雅思8分作文经典900句：论说文常用25句b

 　　14.当在那个农民的土地发现了石油时，他一下子发财了。

　　The farmer struck it rich when oil was found on his land.

　　15.他希望有朝一日能交好运。

　　He hopes to strike lucky one day.

　　16.被告人抱怨在调查过程中受到了恐吓。

　　The defendant¹ complained of intimidation² during the investigation³.

　　17.养成一个好习惯需要毅力，而养成一个坏习惯只需要时间。

　　To develop a good habit needs persistence⁴, but to develop a bad habit only needs time.

　　18.我不是有意那么做的，我那样做纯属习惯。

　　I didn’t mean to do it. I did it purely⁵ out of habit.

　　19.这一消息消除了人们对公司前途的疑惑。

　　The news removed any doubts about the company’s future.

　　20.1996年一个算命的告诉我说，我的财运将从我38岁起猛转，我将有数不过来的钱。

　　In 1996, a fortune-teller told me that my luck on wealth would make a sharp turn from the  year I am 38 years old and I would have more money than I could count.

　　21.恐怕我们得匆匆忙忙吃这顿饭了。

　　I’m afraid we’ll have to rush our meal.

　　22.如果天气状况允许，一枚同步通讯卫星将于下月某个时间发射升空。

　　A simultaneous communications satellite will be launched into space sometime next month if the weather conditions allow.

　　23.战争的胜利是付出了近一万士兵的生命换来的。

　　The war was won at the cost of nearly 10 thousand soldiers.

　　24.她从火中救了他，却付出了生命的代价。

　　She saved him from the fire but at the cost of her own life.

　　25.他决心不惜一切代价求胜。

1 defendant   

n.被告；adj.处于被告地位的

参考例句：

• The judge rejected a bribe from the defendant's family.法官拒收被告家属的贿赂。
• The defendant was borne down by the weight of evidence.有力的证据使被告认输了。

2 intimidation   

n.恐吓，威胁

参考例句：

• The Opposition alleged voter intimidation by the army.反对党声称投票者受到军方的恐吓。
• The gang silenced witnesses by intimidation.恶帮用恐吓的手段使得证人不敢说话。

3 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

4 persistence   

n.坚持，持续，存留

参考例句：

• The persistence of a cough in his daughter puzzled him.他女儿持续的咳嗽把他难住了。
• He achieved success through dogged persistence.他靠着坚持不懈取得了成功。

5 purely   

adv.纯粹地，完全地

参考例句：

• I helped him purely and simply out of friendship.我帮他纯粹是出于友情。
• This disproves the theory that children are purely imitative.这证明认为儿童只会单纯地模仿的理论是站不住脚的。