一、避免使用语意弱的be动词。.docVIP

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 of tardiness. 　　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. 　　R