II. Editorial Comments' B+ P+ [& x0 l8 \; Q( i
编者点评
, i {2 i; O% y 1. Original: Furthermore, transportation keeps everything going easily. Revised: Furthermore, transportation keeps everything running smoothly.
4 I8 t e& Q9 J6 y" t 英语中没有 “going easily” 这种说法。这里作者要表达的意思是“事情进展的比较顺利”,我们可以用 “running smoothly”。请看以下两个例子:7 s: F& N/ V2 q+ x' _- u
* Although the car crashed just last week, the mechanic was able to fix it quickly and now it is running smoothly.
l* y4 O6 N2 O- p, i1 g8 X2 X * Although we made some measurement mistakes in our first science experiment, our second one is running smoothly./ Z8 L& X9 t% U$ W% f! x( ^! H
2. Original: Building a shopping center near where we live may have lots of existent and potential advantages. They go as follows.# |7 u( K& ^( O) E2 r; L
Revised: Building a shopping center where we live has a lot of potential advantages, such as the following.
- Y! ^5 T* D4 P& v' e3 G 为了逻辑通顺和语言联贯,由such as 或者 as follows引导的所要列举的一系列事情,应当作为整行句子的一部分,不可以分开为两个句子。以下是几种常用的表示列举的结构:' i; }; c6 D! ^0 V- E
* After we moved into our new apartment, I had to buy many new household goods, such as the following: toilet paper, cooking utensils, cleaning supplies, etc.& E+ t' _) g n5 i8 @8 v
* I am in full support of the new legislation for the following reasons.
" C$ F* h' W+ R+ \% v% w1 p * My reasons for studying abroad are as follows.
+ h1 C/ n' G3 G7 H+ ~7 Y * My objections to your decision are listed below.
3 z6 ?+ I8 Q, a* X9 l8 _3 M 3. Original: If it is up to me to decide whether a shopping center should be built near my apartment, I prefer to build it. Revised: If it were up to me to decide whether or not to build a shopping center near my apartment, I would decide to build it.: W, A" a0 ~- Q
请注意,在这里由if引导的从句要用虚拟语气,表示与事实相反的动作或状态。例如:6 ~/ ~7 p N3 ~# \6 G' ]
If I were a magician, I would not need to study in order to get a perfect score on the TOEFL.
4 H. V3 {) v4 Z' ~* r! J. [! T 通常在“if”、“as if ”、 “as though”、 “lest”、“unless”、 “except”、“until”等等引导的从句中,也要用虚拟语态。例如:& y9 B+ W% F0 }( I5 [2 }" i, \
If there were no honey, the flowers and the bees would have never met. |