增强英语语句的有效方法

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纵观多年来国家四、六级英语作文考试，考生作文成绩欠佳的主要原因除了准确性和连贯性差之外，语句软弱无力也是不容忽略的一个方面。因此在英语写作教学中，如何增强语句表现力的问题必须引起我们足够的重视，以提高学生写作的表达质量。为此，笔者结合自己的写作教学实践，针对该项技能的训练提出了一些切实可行的有效做法，供广大同仁和英语学习者参考借鉴。

一、避免使用语意弱的“be”动词。

1、把句中的表语转换为不同的修饰语。例如：

weak:thetreesarebare.thegrassisbrown.thelandscapeseemsdrab.

revision:thebrowngrassandbaretreesformadrablandscape.(转换为前置定语)

or:thelandscape,bareandbrown,beggedforspringgreen.(转换为并列结构作后置定语)

2、将作表语用的形容词或名词变为行为动词。例如：

1)weak:theteammembersaregoodplayers.

revision:theteammembersplaywell.

2)weak:oneworker'splanistheeliminationoftardiness.

revision:oneworker'splaneliminatestardiness.

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：

1)weak:thereisnoopportunityforpromotion.

revision:noopportunityforpromotionexists.

2)weak:herearethebooksyouordered.

revision:thebooksyouorderedhavearrived.

二、多用语意具体的动词，保持句意简洁明了。例如：

1、poor:mysupervisorwentpastmydesk.

better:mysupervisorsauntered(=walkedslowly)pastmydesk.

2、poor:sheisacarefulshopper.

better:sheparespricesandquality.

三、尽量运用主动语态。例如：

1、weak:theanizationhasbeensupportedbycharity.

better:charityhassupportedtheanization.

2、weak:thebiscuitswerestackedonaplate.

better:motherstackedthebiscuitsonaplate.

四、防止使用语意冗长累赘的词语。例如：

1、wordy:mylittlesisterhasapreferenceforchocolatemilk.

improved:mylittlesisterpreferschocolatemilk.

2、wordy:weareinreceiptofyourletterandintendtofollowyourremendations.

improved:wehavereceivedyourletterandintendedtofollowyourremendation.

3、redundant:wehadaseriouscrisisatschoolyesterdaywhenourchemistrylaboratorycaughtfire.

improved:wehadacrisisatschoolyesterdaywhenourchemistrylaboratorycaughtfire.

4、redundant:mysisterandiboughtthesame,identicaldressindifferentstores.

improved:mysisterandiboughtthesamedressindifferentstores.

五、杜绝滥用陈旧词语或难懂的专业术语。例如：

1、weak:theywillnotagreetohisproposalsinanyshapeorform.

improved:theywillnotagreetoanyofhisproposals.

2、weak:ineedherfinancialinputbeforeicanguesstimateourexpendituresnextfall.

improved:ineedherfinancialfiguresbeforeicanestimateourexpendituresnextfall.