Lecture7WritingEffectiveSentences.pptVIP

1、西瓜切成了八等份。 The watermelon divides into eight equal shares. The watermelon is divided into eight equal shares.  (T) (F) 2、从这一角度看，情况似乎没那么令人失望。 Looking at in this way, the situation doesn’t seem so disappointing. Looked at in this way, the situation doesn’t seem so disappointing. (F) (T) 3. 他学英语已有十年了。 He has learned English for ten years. 4. 他昨天去北京了。 He went to Beijing yesterday. * 四、句子结构的简洁性 一个句子所表达的意思，应该简明扼要，重点突出，结构紧凑。 词的使用与过多地运用辞藻都会破坏句子结构的简洁性。下面是使文章与句子保持简洁的有效方法。 1. 避免重复意义相同的词语 2.尽量以词或词组代替从句 3.尽量以单词代替词组 四、句子结构的简洁性 1. 避免重复意义相同的词语 重复相同意义的词语的错误在学生的写作中很常见，例： ⑴He was not only a famous scholar but also a great patriot as well. ⑵As a rule, my father usually works late into the night. ⑶The machine was jointly designed by the old engineer in collaboration with some of his young colleagues. 四、句子结构的简洁性 not only…but…as well相当于not only…but also, not only…but 但是不如后两者普通。 (1) She’s not only an excellent housewife but also a first class mathematician. (2) Not only does he write the words to the songs, but he composes the music as well.他不仅给歌曲写词，也谱曲。 (3) Not only does he write the words to the songs, but he also composes the music. (4) Such a change would improve not only his social image but his health as well. not only…but also用就近原则吗？ Not only you but I am to blame as well. 不仅你们连同我都应受到责备。 四、句子结构的简洁性 下列这些为常见的搭配错误，应该避免这些用法。 Progress and advance part and portion Cost and expense twice times equal to and the same as original and first The same and unchanged short and brief rise and go up Establish and found enlarge and make bigger Find and discover extremely very Varied and diverse many and numerous sufficient and enough Old and ancient quite fairly very especially roughly about 四、句子结构的简洁性 2.尽量以词或词组代替从句 在下面几组句子中，B句比A句更简洁。 ① A： The professor was absorbed in work and he did not notice my presence. B: Absorbed in work