2017年托福写作方法与模版二十四

　　托福写作素材模板：团队合作和解决问题

　　素材段落

　　Teamwork has played a pivotal role in solving problems for companies. A case in point is the new flagship racing car ‘LaFerrari.’ In its earlier stage of design, the new car was criticized by professionals because its suspension system was too sensitive and was not as stable as its counterparts. In order to make ‘LaFerrari’ more competitive in the marketplace, approximately two hundred technicians, working over a period of two years, converged their different fields of knowledge to come up with a solution to the problem. In this case, such a problem could not have been solved without the combined efforts of each technician. As one of the interviews with the designer team of ‘LaFerrari’ revealed, technicians held more than 500 group discussions on how to modify the chassis structure in order to make the suspension system more stable. As a result of this teamwork, the performance of the new racing car has been greatly improved as was indicated by the fact that its sales rate tripled in the following year.

　　单词和词组

　　pivotal 关键的、重要的

　　=crucial, fundamental, decisive

　　✎ The richness of city life, coupled with its array of opportunities and ease of mobility, has become a pivotal consideration for people to choose living in the city.

　　in this case 在这个案例中

　　=in this situation/scenario

　　句型结构

　　A case in point is … 一个恰当的例子是

　　Many intelligent animals can be trained to understand human speech. A case in point is a pet dog that can be trained to understand many commands.

　　话题词汇

　　繁重的工作 burdensome/demanding/laborious work

　　竞争激烈的领域 highly competitive field

　　得出实用的解决方案 come up with a practical solution

　　勇于面对困境 face up to a difficult situation

　　战胜困难 overcome/triumph over difficulties

　　减少失误 minimize mistakes

　　从错误中吸取教训 learn from one’s mistakes

　　达到自己的目标 attain one’s goal