雅思写作 | 解决方案类题型8分表达

1 pay lip service 对某事空口答应

（if somebody pays lip service to something, they say that they approve of it or support it, without proving their support by what they actually do）

Should we just pay lip service or take practical measures to protect it? 我们应该只是空口答应还是采取切实措施保护它？

Politicians often pay lip service to many important issues during an election but they don'tfulfill their promises once they are elected.

政客们在大选中对很多大事都只是嘴上工夫而已，一旦当选就没人会履行诺言。

2 have the last laugh 笑到最后，取得最终胜利 

（to be successful when you were not expected to be, making your opponents look stupid）

AirAsia, however, may yet have the last laugh. So far, its trajectory has been relentlesslyupward.

然而，亚洲航空可能笑到最后，迄今为止，该公司业绩一直持续上升。

3 go the extra mile 加倍努力以完成某事

（to do more than you're required to do）

To do your duty is no enough . You must go the extra mile . 只做分内的事是不够的，你必须多做一点点。

Only people who are truly interested in the job will put in such effort and go the extra mile.只有那些真的对这份工作有兴趣的人才会花这样的精力做深一层的功课。

We will go the extra mile to do something we’ve said publicly.

为那些我们公开地说要做到的事，我们会付出额外的努力。

4 gear up for sth. 为....做准备

I hope you all gear up for the new sales campaign.

我希望你们都为新的销售活动作好准备。

Every autumn the stores in the city start to gear up for the big Christmasshopping season by hiring more employees and increasing advertising. 每年秋天，这个城市的商店都开始聘用更多的雇员，增加广告投放，为盛大的圣诞销售旺季做好准备。

5 join forces to do sth. 齐心协力做某事

It is a forum set up by former President Bill Clinton to encourage leaders from government,business, academia and other fields to join forces to deal with global challenges. 克林顿全球倡议是由前任总统比尔·克林顿创立的论坛，旨在鼓励政府、商业、学术界和其它领域的领导者协力应对全球性挑战。

The healthcare community, educators, parents and guardians must join forces to helpchildren living with diabetes, prevent the condition in those at risk, and avoid unnecessarydeath and disability. 健康保健中心，教育者，父母以及指导者需要联合起来，帮助糖尿病患儿，预防危险情况的出现，避免不必要的死亡和致残。