【AEAS考试网】名词句型的优点

发布时间:2016-07-28

为了提高参加AEAS考试的同学的英语水平,AEAS考试网特别为同学们带来一些考试技巧。这次AEAS考试网介绍的是名词句型的优点。

英语中常用不同结构的句子来表达相同或相近的一个意思。例如:

① Young people prefer pop songs.

② Young people have a preference for pop songs.

①和②的语义相同,但是它们的句子结构不同。①的结构是“主语+动词+宾语”;②的是“主语+动词+名词+介词+宾语”。②中所用的动词通常是“have, give, do, make, take, bring”等。

①是个很常见的简单句;②是个重要的名词句型(Noun Pattern),也很普遍。在一般情况下, 写像①这样的句子或②这样的名词句型,都没问题,都很正确,但是若要使句子发挥更良好的效果,在某些情况下,就要采用像②的名词句型了。

这个句型的优点如下:

1. 使语义模棱两可的句子的意思更明朗,如:

③ The Doctor looked at Helen.

a. The Doctor took a look at Helen.

b. The Doctor gave Helen a knowing look.

③含有③a和③b的意思。③a的“看”和医生专业有关;③b的“看”就和医生专业无关。同样的,④的意思,不如(4)a和(4)b清楚:

④ She washed.(洗涤)

a. She had a wash.(洗澡)

b. She did some washing.(洗衣服)

2.名词句型中的修饰语较易使用,也较自然;例如:⑤a和⑤b里用副词修饰动词或另一个副词,不如⑥a和⑥b里用形容词修饰名词自然易解:

⑤a. The old man recovered spectacularly.

⑤b. The old man recovered extraordinarily rapidily.

⑥a. The old man made a spectacular recovery.

⑥b. The old man made an extraordinarily rapid recovery.

3.名词句型在词语重点的处理上较方便。例如⑦a的强调点,就不如⑦b明显;

⑦a. That new system won't really harm you.

b. That new system won't do you any real harm.

4.名词句型较易使句子或上下文保持平衡。例如⑧a的答语就不如⑧b四平八稳:

⑧What do you often do after lunch?

a. I sleep. / I rest.

b. I have a sleep. / I take a rest.

5.名词句型可以回避主语的或宾语的不定代词(Indefinite Pronoun),因为这种代词含义较笼统。例如⑨a和⑩a中的不定代词“something”和“someone”不必在⑨)b和⑩b中出现,使后二句意思显明多多:

⑨a. Something exploded last night.

b. There was an explosion last night.

⑩a. The gangster murdered someone.

b. The gangster committed a murder.

综上所述,名词句型虽然显得长些,但也有不少优点,不容忽视。如果能在上述5种情况下,运用名词句型,句子的结构不但正确而且含义更好、更吸引人。