托福作文好词好句积累:好词好句之困难与失败
困难与失败
Difficulty and Failure
困难 Difficulty
1 说到困难,第一个想到的就是difficult,但其实还有一些形容词可以替换:
demanding 苛求的,吃力的
challenging 很挑战的
daunting 令人畏缩的
tough 艰苦的,困难的
e.g. Although students who choose this highly demanding subject may not get a satisfied score in the end, they will be rewarded with the improvement of study ability.
2 名词 difficulty 的替换:
obstacle 障碍
barrier 障碍
e.g. Unavoidably, every one will encounter obstacles in life.
3 动词用法除了 have difficulties in doing sth. 也有很多替换:
experience a hard time 经历艰难岁月
get into trouble 遇到麻烦
confront with difficulties 遇到困难
encounter obstacles 遇到障碍
e.g. Students who fail to follow professors’ instruction and guidance will soon get themselves into trouble.
失败 Failure
1 最常见的名词是failure,但同样的,也有很多同义词替换:
frustration 沮丧
setback 挫折
defeat 打败
depression 沮丧
loser 失败者
underdog 失败者
also-ran 失败者
e.g. We all need effective ways to cope with frustration as failure is usually inevitable.
2 失败的动词
fail to do sth 做某事失败
be defeated / frustrated 被打败,打击
come to nothing 失败
endure setback 忍受挫折
be discouraged 被打击
lose the game 输掉比赛
lose one’s heart 失去信心
give up 放弃
e.g. It is a pity that the project came to nothing after years of arduous work.
3 形容词
unsuccessful 不成功的
failed 失败的
e.g. The unsuccessful experience of part-time jobs has serious discouraged students’ confidence.
最后,大家都爱说的“失败是成功之母”这一句,千万不要 Chinglish 的写 "Failure is the mother of success",英文中没有这样的表达。
但是大家可以引用这一句:
“Success covers a multitude of blunders.”
这是英国剧作家萧伯纳的名言“成功由大量的失望铸就”。
本文作者: Cindy(公众号:英文写作素材)
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