2013年12月英语四级作文提分技巧之代词巧应用
日期:2013-09-25 16:32

(单词翻译:单击)

  学会运用关系代词是你学习英文过程中的一个重要的阶段。学会少用它们则表明你取得了更大的进步。在校对你的作品时,仔细检查一下所有的which’s, who’s that’s和whom’s是否必要。删除不必要的关系代词会使你的文章更精彩。
  Example:
  Unnecessary: It is a truth that is universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.
  (用两个 that’s,读起来很别扭)
  Better: It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.
  -- Jane Austin
  注:被动语态修饰的名词通常不须用关系代词。
  Unnecessary: In 1970 India dedicated a nuclear power plant near Bombay, which was built with American assistance.
  Improved: In 1970 India dedicated a nuclear power plant near Bombay, built with American assistance.
  Unnecessary: During this period, Churchill spoke for a nation which was undivided and curiously happy, as it has never been in my lifetime, before or since.
  Improved: During this period, Churchill spoke for a nation undivided and curiously happy, as it has never been in my lifetime, before or since.
  Unnecessary: Justice theories have a long tradition, which goes back to Plato and Aristotle in the 5th century B.C.
  Improved: Justice theories have a long tradition, going back to Plato and Aristotle in the 5th century B.C.
  Unnecessary: Shirley Temple’s father blew nearly the entire $3 million that she made by tap dancing which made her famous in the movies.
  Improved: Shirley Temple’s father blew nearly the entire $3 million she made tap dancing her way to fame in the movies.
  Unnecessary: We told them they were the victims who deserved sympathy the most.
  Improved: We told them they were the victims, most deserving of sympathy.
  Unnecessary: Only a person who is oblivious* to the facts of modern life would doubt the need of vocational education today.
  Better: Only a person oblivious to the facts of modern life would doubt the need of vocational education today.
  Unnecessary: Not everyone in North America likes the taste of green tea, whether it contains caffeine or not.
  Better: With or without caffeine, not everyone in North America likes the taste of green tea.
  Unnecessary: Usually the Washington family married people who were socially better off than themselves, but the second marriage of George’s father was an exception.
  Better: Usually the Washingtons married their social betters, but the second marriage of George’s father was an exception.
  Unnecessary: In some instances, a letter can take ten days by air and six to eight weeks by ship to reach the person to whom the letter is addressed.
  Better: In some instances, a letter can take ten days by air and six to eight weeks by ship to reach its intended receiver.

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重点单词
  • intendedadj. 故意的,有意的;打算中的 n. 已订婚者 v.
  • obliviousadj. 没注意到,或不知道
  • socialadj. 社会的,社交的 n. 社交聚会
  • spokev. 说,说话,演说
  • unnecessaryadj. 不必要的,多余的
  • assistancen. 帮助,援助
  • deservedadj. 应得的;理所当然的 v. 值得;应得;应受报答
  • dedicatedadj. 专注的,献身的,专用的
  • fortunen. 财产,命运,运气
  • undividedadj. 未分开的;专一的;专心的;完整的 v. 未分开