2018高考英语作文高级句型（4）

1. To be frank/To tell the truth, …. 

老实说, ……

例如: To be frank/To tell the truth, whether you like it or not, you have no other choice.

老实说，不论你喜不喜欢，你别无选择。

2. It took sb. a year to do….

某某用了1年的时间来做……

例如：As far as we know, it took him more than a year to write the book.

到目前为止我们所知道的是，他用了1年的时间来写这本书。

It took them a long time to realize they had made a mistake.

过了很久，他们才意识到犯错了。

3. spent as much time as he could doing sth.

花尽可能的时间做某事

例如：He spent as much time as he could remembering new words.

他花了尽可能多时间记新单词。

4. Since + 主语 + 过去式，主语 + 现在完成式

例如：Since he went to senior high school, he has worked very hard.

自从他上高中，他一直很用功。

5. An advantage of… is that + 句子 

…的优点是…

例如：An advantage of using the solar energy is that it won't create(produce)any pollution.

使用太阳能的优点是它不会制造任何污染。