英文写作中词语的选择——准确、鲜明、生动
<p>1.词语选择的重要性</p><p>在<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Right">Right</span> <span word="Word">Word</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Right">Right</span> <span word="Time">Time</span>的序言中，编者对词语选用的重要性作了一个很好的比喻：<span word="Using">Using</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="appropriate">appropriate</span> <span word="clothing">clothing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span>：<span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="courtesy">courtesy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="others">others</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="favor">favor</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span>-<span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="presenting">presenting</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p>显然，说话或写文章时用词适当比穿着适当难度大得多，因而也具有更大的重要性。在我国，古人写文章时常为一个词语的选用具思苦想，因而有语不惊人死不休的说法。</p><p>成语一字值千金也说明了选择词语的极端重要性。有时一字之差造成令人遗憾的败笔，或招致成千上万的经济损失。这些反面的教训也告诉我们必须重视词语选用的问题。</p><p>2.词语选择的可能性</p><p>实际上，我们每个人的脑子里都有了一个或大或小的词库，只要我们肯去发掘，往往可以得到更好的表达方式。这是我们做好词语选用的主观条件。</p><p>从客观条件广看，我们有各种类型的词典和参考书，只要我们平时多翻译、多阅读，写作时勤查考，就会在词语选用上不断进步。当然，一部好词典也不会毫无缺点，更难以面面俱到，因此在这里我们应牢牢记住著名英国作家、评论家和辞书编纂家<span word="Johson">Johson</span>的话：</p>
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