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。0 ?+ b- J; P+ Q( X' D. K: \; {
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:
$ C6 f4 H* a2 r) D1 r+ W. G6 d3 [ (1) The goats grazed peacefully in the farm and were unaware of the approaching hunter. (并列分句(1)+2); k' c j; F( _ }: V5 D
(2) Grazing peacefully, the goats in the farm were unaware of the approaching hunter. (现在分语短语+简单句), j, A7 f/ a" X, W5 u! m
(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) )
8 R. x8 ^# M8 F% b; C (4) There were goats grazing peacefully in the farm, unaware of the approaching hunter. (简单句+形容语短语)6 F E1 S5 l3 |, `
(5) As the goats grazed peacefully in the farm, they were unaware of the approaching hunter. (原因副词从句+主句)7 @# Y* H$ w3 K. U s9 b5 g+ |1 F
(6) The young pilot was on his first overseas training.
v0 m2 F8 Z6 |3 @ i4 k (7) He felt very uneasy.
9 d X& G0 o7 [9 A: Y. x/ E# m! `3 H! G% R (a) The young pilot on his first overseas training felt very uneasy.6 d5 d! c, Q5 V8 A/ z
(b) The young pilot felt very uneasy during his first overseas training.' B7 G8 |# U. H8 \) r5 e* a& R# `: h
(c) The young pilot's first overseas training made him feel very uneasy.5 f$ m. S& e5 j; r3 \6 L
(d) Extreme uneasiness seized the young pilot on his first overseas training.# c* J4 N3 \9 E9 f# U7 ?( e
(e) The young pilot was on his first overseas training, feeling very uneasy.
1 F8 e$ P0 c% C (f) It being his first overseas training, the young pilot felt very uneasy.
- J* ~( W+ \) S5 [ (g) Being on his first overseas training, the young pilot felt very uneasy., w8 d3 k: ~- ]3 r6 L/ ]" r+ a
(h) The young pilot was on his first overseas training and felt very uneasy.3 g: ~% R7 @- a% K. P
(i) The young pilot, who was on his first overseas training, felt very uneasy.! E1 F7 L" C0 j. i, t
(j) When the young pilot was on his/first overseas trainging, he felt very uneasy.. N; S( U8 e, \& V4 ^
(k) As the young pilot was on his first overseas training, he felt very uneasy.
9 A s+ @: v% }& Y+ C: Z. f, f: q (l) The young pilot was on his first overseas training, so that he felt very uneasy.
, m* I! v8 K( o/ i$ \ 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? |