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。
/ u$ ?( u- L% }: e5 K. x3 b, 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:9 F" O1 N: H3 V; b, J
(1) The goats grazed peacefully in the farm and were unaware of the approaching hunter. (并列分句(1)+2)
( Y8 j7 Q! o- ~ V$ P2 F (2) Grazing peacefully, the goats in the farm were unaware of the approaching hunter. (现在分语短语+简单句)
& r3 z7 n% l) s1 D* U5 B (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) )4 h9 p5 R7 b- g8 q' h7 r9 I
(4) There were goats grazing peacefully in the farm, unaware of the approaching hunter. (简单句+形容语短语)
5 Q" ~. b1 H2 ]1 `2 d. H/ k (5) As the goats grazed peacefully in the farm, they were unaware of the approaching hunter. (原因副词从句+主句)& ?9 w% n$ a7 ?: S
(6) The young pilot was on his first overseas training.! \% y, y: @$ ~* n: y
(7) He felt very uneasy.
2 w# }1 W, |% d2 m* [& U# n- o (a) The young pilot on his first overseas training felt very uneasy.# B7 |+ {7 a" D/ E. H
(b) The young pilot felt very uneasy during his first overseas training.
4 q. d! g0 a: f (c) The young pilot’’’’’’’’s first overseas training made him feel very uneasy.) }1 ?8 k5 x3 P: u- e: F/ ^
(d) Extreme uneasiness seized the young pilot on his first overseas training.
; y( ~% [ x1 `1 X (e) The young pilot was on his first overseas training, feeling very uneasy.! ]5 i+ D; K% r; Q7 C% m
(f) It being his first overseas training, the young pilot felt very uneasy.
_9 }4 I2 ]6 o+ u3 n$ Z (g) Being on his first overseas training, the young pilot felt very uneasy.3 v# H2 V6 u1 |+ A h( R
(h) The young pilot was on his first overseas training and felt very uneasy.& j# B2 p% W1 t8 @# K
(i) The young pilot, who was on his first overseas training, felt very uneasy.
# \0 H" ]" g( u9 y, I (j) When the young pilot was on his/first overseas trainging, he felt very uneasy.+ q1 C& e& \% y# P$ W, p
(k) As the young pilot was on his first overseas training, he felt very uneasy.
: G3 Z% l& b; p5 L) q: c (l) The young pilot was on his first overseas training, so that he felt very uneasy.
& ~( n4 a" F9 B( O 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?
& M) k$ t7 I% w% e/ q, j 增强英语语句表现力的有效方法! t- C$ r1 f4 _# l; T7 x4 \
一、避免使用语意弱的“be”动词。0 A% o0 l( e. ~# m6 c8 {$ ?: h- a
1、把句中的表语转换为不同的修饰语。例如:
1 m% J* ]6 z8 O! m6 e0 M Weak: The trees are bare. The grass is brown. The landscape seems drab.
, O& q3 M+ e7 M; _ Revision:The brown grass and bare trees form a drab landscape. (转换为前置定语)9 v+ e- _; ^" l. v8 X0 h
Or: The landscape, bare and brown, begged for spring green. (转换为并列结构作后置定 语). [/ z. x" V. l9 f" T; c( V) M
2、将作表语用的形容词或名词变为行为动词。例如:+ e+ i3 t2 u0 L2 B+ C
1) Weak: The team members are good players.& j- g4 T) Y( A4 f
Revision: The team members play well.
9 k; z6 w' R1 V! S2 e9 ^, g5 g 2) Weak: One worker’s plan is the elimination of tardiness.& a2 ^1 k* v! G' E% Y+ w
Revision: One worker’s plan eliminates tardiness.( t1 o) F% T/ F5 S) }4 j3 d1 A
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:$ l/ t! K A2 \
1) Weak: There is no opportunity for promotion.
! ~; x- H- ^7 D$ a5 P2 ] Revision: No opportunity for promotion exists.
# t) \+ y" _9 m+ {, x3 E 2) Weak: Here are the books you ordered.
& p% Y4 g$ p* E& r' b0 [ Revision: The books you ordered have arrived. |