原句:Whiletheywereplayingtennis,shestartedanargumentthatlastedallmorning.
修改后:Duringtennisshestartedanargumentthatlastedallmorning.
原句:Whenyoucometothesecondtrafficlight,turnright.
修改后:Atthesecondtrafficlightturnleft.
策略之二:删除诸如"whois”或"thatis"之类的关系代词,变从句为短语。例:
原句:Thenovel,whichiswritteninthreeparts,toldastorythattookplaceintheMiddleAges.
修改后:Thethree-partnoveltoldastorysetintheMiddleAges.
注:把句中的"threeparts"改用形容词来表达,节省了四个不必要的单词"whichiswrittenin"。我们经常可以将关系代词如"that"去掉,这只会引起最少的`变动。
策略之三:剔除你不需要的单词。例:
Twojointpartnerswillpresenttheirviewsoveralong-distancetelephonecall.
写完这样的句子后,你自己再读一遍,挑出单词"joint"和"telephone",注意删去不必要的词。
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