3。 dreadful,unfavorable, poor, adverse, ill (有害的)替换bad
注 如果bad做表语,可以有be less impressive替换
eg An army of college students indulge themselves in playing games,enjoying romance with girls/boys or killing time passively in their dorms。 Whenit approaches to graduation,as a result, they findtheir academic records are less impressive
4。 (anarmy of, an ocean of, a sea of, a multitude of ,a host of, many, if not most)替换many。
注 用many, if notmost 一定要小心,many后一定要有词。
eg Manyindividuals, if not most, harbor the idea that…。同理,用most, if not all ,替换most。
5。 aslice of, quite a few, several替换some
6。 harborthe idea that, take the attitude that, hold the view that, it is widely shared that,it is universally acknowledged that替换think
注 因为是书面语,所以要加that
7。 affair,business ,matter替换thing
8。 shared替换common
9。 reaphuge fruits替换get manybenefits
10。 formy part ,from my own perspective替换in my opinion
11。 Increasing(ly),growing替换more and more
注 没有growingly这种形式。所以当修饰名词时用increasing/growing。修饰形容词,副词用increasingly。
eg sth has gained growing popularity。 Sth is increasingly popular withthe advancement of sth。