时间:2019-02-01 作者:英语课 分类:四六级写作指导


英语课

 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: The trees are bare. The grass is brown. The landscape seems drab. Revision:The brown grass and bare trees form a drab landscape. (转换为前置定语)
  Or: The landscape, bare and brown, begged for spring green. (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: The team members are good players。
  Revision: The team members play well。
  2) Weak: One worker’s plan is the elimination 1 of tardiness 2
  Revision: One worker’s plan eliminates tardiness。
  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: There is no opportunity for promotion 3
  Revision: No opportunity for promotion exists。
  2) Weak: Here are the books you ordered。
  Revision: The books you ordered have arrived。
  二、多用语意具体的动词,保持句意简洁明了。
  例如:
  1、Poor: My supervisor 4 went past my desk。
  Better: My supervisor sauntered (=walked slowly) past my desk。
  2、Poor: She is a careful shopper。
  Better: She compares prices and quality。
    三、尽量运用主动语态。
  例如:
  1、Weak: The organization has been supported by charity。
  Better: Charity has supported the organization。
  2、Weak: The biscuits were stacked on a plate。
  Better: Mother stacked the biscuits on a plate。
  四、防止使用语意冗长累赘的词语。
  例如:
  1、Wordy: My little sister has a preference for chocolate milk。
  Improved: My little sister prefers chocolate milk。
  2、Wordy: We are in receipt of your letter and intend to follow your recommendations。
  Improved: We have received your letter and intended to follow your recommendation。
  3、Redundant: We had a serious crisis at school yesterday when our chemistry laboratory caught fire。
  Improved: We had a crisis at school yesterday when our chemistry laboratory caught fire。
  4、Redundant: My sister and I bought the same, identical dress in different stores。
  Improved: My sister and I bought the same dress in different stores。
  五、杜绝滥用陈旧词语或难懂的专业术语。
  例如:
  1、Weak: They will not agree to his proposals in any shape or form。
  Improved: They will not agree to any of his proposals。
  2、Weak: I need her financial input 5 before I can guesstimate our expenditures 6 next fall。
  Improved: I need her financial figures before I can estimate our expenditures next fall。

n.排除,消除,消灭
  • Their elimination from the competition was a great surprise.他们在比赛中遭到淘汰是个很大的意外。
  • I was eliminated from the 400 metres in the semi-finals.我在400米半决赛中被淘汰。
n.缓慢;迟延;拖拉
  • Her teacher gave her extra homework because of her tardiness. 由于她的迟到,老师给她布置了额外的家庭作业。 来自辞典例句
  • Someone said that tardiness is the subtlest form of selflove and conceit. 有人说迟到是自私和自负的最微妙的表现形式。 来自辞典例句
n.提升,晋级;促销,宣传
  • The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
  • The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级,加了薪。
n.监督人,管理人,检查员,督学,主管,导师
  • Between you and me I think that new supervisor is a twit.我们私下说,我认为新来的主管人是一个傻瓜。
  • He said I was too flighty to be a good supervisor.他说我太轻浮不能成为一名好的管理员。
n.输入(物);投入;vt.把(数据等)输入计算机
  • I will forever be grateful for his considerable input.我将永远感激他的大量投入。
  • All this information had to be input onto the computer.所有这些信息都必须输入计算机。
n.花费( expenditure的名词复数 );使用;(尤指金钱的)支出额;(精力、时间、材料等的)耗费
  • We have overspent.We'll have to let up our expenditures next month. 我们已经超支了,下个月一定得节约开支。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The pension includes an allowance of fifty pounds for traffic expenditures. 年金中包括50镑交通费补贴。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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