2. 科技、媒體類
Access:Innovative technology has transformed how we access and share information,changed the way businesses and institutions operate, and made the world smaller by giving us instant access to people and resources everywhere.
Farewell: Farewell to the out-of-date guide book and the grubby newspaper.
Paper-like: A paper-like device that can store hundreds of novels, update the news while you browse the headlines.
Screen: Young people today enjoy more and more digital connections, more screen time than ever before.
Come a long way: Trains have come a long way from their grim beginnings.
Driving: New technological products will be the driving force to make work and life easier and entertaining.
3. 教育類
Struggle: It’seven a struggle to keep up with the minimum requirement of two hours sport a week.
Fare: Graduates fared better when they came to filling out job applications and reading newspapers.
Advance: The survey shows that more women and minorities are looking to advance their careers with an advanced degree.
Pickup: More people are willing to attend school during a slow down and hope things will pick up after graduation.
Pretend: As children play pretend, they try to explore the relationship between family members, friends, and learn more about how people interact.
Sharpen: Universities should not only be a place where students learn academic knowledge, but provide courses to sharpen their competitiveness.
口語篇：
1. Stuff 在口語中相當(dāng)于things，但無復(fù)數(shù)形式。
The stuff in that store is very pricey.
2. Folks 相當(dāng)于people
Average folks can’t possibly afford cars like that.
3. Pretty相當(dāng)于副詞very
My new IPod is pretty fun.
4. Fun=interesting
There’re lots of fun things to do in the classroom.
5. Adore表示“非常喜歡”
I adore that singer.
6. Shortly相當(dāng)于soon
I’ll get these things done shortly.
7. Spot意為“看見”時，相當(dāng)于see；意為“地方”時，相當(dāng)于place
I spotted some squirrels and woodpeckers in Stanley Park.It's a nice spot.
8. Eye-opening表示“讓人大開眼界的”
Trips to other countries can be really eye-opening.
9. Decent相當(dāng)于“quite good”
This job offers a decent salary and an impressive set of benefits.
10. Hang out表示“玩兒”，需注意其后不能直接跟賓語
I often hang out in bars at weekends.
I often hang out with them at the park.
11. Kind of/sort of表示“有點”，相當(dāng)于somewhat
This movie was kind of interesting.
12. Like…在口語極度常用，表示“比如說”，“像是……”，“差不多是”I brought lots of stuff, like carrots, beef and salmon.
13.in a row相當(dāng)于one another，表示“連續(xù)地出現(xiàn)或者發(fā)生”
Jim passed four exams in a row last week.
14. Entire相當(dāng)于whole，complete；其副詞entirely也很常用
Daniel ate the entire cake and made no apology for that.
Jessica is not entirely sure if she can get a nice job after graduation.
15. As well相當(dāng)于too
Beijing is exciting for its night life. And it’s culturally attractive as well.
16. …is a piece of cake =…is a snap =…is a breeze. 表示“小菜一碟”，第一個較為常用，后兩個在國內(nèi)比較少見，在英美生活中卻時常能聽到，可以加分哦~
The IELTS speaking test is a breeze if you know all the tricks about it.
17. During 表示“在……的時候”，屬于雅思口語極度常用的小詞。
We go hiking and camping during holidays.
18. Know…inside out = know…backwards and forwards 表示“精通”
He knows computers backwards and forwards.
19. I’m all for… 意為“我完全支持某事物” （=I strongly support…），注意這個句型在英美口語中很常用，但是寫作里不要用。
I’ve got nothing against change – I’m all for it.
20. …is no picnic = …is a pain in the neck 意為“很折磨人”
Getting the housework done every day is no picnic.
21. …really bothers me. / …is getting on my nerves. 意為“讓我很煩”
The noise really bothers me. / The noise is getting on my nerves.
22. Kick back and relax = let one’s hair down 表示“放松”
At parties, we just kick back and relax.
23. A couple of 表示“幾個”
I stayed in France for a couple of weeks.
24. A bunch of 相當(dāng)于some，表示“一些”
I went there with a bunch of new friends.
25. Load of =piles of =tons of =a multitude of 表示“很多”
I’ve got loads of work to get through before tomorrow.
26. Make sense =be reasonable 意為“合理的”
The plot of that movie didn’t make any sense.
27. …, you name it. = and the list goes on and on 表示“……應(yīng)有盡有”，常被放在列舉出的幾個名詞之后表示其實還有更多。
Beijing has traditions, modern lifestyles, tasty food, exciting night-life,beautiful people…you name it.
28. By doing that, I kill two birds with one stone. 意為“一舉兩得”
When I travel around, I take photos and then sell them online. So you see, Ijust kill two birds with one stone.
29. …is the best +名詞，hands down. 表示“……絕對是最……的”
The new iPad is the best tablet I’ve ever seen, hands down.
30. …would be the last thing I want to do. 表示“……是我在人生里最不想做的事”
Doing the dishes would be the last thing I want to do.
31. That’s the way the ball bounces. 表示“命中注定就是這樣了”。一般說這句話的時候，都伴隨著聳肩（shrug the shoulders）的動作。
Lots of people got fired. Too bad. But that’s the way the ball bounces in arecession.
32. Get the hang of…表示“基本了解了怎樣做某事”
“I’ve never used a word processor before.” “ Don’t worry. You’ll get the hangof it shortly.”
33. Get…down pat 表示“完全了解了……”
If you just memorize all the answers, even if you get all the answers down pat,there may still be questions you haven’t thought of during the test. So,….
34. …is nonexistent. 這個表達(dá)完全等同于中文里所說的“壓根兒就不存在”
Some scientists believe global warming is nonexitent. Some of them even arguethat the earth is actully getting colder.
35. Suit someone well / suit someone’s needs. 國內(nèi)考生普遍都酷愛使用suitable那個詞，但事實上suitable的語氣比較正式，在英美口語對話里并不常聽到，反倒是suit someone well / suit someone’s needs這兩種說法的使用頻率更高。
The bustling city life suits Jeremy better.
類似上面這樣的小詞，在作文和口語中的使用是非常頻繁的，換句話說，構(gòu)成一篇文章，在詞匯的運用上，主要還是靠這些小詞起大作用。小詞匯，往往給人以更加自然、流暢的感覺，不會因為某個高級詞的錯誤使用反而讓這句話變得很突兀。所以，大道教育建議要準(zhǔn)備雅思考試的同學(xué)應(yīng)該要轉(zhuǎn)變一下傳統(tǒng)的單詞積累方式，不要一味地從字典A開始背誦到Z, 因為大部分單詞都很少會出現(xiàn)在寫作中。同國內(nèi)考試不同，雅思和托福的寫作并不是希望看到多么華麗的詞匯，而是一篇語言表達(dá)自然、流暢的文章。
獲取小詞的渠道
那么，在哪里可以獲取精彩的小詞呢？
1.普通的在線版國外報紙
報紙是最常見的地道小詞來源體，特別是報紙中Comment一欄中，更是有大量豐富的小詞。
2.國外官網(wǎng)媒體的Blog
同國內(nèi)主流媒體一樣，blog也早成為一種信息、觀點的發(fā)布平臺。
3.國內(nèi)較好的英語學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)站
這類網(wǎng)站中如普特英語聽力網(wǎng)及時更新信息，在所發(fā)布的音頻文件中，都可以找到對于我們寫作非常有幫助的素材。
當(dāng)然，最簡單的方法就是同學(xué)們在學(xué)習(xí)中逐步積累起自己的小詞詞庫！
