雅思词组1:time difference时差
You should learn about the time difference between here and Tokyo before you go there.
你在去东京前应该了解这儿与那儿的时差。
雅思词组2:to be frank坦白地说
I think questionnaires are very good at telling you how people fill in questionnaires, but to be frank they tell you very little else. Avoid them!
我认为调查间卷可以很好地告诉你人们是如何填写调查问卷的,但是坦白地讲,它们所告诉你的其他事就少之又少了。所以不要用这种方法。
frankly speaking
雅思词组3:to be precise确切地说
In the eleventh century, in 1066 to be precise, the Norman conquered England, and during the next few centuries London became one of the most powerful and prosperous cities in Europe.
在11世纪,确切地说是1066年,诺曼人占领了英国,在接下来的几个世纪中,伦敦成为欧洲最强大、最繁荣的城市之一。
be more exact, properly speaking
雅思词组4:to one's surprise让某人惊讶的是
To no one's surprise, Mr. Robert was re-elected as company's chief executive officer.
毫无悬念,罗伯特先生又一次当选为公司的首席执行官。
雅思词组5:to some extent/degree某种程度上
The exam stress affects nearly everyone to some extent,but especially overseas students.
在某种程度上,考试压力几乎会影响每一个人,但对留学生尤甚。
雅思词组6:to sum up总而言之
To sum up, this is a fantastic journey and I enjoy it very much.
总而言之,这是一次奇妙的旅行,我非常喜欢。
in a word
雅思词组7:to the best of one's knowledge就…所知
Although the questions are beyond the topic for today, I will try to respond as much as I can and to the best of my knowledge.
尽管问题超出了今天的话题范围,但我还是会尽我所能就我所知道的给予回答。
雅思词组8:to the point中肯,扼要,说到点子上,扣题
A:Could I just-what do you think I should call the chapter one of my dissertation?
A:我能问一下,您觉得我论文的第一章应该叫什么呢?
B:Well, I'd go for something like Context Review. What do you think?
B:我喜欢“背景回顾,,之类的题目。你觉得呢?
A:Well, short and to the point.
A:简洁且切题。
雅思词组9:tourist attraction旅游景点
Disney theme park is one of the most welcome tourist attractions in the world.
迪斯尼主题公园是世界上最受欢迎的旅游景点之一。
与“旅游”,相关的表达:
guide导游
travel agency旅行社
resort胜地
guidebook旅行指南
places of interest名胜
packagetour包办旅行
雅思词组10:tourist destination旅游目的地
The President declared that it is time to make the country the leading tourist destination, because they have everything they need to do so.
总统宣布是时候把国家打造成一流旅游目的地了,因为他们已经万事俱备。