1合理使用省略句
合理恰當(dāng)?shù)厥褂檬÷跃涮昊希粌H可以使文章精練官份、簡潔檐春,而且會使文章更具文采和可讀性。如:
(1) He may be busy. If he’s busy, I’ll call later. If he is not busy, can I see him now?
→ He may be busy. If so, I’ll call later. If not, can I see him now?
他可能很忙惜纸,要是這樣,我以后再來拜訪绝骚。要是不忙耐版,我現(xiàn)在可以見他嗎?
(2) If the weather is fine, we’ll go. If it is not fine, we’ll not go.
→ If the weather is fine, we’ll go. If not, not.
如果天氣好,我們就去;如果天氣不好压汪,我們就不去了粪牲。
(3) She could have applied for that job, but she didn’t do so.
→ She could have applied for that job, but she didn’t.
她本可申請這份工作的,但她沒有蛾魄。
2免重復(fù)使用同一詞語
為了使表達更生動虑瀑,更富表現(xiàn)力,同學(xué)們在寫作時應(yīng)盡量避免重復(fù)使用同一詞語來表示同一意思滴须,尤其是一些老生常談的詞語舌狗。如有的同學(xué)一看到“喜歡”二字,就會立刻想起like扔水,事實上痛侍,英語中表示類似意思的詞和短語很多,如 love, enjoy, prefer, appreciate, be fond of, care for等魔市。如:
I like reading while my brother likes watching television.
→ I like reading while my brother enjoys watching television.
我喜歡看書主届,而我的兄弟卻喜歡看電視。
3適當(dāng)運用非謂語結(jié)構(gòu)
非謂語結(jié)構(gòu)通常被認為是一種高級結(jié)構(gòu)待德,適當(dāng)運用非謂語結(jié)構(gòu)君丁,會給人一種熟練駕馭語言的印象。如:
(1) When he heard the news, they all jumped for joy.
→ Hearing the news, they all jumped for joy.
聽了這消息他們都高興得跳了起來将宪。
(2) As I didn’t know her address, I wasn’t able to get in touch with her.
→ Not knowing her address, I wasn’t able to get in touch with her.
由于不知道她的地址绘闷,我沒法和她聯(lián)系橡庞。
(3) As he was born into a peasant family, he had only two years of schooling.
→ Born into a peasant family, he had only two years of schooling.
他出生農(nóng)民家庭,只上過兩年學(xué)印蔗。
4靈活改變句子開頭
在通常情況下扒最,英語句子的排列方式為“主語+謂語+賓語”,即主語位于句子開頭华嘹。但若根據(jù)情況適當(dāng)改變句子的開頭方式吧趣,比如使用倒?fàn)钫Z或以狀語開頭等,會使文章增強表現(xiàn)力耙厚。如:
(1) There stands an old temple at the top of the hill.
→ At the top of the hill there stands an old temple.
在小山頂上有一座古廟强挫。
(2) You can do it well only in this way.
→ Only in this way can you do it well.
只有這樣你才能把它做好。
(3) A young woman sat by the window.
→ By the window sat a young woman.
窗戶邊坐著一個年輕婦女颜曾。
5結(jié)合使用長句與短句
在英語寫作中纠拔,過多地使用長句或過多地使用短句都不好。正確的做法是泛豪,根據(jù)實際情況在文章中交替使用長句與短語稠诲,使文章顯得錯落有致,這樣不僅
僅使文章在形式上增加美感诡曙,而且使文章讀起來鏗鏘有力臀叙。如:
At noon we had a picnic lunch in the sunshine. Then we had a short rest. Then we began to play happily. We sang and danced. Some told stories. Some played chess.
→ At noon we had a picnic lunch in the sunshine. After a short rest, we had great fun singing and dancing, telling jokes and playing chess.
中午我們曬著太陽吃野餐。休息一會兒后价卤,我們唱的唱歌劝萤,跳的跳舞,還有的講笑話慎璧、下棋床嫌,大家玩得很開心。