨头看起来是脆硬的，但它也有一定的弹性，使得骨骼能够承受相当的打击。

　　7. That xenon could not form chemical compounds was once believed by scientists.

　　科学家曾相信：氙气是不能形成化合物的。

　　8. Research into the dynamics⁷ of storms is directed toward improving the ability to predict these events and thus to minimize damage and avoid loss of life.

　　对风暴动力学的研究是为了提高风暴预测从而减少损失，避免人员伤亡。

　　9. The elimination⁸ of inflation would ensure that the amount of money used in repaying a loan would have the same values as the amount of money borrowed.

　　消除通货膨胀应确保还贷的钱应与所贷款的价值相同。

　　10. Futurism, an early twentieth-century movement in art, rejected all traditions and attempted to glorify⁹ contemporary life by emphasizing the machine and motion.

　　未来主义，二十世纪早期的一个艺术思潮。拒绝一切传统，试图通过强调机械和动态来美化生活。

　　11. One of the wildest and most inaccessible¹⁰ parts of the United States is the Everglades where wildlife is abundant and largely protected.

　　Everglades是美国境内最为荒凉和人迹罕至的地区之一，此处有大量的野生动植物而且大多受(法律)保护。

　　12. Lucretia Mott’s influence was so significant that she has been credited by some authorities as the originator of feminism in the United States.

　　Lucretia Mott’s的影响巨大，所以一些权威部门认定她为美国女权运动的创始人。

　　13. The activities of the international marketing¹¹ researcher are frequently much broader than those of the domestic marketer.

　　国际市场研究者的活动范围常常较国内市场研究者广阔。

　　14. The continental¹² divide refers to an imaginary line in the North American Rockies that divides the waters flowing into the Atlantic Ocean from those flowing into the Pacific.

　　大陆分水岭是指北美洛矶山脉上的一道想象线，该线把大西洋流域和太平洋流域区分开来。

　　15. Studies of the gravity field of the Earth indicate that its crust and mantle¹³ yield when unusual weight is placed on them.

　　对地球引力的研究表明，在不寻常的负荷之下地壳和地幔会发生位移。

　　16. The annual worth of Utah’s manufacturing is greater than that of its mining and farming combined.

　　尤它州制造业的年产值大于其工业和农业的总和。

　　17. The wallflower is so called because its weak stems often grow on walls and along stony¹⁴ cliffs for support.

　　墙花之所以叫墙花，是因为其脆弱的枝干经常要靠墙壁或顺石崖生长，以便有所依附。

　　18. It is the interaction between people, rather than the events that occur in their lives, that is the main focus of social psychology¹⁵.

　　社会心理学的主要焦点是人与人之间的交往，而不是他们各自生活中的事件。

　　19. No social crusade aroused Elizabeth Williams’ enthusiasm more than the expansion of educational facilities for immigrants to the United States.

　　给美国的新移民增加教育设施比任何社会运动都更多的激发了Elizabeth Williams的热情。

　　20. Quails¹⁶ typically have short rounded wings that enable them to spring into full flight instantly when disturbed in their hiding places.

　　典型的鹌鹑都长有短而圆的翅膀，凭此他们可以在受惊时一跃而起，飞离它们的躲藏地。

　　21. According to anthropologists, the earliest ancestors of humans that stood upright resembled chimpanzees facially, with sloping foreheads and protruding¹⁷ brows.

　　根据人类学家的说法，直立行走的人的鼻祖面部轮廓与黑猩猩相似，额头后倾，眉毛突出。

　　22. Not until 1866 was the fully¹⁸ successful transatlantic cable finally laid.

　　直到1866年第一条横跨大西洋的电缆才完全成功的架通。

　　23. In his writing, John Crowe Ransom¹⁹ describes what he considers the spiritual barrenness of society brought about by science and technology.

　　John Crowe Ransom在他的著作中描述了他认为是由科学技术给社会带来的精神贫困。

　　24. Children with parents whose guidance is firm, consistent, and rational are inclined to possess high levels of self-confidence.

　　父母的教导如果坚定，始终如一和理性，孩子就有可能充满自信。

　　25. The ancient Hopewell people of North America probably cultivated corn and other crops, but hunting and gathering²⁰ were still of critical importance in their economy.

　　北美远古的Hopewell人很可能种植了玉米和其他农作物，但打猎和采集对他们的经济贸易仍是至关重要的。

1 sculptors   

雕刻家，雕塑家( sculptor的名词复数 )； [天]玉夫座

参考例句：

• He is one of Britain's best-known sculptors. 他是英国最有名的雕塑家之一。
• Painters and sculptors are indexed separately. 画家和雕刻家被分开，分别做了索引。

2 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

3 shipping   

n.船运（发货，运输，乘船）

参考例句：

• We struck a bargain with an American shipping firm.我们和一家美国船运公司谈成了一笔生意。
• There's a shipping charge of ￡5 added to the price.价格之外另加五英镑运输费。

4 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

5 rigid   

adj.严格的，死板的；刚硬的，僵硬的

参考例句：

• She became as rigid as adamant.她变得如顽石般的固执。
• The examination was so rigid that nearly all aspirants were ruled out.考试很严，几乎所有的考生都被淘汰了。

6 elasticity   

n.弹性，伸缩力

参考例句：

• The skin eventually loses its elasticity.皮肤最终会失去弹性。
• Every sort of spring has a definite elasticity.每一种弹簧都有一定的弹性。

7 dynamics   

n.力学，动力学，动力，原动力；动态

参考例句：

• In order to succeed,you must master complicated knowledge of dynamics.要取得胜利，你必须掌握很复杂的动力学知识。
• Dynamics is a discipline that cannot be mastered without extensive practice.动力学是一门不做大量习题就不能掌握的学科。

8 elimination   

n.排除，消除，消灭

参考例句：

• Their elimination from the competition was a great surprise.他们在比赛中遭到淘汰是个很大的意外。
• I was eliminated from the 400 metres in the semi-finals.我在400米半决赛中被淘汰。

9 glorify   

vt.颂扬，赞美，使增光，美化

参考例句：

• Politicians have complained that the media glorify drugs.政治家们抱怨媒体美化毒品。
• We are all committed to serving the Lord and glorifying His name in the best way we know.我们全心全意敬奉上帝，竭尽所能颂扬他的美名。

10 inaccessible   

adj.达不到的，难接近的

参考例句：

• This novel seems to me among the most inaccessible.这本书对我来说是最难懂的小说之一。
• The top of Mount Everest is the most inaccessible place in the world.珠穆朗玛峰是世界上最难到达的地方。

11 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。

12 continental   

adj.大陆的，大陆性的，欧洲大陆的

参考例句：

• A continental climate is different from an insular one.大陆性气候不同于岛屿气候。
• The most ancient parts of the continental crust are 4000 million years old.大陆地壳最古老的部分有40亿年历史。

13 mantle   

n.斗篷，覆罩之物，罩子；v.罩住，覆盖，脸红

参考例句：

• The earth had donned her mantle of brightest green.大地披上了苍翠欲滴的绿色斗篷。
• The mountain was covered with a mantle of snow.山上覆盖着一层雪。

14 stony   

adj.石头的，多石头的，冷酷的，无情的

参考例句：

• The ground is too dry and stony.这块地太干，而且布满了石头。
• He listened to her story with a stony expression.他带着冷漠的表情听她讲经历。

15 psychology   

n.心理，心理学，心理状态

参考例句：

• She has a background in child psychology.她受过儿童心理学的教育。
• He studied philosophy and psychology at Cambridge.他在剑桥大学学习哲学和心理学。

16 quails   

鹌鹑( quail的名词复数 )； 鹌鹑肉

参考例句：

• Speckled quails rustled in the underbrush. 鹌鹑在矮树丛里沙沙作响。
• I went out to pop some quails. 我出去打几只鹌鹑。

17 protruding   

v.（使某物）伸出，（使某物）突出( protrude的现在分词 )；凸

参考例句：

• He hung his coat on a nail protruding from the wall. 他把上衣挂在凸出墙面的一根钉子上。
• There is a protruding shelf over a fireplace. 壁炉上方有个突出的架子。 来自辞典例句

18 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

19 ransom   

n.赎金，赎身；v.赎回，解救

参考例句：

• We'd better arrange the ransom right away.我们最好马上把索取赎金的事安排好。
• The kidnappers exacted a ransom of 10000 from the family.绑架者向这家人家勒索10000英镑的赎金。

20 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。