2018-11-21 每日一词 alternative

**alternative**

`something that you can choose instead of something else`

>例句：Equipped with best-in-class delivery networks, JD.com has become a popular alternative to Taobao.com.

1）翻译下面的句子：

**如今，许多美国的大学除了接受托福成绩外，也接受雅思成绩。**

Now many universities in the U.S. accept the IELTS as an alternative to the TOEFL.

>参考翻译：Many universities in the United States now accept the IELTS as an alternative to the TOEFL.

2）场景：我不知道除了手术还有没有其它更好的治疗方法。

造句：**I'm afraid there is not an alternative to surgery.**