Collocation在雅思口语中的体现之——由最常用词组成词项搭配。
相信每一个烤鸭在接近雅思口语考试的阶段，都做好心理准备：无论天气晴雨、无论题目难易、无论考官男女，用尽自己的词汇量侃一通，使考试场面不至于太过尴尬。没错！大大滴对！这叫气场！恨不得考官拜倒膜拜女王/国王大人的气场！但问题是，当你一开口满脑子都在纠结词组搭配的时候，还能HOLD住这气场么？
举个例子，如果想说“主管给了一些建议。他希望我向彼得道歉。因为彼得的确为这个项目做了一定的贡献。”你会如何组织表达？答案或许是：The director gave me some suggestions. He expect me to give a formal apology to Peter, because he did have a contribution to the project.
老师可以很负责的告诉大家，这段话可以理解，但词项搭配并不精确，若不考虑重复用词的疏漏，这样的结果才更为地道：
The director made some suggestions. He expected me to make a formal apology to Peter who did make a contribution to the project.
三个make!要不要那么没节操？！！！为了地道的英语表述。答案是，是，是的。
所以接下来的这个问题就是：CAN YOU SPEAK PRECISE ENGLISH???
在口语的表述中，有些同学喜欢使用一些生僻词汇。尽管在雅思高分段使用less common words 有额外的加分，为了追求额外加分而生搬硬套生词、词组，本末倒置。为了不影响口语的原汁原味，就要做到：多积累的最常用的词和它们搭配。这些词包括：go, turn, get, become, have, take, make, come, pay 等。
go 就可以特指人们性格，外貌以及行为能力上的变化，常见搭配有：He goes mad / bald / grey / blind /deaf. 此外，go 还可以搭配一些形容词，表示突然的，负面的变化：My brother was very embarrassed and his face went red.
Turn这个词必须加颜色：The sky turned gold as the sun set. / The news gave him such a shock that his hair turned white overnight.
Become 和 get 的词项搭配差不多，只不过become更为正式一些。这种情况在搭配描写人物心情，性格的形容词(angry, bored, excited, depressed, upset, impatient, violent...)时比较明显：He became depressed after his wife had passed away.
还有其他一些常用动词，如make, have, take, pay：
Have的词项搭配
Have an accident
Have an argument / a row
Have difficulty
Have a feeling
Make的词项搭配
Make for a ... apology
Make a protest
Make an apology
Make a suggestion
在此值得一提的是，不少动词可以替换make搭配名词比如：
The lanterns in the garden create a romantic atmosphere = make for a romantic atmosphere
The students staged a protest against this school rule = make a formal protest
It took my father ten minutes to rustle up a meal = (informal) make a meal very quickly
Take 的词项搭配
Take a holiday / a trip
Take + 交通工具
Take a risk
Take a chance
Take advantage of
Take action
Pay的词项搭配
Pay attention
Pay a compliment
Pay your (last) respects
Pay tribute to 赞颂，赞扬
值得一提的是tribute这个词。It means action, statement or gift that is meant to show one's respect or admiration (Oxford Advanced Dictionary 6th edition). 当它表示“赞颂”时，可以与pay搭配如： Pay (a) (high) tribute to 赞颂; 向...致敬；Pay the last tribute to 向...最后告别, 追悼; Pay warm tribute to 热烈赞扬。同时，它又可以搭配stand 这个动词：stand in silent tribute for sb 为某人默哀。还可以和lay这个动词搭配：lay a tribute on ...(=lay under tribute) 对...课以贡赋。比如：lay a tribute on a country向国家纳贡。
实战演练：
描绘一位好朋友。
有一位同学想说：在学习上，他总是无所畏惧，同时会想出很多鬼点子。生活中，他总是全心全意悉心照顾他人，对于自己爱人的照顾更是无微不至的。
解题捷径：
同学在考试时往往纠结难词翻译，比如本例中的“无所畏惧”、“鬼点子”、“悉心照顾”。这样一来，结结巴巴。还有些同学词汇背的很多，于是绞尽脑汁蹦出一些复杂单词比如audacity，wicked imagination等。这既不符合英语用法，意思听上去也很别扭。那么当遇到这种情况，考生应该如何应对呢？让我们看看由词项构成的版本：
“In terms of difficulties in study, he has the guts to cope with them. Meanwhile，he always comes up with some smart ideas in study, especially with the alternative suggestions. In daily life, he could care for friends heart and soul and even provide around-the-clock cares for his lover.”
原文中没有一个难词，都是些再简单不过的词汇，可是它们所达到的效果完全不亚于使用生僻词。另外，值得补充的是，文中care for sb heart and soul(全心全意照顾某人)以及provide around-the-clock care（提供无微不至地呵护）也是非常地道的词项搭配。你，做对了么？
总而言之，在特定语境中（context）,由简单词搭配而成的词项搭配比比皆是，平时烤鸭们要多注意多从英文原版电视剧、电影、读物中搜集。
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