托福写作例子总结:事件类
Louisiana Purchase
Thomas Jefferson, unconstitutional, opposition, at a critical juncture
自己做决定的重要性
Alaska Purchase
"Seward's Folly", gold was discovered in Alaska in 1897, the deal paid off thousands of times over
take risks的意义
the founding of the Library of Congress
no books or not even any building to put books in when the resolution was passed
果断行动的必要性
Mt. Rushmore National Memorial
originally intended to be a tribute to figures from the Old West, ended up with George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson and Theodore Roosevelt
按计划工作还是有创意的工作
the Twenty-First Amendment
the repeal of Prohibition, drinking alcohol was legal again, poorly-planned, only 550 agents enforced the ban in the whole country
政府与个人leisure的关系/计划的重要性
Marbury vs. Madison
the basis of judicial review
个人经验vs.他人建议
the Underground Railroad
Block slaves, abolitionists, secret routes
the Bay of Pigs(这个可跟猪流感没什么关系)
the entire world was on the brink of
nuclear war, destruction of the sites might trigger World War III, doing nothing means exposing America to possible nuclear destruction.
高效率不完美vs. 低效率完美
Sputnik
Soviet satellite, shocked Americans, efforts to catch up with the Soviet Union in space
太空研究
Model T
assembly lines, mass production, effective advertising
广告和产品的相互依存关系
At first, the game was described as "too long, too dull and burdened with 52 fundamental play errors" by a game company.
没想到吧 ?连“大富翁”游戏的成功也充满了曲折
latchkey kids
lack of parental supervision
工作与家庭的关系 empty nest syndrome
the extended family is less common; loneliness
年轻人与老年人的关系
the Three-Mile Island accident
the safety of nuclear plants; ralatively low levels of radiation; no new nuclear plants were built in America since the accident
科技对生活的改变是利还是弊
the Exxon Valdez Oil Spoil
the ship's captain, negligence
个人对于环境可能造成的影响
the impeachment of Bill Clinton
"I want you to listen to me. I'm going to say this again… I never told anybody to lie a single time. These allegations (指控)are false and I need to go back to work for the American people."
lies & truth
the digital divide
gap; access to more information
科技让生活更简单还是更复杂
Child pornography
proliferation
互联网的利弊
Obama Girl
an Internet celebrity, I got a crush on(暗恋)Obama
媒体的影响
the Challengerdisaster broke apart, seven crew members
太空研究
the Mars Exploration Mission
the Spirit Rover & the Opportunity Rover
太空研究
the national debt topped $ 11.4 trillion
credit, emergency
plan & risk 话题
Bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers
"Your company is now bankrupt, our economy is in crisis, but you get to keep $ 480 million (£276 million). I have a very basic question for you, is this fair?"
“有米”是否是成功的唯一标准
the subprime mortgage crisis
high-risk loans, uncalculated
risk risk 话题
Goole Earth
convenience, great accessibility
科技是否让生活更复杂
An Inconvenient
Truth/ Our Choice Al Gore
个人与环境的关系
American Idol
Simon Cowell
是否应该总讲真话/cooperation
Haiti earthquake
catastrophe humanitarian
是否应该关注与我们生活不直接相关的时事