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托福写作社会和全球问题类话题素材积累:纽约地铁系统

2016-05-20 11:04

来源:上海新东方

作者:上海新东方姚建华

摘要:是否会在写作中想不到说什么?是否脑子里没有足够的论据或者是素材?下面小编将从【素材段落】、【话题词汇】、【适用考题】等板块为大家积累托福写作社会和全球问题类话题的相关素材。


素材段落

Covering a circumference of 375 kilometers, the New York City subway system is one of the world’s most utilized metro systems which offers rail service 24 hours per day, every day of the year. With an intricate network of 469 stations in operation, passengers can conveniently travel within the boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx, at a flat rate of 2.75 dollars. Travellers can efficiently gain access to most tourist attractions scattered throughout the city, even during the peak hours, by taking the Express train. In 2014, the New York City subway system delivered over 1.75 billion riders to their destinations. The system averaged approximately 5.6 million daily riders on weekdays and a combined 5.9 million riders each weekend. Ridership continues to increase, and on September 23, 2014, more than 6.1 million people rode the subway system, establishing the highest single-day ridership since ridership was regularly monitored in 1985.


单词和词组

intricate  错综复杂的、精细的

=complicated, sophisticated

✎ Among the countless problems in our everyday lives, many are too intricate to be handled alone.


scatter  散布

=distribute, disseminate


句型结构

Covering …, the New York City subway system …  非谓语结构

主语和谓语动词之间是主动关系,使用“v-ing形式”

✎ The schedule may urge white collar workers to complete all the tasks step by step, negatively affecting their relaxing mood.


主语和谓语动词之间是被动关系,使用“v-ed形式”

✎ Printed in many different languages and distributed around the world, publications that specifically cater to international readers may focus more on topics that interest people from overseas.


话题词汇

禁止  forbid/prohibit

实施 implement

可行的   feasible/practical

不实际的 impractical/unrealistic

以惊人的速度  at an alarming pace/speed

违反交通法规  break traffic rules

取得显著改善  achieve noticeable improvement

可持续城市发展  sustainable urban development

作者简介:

姚建华
托福写作主讲
复旦大学法学学士、管理学硕士
第一位获得加拿大女王大学Queen's University
社会学博士学位的中国人
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