VOA慢速英语:Thinking Outside the Five-Paragraph Essay

1. Millions of students have been taught a formula that hasnothing to do with chemistry.

millions of 上百万的，许许多多的
例句：Millions of people gave freely in response to the famine appeal. 
千百万人响应救灾呼吁而慷慨解囊. 

2.  As Professor Bergmann points out, the formula is too simple todeal with subjects that require deeper thought and investigation.

point out 指出
例句： "No matter who point out our shortcoming, we will correct them." 
不管谁指出我们的缺点，我们都改正。 

3. So what are the qualities that make up good writing?

make up 补足
例句：Her beauty can't make up for her stupidity. 
她的美丽不能弥补她的愚蠢。 

4. KAREN GOCSIK: "The thinking that you are doing, and the purpose that you have and the audience you are writing to -- all of these things you will mix up together and you will come up with, wehope, an excellent college paper."

mix up 拌和
例句：She mixed up flour and water.
她把面粉和水拌匀。
come up with 赶上
例句：We came up with a group of tourists.
我们赶上了一群旅游者。