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名词句型的优点

  英语中常用不同结构的句子来表达相同或相近的一个意思。例如:

  ① Young people prefer pop songs.

  ② Young people have a preference for pop songs.

  ①和②的语义相同,但是它们的句子结构不同。①的结构是"主语+动词+宾语";②的是"主语+动词+名词+介词+宾语"。②中所用的动词通常是"have, give, do, make, take, bring"等。

  ①是个很常见的简单句;②是个重要的名词句型(Noun Pattern),也很普遍。在一般情况下, 写像①这样的句子或②这样的名词句型,都没问题,都很正确,但是若要使句子发挥更良好的效果,在某些情况下,就要采用像②的名词句型了。

  这个句型的优点如下:

  1. 使语义模棱两可的句子的意思更明朗,如:

  ③ The Doctor looked at Helen.

   a. The Doctor took a look at Helen.

   b. The Doctor gave Helen a knowing look.

  ③含有③a和③b的意思。③a的"看"和医生专业有关;③b的"看"就和医生专业无关。同样的,④的意思,不如(4)a和(4)b清楚:

  ④ She washed.(洗涤)

   a. She had a wash.(洗澡)

   b. She did some washing.(洗衣服)

  2.名词句型中的修饰语较易使用,也较自然;例如:⑤a和⑤b里用副词修饰动词或另一个副词,不如⑥a和⑥b里用形容词修饰名词自然易解:

  ⑤a. The old man recovered spectacularly.

  ⑤b. The old man recovered extraordinarily rapidily.

  ⑥a. The old man made a spectacularrecovery.

  ⑥b. The old man made an extraordinarily rapid recovery.

  3.名词句型在词语重点的处理上较方便。例如⑦a的强调点,就不如⑦b明显;

  ⑦a. That new system won't really harm you.

   b. That new system won't do you any real harm.

  4.名词句型较易使句子或上下文保持平衡。例如⑧a的答语就不如⑧b四平八稳:

  ⑧What do you often do after lunch?

   a. I sleep. / I rest.

   b. I have a sleep. / I take a rest.

  5.名词句型可以回避主语的或宾语的不定代词(Indefinite Pronoun),因为这种代词含义较笼统。例如⑨a和⑩a中的不定代词"something"和"someone"不必在⑨)b和⑩b中出现,使后二句意思显明多多:

⑨a. Something exploded last night.

b. There was an explosion last night.

⑩a. The gangster murdered someone.

b. The gangster committed a murder.

  综上所述,名词句型虽然显得长些,但也有不少优点,不容忽视。如果能在上述5种情况下,运用名词句型,句子的结构不但正确而且含义更好、更吸引人。


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