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。
, C: D% {: s" d3 i; j 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:
i/ E2 i( P; S) P0 _ (1) The goats grazed peacefully in the farm and were unaware of the approaching hunter. (并列分句(1)+2)! X) n% l; S. b5 {7 p$ V
(2) Grazing peacefully, the goats in the farm were unaware of the approaching hunter. (现在分语短语+简单句)
$ I( D0 s6 W5 [1 _4 } v. Y (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) )% R" {" ]) J; D) P% \' d# h& K( M/ q
(4) There were goats grazing peacefully in the farm, unaware of the approaching hunter. (简单句+形容语短语)5 s! B3 T0 o! y' u5 J
(5) As the goats grazed peacefully in the farm, they were unaware of the approaching hunter. (原因副词从句+主句)) \- h) D2 m. }, Q0 `3 Z
(6) The young pilot was on his first overseas training.( Z' E: V0 e2 E9 F
(7) He felt very uneasy.0 ^% V+ S9 n& k$ T9 _
(a) The young pilot on his first overseas training felt very uneasy.
6 r# `- t' \- @1 ` (b) The young pilot felt very uneasy during his first overseas training. O* r6 U Z$ v* o4 ]& Z: H
(c) The young pilot’’’’’’’’s first overseas training made him feel very uneasy.- _9 b8 X# p' E: k' A" O5 C- w
(d) Extreme uneasiness seized the young pilot on his first overseas training.$ G7 d Z \3 {) B, v
(e) The young pilot was on his first overseas training, feeling very uneasy.- T& C( S5 l/ Y8 }& l- Q7 D% _
(f) It being his first overseas training, the young pilot felt very uneasy.
4 f( Z8 E7 t9 h5 g( Z+ E! M$ | (g) Being on his first overseas training, the young pilot felt very uneasy.
' Y% a; l) `/ Z1 W' }' v+ T (h) The young pilot was on his first overseas training and felt very uneasy.
/ d) {( e P, ]; T (i) The young pilot, who was on his first overseas training, felt very uneasy.$ g6 n4 z4 b- m( W4 S7 y
(j) When the young pilot was on his/first overseas trainging, he felt very uneasy.1 N" a" D6 M- a
(k) As the young pilot was on his first overseas training, he felt very uneasy.- k. y' c. i4 ^
(l) The young pilot was on his first overseas training, so that he felt very uneasy.
5 q9 `% M- x+ N6 f6 G, B. {- _ 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?6 S. o# u3 Y( ?
增强英语语句表现力的有效方法
- g& j- p% O7 O4 t; I* p; N0 I( J 一、避免使用语意弱的“be”动词。
# _9 D! l# a& _) N$ A% G 1、把句中的表语转换为不同的修饰语。例如:
4 ]% V, g9 o0 m" { Weak: The trees are bare. The grass is brown. The landscape seems drab.; n# L% u: n2 t2 o! w
Revision:The brown grass and bare trees form a drab landscape. (转换为前置定语)' N) W# I' w3 F; p. Y
Or: The landscape, bare and brown, begged for spring green. (转换为并列结构作后置定 语)
, r( y% d- S; W# l+ ~+ | 2、将作表语用的形容词或名词变为行为动词。例如:7 Z0 | @. o: Z9 Z7 k% {( t
1) Weak: The team members are good players.
1 t9 q- E$ a' N' Y1 D Revision: The team members play well.
^9 r" b* Z( o$ j. v1 Y 2) Weak: One worker’s plan is the elimination of tardiness.% R4 q2 k' z( F+ \" K- U
Revision: One worker’s plan eliminates tardiness.
+ z8 l% z% ]# ^; R 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:
* x! t7 R. {( ~ 1) Weak: There is no opportunity for promotion.2 ~ {- }& n& H+ v
Revision: No opportunity for promotion exists. c( y; D3 o; N+ K2 u% Z2 ]
2) Weak: Here are the books you ordered.
/ h6 T! p0 E; o V$ c Revision: The books you ordered have arrived. |