“艺术”和“艺术家”定义：

　　Art is the creation and production of paintings, drawings, sculptures, etc., when these things are considered to be beautiful or to express in a unique way a particular idea or meaning.

　　Artists are people who create and produce works of art as their jobs or hobbies.

　　可能用到的题目：

　　The government should support artists rather than let them support themselves.

　　“经济”定义：

　　版本一：An economy is the system according to which the money, industry, and trade of a country or region are organized.

　　版本二：A country’s economy is the wealth that it gets from business and industry.

　　可能用到的题目：

　　Governments should focus more on preservation of environment rather than economic development.

　　“医疗”定义：

　　Health care is the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease, illness, injury, etc. in humans.

　　可能用到的题目：

　　When in times of economy crisis, government should spend less money on which part? Education, Health Care or support for unemployed?

　　“音乐”定义：

　　Music consists of sounds that are put together in a pattern and performed by people either using instruments or singing in order to give them pleasure.

　　可能用到的题目：

　　Young children (aged 5-10) should be required to learn music and art in addition to math, science, history and language.

　　“工作”定义：

　　A job is an activity one does regularly for payment.

　　可能用到的题目：

　　A secure job with lower pay is better than a job with higher pay but easy to lose.

　　“社会”定义：

　　版本一：A society is the people who live in a country or region, their organizations, and their way of life.

　　版本二：Society is people in general, thought of as a large organized group.

　　可能用到的题目：

　　The most important problems affecting our society today could be solved within our lifetime.

　　“文化”定义：

　　Culture consists of the ideas, customs, and art that are produced or shared by a particular society.

　　可能用到的题目：

　　Movies and TV programs produced in our own country are more interesting than foreign ones.

　　“环境”定义：

　　The environment is the natural surroundings in which people live.

　　可能用到的题目：

　　Environmental issues are too complex for individuals to deal with.

　　“乐观”定义：

　　Optimism is the feeling of being hopeful about the future and the belief that a particular situation or course of action will be successful.

　　可能用到的题目：

　　Do you think success is important, or it is more important to remain happy and optimistic when you fail?

　　“耐心”定义：

　　Patience is one’s ability to control his/her feelings so that he/she does not get annoyed, even in situations which other people would find annoying or frustrating.

　　可能用到的题目：

　　Patience is usually not a good strategy. We should take action now rather than later.

　　“交流”定义：

　　Communication is the activity or process of giving information to other people, using signals such as speech, body movements, or online messages.

　　可能用到的题目：

　　Communication skill is the most important characteristic of successful leadership.

　　“公司”定义：

　　A company is a business organization that exists in order to make money by selling goods or services.

　　可能用到的题目：

　　Businesses should hire their employees for their entire life.

　　“广告”定义：

　　Advertising is the activities of showing products, events or jobs in public in order to encourage people to buy the products, go to the events, or apply for the jobs.

　　可能用到的题目：

　　In order to succeed, a company should invest a great amount of money in advertising.

　　“父母”定义：

　　Our parents are people who give us life, parenting and upbringing.

　　可能用到的题目：

　　Parents spend too much time in deciding what their children do in the future; children should make their own choices.

　　“家庭教育”定义：

　　Family education is the first education one receives, and in large part determines his/her characters and capabilities.

　　可能用到的题目：

　　Parents today are more involved in their children’s education than in the past.

　　“博物馆”定义：

　　A museum is a building where a large number of interesting and valuable objects, such as works of art or historical items, are kept, studied, and displayed to the public.

　　可能用到的题目：

　　Visiting museums is the best way to learn about a country.

　　“宠物”定义：

　　A pet is an animal that you keep in your home to give you company and pleasure.

　　可能用到的题目：

　　The best way to teach a child responsibility is to let him/her keep an animal.

　　同学们看到这么多句子一定要问这么多的句子，要都背下来吗？

　　假如能完整记忆下所有句子，自然是最理想状态，但是也不用非得费劲这么做。

　　托福写作备考小建议：

　　1.可以结合托福机经，有针对性地在考前挑选组合特定的一些概念来记

　　2.很多定义我们只需读熟，对定义的内容有所了解，能够写出大致含义，并不要求一字不差地背会所有句子。

　　托福作文中的下定义，并不要求像词典那么准确，所以考生不用那么担心。