学习英语造句的方法(2)

　　From where I stand, quality is more important than quantity.

　　从我的角度而言，质量比数量更重要。

　　As far as I’m concerned, learning English is a piece of cake.

　　就我看，学英语是小菜一碟。

　　It seems to me that buying lottery tickets is a waste of money.

　　在我看来买彩票是浪费钱。

　　I accept the idea that College English Test should be cancelled.

　　我认为大学英语四六级考试应该取消。

　　四. 句式的灵活多变

　　以下一些句式，可以交替互换使用，从而加强句子的丰富多样性和文章的表现力。

　　1. 主动与被动

　　We must take some effective measures to stop pollution.

　　Some effective measures must be taken to stop pollution.

　　我们必须采取有效措施来治理污染。

　　2. 陈述与感叹

　　You gave me a pleasant surprise.

　　What a pleasant surprise you gave me!

　　你给我一个惊喜。

　　3. 正常与倒装

　　I have never seen such a beautiful picture.

　　Never have I seen such a beautiful picture.

　　我从没见过这么美的图画。

　　4. 普通与强调

　　We put off the football match because of the bad weather.

　　It was because of the bad weather that we put off the football match.

　　由于恶劣的天气，我们推迟了足球比赛。

　　5. 简单句与复合句

　　We were shocked at the news.

　　We were shocked when we heard the news.

　　听到消息我们震惊了。

　　6. 简单句与并列句

　　I help him and he helps me.

　　He and I help each other.

　　我和他互相帮助。

　　7. 简单句与复合句

　　The old man wants a small but comfortable room.

　　The old man wants a room that is small but comfortable.

　　那位老人想要一间小但舒服的房间。

　　8. 并列句与复合句

　　She did her work carefully and she never made any mistakes.

　　Because she did her work carefully, she never made any mistakes.

　　由于工作仔细，她从来都不犯错误。

　　另外，还可以尝试以下两条方法，来提升句子的质量：

　　五. 使用非人物主语起草句子

　　受顽强汉语思维的影响，中国学生极易使用与人有关的名词或代词开头造句，如“I, We, People”等等。事实上，我们完全可以独辟蹊径、标新立异，选择以事物开头而表达同样的意思。请对比以下两组句子：

　　I thought of a great idea when I woke up this morning.

　　A great idea occurred to me when I woke up this morning.

　　今天早上起床时我想到了一个好主意。

　　They didn’t come because of the bad weather.

　　The bad weather prevented them from coming.

　　由于糟糕的天气，他们没能来。

　　She began to cry.

　　Tears came to her eyes.

　　她哭了起来。