英语讲义【163】怎样使句子简练利落
<p> 不是所有的长句都是罗唆的，也不是凡是短的句子都是洗练的。我们要尽量运用简练的句子；我们也要尽量把没有增添语意的词语去掉，并且将冗长句子节缩，使之简练利落。</p><p> 我们可以从四方面着手：</p><p> 一、消除多余的词语</p><p> 每句话里的词藻或用语，如果对语意起不了作用就不要铺张，要给以铲除，因此（1）<span word="a">a</span>-（7）<span word="a">a</span>都嫌唠叨，要由（1）<span word="b">b</span>-（7）<span word="b">b</span>来取代：</p><p> （1）<span word="a">a</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span></p><p> <span word="b">b</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span></p><p> （2）<span word="a">a</span>. <span word="Bring">Bring</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="conclusion">conclusion</span>.</p><p> <span word="b">b</span>. <span word="Concluding">Concluding</span> <span word="this">this</span>.</p><p> （3）<span word="a">a</span>. <span word="Has">Has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tendency">tendency</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drop">drop</span></p><p> <span word="b">b</span>. <span word="Can">Can</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="easily">easily</span>.</p><p> （4）<span word="a">a</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span></p><p> <span word="b">b</span>. <span word="As">As</span>/<span word="Since">Since</span></p><p> （5）<span word="a">a</span>. <span word="Situated">Situated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vicinity">vicinity</span> <span word="of">of</span></p><p> <span word="b">b</span>. <span word="near">near</span></p><p> （6）<span word="a">a</span>. <span word="June">June</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="detemined">detemined</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="to">to</span> </p><p> <span word="b">b</span>. <span word="June">June</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="determind">determind</span> <span word="to">to</span> /<span word="June">June</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> </p><p> （7）<span word="a">a</span>. <span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="David">David</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="idolise">idolise</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="admiration">admiration</span>.</p><p> <span word="b">b</span>. <span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="David">David</span>,<span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="idolise">idolise</span>./<span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="idol">idol</span>, <span word="David">David</span>.</p><p> 二、避免不必要的重复</p><p> 重复重要的字眼是种修辞手段，但是不必要或无目的的重复，却使句子累赘不自然，因此（8）<span word="a">a</span>-（12）<span word="a">a</span>要改为（8）<span word="b">b</span>-（12）<span word="b">b</span>:</p>
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