1、Pumas are large ,cat-like animals which are found in America.
美洲狮是一种体形似猫的大动物,产于美洲。
★本句话亮点:当前一句末尾的一个名词和后一句开头的名词或者代词重合时,可以用定语从句巧妙的将两个分散的句子合二为一。
Pandas are large, bear-like animals which are found in China.
Dragons are mysterious, snake-like animals which are described in Chinese legend.
2、When London Zoo received reports which said that a wild puma had been spotted forty-five miles south of London ,they were not taken seriously.
当伦敦动物园接到报告说,在伦敦以南45英里处发现一只美洲狮时,这些报告并没有受到重视。
★本句亮点:西方的文化精神一直表现为对“客观性”的重视。义物本为主体,以自然为本位。而中国文化则以人为中心,认为世界一切皆因人的活动。因此,讲地道的英语句子第一步就是改变“人”作主语的习惯,学会直接用“物”作主语。
The news came to me that he was down with pneumonia.
The advertisement entitle “Tide’s in ,Dirt’s out” suddenly caught our eyes. The fierce garnished with cooking utensils has caught every guest’s attention.
3、However, when experts from the Zoo received more and more evidence, they felt obliged to investigate, for the descriptions given by people who claimed to have seen the puma were extraordinarily similar.
★本句亮点:中文习惯用一个主语贯穿到底,以人物的主要动作串联起来。这样的句子在英文中是败笔。英文句子强调灵活变动,可以把主语不同的小句子通过不同的连词巧妙而紧密地连接。
When the little boy at last came into their sight, their impatience is clearly bubbling up toward the boiling point, for the post the boy had taken was not what they wanted.
Although the intimidation to Premier Zhu began to accumulate, he was not worried at all, for the anonymous intimidation was na?ve and ridiculous.
4、The city was even equipped with a drainage systems, for a great many clay pipes were found beneath the narrow streets.
城里还铺设排水系统,因为在狭窄的街道底下发现了许多陶土制作的排水管道。
★本句亮点:为了写出生动的句子,我们应该避开简单乏味的“there be ”结构。放弃这种最基本的存在句型,换个角度,用主动语态或被动语态表达出相同的意思。
Hundreds of people gathered in the open to watch the film. Volumes of the dictionaries line the shelf. A dangerous spy is planted among us.
5、Despite her great age, he was very graceful indeed.
尽管她上了年纪,但体态确实优美。
★本句亮点:太多的从句会让你的文章显得拖沓。所以以后用“although”的时候应多想一想能否换个角度,使句子简单而优雅起来。
Despite a shortage of steel, industrial output has increased by two percent.
Despite the better weather condition, the captain resolutely decided to abandon the warship.
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