看腻了托福写作“高级替换词”，来试试这些独特表达

托福写作部分考生的遣词造句是语言表达能力的直观体现，而这其中最重要的一个部分就是写作用词，一篇好的托福作文绝对不是空洞的华丽辞藻堆砌，而是会独具匠心地采用适当精妙的地道表达。看腻了寻常“高级写作替换词汇”，我们今天另辟蹊径，来看一看一些影视作品中出现的比较地道且独特的表达，各位TOEFLer在托福写作备考的过程中也可以尝试应用一下，给自己的托福写作增加一些不一样的色彩~

in abeyance

电影或其他政策性事务延期的情况，除了put off 和 postpone 等常用表达外，还可以用到 in abeyance。

1. Aftera recent case of firework explosion, all the preparations for the fireworkdisplay this year are held in abeyance pending official government’s conclusionon the issue.

最近的烟花爆炸事件后，所有新年烟火表演的准备活动都被叫停，等待政府的最后决策。

2.Thepublic were wondering on which ground the president held his trip to the Europe in abeyance.

公众纷纷揣测主席延迟此次访问欧洲行程的动机。

3.Currently ,the tablets for cold merely function as a relief, holding the escalation ofsymptoms in abeyance.

当下的感冒药片仅能起到舒缓效果，延缓感冒症状的加重。

4.Anyconstruction generating noise during the College Entrance Examination periodshould be lain in abeyance.

任何产生噪音的工程在高考期间都须暂停。

leave sb. holding the bag/baby

看过霍比特人3的小伙伴们都知道，一开始，矮人王索林被沾染了恶龙邪气的金币所迷惑，拒绝参战，把战斗的责任留给了他的表兄以及精灵和人类。把重大责任推卸给别人，我们可以用leave sb. holding the baby，美语中也可以说leave sb. holding the bag

1.Whenthe stock market fluctuates, only the private shareholders are left holding the bag.

当股市震荡时，往往是个人投资者承担损失。

2.With conflicts between the doctor and the patient provoking, an increasing number ofmedical staff are feeling themselves left holding the baby.

当下医患冲突一触即发，越来越多的医疗人员觉得被动承担着这个责任。

3. Thosewho leave the public holding the baby cannot be elected as a leader.

那些任由群众承担责任的人是不能被选为领导的。

4.Scapegoatdescribes someone who is left holding the bag.

替罪羊指的就是那些被动承担责任的人。

bring / call into play

五军之战战事一触即发，必须充分利用各军之力，才能获得最后的胜利。童鞋们要表达利用，首先想到的是take advantage of，make use of等，试试bring into play，也可以说call into play:

1.Notonly the legislation system but the public awareness should be called into play in terms of environment protection.

就环境保护而言，我们需要利用的不仅是立法体系，还有公众意识。

2.Tosucceed in study, interest, a prominent source of concentration, shall be brought into play.

要在学习中成功，兴趣作为注意力的主要来源，必须被很好地利用起来。

3.An efficient company would rather call into play any approach to promote workefficiency and cooperation than lay off staff to save cost.

一个高效的公司应利用一切方法提高工作效率，促进合作，而不简单裁员以削减开支。

4.The teacher has brought into play several learning methods to distinguish the groups of students who adjust to the corresponding modes the most.

老师通过利用几种不同的学习方法来区分不同群体学生最适用的学习方式。

road to Damascus

插个《圣经》故事，据说一名基督徒的迫害者保罗在从耶路撒冷到大马士革(罗马帝国叙利亚省会)抓捕基督徒的路上突然被击倒，眼睛因受比太阳更强的光刺激而暂时失明。此时他听到了上帝的召唤，于是皈依基督。由此，road to Damascus被用来描述(观点或信仰的)翻然改变:

1.It has been a road to Damascus moment for the contemporary world, which hassuffered enough from fierce competition, lack of natural resources, and seriousenvironment pollutions.

现代社会饱受竞争激烈、资源匮乏和污染严重的桎梏，已到了不得不改变的关头。

2.Peoplehave been expecting a road to Damascus moment to change the current miserablelife.

民众一直在期待一个通往大马士革之路的时间结点，来改变现下苦难的人生。

3.Hisfailure in college entrance examination was the road to Damascus moment in thelife.

他在高考中的失利成为了他人生的转折点。

4.Everyone would meet his road to Damascus moment when some vital decision has to be made.

每个人都会遇到需要做出重大决定的时期，这就是他人生的转折点。

it is / these are early days

看了五军之战的童鞋们都知道，恶龙史矛革被射死以后故事就结束了吗?显然言之尚早哦!为了分得自己的那杯羹，人类和精灵向矮人族宣战了。言之过早，我们说 it is early days或者these are early days，结果嘛，显然跟预想的不大一样哦：

1.Although it’s early days yet, the smooth process before the cooperation between the two nations has cheered up the public.

虽然现在一切还言之尚早，但两国合作的前期事宜进展顺利，使两国人民都振奋不少。

2.Whether it’s early days or not, the government should not wait till it’s too late toprotect the environment.

无论当下是否言之尚早，政府总不应该推延环境的保护工作，否则为时已晚。

3. Are these really early days to prepare primary school students for college entranceexamination, by means of private tutor and after-class training?

对于小学生而言，以家教和课后辅导的形式提前准备高考，真的是为时过早吗?

4.Peopleare born equal, but whoever makes a big difference in the later days starts when it’s early time.

人生来平等，但任何在未来不同寻常的人都在一切尚未定论时就开始努力了。

face the music

face the music，面对音乐吗?显然不是，这是个面褒实贬的表达，表示接受批评或惩罚。比如左边的白袍巫师萨如曼，在指环王三部曲中就是个不折不扣的应该face the music的主儿。

1.Responsible leaders will not leave his team members facing the music.

有责任的领导是不会扔下他的队员独自承受惩罚的。

2.Even if the president stood in front of the public, facing the music, the rage builtup in the crowds.

即便是主席站到了人群前面对各种批评，还是遏制不住人群中的愤怒。

3.Whoever faces up the music today may simply be a scapegoat rather than the one whocommitted the crime.

无论今天面对惩罚的人是谁，他都可能仅是个替罪羊，真正的罪犯另有其人。

4.Most Chinese pupils have to face the music every time after exam, simply becausethey fall out of the top ten.

大部分中国孩子在每次考试后都要面对惩罚，原因仅仅是他们没有考到前十名。

gain ground

弓箭手巴德绝对是人类中的佼佼者，他凭借出色的箭法射杀了巨龙史矛革，同时，他在长湖镇人民的心中也成功地gain ground。我们用gainground来描述更强大，更有效或更成功:

1. The number of people in pursuit of material life has gained ground with increasing momentum.

现下追求物质生活的人越来越多。

2.With foreign brands gaining ground in the Chinese market, in better quality butlower price, the local manufacturers have to reform to survive the international competition.

随着国外品牌以更优的质量和价格逐渐占据中国市场，本土制造商必须改革以在国际化竞争中存活下来。

3. Distant education has gained ground not only with in the American boundary, but in theremote oriental countries, such as China and India.

远程教育在美国获得了成功，在遥远的东方国家亦是如此，如中国和印度。

4.When electronic books have gained ground in publishing, paper books seem to havelost its status.

当电子书籍在出版业中获得成功后，纸质书似乎已经失去了其地位。

hackles rise

光看字面：颈毛竖起来，这是动物愤怒的表征。用在人身上，也便是极度愤怒的意思了。拥有众多女粉丝的精灵王瑟兰迪尔，比儿子颜值更高，哪怕hackles rise，应该也是倾倒众生吧:

1. After Malaysia Airline made contradictory claims concerning the missing of MH370, therelatives of the passengers felt their hackles rise.

在听了马航针对MH370的失踪做出的前后矛盾的陈述后，机上乘客的亲属们愤怒了。

2. Japan’sclaim to the dominion over Tiao Yu Island has made all the Chinese’s hackles rise.

日本对钓鱼岛宣誓主权，这使得全中国人民都愤怒至极。

3.Awise teacher should welcome discussions rather than feel hackles rise when students challenge him.

当学生挑战他的权威时，明智的老师会鼓励讨论，而非怒气满天。

4.According to a recent medical report, those who have their hackles rise frequently tendto suffer from cancer more.

最近的一项医学报告指出，经常性愤怒的人更易得癌症。

cut no ice

我们伟大的灰袍巫师甘道夫是正义力量最坚实可靠的朋友。甚至乎，我们以为，无论发生什么事，甘道夫都可以轻松搞定。可惜，在强大的暗黑力量面前，甘道夫那点魔法没有丝毫作用，cut no ice with the dark power:

1.Distractions,such as TV and computer, cut on ice with the students who are wholly devoted tostudy.

诸如电视、电脑等分散注意力的事物，对于专注于学习的学生而言却是毫无影响可言。

2.Evidencehas proven current approaches to environment protection have cut on ice.

事实证明当前环境保护的举措没有起到任何作用。

3.Teaching is characteristic, and even the most widely adopted education method may cut no ice with certain amount of students.

教学是个性化的，即便是最为广泛使用的教学方法也可能对一部分学生不起作用。

4.It’s without scientific vision to deny the importance of the cure, which temporarily cuts no ice with the patients.

急于否定那些暂时没有对病灶起效的治疗方法是缺乏科研眼光的做法。

jam tomorrow

美丽的精灵护卫队长塔瑞尔爱上了矮人奇力，显然，精灵和矮人的爱情，只能是可望不可及的美梦而已。我们用 jam tomorrow 来描述这种眼高手低的“美好”:

1.Datingback to the old times when the public were frequently fooled by them anipulation of policies, voters nowadays are thus less convinced of the jam tomorrow political candidates create.

过往民众不断被政策操纵者所摆布，所以今天的选民们不再轻信候选人描绘的灿烂明天。

2.Inthe contemporary society, an independent and confident woman shall not beeasily persuaded by a jam tomorrow a man boasts.

在现代社会，一个独立自信的女性不应轻易被男人吹嘘的灿烂明天所糊弄。

3.Apromise of jam tomorrow is the pursuit of the students who stay up almost everynight for previews and reviews.

那些学生每天熬夜预习、复习，就是为了挣一个美好的明天。

4.Without diligence, intelligence and social network, a pleasant job with satisfactory pay is merely a promise of jam tomorrow.

没有勤奋、智慧和人际圈，高薪厚职只是黄粱美梦。