英语讲义【125】语义相近的句型

　　一张房地产传单中这么写：

　　We have qualified Hong Kong PR and local buyers who want to purchase a flat in this area, if you have the intention to sell your flat, please contact us immediately.

　　认识英语的人，都懂得这话的意思。可惜的是，这话的英语用得不好， 共有六处不符合标准。

　　现在一一指出如下：

　　⒈We have qualified Hong Kong PR and local buyers：这里的Hong Kong PR可以译为香港的永久居民，但文中要的应该是来自香港的永久居民（Singapore Permanent Residents from Hong Kong）。此外，PR要改为复数（PRs）才对。在 local buyers里local（本地的）较短，根据修饰语的排列秩序，应该先排。此外，buyers后面有个形容词分句提到买组屋的事，buyers便成为多余的元素了。最后，修饰语qualified 虽然用法对，但选词不妥当。Qualified表示有知识或有资格，但这里要的是合条件的或适当的修饰语，那就是 eligible或suitable了。

　　⒉who want to purchase a flat in this area里的 a flat不能说错，但根据上下文，应该用复数的flats较合理。

　　⒊在if you have the intention to sell your flat 之前的句子已告一段落，应该加上句号；不然又和这个条件副词分句连起来了， 叫run-on sentences，在句法上， 是错误的。此外，have the intention to sell这个名词句型正确的构造是： have the intention of selling，反义句是：have no intention of selling。

　　上述这个名词句型相当常见，其形式如下：

　　动词（形容词）＋名词＋介词＋宾语。例如：

　　① John expressed dissatisfaction with lrenes work.

　　② Jason is a specialist in language teaching.

　　③ David has full confidence in my ability.

　　④ I took great delight in writing.

　　这个名词句型可以和动词＋介词＋宾语的动词句型（例⑥、 ⑧）及Be＋形容词＋介词＋宾语的形容词句型（例⑤、⑦、⑨），意思也相近。例如：

　　⑤ John was dissatisfied with lrenes work.

　　⑥ Jason specialises in language teaching.

　　⑦ I was greatly delighted with singing.

　　⑧ He delighted in writing.

　　⑨ David is fully confident of my ability.

　　最后，我们可以将全面修改后的句子写下：

　　We have eligible local people and Singapore permanent residents from Hong Kong who want to purchase flats in this area. If you have the intention of selling your flat, please contact us immediately.

　　如果把形容词分句节缩一下，去掉who want，并将名词句型 have the intention of变成动词intend to全段将更紧凑简练：

　　We have eligible local people and Singapore permanent residents from Hong Kong to purchase flats in this area. If you intend to sell your flat, please contact us immediately.