在备课托福写作的过程中，很多拿不到高分的学生不是看不懂题目，也不是没有论点，而是论证方面不够具体，这从某种程度上来说成为了托福写作的死穴。在OG中反复强调的FULLY DEVELOPED的重要性其实说得也就是这个道理了。论证的方法有很多，比较常见的包括直接论证，举例子，描写原因，或者引用他人的观点和数据等等。其中，最容易操作的而且又容易得高分的就是举例子了。 然而，举例子这个方法向来不被大家所重视，因为对于大多数学生来说，举例子实在有些过于简单了，只要写上for instance, for example这之类的提示词，然后再根据自己的自身经历去描写一些大家都知道的事实就可以了。其实正如大家所想，考官对于这些例子早已看过了千遍万遍，想得高分可能就会比较困难了。
因此，想要举例子并且拿高分，最好是举两种例子，首先是外国人比较熟悉的例子，根据他们的社会情况，文化起源来举例子。这种方法显然对于那些对国外生活还不十分了解的同学来说是有一定的难度的了。那么第二种就是讲自己的亲身经历和自己身边的故事，这也能让考官产生亲切感。
拿第一种例子来说，如果用得恰当，会给考官眼前一亮的感觉，例如在讨论媒体对人们的影响时，选用美国人所熟知的脱口秀女王Oprah Winfrey作为例子。或是在讨论学生是否都应该学习历史的时候，选用美国历史上知名的总统，如Thomas Jefferson, Herbert Hoover等进行论证都非常好。但是这对考生对于考前的准备工作以及素材的积累工作要求比较高，要知道，不是随随便便哪一个人都可以对于英美的`体制和历史这么了解的，这需要一段时间的系统学习。
那么，对于大多数备考时间十分有限的同学们来说，花大量的时间和精力去准备第一种例子似乎有些不太合适。因此，第二种方法看起来实用性更强一些。
有些同学会问，我身边没有那么多的例子可以去写，又该怎么办呢。这种时候，就要充分发挥我们的想象力，学会编例子了。这里的编并不是随手胡编，更重要的是编的有道理，能够让别人信服。这里就要有一些小技巧教给大家了。首先，在编例子的时候尽量具体，比如加上具体的时间，地点。其次，写完故事之后，千万别忘了再加上一到两句话去论证，这样会有很好的巩固效果。另外有一点需要注意，在你的文章当中，每一句话都是要为你的论点服务的，千万不要只陶醉于自己的故事当中，而忽略了写作的目的。
1. Typical of the grassland dwellers of the continent is the American antelope， or pronghorn.
2. Of the millions who saw Haley‘s comet in 1986， how many people will live long enough to see it return in the twenty-first century.
3. Anthropologists have discovered that fear， happiness， sadness， and surprise are universally reflected in facial expressions.
4. Because of its irritating effect on humans， the use of phenol as a general antiseptic has been largely discontinued.
5. Insgroupsto remain in existence， a profit-making organization must， in the long run， produce something consumers consider useful or desirable.
6. The greater the population there is in a locality， the greater the need there is for water， transportation， and disposal of refuse.
7. It is more difficult to write simply， directly， and effectively than to employ flowery but vague expressions that only obscure one‘s meaning.
8. With modern offices becoming more mechanized， designers are attempting to personalize them with warmer， less severe interiors.
9. The difference between libel and slander is that libel is printed while slander is spoken.
10. The knee is the jointswheresthe thigh bone meets the large bone of the lower leg.
11. Acids are chemical compounds that， in water solution， have a sharp taste， a corrosive action on metals， and the ability to turn certain blue vegetable dyes red.
12. Billie Holiday‘s reputation as a great jazz-blues singer rests on her ability to give emotional depth to her songs.
13. Essentially， a theory is an abstract， symbolic representation of what is conceived to be reality.
14. Long before children are able to speak or understand a language， they communicate through facial expressions and by making noises.
15. Thanks to modern irrigation， crops now grow abundantly in areasswheresonce nothing but cacti and sagebrush could live.
16. The development of mechanical timepieces spurred the search for more accurate sundials with which to regulate them.
17. Anthropology is a science in that anthropologists use a rigorous set of methods and techniques to document observations that can be checked by others.
18. Fungi are important in the process of decay， which returns ingredients to the soil， enhances soil fertility， and decomposes animal debris.
19. When it is struck， a tuning fork produces an almost pure tone， retaining its pitch over a long period of time.
20. Although pecans are most plentiful in the southeastern part of the United States， they are found as far north as Ohio and Illinois.
1. A bosom friend afar brings a distant land near. 海内存知己，天涯若比邻。
2. A common danger causes common action. 同舟共济。
3. A contented mind is a continual / perpetual feast. 知足常乐。
4. A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一堑，长一智。
5. A guest should suit the convenience of the host. 客随主便。
6. A letter from home is a priceless treasure. 家书抵万金。
7. All rivers run into the sea. 殊途同归。
8. All time is no time when it is past. 机不可失，时不再来。
9. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 一日一个苹果，身体健康不求医。
10. As heroes think, so thought Bruce. 英雄所见略同。
11. A young idler, an old beggar. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
12. Behind the mountains there are people to be found. 天外有天，山外有山。
13. Bad luck often brings good luck. 塞翁失马，安知非福。
14. Bread is the stall of life. 面包是生命的.支柱。(民以食为天。)
15. Business is business. 公事公办。
16. Clumsy birds have to start flying early. 笨鸟先飞。
17. Courtesy costs nothing. 礼多人不怪。
18. Custom makes all things easy. 习惯成自然。
19. Desire has no rest. 人的欲望无止境。
20. Difficult the first time, easy the second. 一回生，二回熟。
21. Do not change horses in mid-stream. 别在河流中间换马。
22. Do not have too many irons in the fire. 贪多嚼不烂。
23. Do not pull all your eggs in one basket. 别把所有的蛋都放在一个篮子里。(不要孤注一掷。)
24. Do not teach fish to swim. 不要班门弄斧。
25. East or west, home is the best. 东奔西跑，还是家里好。
26. Experience is the best teacher. 实践出真知。
27. Fact is stranger than fiction. 事实比虚构更离奇。(大千世界，无奇不有。)
28. Faith can move mountains. 信念能移山。(精诚所至，金石为开。)
29. First impressions are half the battle. 先入为主。
30. Give as good as one gets. 一报还一报。(以德报德，以怨还怨。)
31. Give everyone his due. 一视同仁。
32. Good wine needs no bush. 酒香不怕巷子深。
33. Haste makes waste. 欲速则不达。(忙中常出错。)
34. He that promises too much means nothing. 轻诺者寡信。
35. He who has an art has everywhere a part. 一招鲜，吃遍天。
36. He would climb the ladder must begin at the bottom. 千里之行始于足下。
37. Home is where the heart is. 心在哪里，哪里就是家。
38. If you are not inside a house, you don not know about its leaking. 不在屋里，不知漏雨。(亲身经历才有
39. In peace prepare for war. 平时准备战时。(居安思危。)
40. It is never too late to mend. 亡羊补牢，犹未为晚。
41. It six of one and half a dozen of the other. 彼此彼此。
42. Just has long arms. 天网恢恢，疏而不漏。
43. Keep something for a rainy day. 未雨绸缪。
44. Life is a span. 人生如朝露。
45. Man proposes, God disposes. 谋事在人，成事在天。
46. Meet plot with plot. 将计就计。
47. Merry meet, merry part. 好聚好散。
48. Mind acts upon mind. 心有灵犀一点通。
49. Never hit a man when he is down. 不要落井下石。
50. Never judge by appearances. 切莫以貌取人。
51. No fire without smoke. 无风不起浪。
52. Nurture passes nature. 教养胜过天性。
53. One is never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。
54. One swallow does not make a summer. 一燕不成夏。(一花独放不是春。)
55. One who has seen the ocean thinks nothing of mere rivers. 曾经沧海难为水。
56. Out of sight, out of mind. 眼不见，心不烦。
57. Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。
58. Poverty is stranger to industry. 勤劳之人不受穷。
59. Rome was not built in a day. 罗马不是一日建成的。(伟业非一日之功。)
60. Sense comes with age. 老马识途。
61. So many men, so many minds. 人心各不同。
62. Some thing is learned every time a book is opened. 开卷有益。
63. Strike while the iron is hot. 趁热打铁。
64. The car will find its way round the hill when it gets there. 车到山前必有路。
65. The heart is seen in wine. 酒后吐真言。
66. The older the wiser. 人老智多。(姜还是老的辣。)
67. The worse luck now, the better another time. 风水轮流转。
68. Thoughts are free from toll. 思想不用交税。(人人都可以自由思考。)
69. Time tries all things. 时间检验一切。
70. Use legs and have legs. 经常用腿，健步如飞。
71. Virtue never grows old. 美德常青。
72. Walls have ears. 隔墙有耳。
73. What is done cannot be undone. 覆水难收。
74. Wine in, truth out. 酒后吐真言。
75. You are only young once. 青春只有一次。
76. You cannot burn the candle at both ends. 蜡烛不可两头燃。(鱼和熊掌不可兼得。)
77. You cannot have your cake and eat it. 有得就有失。(事难两全其美。)
78. You never know till you have tried. 事非经过不知难。
79. Youth will be served. 青春好作乐。
80. Zeal without knowledge is a runaway horse. 无知的狂热是脱缰的野马。
