7.Small

　　“Small” is another adjective that is too generic for writing as good as yours. Use “microscopic,” “miniature” or “tiny” instead. Even using “cramped” or “compact” is more deive for your audience.

　　依然是在使用的时候请一定要注意单词的感情色彩!

　　microscopic=中性 需要用microscope来观察啦!

　　miniature=中性 微缩版 He is a miniature version of his father.

　　tiny =中性 相当小 extremely small，但是tiny的用法还是相当广泛的

　　a cramped apartment 贬:狭小的公寓(是真的很small!小到住不下 has no enough space for people in it)

　　The compact design of the machine allows it to be stored easily 褒:虽然小，但是并不会显得拥挤，是一种优势!(fits neatly into the space available)

　　8.Large

　　Just like relying too much on “small,” we tend to describe large things as, well, “large.” Specificity is a big help with this one too: could your subject be “substantial,” “immense,” “enormous” or “massive”?

　　这些表达都可以非常好的替换：“非常大”

　　substantial = large in amount and number 大量的

　　immense = enormous = extremely large

　　massive = very large, solid and heavy 除了大，还很重，而且有时还可以修饰程度usually large, powerful and damaging 比如：It has an infrastructure that gives it a massive competitive advantage over other centers.

　　9.Next

　　Whenever we describe something coming “next,” we run the risk of losing our readers. Good options to make your reading more powerful include “upcoming,” “following” or “closer.”

　　这段描述中有一个说法很值得学习呢：run the risk of doing sth.冒着……的危险。比如，为了警告年轻人不要总是熬夜，可以说：If you were to stay up late all the year around, you would definitely run the risk of dying prematurely. 想要描述将士们准备好拯救被困民众，可以说：Soldiers are ready to run the risk of losing their lives to rescue the people trapped in the disaster areas.

　　10.Young

　　Another case of being too generic(普通的) is what makes “young” a problematic adjective. If you want your writing to be more captivating(吸引人的), try switching “young” out for “youthful,” “naive” or “budding.”

　　替换的时候请务必注意单词的感情色彩：

　　youthful = typical of young people or seeming young 褒:年轻的，青春的，有青春活力的

　　naive = innocent = not having much experience of how complicated life is, so that you trust people too much and believe that good thigns will always happen 贬:幼稚的，无知的，容易轻信的

　　budding = someone who is just starting to paint, act, etc. and will probablybe successful at it 褒:崭露头角

　　关于young和old的替换，常被应用哦!

　　Question:

　　Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It is just as important for older people to study and learn new things as it is for younger people.

　　年轻人的其他说法：the young，young people，adolescent (青少年，就是初中-高中生这样) ，youngster(少年，儿童)， young generation (年轻一代)

　　11.Never

　　“Never” is also among common words to use sparingly. Not only is it a common, stale deor, it’s also usually incorrect. For something to never happen, even one instance makes this word inaccurate. Try “rarely,” “scarcely” or “occasionally” instead.

　　这个词最大的问题在于过于绝对：

　　never的意思就是“从未”，即使有一个反例也不算never，表述过于绝对。这就好像，我们在做托福的阅读和听力题时，只要见到这种绝对词，就一定不选。

　　所以，用rarely, scarcely这种表示“几乎从未”的词来替代，就会显得严谨许多。

　　类似的还有：hardly, barely 请注意，这些都是否定词，如果用在句首，需要整个句子都半倒装哦!

　　例如：正常语序是：Icanhardly live without you.

　　半倒装语序是：Hardly canI live without you.

　　所谓半倒装，就是将助动词提前啦!如果是完全倒装的话，就是提前谓语动词~

　　12.Thing

　　“Things” is another repeat offender when it comes to worn out words. Another word where specificity is the key, try replacing “things” with “belongings” or “tools.”

　　其实，things最大的问题，就是不够具体。我们要尽量避免在描述中过多使用things。

　　比如：问Do you think students should travel around from time to time? 很多同学喜欢说: I agree with the statement because students can learn a lot of things during the trip.那么究竟学到了哪些东西呢?如果可以具体一点就更好啦!比如：你可以这样说：I agree with the statement because students can learn about the local culture of the destination, like its language, arts and cuisine.