一篇好文章的条件很多。除了内容丰富和组织紧密之外,词汇的运用和句子的处理,也起着决定性作用。句子可长可短,同一件事,可以用不同的句式表达。如果句子清一色是简单句,文章必定很单调乏 味。如果全篇充满了冗长的复杂句,读起来也很费力。
7 }, a) I; S" F 最好的方法是以简单句为基础,配合适当的并列 句和复杂句。简单句可长可短,通常要加些附属成分,如分词短语、介词短语、副词短语、不定式动词 短语,以及节缩成分。总之,作者可根据情况,使句子多样化,使文章灵活多姿。例如下列五个句子的基本概念一样,但 是句式不同,内容重点也有些差别:
p3 C4 D0 ?+ n- }% H (1) The goats grazed peacefully in the farm and were unaware of the approaching hunter. (并列分句(1)+2)
9 X& z# M" {. K" c( E6 k$ h" _ (2) Grazing peacefully, the goats in the farm were unaware of the approaching hunter. (现在分语短语+简单句)
( y5 V8 q% M6 U; T9 X (3) In the farm, the goats grazed peacefully and were unaware of the approaching hunter. (副词短语+并列分句(1)-(2) )
; Y! n' \% {4 z U (4) There were goats grazing peacefully in the farm, unaware of the approaching hunter. (简单句+形容语短语)
. i. z: z4 k. T0 V6 q7 n (5) As the goats grazed peacefully in the farm, they were unaware of the approaching hunter. (原因副词从句+主句)8 b( d% F) g* ] W, P+ S
(6) The young pilot was on his first overseas training.
y' b3 _, E3 x+ Y& y, ~ (7) He felt very uneasy.
; v- S. |7 n b* B% A. Y, v (a) The young pilot on his first overseas training felt very uneasy.
0 J$ {# P! q1 [5 J4 I% S. ~/ h (b) The young pilot felt very uneasy during his first overseas training.
% A* i9 q+ a# [' \0 K$ k) | (c) The young pilot’’’’’’’’s first overseas training made him feel very uneasy.$ y8 _' U7 a6 S" j
(d) Extreme uneasiness seized the young pilot on his first overseas training.
* I1 a" ?0 T8 ?4 Q& M (e) The young pilot was on his first overseas training, feeling very uneasy.
- a' \0 B" t9 d (f) It being his first overseas training, the young pilot felt very uneasy.
" M! ~) h# j# b2 I5 P6 H/ \ (g) Being on his first overseas training, the young pilot felt very uneasy.
6 q/ ~# {0 T6 b, y. D# t (h) The young pilot was on his first overseas training and felt very uneasy.7 q* K* R5 h. r; ~% e
(i) The young pilot, who was on his first overseas training, felt very uneasy.
" V A6 L+ A, m% B (j) When the young pilot was on his/first overseas trainging, he felt very uneasy./ T. K- t8 q7 _2 H, P4 K
(k) As the young pilot was on his first overseas training, he felt very uneasy.' i1 p7 S; B: {5 n0 i' T" W
(l) The young pilot was on his first overseas training, so that he felt very uneasy.$ }1 ~8 E% X$ s$ D, v) e4 s$ U
在上述12个句子中,(a)-(g)是简单句;(h)是并列句;(i)-(l)是复杂句。简单句除(b)和(g)之外, 其他五样,用的人并不多。人们最喜欢采用复杂句,尤其是(j)和(k)这两款;接着便是并列句(h)。如果 大多数人的句子只限于(b),(g), (h), (j)和(k)这五种,而其他的则弃如敝屣,不是很可惜吗?. [1 o c; I, m3 I5 H( ]
增强英语语句表现力的有效方法# K5 @# w) B4 G7 C* B' Z1 w- g
一、避免使用语意弱的“be”动词。0 x( C* X; |2 w
1、把句中的表语转换为不同的修饰语。例如:8 z, V7 \2 ^1 j" e
Weak: The trees are bare. The grass is brown. The landscape seems drab.
: u( Y0 X7 W$ a! ^ Revision:The brown grass and bare trees form a drab landscape. (转换为前置定语): ^8 G) {3 |/ b$ q* |! G
Or: The landscape, bare and brown, begged for spring green. (转换为并列结构作后置定 语). p) ?6 D. Y$ P7 F: B8 |
2、将作表语用的形容词或名词变为行为动词。例如:% M$ ?; Y3 A/ x0 t" l K) r
1) Weak: The team members are good players.
) n7 h- f# j# e Revision: The team members play well." d. ~6 p8 Z/ g
2) Weak: One worker’s plan is the elimination of tardiness.
3 h( G' y/ ^( ^. F8 c3 O3 t; f2 u Revision: One worker’s plan eliminates tardiness.4 t& `) ~7 H* D2 O* |
3、在以“here”或“there”开头的句子中,把“be”动词后的名词代词变成改写句的主语。例 如:9 S2 j/ E( _9 B$ X3 |
1) Weak: There is no opportunity for promotion.: w# {+ r! G* M+ J" Z, b
Revision: No opportunity for promotion exists.
/ k3 f5 z2 e d8 G$ U% V 2) Weak: Here are the books you ordered.
2 g) o b* G) {5 r- l+ v Revision: The books you ordered have arrived. |