為了避免因為中西方表達方式的不同而造成同學們寫作的影響,戴老師特別在這幾個方面給大家做出總結。
①vocabulary
在詞彙方面,我們應注意的問題有:避免似是而非、注意介詞和數量詞的搭配,避免因搭配錯誤而產生歧義。
下面我們來看一些受到中式思維影響的英文表達,句中出現了多餘的詞,我們稱之為冗詞(redundancy)
• (誤)Last night there were twenty students who took part in the English Recitation Contest .
• (正) Last night twenty students took part in the English Recitation Contest.
• (誤)I was invited to attend her birthday party last weekend.
• (正)I was invited to her birthday party last weekend.
• (誤)Waste gas is the main cause which leads to air pollution .
• (正)Waste gas is the main cause of air pollution .