怎样使英语专业考试写作句子多样化（2）

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　　增强英语语句表现力的有效方法
. L# M9 {% m6 u3 E: h% o　　一、避免使用语意弱的“be”动词。
# S# Q4 q+ j3 B　　1、把句中的表语转换为不同的修饰语。例如：
　　Weak: The trees are bare. The grass is brown. The landscape seems drab.
　　Revision:The brown grass and bare trees form a drab landscape. (转换为前置定语)
6 ^) X- I, l% b2 ~　　Or: The landscape, bare and brown, begged for spring green. (转换为并列结构作后置定 语)
1 \9 A2 r; r/ d3 q) S1 H　　2、将作表语用的形容词或名词变为行为动词。例如：
& K7 Y: T& t4 q* _+ \　　1) Weak: The team members are good players.
　　Revision: The team members play well.
　　2) Weak: One worker's plan is the elimination of tardiness.
　　Revision: One worker's plan eliminates tardiness.
　　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：
　　1) Weak: There is no opportunity for promotion.
　　Revision: No opportunity for promotion exists.
　　2) Weak: Here are the books you ordered.
: S6 U: d0 d2 n! O　　Revision: The books you ordered have arrived.
　　二、多用语意具体的动词，保持句意简洁明了。例如：
9 ?; H1 _, G4 K& J　　1、Poor: My supervisor went past my desk.
　　Better: My supervisor sauntered (=walked slowly) past my desk.
　　2、Poor: She is a careful shopper.
& V! Z$ H+ ?: @$ b, L8 U: Z　　Better: She compares prices and quality.
7 B  S+ ~% j# E0 T. s" {　　三、尽量运用主动语态。例如：
　　1、Weak: The organization has been supported by charity.
　　Better: Charity has supported the organization.
　　2、Weak: The biscuits were stacked on a plate.
　　Better: Mother stacked the biscuits on a plate.
8 B8 `. B1 P$ i! K　　四、防止使用语意冗长累赘的词语。例如：
　　1、Wordy: My little sister has a preference for chocolate milk.
! I$ n  C, M. }1 [　　Improved: My little sister prefers chocolate milk.
　　2、Wordy: We are in receipt of your letter and intend to follow your recommendations.
　　Improved: We have received your letter and intended to follow your recommendation.
2 E$ w; ~) c. P0 z1 `5 v) n　　3、Redundant: We had a serious crisis at school yesterday when our chemistry laboratory caught fire.
　　Improved: We had a crisis at school yesterday when our chemistry laboratory caught fire.
( v( Z! R, S7 g! A2 v　　4、Redundant: My sister and I bought the same, identical dress in different stores.
　　Improved: My sister and I bought the same dress in different stores.
　　五、杜绝滥用陈旧词语或难懂的专业术语。例如：
3 t# q( N/ S$ v: z; [. N5 x　　1、Weak: They will not agree to his proposals in any shape or form.
$ N. A: Q4 o  H. n+ W# m7 g　　Improved: They will not agree to any of his proposals.
7 n: |0 y& W8 S　　2、Weak: I need her financial input before I can guesstimate our expenditures next fall.
+ N0 X6 `6 s; e　　Improved: I need her financial figures before I can estimate our expenditures next fall.