E03 名詞濫用：變形容詞或副詞
▍Author's Comment
Sometimes good results can be achieved by substituting an adjective (or a verb + adjective) or, more rarely, an adverb.
一個(gè)人聰明——此人充滿智慧
This person is full of knowledge.——This person is knowledgable.
▍Replacing the Noun with an Adjective or Adverb
① 例1：
A: This accounts for the unsoundness in organization of these enterprises.
譯文：這是企業(yè)管理不善的原因。
B: This accounts for the poor organization of these enterprises.
② 例2：
A: Silk undershirts are rich in elasticity.
譯文：絲綢汗衫富有彈性兢榨。
B: Silk undershirts are highly elastic.
③ 例3：
A: We must guard against blindness in action.
譯文：我們必須要警惕盲目行動(dòng)既们。
B: We must guard against acting blindly. (Note that the second noun, "action," has been replaced by the gerund "acting.")
（選自《中式英語之鑒》p. 177）
▍Sample Topic
Do you agree or disagree with following statement? Playing sports teaches people more lessons about life.
▍Sample Essay
Version 1
People live, people learn, sometimes at school and other times elsewhere. Through playing sports, many people have learnt lessons of great importance, and some will even go as far as saying that sports teaches us about life more than anything else does. While I understand the sentiment, I think people can usually learn from other places what they can learn from sports, although sports can be an especially effective way to teach certain qualities such as decisiveness and persistence.
Version 2
People live, people learn, sometimes at school and other times elsewhere. Many people have learnt important life lessons from playing sports, and some will even go as far as saying that sports teaches us about life more than anything else does. While I understand the sentiment, I think people can usually learn from other places what they can learn from sports, although sports can be especially effective in teaching certain qualities such as decisiveness and persistence.
生詞好句
1.accounts for
account for: 說明……的原因归敬；負(fù)有……的責(zé)任
2.elasticity
n. 彈性
3. sentiment
n. 情緒撇眯；觀點(diǎn)
4.persistence
n. 堅(jiān)持不懈谱仪；毅力
