不要再用“People”了,托福考官真的看腻了...
The world's movie industry has witnessed unprecedented boom in recent years. Delighted with an ample supply of excellent motion pictures, people are thankful for the combined efforts made by people. Among these popular productions, serious movies and entertaining movies are the most influential. Some people are in favor of the former, saying serious ones evoke deeper thoughts, while other people support the latter due to their humor. ......
01 按照年龄
infants 婴儿
kids 孩子们
children 儿童
teenagers 青少年
high school students 高中生
graduates 毕业生
young adults/adults 年轻人/成人
the elder 长者
02 按照职业
professors 教授
experts 专家
dean 院长
headmaster 校长
receptionists 接待员
deliverymen 送货员
programmars 程序员
salesmen 销售人员
housewives 家庭主妇
labors 劳动力
engineers 工程师
doctors 医生
lawyers 律师
merchants 商人
governors 州长
03 按照职位
applicants 申请人
trainees 受训人员
employees 员工
rookies 新手
subordinate staff 下属员工
colleagues/co-workers 同事
managers/executives 经理
superiors 上级
bosses 老板
employers 雇主
businessmen 商人
entrepreneurs 企业家
04 其他
audience 观众
authors 作者
citizens 公民
residents 居民
villagers 村民
netizens 网友
individuals 个人
passengers 乘客
consumers 消费者
tax payers 纳税人
working-class families 工人阶级家庭
the broad masses of people 广大人民群众
tax payers 纳税人
同学们可以根据不同话题对“people”的替换词进行积累,比如交通类,我们可能会使用到开车的人private car drivers/motorists, 通勤者comuters, 行人pedestrians等。旅游类话题,可能会使用到游客visitors/travelers/tourists/holidaymakers,乘客passengers等词。