多数考生的作文有一个共同的特点:句子平淡无奇,没有任何新意可言,文章千篇一律。那么,如何改变这种状况呢?
第一,试着改变一下每个句子的开头。
1以形容词或形容词组开头
如:①Mary was very pleased and telephoned her mother.
→Pleased,Mary telephoned her mother.
②The girl,hungry and thirsty,went back home.
→Hungry and thirsty,the girl went back home.
2.以副词开头
如:The child stayed there quietly.
→Quietly,the child stayed there.
3.以不定式开头
如:He got up very early to catch the bus.→To catch the bus,he got up very early.
4.以现在分词或过去分词开头
如:①I was filled with anticipation when I came home from school that dark winter's day so long ago.
→Coming home from school that dark winter's day so long ago,I was filled with anticipation.
②If you give me enough time,I can do it well.
→Given enough time,I can do it well.
5.以介词短语开头
如:Chester like many other adventurershad experienced fear and conquered it.
→Like many other adventurers,Chester had experienced fear and conquered it.
6.以同位语开头
如:Sue,our monitor,always likes giving suggestions to everybody.
→Our monitor,Sue,always likes giving suggestions to everybody.
7.以从句开头
如:①Francis had already surprised his friends several times before he sailed round the world single-handed.
→Before he sailed round the world single-handed,Francis had already surprised his friends several times.
②You will greatly improve your finished product if you have a quality control inspection.
→If you have a quality control inspection, you will greatly improve your finished product.
第二,改变一下句子的类型,把简单句、并列句和复合句混合在一起使用。如下面的一小段例文:
I have often wondered whether some people,who had no intention of making a purchase,would take advantage of this privilege. One day I asked this question to the shop girl, and I learned it was indeed the case.
第三,改变句子的长度。
短句子适用于表述概念,陈述事实,增强论述的力度;长句子经常用于描写,解释和论述一个完整的情况。如:
Economy is the art of making the most of life.
Love is as necessary to the human being as food and shelter.There were still situations in whichI couldn't be certain my decision had been theright one,but I had learned to accept this as a constant problem for a surgeon,one that could never be completely resolved—and I could live with it.
尽量使自己的文章的长短句结合,不要一味地使用短句或一味地使用长句,否则会使人感到句子过于简单或过于晦涩。
综合上述三点,试着把自己的句子作一些调整,其实只是简简单单的变化,可收到的效果会是大不一样的。

