2017年托福写作热门素材运用讲解十

　　托福写作素材模板：太空旅游

　　素材段落

　　Space exploration is an expensive area for government to invest money in. There would beunimaginable fuel costs and technological challenges associated with starting a space project. Even though the public has raised doubts about the rationality of space exploration, the benefits of going somewhere few people have ever gone before are significant. One cited benefit is that the exploration of the unknown world would encourage students to pursue STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) careers. It is difficult to accurately calculate the number of students who have been inspired by space travel and then decided to start related careers. When questioned about their original career inspirations, many famous scientists acknowledge that they were fascinated by the stars ever since they were children. Obviously, the adventure of infinite space has stimulatedmany children’s dreams and supported their future.

　　单词和词组

　　unimaginable 不可想象的=unexpected

　　✎ the unimaginable vastness of space

　　associated with 与…相联系

　　✎ People’s daily life is closely associated with the climate conditions of the place they live.

　　stimulate 刺激、激发

　　=motivate, inspire

　　✎ Advertising, aiming at stimulating a demand for a particular product, attracts attention and creates desire among the consumers.

　　句型结构

　　… acknowledge that … …承认到，宾语从句结构

　　✎ Most professors acknowledge that university students are required to take history classes no matter in what field they study.

　　适用考题

　　✎ It is a waste of money for the government to fund space travel or space exploration. (2015.10.11)