Where possible, reduce the use of which, who that whom whether... or not etc.
少用关系代词
学会运用关系代词是你学习英文过程中的一个重要的阶段。学会少用它们则表明你取得了更大的进步。在校对你的作品时,仔细检查一下所有的whichs, whos thats和whoms是否必要。删除不必要的关系代词会使你的文章更精彩。
Example:
Unnecessary: It is a truth that is universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.
Better: It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.
-- Jane Austin
注:被动语态修饰的名词通常不须用关系代词。
Unnecessary: In 1970 India dedicated a nuclear power plant near Bombay, which was built with American assistance.
Improved: In 1970 India dedicated a nuclear power plant near Bombay, built with American assistance.
Unnecessary: During this period, Churchill spoke for a nation which was undivided and curiously happy, as it has never been in my lifetime, before or since.
Improved: During this period, Churchill spoke for a nation undivided and curiously happy, as it has never been in my lifetime, before or since.
Unnecessary: Justice theories have a long tradition, which goes back to Plato and Aristotle in the 5th century B.C.
Improved: Justice theories have a long tradition, going back to Plato and Aristotle in the 5th century B.C.
Unnecessary: Shirley Temples father blew nearly the entire $3 million that she made by tap dancing which made her famous in the movies.
Improved: Shirley Temples father blew nearly the entire $3 million she made tap dancing her way to fame in the movies.
Unnecessary: We told them they were the victims who deserved sympathy the most.
Improved: We told them they were the victims, most deserving of sympathy.
Unnecessary: Only a person who is oblivious to the facts of modern life would doubt the need of vocational education today.
Better: Only a person oblivious to the facts of modern life would doubt the need of vocational education today.
Unnecessary: Not everyone in North America likes the taste of green tea, whether it contains caffeine or not.
Better: With or without caffeine, not everyone in North America likes the taste of green tea.
Unnecessary: Usually the Washington family married people who were socially better off than themselves, but the second marriage of Georges father was an exception.
Better: Usually the Washingtons married their social betters, but the second marriage of Georges father was an exception.
Unnecessary: In some instances, a letter can take ten days by air and six to eight weeks by ship to reach the person to whom the letter is addressed.
Better: In some instances, a letter can take ten days by air and six to eight weeks by ship to reach its intended receiver.
每日一句学英语:你是一个幸运儿
每日一句学英语:成长,更接近天空
每日一句学英语:如果我是你
每日一句学英语:学会忽略
每日一句学英语:你的表情好奇怪
每日一句学英语:周全准备,然后随遇而安
每日一句学英语:你究竟听到了什么?
每日一句学英语:“口头禅”英语怎么说?
每日一句学英语:一下雨公交车就晚点
每日一句学英语:我压根就没睡着
每日一句学英语:“指责”的形象表达
每日一句学英语:享受过程
每日一句学英语:我受够了
每日一句学英语:生活是……
每日一句学英语:这招很贱
每日一句学英语:活着就要去尝试
每日一句学英语:敢于梦想
每日一句学英语:拉家带口
每日一句学英语:一直坚持的原则
每日一句学英语:征服自己,征服世界
每日一句学英语:打退堂鼓
每日一句学英语:减轻负担
每日一句学英语:转发微博
每日一句学英语:我气炸了!
每日一句学英语:别这么肉麻
每日一句学英语:谦虚且低调
每日一句学英语:看不到岸
每日一句学英语:别烦我
每日一句学英语:开个价吧
每日一句学英语:我刚团购了款香水
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