在英语中，有一个词叫 cliché 它的英文意思是 a saying or remark that is very often made and is therefore not original and not interesting 翻译成中文就是"老套的话"，使用这些老套的陈词滥调不仅让文章显得毫无新意，还会影响到评分，也曾有考官看到此类的表达会扣分， 因为考官最终想要读到的是你自己的语言而不是背诵别人的语言。
以下是一些常见的陈词滥调，雅思考生在写作时应尽量避免过度使用：:
01
随着科技的发展
“With the development of modern technology…”
这绝对是雅思学生所使用的最糟糕的短语: it drives examiners crazy. 貌似每个学生都在使用它。当然了如果你想回答一个关于发展科技的问题，使用这个短语是比较恰当的，但是如果你的写作题目是 "Do you think students have too much homework?" and the first sentence in your essay was, "With the development of science and technology, ...". 将非常非常的Boring. 这个短语已经被用烂了 因此建议同学们不要用它。这当然也包括它的各种变形: “With the development of society…” etc.
02
众所周知
“As we all know…//“It is a well-known fact that...”
这属于典型的引言句式，这个语句被太多学生使用了 对于考官来说已经变得相当厌烦了
03
任何事物都有两面性
“Every coin has two sides…”
这是一个英语习语，同时也是雅思用烂了的句子，同样的表达方式还有 “A double-edged sword” 无论哪一种说法 都不适合用于学术写作， 而且也被过度使用。“There are two sides to every story” 要好一点 但仍是老套的话。
04
最后但同样重要
“Last but not least…”
这个表达方式对雅思写作来说非常不正式，禁用!
05
它可以拓宽一个人的视野
" It can broaden a person's horizons.”
There are many ways to express the value of learning something new and gaining deeper insight into the world. This phrase makes IELTS examiners want to tear their hair out. There are so many students using it that it becomes really annoying to read it. 最好换成比较natural 的语言 比如: learn more, open their mind to something 或者 develop a deeper understanding of something
06
丰富多彩的生活
“…colorful life…”
这属于典型的Chinglish 是中文的直接翻译。 有很多诸如此类的中文 翻译成英文其实是讲不通的 Therefore, avoid it.
07
简而言之
“In a nutshell…”
这是一个非常不正式的表达用法，不建议用在写作当中
08
不能否认
“It cannot be denied....”
The problem with this phrase is that often it is used to give opinions. Students often use it like this: “It cannot be denied that students have too much homework these days.” Ask yourself if that really cannot be denied. Nothing is 100% certain in this world, and there is always scope for debate. The examiner will know what you mean, but you’re not using the correct words for your idea.
上述雅思禁用的cliché 你中招了没有?
最后摘自雅思考官的一段原话来强调一下雅思写作的这个终极目标，希望对正在备考的你有所帮助!
“Overall, you should mostly try to communicate your original, personal feelings and opinions in the Task 2 essays, i.e., communicate your ideas to another person, and try to make sure that the other person can understand what you mean. It is a big mistake to focus mostly on impressing the examiner with your language and forget that you are communicating to another human being. Very many candidates in China write in language that is much too formal and write using language that is above their real knowledge of English, in an attempt to impress. The end result is that the examiner does not understand what you mean and this is the most important thing in an essay, to communicate what you mean. So, many candidates who could get a score of 5.5 or 6.0 (for example), get a score of 4.5 or 5.0 for Writing because of this mistake. Try to write a little closer to the way you would speak or the way you would express your opinions or discuss a topic in a long email (e.g., 250 words), not an essay, to an English speaker. Yes, there are certain differences between an email and an essay but don't focus too much or only on the points of style of essays, especially highly formal essays.”
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超过10年的教学经验，曾多次创下帮学生40课时内达到雅思8分和7.5分的高分记录，擅长帮学生搭建高分句型结构、满分素材，强雅思写作批改，直击失分点，英国名校圣安德鲁斯大学(英国卫报排名第二; 威廉王子母校) 英语语言教育硕士，加拿大维多利亚大学MBA毕业，有着深厚的英语语言教学以及写作功底，TESOL 资格证书 TESl Canada 资格认证；扫码关注，紧跟老师掌握正确备考方法，事半功倍