BEC初级阅读技巧指导：句子段落的衔接
<p> 英美经济贸易报刊文章与其他类型报刊文章除在所涉及的内容和专业词汇上有所不同之外，在句子与段落的连接方法上基本一致。其连接手段可主要归纳为以下四种：上下文句子间内容的内在联系;替代;省略和采用连接词。</p><p> 1. 上下文句子间内容的内在联系：</p><p> 例：<span word="So">So</span> <span word="far">far</span>， <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="trends">trends</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="wages">wages</span>， <span word="salaries">salaries</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="glossed">glossed</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span><span word="a">a</span> <span word="pattern">pattern</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="regions">regions</span>. <span word="However">However</span>， <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slowdown">slowdown</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="solely">solely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sharp">sharp</span> <span word="cutbacks">cutbacks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="companies">companies</span>， <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="corporations">corporations</span>， <span word="are">are</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span>， <span word="which">which</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="compensation">compensation</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="nationally">nationally</span>. <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="slower">slower</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="care">care</span>， <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="compensation">compensation</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="unemployment">unemployment</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span>， <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="only">only</span> 2.6% <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="year">year</span>， <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lowest">lowest</span> <span word="pace">pace</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="record">record</span>.</p><p> 在这一段落中，作者用了五个<span word="cost">cost</span>。虽然每一句中的<span word="cost">cost</span>未必是前一句中同一词的简单重复，但都与<span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> 相吻合，使整个段落所表达的内容连贯地表述出来。第一句和第二句提出劳工费用问题，第三句提出原因，最后一句阐述了劳工费用增加所生产的后果，意思层层加深，彼此相衔接。</p><p> 2. 替代</p><p> 例：<span word="But">But</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="marked">marked</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="metals">metals</span> <span word="fall">fall</span>， <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="recoup">recoup</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="differences">differences</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="producers">producers</span>， <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fluctuating">fluctuating</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="Metal">Metal</span> <span word="Exchange">Exchange</span>.</p>
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