今天推送的是我最近重新總結的幾個連接詞常用錯誤。看了你就知道,5.5分並不冤枉。
錯誤1:on the other hand一般引導對比的東西,不等於besides, furthermore, secondly
例子:Many young people enjoy online shopping. on the one hand, it saves time. On the other hand, it saves money.
評講:save time和save money 是兩個並列的有點,沒有對比的關係,最好用firstly, secondly。
錯誤2:on the contrary以為是Incontrast的替換詞
例子:The birth rate rose. On the contrary, the infant mortatality rate dropped.
評講:on the contrary 一般出現的語境是前面出現否定信息。這個詞組基本上不用於雅思作文。
錯誤3:while, whereas認為是in contrast的替換詞
例子:The birth rate rose. While the infant mortatalityrate dropped.
評講:while 是從屬連詞,要連接兩個獨立的句子,這裡應該是「,while」或者改成「in contrast」
錯誤4:besides, furthermore,what’s more, moreover, in addition被認為是「遞進」的連接詞
例子:Many people today choose to study in foreign countries. Besides, they can gain qualifications in foreign universities.
評講:besides一般引導兩個並列的觀點,不指代因果關係,這裡應該是「because of this」比較合理。很有意思的是,有一次我上課問學生什麼是「遞進」,舉個中文的例子給我看,竟然沒有學生能夠舉出恰當的中文例子。可見很多學生學習都是人云亦云,對一些概念其實根本不理解。
錯誤5:however被認為是onthe other hand的同義詞
例子:Working from home has benefited many people. However, it can cause problems.
評講:however一般是轉折關係,也就是後面的句子意思往往代表作者的首要立場。而on the other hand一般是並列關係,也就是前後句子或者觀點沒有輕重之分,是並列的,一般是兩個事情的對比,而不是轉折。
錯誤6:by doing this, in this way被認為是asa result, therefore, as a consequence 等
例子:Many people work long hours. By doing this, they maysuffer poor health.
評講:一般by doing this, in this way都是用在人們有計劃地做某個事情,最後為了達到一定目的,或者效果。那麼,顯然不可能後面出現不好的結果,譬如說poor health。因此在這裡用as a result最好。
錯誤7:as a result, therefore,thus, as a consequence 都是連接詞,而不是連詞
例子:many people today prefer to use mobile phones to communicate with their friends, as a result, the face-to-face contact declines.
評講:as a result類似於副詞,沒有連詞的功能,所以前面要用句號或者;號
錯誤8:thereby 不是therefore的替換詞
例子:Many libraries have Internet connection now,thereby, people can do research online.
評講:thereby的習慣用法是thereby+doing something, 不能違反這個規則,千萬不要以為thereby 用了比therefore高大上
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