简洁是活力的副产品。如果我们能用简练的句子表达思维,文章就必然会充满活力,令人读后印象深刻。反之,冗长的句式和呆板的词语会使一篇内容不错的文章变得死气沉沉,暗然失色。4 q6 Y- X: y; ]' f: }5 y
英语也不例外。例如有人用了25个字写了一句攻击学院运动商业化的话:4 \# ^6 ^& ]9 y. t3 s
The people attacked the practice of making great profits out of college sports from the fact that it had a detrimental influence on college students.
( _2 Q1 ]8 I6 X% } 多啰唆啊!这句话用心良苦,但是言不简意不赅,可以简化如下:
u, E. D# A/ c5 y The people attacked commercialisation of college sports as detrimental to students.) j5 R. f3 V _8 K. [) ]( ?* c& M
怎样使篇章简短,笔调清新,是件说来话长的事,容后再谈。这里只提出一样使句子简短生动的方法;那就是多多利用状态副词(Adverbs of Manner)以取代状态副词短语(Adverb Phrases of Manner)。8 O$ }: S1 {9 O7 s4 k: c
试比较下列六组句子:①a—⑥a各有个状态副词短语;①b—⑥b各有个状态副词(即有-ly的副词)。# f4 e. U8 y2 I! a
①a. As an enthusiastic reader, Peter read many books without paying attention to their differences in quality or subject matter.
) M9 K) n. U" B% @/ z b. As an enthusiastic reader, Peter read many books indiscriminately(不作选择地)
. Q3 W6 Z7 f: f: ~4 w ②a. Good staff performed their tasks with great care and strong sense of responsibility.
! e' G8 g! R% I# b/ u9 k8 T, @ b. Good staff performed their tasks conscientiously.(诚心诚意地)" w" c# X! T- Q/ D `% Z+ Z
③a. A cheque of million dollars was sent to the Kidney Research Centre without indicating the name of the donor.4 K+ F: ?' M( s( C/ v8 A$ ^/ u
b. A cheque of million dollars was anonymously donated to the Kidney Research Centre.(匿名地)1 o) J. v6 V% d
④a. The pharmacist, through an oversight, made a mistake in the prescription.
8 }1 g/ j4 z) A3 E b. The pharmacist inadvertently made a mistake in the prescription.(不经心地)% [3 x9 y* V0 [+ I$ j
⑤a. The new encyclopedia, published regardless of expenses, is now available at a reduced price., b% L+ P8 i$ s6 ?
b. The new encyclopedia, lavishly published, is now available at a reduced price.
& N! K/ {0 n- R$ g) u6 u( k# x ⑥a. When we read the annual report,we were impressed by the content presented in simple words and sentences.% Q8 N. E$ H$ N3 J, B
b. When we read the annual report, we were impressed by its concisely presented content.
; Z% G& O: e. H0 h7 V 从上述六组句子看,很明显的,状态副词比状态副词短语简洁有力,活泼可爱,说话或写文章时,应该多多采用才是。 |