曾有一个研究显示,英语国家学生作文中的名词化使用率为为10%-15%,国内TOP 10大学学生作文中的名词化使用率为7%-8%,而普通英语作文中的名词化使用率仅为5%-6%。有人戏说到,外国人将句子划分为3个档次,最好的是名词化的句子,被动句次之,主动句最差。新东方网托福频道为各位考生介绍增强托福写作表现力的几种方法,希望对大家的托福写作技巧提高有所帮助!
名词化就是将动词和形容词转化为名词来使用,比如 treat 转化为 treatment,这是动词转化为名词;happy 转化为happiness,这是形容词转化为名词。
A 宾语从句名词化
Before: I do not know either what she meant or what he intends.
After: I do not know either her meaning or his intentions.
B 动词名词化后,加上被动形式
Before: If people decide without enough persuasive information,...
During: If people makes a decision without enough persuasive information,...
After: If a decision is made without enough persuasive information,...
C 取代从句中诸如“the fact that”
Before: The fact that I denied what he accused me of impressed the jury.
After: My denial of his accusations impressed the jury.
Better: In denying his accusations, I impressed the jury.
D 用在“there be”的后面
Before: We demand that the government stop taxing entertainment.
After: There is a demand for an end to taxation on entertainment.
A 名词化部分作主语
Before: Our discussion is concerned with a tax cut.
After: We discussed a tax cut.
B 名词化部分作宾语
Before: The police conducted an investigation into the matter.
After: The police investigated the matter.
C 主语、宾语都名词化
Before: The instability of the motor housing did not preclude the completion of the field trials.
After: Even though the motor housing was unstable, the research staff completed the field trials.
D 连续多次名词化
Before: There was a first a review of the evolution of the dorsal fin.
During: First, she reviewed the evolution of the dorsal fin.
After: First, she reviewed how the dorsal fin evolved.
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