中级英语词汇巩固与提升<四六级+BEC中级>

每周二和周四，我们会为大家送上初中高三个级别的写作题目，范文和解析，希望同学们可以根据自己的能力范围抽出15-30分钟来完成相应难度的写作任务。同时，请大家将不会表达的词汇记录下来，仔细分析自己词汇和表达方式上的弱项，经常写作可以静静地理清自己的思路，来随着我一块感受下吧。

今天的中级题目为大家出了一个比较抽象的规定话题作文，大家可以找机会把我们今天为同学分析过的近义词用一用吧。

【作文题目】

For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay explaining why it is unwise to put all your eggs in one basket. You can give explanations to illustrate your point. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.

【必背词汇】

1. Crucial

Crucial的意思在这里是“至关重要的;关键性的”。例如：He had administrators under him but took the crucial decisions himself...他手下有管理人员，但重要的决策仍由他自己来做。再如：Improved consumer confidence is crucial to an economic recovery.消费者信心的提升对经济的复苏至关重要。此外，活用副词形式crucially也能在行文中添彩，例如：Crucially, though, it failed to secure the backing of the banks.然而重要的是，它没能获得银行的支持。

2. Essential

Essential的意思是“必要的;必不可少的;基本的”，例如：Jordan promised to trim the city budget without cutting essential services.乔丹承诺在不减少基本服务的前提下，缩减市政预算。要注意它和necessary还是有区别的，后者表示“必要的”，而essential表示是“必不可少的”。

3. Mortgage

范文中，mortgage的意思是“房屋抵押贷款”。例如：The crisis led an increase in mortgage rates.危机使得房屋抵押贷款利率提高了。此外，mortgage也可以用作动词，例如：They had to mortgage their home to pay the bills.他们不得不抵押房屋借贷来支付这些款项。

4. Maximize

使增加至*大限度;充分利用。In order to maximize profit the firm would seek to maximize output...为了获得*大利润，这家公司会把产量增至*大。再如：They were looking for suitable ways of maximizing their electoral support.他们正在寻找合适的途径来*大限度地获得选民的支持。

5. Unfavorable

Unfavorable 的意思是“不利的;不适宜的;不顺利的”例如：In spite of the unfavorable weather, the grain output of the farm kept up and even increased a little than last year.再如：尽管天气不好,但粮食产量并未下降,甚至比去年还略有增加。The weather is unfavorable to our plans.天气对我们的计划不利。

【范文】

When making crucial decisions or important plans, it is always necessary to have a plan B. As the old saying goes, "Never put all your eggs in one basket." Having a second choice is essential to reducing the loss.

It is easy to understand that, for any plan that involves investments beforehand, one should prepare for the worst situation no matter how well it appears currently. When the profits are higher, people are also taking greater risks. For example, as the real-estate market is highly profitable nowadays, many people invest all their money into new houses and some even raise a mortgage. The possible result is that once the market cools down and the house prices go on a decrease, the investors are more likely to lose the profits as well as the capital. Admittedly, putting all the eggs in one basket maximizes the possible gaining. However, in unfavorable conditions, it also maximizes the loss.

In conclusion, it is unwise to put all your hopes into one possible solution. People should all learn the importance of avoiding risks with a plan B.

【必背例句】

It is easy to understand that, for any plan that involves investments beforehand, one should prepare for the worst situation no matter how well it appears currently.

就算目前计划进展的再好，只要涉及到提前投入，就要考虑到最差的情况，这很容易理解。

【解析】

题解：“把所有鸡蛋放在一个篮子里是不明智的。”

本题难度中上，讨论风险与机会的关系，以及减少风险的方法，较抽象。

文章可采取三段式。首段简单阐述话题含义。主体部分重点论述“把所有鸡蛋放在一个篮子里”可能带来的风险。由于话题较抽象，此处可用具体的事例论述，证明在有一定风险的情况下，人们不应该将所有的希望都集中在同一个解决方案中，而是应该有备用方案，以减少风险。结论部分重述主题。