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活用英语句型，克服baby English 用被动表达主动。 People agree that the American education system is in deep trouble. It is generally agreed (accepted) that the American education system is in deep trouble. 据说. It is said that. 众所周知. It is almost universally recognised that 很少有人知道. Little is known that. It is a common misconception that It has often been remarked that Tips： 汉语中把重要的部分放在句首，而英语刚好相反，是“尾重”，因此被动句可以避免头重脚轻，保持句式平衡。Over to you! 把所有的悲伤都留给我。 Let only me be hurt. 也可以有例外。 Exceptions can be made. 请你们务必通力合作。 Your complete cooperation is required. 我们一定要努力保护环境。We must.？ Efforts have to be made to protect our environment. However, very little control can be exercised over the media used to generate information that comes to you from the outside. However, there are signs that much more serious efforts may be mustered in the reasonably near future.2. 用名词表达动态“无灵主语”1. 透过窗户可以看到那栋楼。 I can see the building through the window. The window offers a view of that building. 2. 我还要感谢我的父母。 I also like to thank my parents. My thanks also go to my parents.3. 我闭上眼睛就是天黑。 “When I close my eyes” A close of my eyes brings night into my life. Tips: 主语开头的句子频繁的出现在文章中，会使句式变得过于单一。 Over to you! 我是在洗澡的时候想出这个点子的。 The idea came to me in my bath. 我从没想过会收到她的来信。 The idea of receiving a letter from her has never entered my mind. 是什么风把你吹到这儿来的？ What brought you here? 我用五分钟可以走到办公室。 A 5-minute walk brings me to the office. 我们很难简单地给“幸福”下一个定义。 The idea of “happiness” will not sit still for easy definition. 3. 不用否定词表达否定 我读不懂这本书。 最常规的表达： I dont understand this book. 其它表达方式： This book is beyond me. This book confuses me. I am in the dark about this book. 甚至：If only I could understand this book. 他说他会来，结果他没来，所以我很失望。 It is such a disappointment for me that he broke his promise that he would come. Over to you! 他没来。 He failed to come. 你真不会撒谎。 Youre a terrible liar. 我不想看到你。 You are the last person I want to see. 我不是黄蓉。 I am everything but Huangrong. 千万别这么想。 Perish the thought. Shut your face. 我们再也不用忧虑了。 We are now free from worry. 4. 真是难以置信，西班牙赢了这次的世界杯比赛。 It is hardly conceivable that Spain has won the Football World Cup this year. 5. 当我听到有人说科技是解决一切问题的办法时，我很难认同。 I am always amazed when I hear people saying that technology is a cure-all solution.4. 双重否定表示肯定 人人都承认他很伟大。 Few will be found to deny his greatness. 所有人都对他的话印象深刻。 It was impossible not to be impressed by the claims he made. 只有付出昂贵的代价，我们才能面对未来的挑战。 It is impossible to meet the challenges of the future without payment of a fearful price.The Ultimate Rejection Letter? Dear Professor Millington, After careful consideration, I regret to inform you that I am unable to accept your refusal to offer me an assistant professor position in your department. Sincerely Yours Jeffery Smith5. 大胆的词性活用 两个短句就能明白词性活动到什么程度 我要去上海度暑假。 I will summer in Shanghai. （summer做动词） 她察觉到我不太自在。 She sensed my unease. (sense做动词，巧用名词unease) Tips:用名词作动词可以带来一种新鲜感，能给人们留下一个逼真生动的画面。 Head, eye, nose, mouth, ear He _ the football across the goalline John was chosen to _ the research group to do the work. The child was _ the chocolate cake A policeman at the street corner _ him suspiciously. The dog _ the door open. The girl was _ about the house for her toy cat. My study has _ out some interesting facts. She sat on the ground and _ something that we couldnt hear clearly. He was angry and _all the food on the table. This woman often _ something about somebody among her neighbours. The dog _a piece of meat from the butchers and ran away quickly. 6. 用插入语增加句子的灵活性 看两个简单句的区别： I think China is a great country. China, I think, is a great country. Tips： 插入语的最大特征是：前后用逗号与主句隔开，不影响主句的结构，形式不受限制。一秒钟选出正确答案！ Tennis star Chris Evert, who retired from the game after eighteen years, perhaps _ more than anyone to make womens professional tennis a widely respected career. A. who did; B. has done; C. and doing; D.to do.Over to you! 我相信他会完全康复。 I believe he will recover completely. He will, I believe, recover completely. 信不信由你，他要出国了。 Believe it or not, he will go abroad. He will, believe it or not, go abroad. 例如，我们学校就有两个美国人。 For example, there are two Americans in our school. There are, for example, two Americans in our school. 我很遗憾，今天的比赛取消了。 Im sorry to say todays game has been canceled. Todays game, Im sorry to say, has been canceled.7. 标点的更多妙用 请给这个句子加上标点： Woman without her man is nothing 男士可能会这样加： Woman, without her man, is nothing. 女士可能会这样加： Woman! Without her, man is nothing. 标点是长句的核心，主要用来断句衔接和引导插入语。由一个逗号想到的 He didnt marry her because he loved her. 问题的关键：逗号。 He didnt marry her, because he loved her. 中文理解：他没有和她结婚，因为他爱她。（后半句可以放到前面） 事实：他没有和她结婚。 He didnt marry her because he loved her. 中文理解：他没有因为爱她而和她结婚。（可能是因为别的原因） 事实：他和她结婚了。 Not：表示部分否定。8. 避免使用语意弱的“be”动词 1. 把句中的表语转换为不同的修饰语。 Weak: The trees are bare. The grass is brown. The landscape seems drab. Revision: The brown grass and bare trees form a drab landscape. (转换为前置定语) Or: landscape, bare and brown, begged for spring green. (转换为并列结构作后置定语) 2. 将作表语用的形容词或名词变为行为动词。 1) Weak: The team members are good players. Revision: The team members play well. 2) Weak: One workers plan is the elimination of tardiness. Revision: One workers plan eliminates tardiness. 3. 在以“here”或“there”开头的句子中，把“be”动词后的名词代词变成改写句的主语。 1) Weak: There is no opportunity for promotion. Revision: No opportunity for promotion exists. 2) Weak: Here are the books you ordered. Revision: The books you ordered have arrived. The Summer Palace is one of the biggest and oldest parks in China. There are many famous architectures which make it quite different from other parks. Many famous architectures distinguish the Summer Palace, one of the biggest and oldest parks in China. The spirit of mutual respect is the basis of our cultural cooperation. The framework of mutual respect sustains our own cultural cooperation. Self-conception is the basis of ones attitude towards success and failure. Self-conception underlies ones attitude towards success and failure.9. 多用语意具体的动词，使句意简明 1. Poor: My supervisor went past my desk. Better: My supervisor sauntered (=walked slowly) past my desk. 2. Poor: She is a careful shopper. Better: She compares prices and quality.10. 句子开头的变化 1. 隐含状语句： If you carefully compare the two teaching methods, you will find the former is superior. Careful comparison of the tow teaching methods will show the superiority of the former. If you only apply book knowledge, you will not get good results. The application of book knowledge alone will not bring you good results.2.表达because Because we are short of time, we have to omit some places of historical interest. Shortness of time has required the omission of some places of historical interest. Because smoking is harmful, the government decided to ban smoking in the public place. The government decided to ban smoking in the public place which is harmful to both smokers and nonsmokers. Because many people desire to learn foreign language, many language schools appear. Many language schools are called into existence by the social demand for foreign language learning. Because one cannot know what kind of knowledge will be more useful in the future, so he may not make an intelligent choice in taking school course. The inability to predict what kind of knowledge will be more useful in the future prevents a person from making an intelligent choice in taking school course.3. 表达when When our teacher had left, the heated discussion then ended. The departure of our teacher brought the heated discussion to an end. When an old worker sees he is going to retire, he begins to worry about his future. The mere prospect of retirement sets an old worker worrying about his future. When there is a slight improvement in their childrens studies, parents will feel happy. The slight improvement in their childrens studies will lead to their parents happiness. When they saw the dish, the children are delighted. It showed that it was a rarity. The delight of the children at the sight of the dish showed that it was a rarity.4. 非人称主语 1. 名词化主语： I did not realise these until mid-life. These realisation do not dawn until mid-life. We eventually find a new pattern. A new pattern eventually emerge. 2. there be结构： People have recognised of the importance of scientific study of Africas wild lands and their ecology. There has been a recognition of the importance of Africas wild lands and their ecology. Paraphrasing 例如：我绝不嫁给你。 I will never marry you. Never will I marry you. Under no circumstances will I marry you. More examples: By no means, on no occasion/ account, in no case) If you were the last man in the world, I would definitely remain single. If you were to marry me, I would go to the convent. If the sun rose in the west, I would marry you. If you were to marry me, I would jump into the water (well/ lake/ river/ sea). If Bill Gates were your father, I would marry you. I will marry anybody but you. I can suffer anything but marry you. I would rather die than marry you. You are the last man I am willing to marry. 这种情况不会延续下去了。 The situation wont last/ continue. Things will not go on like this. The situation wont remain unchanged. 人们以积极的态度处理各种问题。 People takes a positive attitude in dealing with all kinds of problems. People approach various problems with a positive frame of mind.Over to you! 不管遇到什么困难，我们都有信心战胜它们。 家长满足孩子的一切要求，实际上是在毁灭他们的前程。 这些研究表明，一个人是否曾经得到父母经常性的表扬，对其生活有着重要的影响。 某些妇女牺牲了婚姻幸福才获得了事业上的成功。 随着新世纪的临近，环境问题在世界范围内受到越来越多的关注。 由于土地紧张，为了建造更多的房子，人们只能砍倒树木，毁掉农田。 美国快餐业是世界一流的，它给中国带来的好处绝不仅限于向消费者提供更多的选择。 不管遇到什么困难，我们都有信心战胜它们。 Whatever difficulties, we have the confidence to overcome them. We are confident enough to surmount all obstacles that may come our way. We have the confidence to overcome all difficulties that may arise. 家长满足孩子的一切要求，实际上是在毁灭他们的前程。 Parents are actually ruining their childrens future by accommodating any of their preference. By granting their every wish, parents run the risk of ruining their childrens future. 这些研究表明，一个人是否曾经得到父母经常性的表扬，对其生活有着重要的影响。 These studies indicate that every persons life is largely shaped by whether he or she received frequent parental praise. These studies leave no doubt that whether one received frequent parental praise has a great influence on ones life. As shown by these studies, a persons life is deeply affected by whether he or she often received parental praise.某些妇女牺牲了婚姻幸福才获得了事业上的成功。 For some women, a successful career is achieved at the expense of marital happiness. Some women achieved success in their career by sacrificing marital happiness. A successful career costs some women a happy marriage. 随着新世纪的临近，环境问题在世界范围内受到越来越多的关注。 As the new century is approaching, more and more people in the world are paying attention to environmental issues. On the threshold of a new century, there is an increasing concern over environment