TOEFL Writing（3）

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　　III. Alternative Expressions
　　可供选择的表达方式
　　A. 关于“running smoothly”的其他表达方式：
　　（i） “without a glitch” – Example： The computer program ran all night long without a glitch.
　　（ii） “going as planned” – Example：  The bank robbers thought that everything was going as planned， until all of a sudden the police stormed in and arrested them.
1 j* `/ C4 M% ]　　（iii） “keep somebody or somthing on track” – Example：  Although the young students acted wild in class， the teacher knew how to keep them on track.  用铁轨来比喻：铁轨是用来保证火车朝着预定或是正确的方向运行以防出轨的。）
" k0 I7 Y! J, M- P& [$ ?4 S1 L; S. h　　B. “out of one's way”的意思是不辞辛苦地去做不必要或是没有要求去做的事
　　Example： The teacher was so dedicated to his students that he went out of his way to tutor them on the weekends.
5 p( t: o( S; }, |9 M9 p　　与“out of one's way”意思相近的表达方式还有：
+ x% Z) [/ d0 r" P# R; W6 d　　（i） “go above and beyond” – Example： Although the project was not part of his work responsibility， he went above and beyond his duty to make sure it was a success.
4 i9 h% l4 k& \  m4 w! S　　（ii） “bend over backwards” – Example：  She was so committed in her work as a customer service professional that she would bend over backwards to make sure her clients were satisfied.
　　C. “potential advantages”指（具有）潜在的优势，与其含义相近的表达方式有：
　　（i） “the good thing is” – Example： The good thing is that there is now less crime in the city.
　　（ii） “upside” – Example： The upside to the noisy construction is the increase in jobs for the local community.
　　D. “if it were up to me”暗示说话人对所提到的观点持有相反的看法或意见。类似的，我们还可以说：
　　（i） “if I had my way” – Example： If I had my way， we would all be on vacation right now， instead of working into the weekend.
　　（ii） “if I had my choice” – Example：  I need to work to support my family， but if I had my choice， I would be a full time student