英语讲义【94】句子结构不当
<p> 不知道什么时候，收到一张补习介绍所中英对照的传单，定睛一看，问题多多。在这一小段英文里，就发现了五个错误。</p><p> 第一个错误，很久以前谈过了。看看这个句子，便知道了：</p><p> <span word="As">As</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="childrens">childrens</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="concern">concern</span>, （更正：<span word="one">one</span> <span word="ofconcerns">ofconcerns</span>）。</p><p> 再看下来的句子并指出其他的四个错误：</p><p> <span word="We">We</span> <span word="conduct">conduct</span> <span word="screening">screening</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="tutors">tutors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="photostated">photostated</span> <span word="copies">copies</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="qualification">qualification</span>.</p><p> 首先，<span word="qualification">qualification</span>应为复数，即：<span word="qualifications">qualifications</span>.其次， <span word="photostat">photostat</span>的形容词形态不变，或用<span word="photostatic">photostatic</span>也可，但不是 <span word="photostated">photostated</span>.第三，第二个并列句中的动词不见了；应该是： <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="willing">willing</span>。最后一个错误较严重，就是句子结构不当，以致语义走样。</p><p> 原文的<span word="We">We</span> <span word="conduct">conduct</span> <span word="screening">screening</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="tutors">tutors</span>的意思是： 我们代替所有的补习教师进行审查工作，但是原意应该是：我们审查过所有的补习教师（看看他们是否）。如果是这样的话，那么英文就要改一改：</p><p> <span word="We">We</span> <span word="conduct">conduct</span> <span word="screening">screening</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="tutors">tutors</span>（<span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="suitability">suitability</span>, <span word="teaching">teaching</span> <span word="ability">ability</span>）。然而，这样的写法，稍嫌罗唆，不够简洁，不如改为：</p><p> <span word="We">We</span> <span word="screen">screen</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="tutors">tutors</span> （<span word="for">for</span>）</p><p> 可能的话，也可以同时把第二个并列句<span word="are">are</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="photostat">photostat</span> <span word="copies">copies</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="qualifications">qualifications</span>也改为：</p>
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