法則三： 避免含糊不清
大家在寫作的時候，有的同學(xué)習(xí)慣使用一些例如 ugly as sin, pretty as a picture之類的詞匯。在這里，建議大家不要使用這類詞匯。因為在使用這些詞匯的時候，會給讀者一種陳詞濫調(diào)，平淡無味的感覺，更有可能使讀者誤會你本身的意思。尤其是在SAT寫作考試當(dāng)中使用,。以下列出的詞匯，請大家盡量不要在寫作中使用。
下面，讓我們通過幾個例子來證明；
例1 I was shaking in my boots before the interview, but I was happy as a lark when the personnel manager offered me the job.
Improved: I was terrified before the interview, but I was ecstatic when the personnel manager offered me the job.
例2 Whether the author really believed what he wrote was the sixty-four dollar question.
Improved: whether the author really believed what he wrote was difficult to determine from the answers he gave the interviewer.
練習(xí)題
把下面的句子重新改寫
1. I tried to start my car, but the battery was dead as a doornail.
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2. Ms. Lim is a one-in-a-million teacher.
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3. Every time I have to make a presentation in class, my stomach gets tied up in knots.
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參考答案
1. I tried to start my car, but the battery was not charged.
2. Ms. Lim always seems genuinely interested in what her students have to say.
3. Every time I have to make a presentation in class, my hands get clammy, my stomach hurts, and my voice comes out as a squeak.
大家在寫作的時候，有的同學(xué)習(xí)慣使用一些例如 ugly as sin, pretty as a picture之類的詞匯。在這里，建議大家不要使用這類詞匯。因為在使用這些詞匯的時候，會給讀者一種陳詞濫調(diào)，平淡無味的感覺，更有可能使讀者誤會你本身的意思。尤其是在SAT寫作考試當(dāng)中使用,。以下列出的詞匯，請大家盡量不要在寫作中使用。
下面，讓我們通過幾個例子來證明；
例1 I was shaking in my boots before the interview, but I was happy as a lark when the personnel manager offered me the job.
Improved: I was terrified before the interview, but I was ecstatic when the personnel manager offered me the job.
例2 Whether the author really believed what he wrote was the sixty-four dollar question.
Improved: whether the author really believed what he wrote was difficult to determine from the answers he gave the interviewer.
練習(xí)題
把下面的句子重新改寫
1. I tried to start my car, but the battery was dead as a doornail.
————————————————————————————————————
2. Ms. Lim is a one-in-a-million teacher.
————————————————————————————————————
3. Every time I have to make a presentation in class, my stomach gets tied up in knots.
————————————————————————————————————
參考答案
1. I tried to start my car, but the battery was not charged.
2. Ms. Lim always seems genuinely interested in what her students have to say.
3. Every time I have to make a presentation in class, my hands get clammy, my stomach hurts, and my voice comes out as a squeak.