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雅思口语素材:人物类话题提升
By setting a single goal, Socrates changed the quality of his entire life and altered the course of history.
His goal had been to “do no evil”, but before I can explain why it was so powerful, I need to build a framework for understanding goals.
关于上文的词语表达
alter verb -可以直接用来替换出现频率非常高的change
to change something, usually slightly,
or to cause the characteristics of something to change
(通常指轻微地)改动,修改;改变,(使)变化
We've had to alter some of our plans.
我们不得不对一些计划作了改动。
Although the cost of making phone calls is going up, the charge for connecting to the internet will not alter.
尽管话费上涨了,上网费不会变。
Giving up our car has radically altered our lifestyle.
弃车不用使我们的生活方式发生了根本性的变化。