2012年6月英语四级六级作文预测：考研热

1. to sit for examinations: 就相当于to take part in examinations 　　

2. qualifying examination;资格考试;体育上的资格赛就叫 qualifying matches 　　

3. graduate studies: “研究生学习”的美国说法; 英国的说法是postgraduate studies 　　

4. Master’s program：硕士学位课程;“本科学位课程”是undergraduate program或Bachelor’s program; “博士学位课程”是 Ph.D. program 或 doctoral program; 　　

5. to prepare for examinations: 备考 　　

6. either through …or by …: 要么是通过…, 要么是凭借… 　　

7. years of arduous self-education: 数年的艰苦自学; arduous：艰难卓绝的; self-education的另一个说法是self-study; 　　

8. to spend large sums of money attending local training schools: spend time or money (on) doing something; 另外，在large sums of money这个表达方式中，虽然money是不可数的，但作为量词的sum是可数的，要用复数，谓语动词也相应要用复数。类似的例子有amount, 如large amounts of energy, 其用法与large sums of money相同。 　　

9. examinations-related study materials：与考试相关的学习材料 　　

10. the training programs offered, both online and offline, 网上和网下所提供的培训项目;the training programs offered 就相当于the training programs (which are )offered; 　　11. a sizable industry: 一个规模可观的产业;sizable：sufficiently big 　　

12. an alarming fact about this craze is that…有关这股狂热，一个令人震惊的事实是…… 　　

13. students pursue graduate studies not out of their voluntary will: 学生们不是出于其自主的意愿去寻求研究生学习的;pursue graduate studies是个不错的表达方式;out of就相当于from; voluntary: 自愿的; will：意志，意愿; 　　

14. faced with the harsh reality in the employment market: 面对着就业市场上严峻的现实;faced with 一般要用被动语态;harsh reality：严峻的现实;the employment market: 就业市场; 　　

15. where employers forever look for graduates with higher degrees：where指in the employment market;graduates with higher degrees：拥有更高学位的毕业生 　　

16. many college graduates find going to graduate schools is a good way to …: many college graduates find 后面省略掉了宾语从句的引导词that;going to graduate schools 是现在分词短语作主语; 　　

17. avoid unemployment: avoid的用法有二，一是avoid something; 二是avoid doing something; 　　

18. to enhance one’s competitiveness in future job hunting: 提升在未来求职过程中的竞争力;to enhance one’s competitiveness是个不错的搭配;“竞争优势”叫competitive edge(s); future是形容词;job hunting是个固定搭配; 　　

19. voluntary initiative：initiative 是积极性，主动性，进取心的意思;另外，“中东的和平倡议” 就叫the Middle East peace initiative; 　　

20. most students who do enter graduate schools are not self-motivated: “do enter”是动词的强调形式;not self-motivated： 缺乏自我动力; 　　

21. the only thing that counts：就相当于 the only thing that matters; ultimately: 最终地 　　

22. the degree or the diploma which they expect could give them an upper hand against other job seekers：那个他们希冀能够使他们相对于其他求职者略胜一筹的学位或文凭;they expect是插入语，并非是定语从句中的主语与谓语;which才是定语从句中的主语，could give是定语从句中的谓语动词;类似的例子如：This is a book which I hope would be useful to you. could 采用的是虚拟语气，表示与实际并不相符;an upper hand: 优势，上风; job seekers：求职者，就相当于job hunters; 　　

23. as to the actual substance of their graduate studies, it’s not a big deal: as to就相当于as for, 表示“至于”. the actual substance: 实际的内容; substance即content; it’s not a big deal口语与书面语中都很常用，表示“并非大事一桩”; 　　

24. as long as it leads to that degree or diploma：只要它能带来那个学位或文凭即可;as long as是连词，表示“只要”，引导一个条件状语从句; 　　

25. It is really pathetic to see that…: 看到… 真是令人心感悲哀; 　　

26. students undertake graduate studies with an ulterior motive：undertake graduate studies就相当于pursue graduate studies; an ulterior motive: 固定词组，表示“别有用心”的意思; 　　

27. not for the sake of …, but for the sake of … : 不是为了…的缘故，而是为了…的缘故; 　　

28. to land a job, which in many cases might be unrelated to what they have studied: to land a job表示“找到工作”; 在口语中, land当动词用是，表示“赢得，得到，找到，捞到”，如to land a contract, to land a trophy, to land a nomination, to land a prize; in many cases: 在许多情形中; 　　

29. the chill truth is that…: 令人心寒的事实真相是… 　　

30. students soon find (that) their anticipations are a mere dream: 学生们很快发现，他们的期望只是一种幻想;find后面省略了引导词“that”; 　　

31. As so many undergraduates proceed onto graduate studies: as是连词，表示“由于”、“随着”，代表原因。undergraduate：本科生; proceed onto … 指停顿或打断后继续进行(做)某事; 如： After talking about Plan A, let’s proceed onto Plan B. 　　

32. the employment situation remains as severe as ever: 就业形势一如既往地依然严峻。employment situation是个固定词组，值得一记; remain是联系动词，后接形容词，表示“一直处于某种境地或状态”;as severe as ever：与以往一样的严峻;记住“as … as ever”的用法。 　　

33. Instead of bringing about apparent competitive edges, two or three years of additional academic training is simply a waste of time and energy. 二至三年额外的学术训练没能给学生带来显著的竞争优势，反而是白白地浪费了他们的时光与精力;现在分词短语bringing about apparent competitive edges这个动作，是主句的主语two or three years of additional academic training所发出的。bringing about或bringing在此处都可以用，意思略微不同;bringing是“带来”，bringing about是“造成，导致，产生”， competitive edges: 上面已讲过，是“竞争优势”的意思;在“two or three years of additional academic training is simply a waste of time and energy” 这个句子中，有人会问，two or three years of additional academic training作为一个充当主语的名词短语，是以复数形式出现的，与“is a waste of time and energy”中单数的动词“is”是否一致。回答是，“是一致的”。 虽然“two or three years of additional academic training”形式上是复数，但是，它是被动作一个整体来处理的，整个看作“一段时间”。 类似的例子如：Two years is a long time to wait. 此外，还有：Three miles is a long distance to walk. 等。a waste of time and energy是个不错的短语。 　　

34. to reflect on this craze: 单独一个reflect当及物动词使用时，是“反映，折射”的意思，如：This article fully reflects his ideas. 但作为不及物动词，与介词on结合使用时，表示“反思，思索”; 　　

35. be better off doing something: 做某事要来的更惬意，(日子)过得更滋润;如：As long as there are enough to eat and drink, I will be better off living in the countryside. 　　

36. distinguishing themselves with outstanding knowledge and skills: 凭着出色的学识与能力使自己脱颖而出;to distinguish somebody with something 是个值得记住的词组。